Christmas in Camp Memoir of 1868 White Oak church camp tale
Amos J Cummings recalls a harsh Christmas in 1868 after Fredericksburg. He and brother Nason sneak into a storehouse for sugar and whisky, steal molasses and yeast, and slide down a hill on ice to escape sentries. They later face a camp-wide search but bury the evidence. the real warmth comes from scarce rations and a Yorkshire plum pudding box days later.
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Alan
Frederickeburg
White Oak Church
Falmouth
Hageman
Bdey
Brigade
Nason
Boston
Noc
Nason and
Amos J Cummings
Portraitures of Christ and Christmas Miscellany
Essay contrasts depictions of Christ by Fra Filippo Lippi and others with regional facial types, noting diverse yet respectful portrayals. Also includes brief humorous exchanges, a skeleton of a lay sermon for Christmas with six maxims on gift giving and Christmas behavior.
Parisian hair mounts praised for elegance with cautions
The New York Times notes new Parisian hair ornaments, praising gold pins with cherry adornments but warning fruit motifs clash with refined coiffure. It advises steel jet gilt and silver for dark hair while amber and tortoise shell suit fair hair, and jewels suit evening wear for women’s necklines.
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New York Times
Womans suffrage praised in Kansas progress talk
Miss Susan B. Anthony credits Kansas gains to efforts by Mrs. LO Gase Dr Eva Harding and Mrs N W Duyon. The note highlightsAdvancement of women's voting rights through organized activism.
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Susan B. Anthony
Kansas
LO. Gase
Eva Harding
N. W.duyon
Decorative Christmas Arch for Church Interior
An amateur carpenter can craft a green arch in a church or Sunday school room. Build a two foot from wall frame with evergreen and wires for green mass. Hang red and yellow mortelles bells at varying lengths, angled with fine wire, each bell inscribed to echo glory to God in the highest.
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Itn
Calvin Brice and bold presidential ambitions revealed
The Ohio senator Calvin Brice will leave his Senate seat in March and, by then, establish legal residence in New York. A confidant says Brice plans to pursue politics there, aiming for the presidency someday, with Dana praising him as a strong capable figure of his era.
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Calvin &. Brice
Ohio
United States
Buckeye
New York
Brice
Mr. Brice
Tuberculosis Eradication Plan Backed in Massachusetts Election
In a May election the master Elmer D. Howe and officers including Elias A. Emerson James W. Stockwell and Walter B. Mellen were chosen to lead efforts toward tuberculosis eradication in Massachusetts. Re-elected were George L. Cleemence Mrs. Jewett and Mrs. Cushman.
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Massachusetts
Elmer D. Howe
Marlboro
Elias A. Emerson
Haverhill
James W. Stockwell
Sum
Walter B. Mellen
Brooksfield
William N. Howard
South Easton
C. S. Walker
Amherst
Francis A. Harrington
Worcester
Warren C. Jewett
C. M. Wood
Upton
Elizabeth Cushman
Lakeville
Flora
Lizzie Huntington Sargent
Amesbury
Ceres
George S. Ladd
Sturbridge
Jennie Williams
Douglas
George L. Cleemence
Southbridge
Howe
Stockwell and
Harrington
Jewett
Cushman
A Story of Eugene Field and Miss Kellogg
A St. Louis tale recounts Eugene Field winning the friendship of Clara Louise Kellogg during her rise to fame. Kellogg’s mother guarded access until Field arrived unannounced at the Lindell hotel, sang from the piano, and charmed Kellogg into an afternoon visit. From then on Kellogg always welcomed Field in St. Louis.
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Clara Louise Kellogg
Eugene Field
St. Louis
Miss Kellogg
Field
Lindell Hotel
Mexican Street Car Customs
New York Post’s City of Mexico Letter describes street cars as an institution costing about 3.50 for a day’s use with two hour stops, noting galloping drives, lively driver chatter with the mules, accommodating conductors, and lively social interactions among riders. The piece highlights affectionate farewells, gossip exchanges, and friction when rushing to trains.
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Chicago
New York Post
City of Mexico
Inventor Mrs. Olive Wilcox Develops Oven Opener
Mrs. Olive Wilcox of St. Louis unveils a device to open ovens and remove hot contents without scorching hands or face. The invention promises safer handling for cooks and bakers and may impact kitchen tool design in upcoming markets.
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Olive Wilcox
St. Louis
Vassar Senior Class Reaches One Hundred Eighteen
A list notes that one hundred and eighteen students compose the senior class at Vassar College.
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Vassar
Noted Woman Sufferers Seek Help From Lydia Pinkham
An editorial promoting Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for common women’s ailments. It describes symptoms like fatigue faintness and mood swings and attributes relief to the Pinkham tonic discovered by a “noble woman” and available at all druggists.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Wetherbee Estate Probate Citation in Acton
Commonwealth issues probate citation for Phineas Wetherbee estate Acton Middlesex. Jonathan K W Wetherbee seeks letters testamentary and court summons heirs and interested parties to appear December 24 1895 at Cambridge Probate Court. Public notice required weekly for three weeks in Acton Enterprise with copies to all known heirs.
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Phineas Wetherbee
Acton
Jonathan K. W. Wetherbee
Spreee
Cambridge
Middlesex
Kaa
Acton Enterprise
Charles J. McIntire
E Quire
Vuige
Peer
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Rev . Me Apted
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Sona
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Louvre
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Carlo Dolce
Murillo
F. R. Francia
Borgognone
Cross
Munkacsy
Pilate
Neil MacDonald
CALVIN @ BRICE
E.D Howe
Eset
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Probate Court
H. Folsom
Register
Concord National Bank
Concord National Bank of Concord
Rh. L. Fapens
Concord
Mass
Capalie
Sbu
Chas. A
Pillsbury
Minneapolis
Minn
Acker, Merrall & Condit
Minneapolis, Minn
Cobb, Bates & Yerxa
Park & Tilford
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