Thanksgiving Wishbone Tangles in Scrappy Household Tales
Enny and Johnny and Albert and Mary share a Thanksgiving meal as a wishbone drama unfolds. May and Jennie vie for luck while a playful turn leads to a comic, chaotic chase through a cluttered parlor. The tale ends with a farcical aftermath and a houseful of relatives.
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Enny
Johnny
Albert
Mary
Johnson
Jenny
Jeannis
Bonnie
May
Jennie
Johnnie
Asl
Alfred
Thanksgiving Plots Stir Mrs. Nettleby in Sugartuck Visit
Mrs. Nettleby, frugal and status conscious, refuses Thanksgiving at home. She schemes to travel to sister Belinda’s in Sugartuck County to dodge hosting relatives including Mr. Beggerley and his six children and two sisters. The plan tests her husband’s reluctance and resolve.
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Scrag Hollow
Sugartuck Sunty
Theodora Nettleby
House of Nettleby
Mrs. Nettleby
Theodora
Lavinia
Evangeline
Gervase
Jones
Smith
Brown
Thorn Street
Mary
Nettlebys
Smitherses
Mr. Nettleby
Belinda
Sugartuck County
O. Fiddlesticks
Nettleby
Thanksgiving Plans Frayed by Nettleby Family Rift
Mrs. Nettleby and five children prepare to travel after a quarrel over Thanksgiving. Mr. Nettleby hides a letter, intending to stay, while Mrs. Nettleby gathers belongings and frets about hosting and gossip. A servant announces many visitors arrive at the house.
What Next for John Derwent and Peter Lotz
Two college graduates with equal honors pursue ranch life in the West. John grows inward and neglects wider learning while Peter follows his father’s advice, continually planting new ideas by reading, attending lectures, and supporting community institutions. The piece urges ongoing intellectual cultivation to keep pace with rapid progress.
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John Derwent
Peter Lotz
John
Chicago
New York
Lotz
Peter
Things To Be Thankful For Thankful for recovery and endurance
A concise reflection notes gratitude that not all was lost, and resilience kept goals within reach. It emphasizes appreciation for surviving hardship and maintaining hope amid challenges.
Rare stamp values reflect market trends and key issues
The article explains why stamp prices have risen with emphasis on scarce items. It lists prices for notable issues such as 1840 English stamps with and without letters, red penny stamps, and select rarities like Cabul Mauritius Sandwich Islands British Guiana Natal Cape of Good Hope Buenos Ayres and Canadian rook stamps with perforations.
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Cabul
Seeree-Erreeres
Mauritius
Sandwich Islands
British Guiana
Guiana
Natal
Cape of Good Hope
Buenos Ayres
Ek Kanieages Venassens
Bergedorf
Renetiewss Bu
Nptvee Chakeunee
Brazil
London Globe
Farmers in Congress Elect Officers and Plan Mississippi Improvement
The National Farmers' Congress at Montgomery adjourned after a day of resolutions and officer elections. Officers include President R F Kolb and Secretary B F Clayton. Iowa to host next year. a Mississippi River improvement and Lake Michigan canal project was adopted. loyalty to reform and coinage issues were discussed. Col L F Livingston addressed Knights of Labor, signaling rising collaboration between the farmer and labor movements.
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Iowa
Mississippi
National Farmers’ Congress
Montgomery
Alabama
R. F. Kolb
A. W. Smith
Kansas
B. F. Clayton
Wm. Lawrence
Ohio
Congress
Pabor
Colorado
Chicago
Mr. Kelly
St. Louis
Central
South America
Dreper
Illinois
Farmers’ Congress
Mississippi River
Lake Michigan
United States Congress
Clayton
Jeremiah Rusk
J. R. Dodge
Department of Agriculture
Messrs. McKenzie
Kentucky
Work
Indiana
Lawrence
Corpus
Georgia
Atlanta
Committee On Land
Knights of Labor Convention
L. F. Livingston
Farmers’ Alliance
Col. Livingston
Henderson
R. F. Gray
The
National Economist
Harry Brown
Georgia Farmer
Col Livingston
Knights of Labor
Powderly
Confederation of the Two Orders
State of Trade Reports Moderate Activity and Grain Movements
Bradstreet s New York State of Trade notes only moderate general trade activity across the country. Railroads show October earnings up 18.4 percent from last year and ten month totals up 10.4 percent with mileage up 1.8. Wheat and flour exports rise while outsized pig iron demand continues. Business failures total 217 for the week, with yearly totals up to date.
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Bradstreet’s
New York
Bessemer
San Francisco
Baltimore
United States
Fatal Wreck on Virginia Midland Road Kills Two
A collision on the Virginia Midland railway near Bull Run Va. between two freight trains caused by order misunderstanding. Killed Fireman James Murphy Springfield Va. and Brakeman F L Estees Orange Va. Injured Engineers Kemp and Fitzgerald and seven others. Both engines nine cattle cars eight merchandise cars wrecked.
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Virginia Midland
Virginia Midland Railway
Bull Run
James Murphy
Springfield
F. L. Estees
Orange
Kemp and
Fitzgerald
A. Payne
Frank Evans
Joseph Higginbottom
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J. W. Burgess
Ladd’s
Peckfield
the Hackman
Hackman
Jade
Farmers IN Congress
the State OF Trade
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