Christmas Eve Journey Home to Sierra Mountain Cabin
A mother and daughter Nina travel from the sunlit valley to the Sierra cabin to surprise the father on Christmas Eve. Battling heavy snow and worsening winds they push on with burros guiding them. A neighbor, Robert Dean, opens his door to welcome them as their reunion with the father ends a perilous trek.
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Mother
Nina
Father
California
Sierras
Fredalba
Brown
Mr. Dean
Robert Dean
Danger of the vicious rich voiced by Yale educator
The Rev Endicott Peabody, head of Groton School, warns in a Sunday talk about the danger of the vicious rich and the wealthy who cannot withstand prosperity. He cites wealth as a pervasive influence and laments loss of reverence for God amid materialism.
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Yale
Endicott Peabody
Groton
Roosevelt
John Hay
William
Whitney
Mistletoe Crooked Fate in Dance Room Draught
A young man and his partner argue about moving for a draught at a dance. They move up the room and only then notice they stood under a large bunch of mistletoe, changing the moment with the oblivious setup.
A Useless Present. Aunt-Yes Johnny Santa Claus Kid
A short note recalls a gift exchange where Aunt brings a baby brother as Johnny greets the idea with a mix of pride and humor, while another present is dismissed as useless.
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Johnny
Santa Claus
Mountain lion captured as gift for Taft
Mr and Mrs Heigelow of Farmingdale South Dakota were attacked by a mountain lion while driving to Underwood. A cow boy from Billy V Christians ranchlassoed the animal after it attacked the ponies. The lion was hog tied and confined in a cage at Farmingdale and will be presented to President Elect Taft as a Christmas gift.
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Heigelow W
Farmingdale
S. D
Underwood
Farmingsdale
Taft
Bird Breeding for Plumes in Huntington NY
Mrs. L. Hertzberg plans an ostrich and plumage breeding plant at Huntington New York to produce heavier ostrich plumes and other millinery birds. She aims to raise superior plumage birds to enhance commercial feather value and build a quiet developing operation.
Whipple Seeks Towers for Forest Fire Detection in New York
James S. Whipple state forest and fish and game commissioner plans to ask the legislature for funds to build observation towers on high mountains to detect fires early. He will push a severe penalty for careless fire causes and urge locomotives in forests to use non coal fuel to improve safety during droughts. The issue of state covering all firefighting costs remains undecided as towns now pay half.
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James S. Whipple
State Forest, Fish and Game
New York State
Adirondacks
Whipple
Red Fox with White Feet Captured by Sherman Trapper
John Hall of Sherman Connecticut reports a red fox with four white feet, a rarity he values highly. Hall keeps the animal in an iron cage with three other live foxes and four raccoons, part of a season in which he trapped twenty two foxes and several other animals including two raccoons weighing fifty pounds.
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John Hall
Sherman
Conn
Hall
Plant That Weeds in Rubber Plantings Gains Notice
Scientific agriculturists take interest in the blue flowering Commelina nodiflora to eat weeds. From Malaya it helps remove lalang and other weeds harmful to rubber. Tests at Kew and demonstrations in Washington show its weed destroying power. The plant grows rapidly and drives weeds away.
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Malasia
Kew
Washington
Assessment Notice for North South Sewer in Block 9
Public notice lists a map and schedule of assessments for the sewer running north and south in the alley of Block 9. It names property owners known so far with amounts due and directs objections in writing to the City Clerk by December 30, 1908. Date of first publication December 10, 1908.
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L. F. Maple
Orino Laxative Promised to Cure Chronic Constipation
J. D. Beaman advertises Foley's Orino Laxative as a cure for chronic constipation. It is claimed to stimulate the liver and regulate the bowels so natural action occurs without continuous purgatives.
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Foley
Orino
J,.d. Beaman
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