Bells of the Antietam Bell and the Williamsport Tale
A Civil War era bell recovered from a Marlboro box and hidden during fighting near Williamsport is traced to its burial under a chicken coop. Mrs. Snyder recalls the night of bullets, later looting, and its role in Democratic victories. The bell’s journey ends with a Massachusetts-bound claim and a note of near-miss.
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Ensiminger
Snyder
Williamsport
Maryland
Tilden
Cleveland
William M. McKaig
Mr. Gleason
Model eight room cheap dwelling with attic and pantry
An illustrated price listing details a $1,600 two story house with eight principal rooms plus a vestibule pantry bath and finished attic. It explains floor plans and features including pine finishings steel sink glazed doors pastry table and wide kitchen pantry and notes construction specifics from foundation to roofing.
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Repsigk Ace Press Associaton
Reflections on Christmas Past and Present
A Boston Journal fragment contrasts the idealized medieval Christmas with modern celebrations. The author laments modern artificiality and domestic frictions, recalling the yule log, boar's head, and rustic feasts while noting lingering mess and pests during celebrations.
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Boston Ome Journal
Familiar Experience of Lost Objects
A reflective excerpt from the Boston Commonwealth describing the universal urge to hide things carefully, then the despair of losing them. The passage details the futile search, the hope for a substitute, and the moment of rediscovering the items in an unlikely place.
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Boston Commonwealth
Ingenious Narrow House Interior Display
A small narrow living room solution uses corner shelves built into the walls around the fireplace to form intimate seating and display nooks. Shelves extend four feet up, with a low table and lamp on one side and a chair beneath a shelf on the other, creating a cozy, artsy afternoon retreat with etchings, magazines, a fern, ivy, and engravings.
Parquetry Illusion Floor Decor Idea Described
A method to mimic parquetry by wallpapering a floor and varnishing it, creating an inlaid wood look. A central oriental rug adds finishing contrast, as noted by a decorator and furnisher describing the clever flooring trick.
New England Chautauqua Assembly Opens With Full Program
The 14th annual New England Chautauqua Sunday school assembly starts a 16 day run on July 18 at Lakeview grounds. The program features concerts lectures gymnastic lessons readings magic feats Bible instruction children classes soloists vocal and instrumental acts and oratorical contests. Opening night will include a fine concert illuminations and fireworks.
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New England Chautauqua Sunday School Assembly
Lakeview
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