An Unexpected Thanksgiving Blessing for the Darlington Family
A poor family faces money shortages for Thanksgiving when a farmer offers a warm invitation. Will saves and pays off a debt to Mr Mayer to fund a trip, and a rental wagon mishap turns into a crisis. A kind old man provides a turkey and feast at a cabin, leading to a country-wide share of meals and a new life in a cottage with the Fenner family.
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Hint
Miss Darlington
Spen
Valley Railroad
Howard
John Fenner
Will
Frank
Lois
Mr. Mayer
Darlington
Mrs. Darrington
Fenner
Mr. Fenner
Darlingtons
A Boy’s Dewey Souvenir Carded From a Sailor Hero
A small boy treasured a personal souvenir from Admiral Dewey, claiming a handshake with the Manila hero as the source of his prized memento. His father had earlier brought him aboard the Olympia, and the boy carried a handkerchief held up in evident pride and mystery.
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Olympia
Manila
Dewey
New York Evening Sun
Enormous Trees Tour Worldwide Heights and Sizes
A historical note details the world’s largest chestnut tree near Mascall at Mount Etna called the chestnut tree of a hundred horses with a 204 foot trunk circumference. It cites a U S giant near Bear Creek Tule River California at 140 feet and a Nevada giant redwood at 119 feet.
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Mascall
Mount Etna
Jane of Aragon
United States
Bear Creek
Tule River
California
Nevada
Lifesaving Bond of Two Painters in New York
James Brown and Harry Lee, close friends and painters, risked their lives on a city building. Harry saved James from a fall, breaking his own body but sparing James and comforting his invalid mother in New York’s Flower Hospital. Doctors note mutual gratitude on James's recoveries.
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James Brown
Harry Lee
Harry
New Voice
James
Flower Hospital
New York
Tea Poisoning Warning and Cure Urged
The notice warns of tea poisoning among women who seek health through tea. It advocates Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy to tone nerves regulate bowels and cure dyspepsia.
Had Job Beaten in Court by Hawkins Note
The English judge Sir Henry Hawkins grew weary of a long case and sent a note to the Queen’s counsel reading Patience Competition, Gold Medal, Sir Henry Hawkins, honorable mention, Job.
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Job
Henry Hawkins
Queen's Counsel
Sir Henry Hawkins
Young Doctor Heads to First Patient Visit
A brief Chicago News piece notes a young doctor preparing for his first patient visit and a young lawyer accompanying him, joking about whether the patient has made a will. The tone mirrors professional introductions and local newsroom style.
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Arcaem
Chicago News
Salzer Seed Co Founder Reports Gold Coin Stock Boom
Henry A. Salzer of La Crosse Wisconsin and president of Idaho Gold Coin Mining and Milling Co reports a gold deposit found on properties in the Seven Devils district Idaho. Gold Coin stock has doubled and many seed company patrons hold Gold Coin shares.
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Henry A. Salzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Idaho Gold Coin Mining and Milling Company
The
Gold Coin Co
Seven Devil District
Idaho
Snail Endures Long Airless Period in Winter Shell
The article notes that the common snail with lungs can live indefinitely without air. It hermetically seals its shell mouth with a silky secretion impervious to air and water. Spallanzani kept a snail in a vacuum for over four years and two months, and it resumed normal functions within an hour of reexposure to heat.
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Spallanzan
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Best Value in Health
The ad claims Hood's Sarsaparilla is the best and cheapest medicine because it cures when others fail. It extols good clothes and food, then asserts superior nourishment and health benefits through this tonic as a universal better choice.
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Wil
MR. Fenner's
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co
Richfield Springs
F. E. Price
Jersey City
N. J
Swanson Aneumatic Cure Co
Mary A. Carbaugh
Black Gap
Agenta
Swansox Rhekumatic Cure CO
Lake &T
ICAGO
Ilk
Earth
Dpe
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