Christmas pardon saves convict father and family
A Chicago Tribune recounts John Anstruther, freed by an unconditional pardon on Christmas Day, after five years in prison. His wife Grace and their children endure a tense, hopeful holiday as neighbors rally around them, and a telegram confirms the governor’s mercy.
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John
Anstruther
Santa Claus
John Anstruther
Grace
Abraham
Diesel
Ana Truther
Chicago Tribune
Guarantee Against Croup
A Middleton Georgia reader reports Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as the best safeguard against croup. The parent says children are susceptible to cold and that the product provides prompt relief and cures, used at home to prevent croup.
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Foley
P. H. Ginn
Middleton
R. F. Billings Ratate
Adv
Stolen Meals Land Men in Jail for Thirty Days
A Pomona report states Constable Slanker arrested two tramps who fled a Bertie street lunch counter after dining heavily. They were brought before Justice Barnes and sentenced to thirty days each.
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Slanker
Bertie Street
Second Street
Justice Barnes
Public road spending and per mile costs 1904 1912
The United States spent 79,771,417 on roads in 1904 and 164,232,365 in 1912. Expenditure per mile rose from 37.07 to 74.65, and per inhabitant from 1.06 to 1.78.
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United States
Cure for sick headache linked to stomach disorder
Mrs. John Bishop of Roosevelt Ohio reports that indigestion caused recurring sick headaches lasting two to three days. After trying remedies with no relief, a friend advised Chamberlains Tablets, which relieved her headaches quickly. For sale by all dealers. Ady.
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John Bishop
Roosevelt, O
Ady
New Discoveries Change History of the Southwest
Professor Herbert E. Dalton of the University of California highlights the Carnegie Institution guide to Mexican archives as a key to untold Southwestern history. Bolton’s discovery of thousands of documents across Mexican repositories promises a long scholarly journey to reinterpret California and Texas, among others, through Spanish colonial records.
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Herbert E. Dalton
University of California
State
Church
Mexico
Southwest
California
Louisana
Carnegie Institute of Washington
United States
Bolton
North America
Wundrede
Western America
H. H. Bancroft
Bancroft
Pacific Coast
Carnegie Institution
Historica
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
President Diaz
Apostolic Delegate
Did&tant
Mexi
College of the Holy Cross
Queretaro
Boiton
Maximilian
New Spain
Stranger Returns Home For Christmas After Long Absence
A narrative of a man returning to his hometown at Yuletide after twenty years away. He finds few ties left and his loneliness deepens as Christmas spirit fills the town. He helps a girl with a fallen basket and meets a landlady’s daughter, then joins a Christmas tree gathering for village children.
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Yuletide
Papa
Mamma
Coughs That Aid Sleep Warn of Lingering Coughs
A reader from Green Bay Wisconsin reports a bad cough that kept him awake at night. He credits Foley's Hipney and Tar Compound, taken in two small bottles, with complete cure. RR.F. Billings Estate.
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Bob Ferguson
Pine St
Green Bay
Wisco
Foley
F. Billings
Stranger Lodger Housed by England Family At Christmas
A lodger recalls being welcomed by a kind English family during a difficult time. The father insists the stranger dine with them and promises plum pudding from Annie. The scene shifts from loneliness to hope as the narrator contemplates a new future with Annie’s possible support.
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England
Annie
Reed & Hammond Auctioneers Farm and stock sales ad
Reed and Hammond Auctioneers announces farm and stock sales at 1053-50 Main Street Los Angeles. Specialty auctions held at the store every Thursday and Saturday. Private sales offered at all times.
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Main Street
Los Angeles
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Beaver Lourd
San Diego
Merry Christmas
E. Sixth St
Joel Kloss
Main St
Pacific Limited
Riverside
Chicago
Salt Lake
Union Pacific & C. M
St.p.ry
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Northwestern Line
Omaha
Denver
Salt Lake Oute
Union Pacific - Northwestern
St. Louis
Kansas City
J. H. Burtner
Dist
Pass
Agt
Glenwood Block
Cal
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