Doll from the Blizzard Gift in a Mining Camp
On Christmas Eve in a Rocky Mountain mining camp forty years ago a girl wished for a doll. Miner Bob and another miner secretly gave the doll by fashioning it from camp supplies, including a red flannel shirt, while risking punishment. The tale ends with the girl joyfully finding the doll, amid famine and a deadly blizzard.
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Rocky Mountains
Bob
Rover
Santa Claus
Ee “Repli
United States
Miner
Hunting Notice Prohibits Trespassing on Multiple Farms
A notice signed by several individuals including Mrs Sarah Earnest and D W Newsom states all hunting and trespassing on listed farms is forbidden under penalty of law. The document also notes MecCartys Drug Store has added a complete stock of jewelry and silverware and urges customers to compare prices.
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MecCarty’s
Magnolia leaves and seeds from Emma Coffin visit
Mrs Emma Coffin of Raleigh sends magnolia leaves pod seeds and cotton balls for display at Henry Henley Public Library. She recounts living in Greensboro and Marion, visiting Guilford College, and adjusting to North Carolina climate and dialect with family in Raleigh. News notes include visits by Mr and Mrs J F Tweedy to Indianapolis and Mrs Harry Bohard with son visiting F B Yankiner’s family.
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Emma Coffin
Raleigh
N. C
Henry Henley
Coffin
Carthage
J.D. Dennis
Marion
A A
Mrs Hastings
Old North State
Capitol
Kildare
Guilford College
Greensboro
Hastings
Marguerite
Citizen
Harry Bohard and Son
Knightstown
F. B. Yankiner
Morals of Business vs Success Highlighted in Advertising
A fragmented note stresses the distinction between business and success, urging inquiry into how advertising shapes perception. The readable bits imply a debate about value, ethics, and messaging in commercial ventures.
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Sk Pk
Williams Williams wedding delights Topeka society
Arthur Williams formerly of Carthage marries Flora May Douglas in Hem an Oklahoma. The couple, college athlete and Washburn student, will reside in Heman after a wedding tour visiting Wistar Williams and Dr and Mrs W A McCarter in Topeka before heading to Chicago, Illinois and Dunreith, Indiana to meet Williams parents.
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Topeka
Kas
Capital
Arthur Williams
Carthage
Washburn
Flora May Douglas
Heman
Okla
Williams
Washburn College
Oklahoma State Normal School
Mr Williams
Wistar Williams
W. A. McCarter
Chicago
Guest Day With W L C Observed At Henley Home
Woman's Literary Circle held a guest day at Mrs William P Henley's home on Monday. Topics included states and responses from Mrs J W Johnson on Bible characters Esther and others. Entertained with Victrola music. guests listed include Mrs Byron Ball, Mrs Lester Black, Mrs J M Stone, Miss Helen Gause, and several Henley family members.
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William P. Henley
Dle Sam’s
Esther
A. H. Johnson
Henley
Byron D. Ball
Lester Black
J. M. Stone
Helen Gause
Hiram H. Henley
J. Edgar Williams
Ira P. Harbaugh
Clyde C. Henley
Susan P. J. Smith
Irvin M. Hill
Nelle Bainrhie
Mary J. Heney
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Tatoo
Winer
Bushville, Indiana
Ohe Knecht Clothing Company
Mackinaw Coats
Silk Holk’fs
Ss. A H. Green
North Main St
Inblind
Gree
Sarah E. Earnest
Jared P. Binford
Henrys
Melivaine
John Butler Law Frost H. EB. Stager
Nancy Watkins
D. W. Newsom
J. H. McCarty
J. A. Sipe Benton Henley
M. B. Jessup
Jane Leisure
Jess
A. Leisure
J. F. Tweedy
Indianapols
Mother
Rush County
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