Cultivated Christmas Tree’s Lesson for Pete
A boy named Peter Mephibosheth Onon daga Cologos Cadwalader chooses a bare tree then tends it as his mother and an elderly friend suggest. After a town gathering and gifts, a Santa figure reveals three presents and a moral: nurture care and love to make a tree bloom with happiness.
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Onondaga
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Santa Claus
God
Hope
Faith
Dorothy
Madeline
PACK GIFTS WITH CARE Parcela to Go by Mail and Express
Practical Christmas wrapping tips emphasize secure packaging for mail and express delivery. Use tissue and strong paper, register valuable parcels, and decorate inside with ribbons, holly, and home made seals. For in person gifts, wrap creativity with tissue board crepe paper and bows, plus a card or blotter calendar as a keepsake. weigh packages, keep a card catalogue, and avoid duplications by thoughtful planning.
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Santa Claus
Old Legend of the Mistletoe and Balder’s Death
An old Scandinavian tale recounts Balder the son of Odin slain by a mistletoe arrow after Friga’s boastful plea. The story warns that many deaths follow from a mistletoe’s treachery as gods battle fate. Also included is a recipe for raisin quick candy and a Christmas moral about heartfelt giving.
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Odin
Friga
Loake
Assembly of Gods
Heda
Christmas Gifts Hidden in a Locked Drawer
Gorham Baker in Successful Farming recounts a child near eight years old concealing Christmas gifts in a locked bureau drawer. The gifts include a hemmed handkerchief for Grandpa, a bag for Grandma, armlets for father, a crocheted mat for Mother, a scrapbook for Brother Don, and reins for Baby Eleanor, all wrapped in tissue and bright red ribbons.
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Gorham Baker
Fur coats smuggled from Germany trigger New York scrutiny
During the fall tourist influx from Europe customs officers in New York heightened vigilance to halt undeclared fur coats bought in Germany amid mark depreciation. Passengers from Bremen arriving at Hoboken were stopped. Miss Lillian Rappold confessed paying 750 to 800 for a squirrel coat abroad, valued at 1500 by appraisers, forfeited after oath risk. Other travelers Miss Emma Auspach, Miss Lena Kober, and Mrs Max Hausemann had seal skins or coats, forfeited for taxes due.
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Trial Marriage Involving Ten Lafayette Students Revealed
Lafayette Indiana police exposed a trial marriage scheme among ten local students led by Levan Cunningham aged nineteen and Mary Alice Morehouse aged sixteen. The couple and peers planned marriage contracts across state lines to gain lawful divorce after six months.
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St. Louis
Mabel Cartwright
Ray Lason
Mabel
Ray
Leonard Johnston
Martha Ruschil
E. B. Ruschil
Leonard
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Spirit of Dead Sweetheart Rules Lahm Households
In Chicago Mrs. Bertha Lahm charges her husband Fred Lahm with separate maintenance after he follows the spirit of his dead sweetheart Evelyn Behn who allegedly guides him to bargain for cheaper groceries and better silk hose. She claims he moved out, cuts off her access to funds, and now lives with his mother citing Evelyn’s directions. The Lahms have a daughter named Evelyn.
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Fred Lahm
Janssen Avenue
Margaret A. Fay
Mrs. Lahm
Evelyn
Golf played in Savannah in early 1800s club invitation
Savannah Gazette records show a November 25 1811 advertisement inviting Golf Club members to meet at the Exchange at seven o clock. An 1811 dance invitation lists Miss Eliza Johnson, George Woodruff, Robert McKay, John Caig, James Dick ens as managers and George Hogarth as treasurer, indicating early formal club activity under Scotch influence.
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Savannah “Golf Club
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Saannah
Golf Club
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George Woodruff
Robert McKay
John Caig
James Dickens
George Hogarth
Suit Over Monthly Annuity Between Factions in Battimore
In Baltimore city court, Mrs Evelyn S France wife of Senator Joseph I France faces a $1500 suit from Mary W Turner alleging breach of an agreement to pay $100 monthly for life in exchange for services in 1899. Turner claims payments stopped in March. France counters the claim as political hostility and charity with a contested set of motives tied to Turner’s marriage.
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Idle work horse winter feed guidance
Practical advice on winter rations for work horses using roughage. Half the roughage should be legume hay such as clover or alfalfa, the rest corn stover or straw. If legume hay is scarce and timothy or other carbohydrate roughages used, include 5 to 7 pounds of oats daily to maintain strength, as corn lacks protein.
Favor Smooth Type Merino for Better Wool and Meat Returns
Eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania breeders favor smooth type Delaine Merino for better meat yield and longer, less shrinkable wool. Lambs marketable before one year, sometimes sold in good flesh after shearing. The gain in staple length and clean wool yield outweighs mild fineness loss, boosting Delaine popularity.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Pasture Key To Efficient Hog Rearing On Farms
The article argues farmers overlook the value of meat from hogs and urges pasture to support several pigs. It notes that a sow with a litter need not be costly and suggests a small fenced plot sowing two or three crops to create an economical hog park for the farm home.
Simple shelters save cattle from harsh winters
Fall flock management and stockman care are vital for next year’s profits. Ground bone improves pig skeletons, and horses need ample grains. Maintain machinery to extend service life. USDA estimates rats destroy over $200 million in food and property annually in the U.S.
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United States Department of Agriculture
After the Wedding Jones What Did You Do With That Typewriter
A light domestic quip recalls a groom's reply to a joke about marriage. Brown says he married the old typewriter, joking about his wedding and a long marriage. The snippet mirrors chatty society humor found in era columns.
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