International and Local Notes From Hillsboro Recorder
England leads in education with one graduate per 500 while America limps with one per 200. Maryland residents who do business in Washington City cannot register in Maryland, disenfranchising many. The inventor of print, born in 1897, may celebrate a five hundredth birthday in Mayence in 1897. Rhine alarms rise as Dutch traders import ham substitutes for seals. Croquet enjoys a revival in England and once aided matrimony more than any outdoor sport. Vermont still offers a 15 dollar bear bounty despite growing bear numbers. The schooner Polly, built in 1805 at Amesbury, remains seaworthy, while the 1813 Good Intent from Braintree stays in service.
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Mayence
Polly
Amesbury
Mass
Good Intent
Braintree
Farmers in Northwest Territories offered wheat payment option
Northwest Territories farmers who bought land from the Canadian Pacific Railway may pay in wheat at fifty cents per bushel. The arrangement promises substantial savings on warehouse and related charges for farmers.
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Northwest Territories
Canadian Pacific Railway
Designation of the 1896 Class As They Enter College
The New York Tribune notes scholars face a problem for the 1896 entrants who will graduate in 1900. They should be labeled by their era but the tradition of calling them belonging to the “0)” era is seen as unsatisfactory.
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New York Tribune
New York
New York Herald
Central American commerce and transport trends noted
Gentlemen of commerce report revival in Central American countries as war and revolutions recede. Steamships to Central American ports increase freight, while New York railways debate charging bicyclists for wheel carriage, a move critics say harms travelers and business.
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Lesvnees
Central American Republica
Central American
New York City
Pan-ams
San Francisco height limit ordinance restricts tall buildings
An SF board last week adopted a height cap of 130 feet on streets 100 feet wide and 100 feet on narrower streets, sparking debate over whether high buildings aid employment or harm light and air for residents.
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Board of Supervisors of
San Francisco
Christmas Chorus Echoes Through Toyshop Rhyme
Fragmentary verse from a periodical depicts children and a mother in a toyshop scene. The text mentions cherub toys and Santa Claus aspirations, with playful dialogue about boys knives skates and toys and a noting of youth passing. No clear event or date is provided.
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Baby
Santa Claus
Enid's Christmas Dream and Silent Love Longing
Miss Enid reflects on a lost chance at love with a brave but poor suitor who left to seek fame. Christmas dawns with children, gifts, and lingering memory as she carries a quiet ache for a romance that could have been.
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Enid
Miss Enid
Misa Enid
Miss Awitch
Angele
Bobby
Marjorie
Angela
Miss Ase
Lara
Mies
Bereek
Sarely
Christmas Evergreens and Old Beliefs in Winter Customs
The piece describes ancient Druids and folk traditions of evergreens in December. It traces the Christmas tree to distant symbols from Bayt and Egypt and recalls mistletoe customs and the ritual of berry counts after each kiss, reflecting festive beliefs and practices.
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Egypt
England
Fragmentary overheard exchange in Buffalo Courier tale
A garbled local exchange hints at Christmas preparations and a curious dialogue among characters including Syra Cobble and Weben. The fragmentary text mentions hanging decorations and a turkey remark, with unclear surrounding context from the Buffalo Courier page.
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McSwatters
Syra Cobble
Buffalo Courier
TOLLY IN DECORATIONS A Red Berries Betatifad Holly
A Victorian style note extols holly as a festive Christmas shrub with tough shining leaves and round red berries. It claims holly outshines non flowering plants and vines, contrasts with Epiphany’s end, and mentions Holly is cut in Scotland and shipped to America, with some species in the Southern States.
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Irving
Germany
Scandinavia
Tabernacles
Tne
Carl
Christ
Holly decor and mistletoe styles for festive arrangements
The passage notes holly as valuable for wreaths, anchors, crowns and ecclesiastical designs, often combined with laurel ivy and mistletoe. It contrasts holly with mistletoe for price and durability, and highlights holly as a preferred, ornate plant for decorators and florists during the season.
Christmas in Peru described in lively street scenes
A Philadelphia Bee account portrays Christmas in Peru with crowded streets in Lima, sea of costumed celebrants, horse drawn vendors, music, ritual Nativity plays, and all night church processions. Worship builds to dawn with monks, soldiers, banners, and festive air before concluding.
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Peru
Lima
Maak
Uric
Theo
Mae
Marie Ml Sheair
Marcons
Jong Marah
Notable Women of Society and Science Across Cities
A survey highlights influential women from New York to California, detailing patrons, scholars, and professionals. Mrs. Astor and Mrs. Booth showcase social leadership, while Miss O Mal loran and Mme Sono advance astronomy and education. Textile fashion shifts and new color trends accompany these profiles.
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Hillsboro
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Rhine
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Vermont
Ens
Harry Relovas
Mara
Curly
Eveline
Kris Kringle
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Father
Miss Bald
Linn
Chicago
Tolly
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Kavivar
Philadelphia Bee
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York City
Pest
John Tacob Astor
Nowy City
Eastman
Park Street Church
Bimbe
N.Y
George B. da Forrest
Collectafana
Par
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Maud Ballington Booth
Galvation
Amelia B. Bareanys
Theolore Wavemeyer
Juan
Mies Rose O'Malloran
Lick Observatory
Caiforaisy
Sue
Covington
Georgia
Atkinson
Georzia
Min Sawyer
Mieg Barton
General Sherman
Wieauor Sterasa Thaskara
Philadelphia
Alice King
Mere
St. John
Kaew
Cripple Creek
Col
Japan
Hn the Sono
Mme. Tel Sono
Jeanie King
Ae Phesowensi
Laty
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