Homeseekers Excursions on Rail Lines Offer Farther Trips
The Hiawatha Central and connections advertise monthly homeseekers excursions to farming regions across Illinois Iowa Minnesota South Dakota and nearby states. Tickets are one fare plus 2 dollars round trip with two day return limits and stepover privileges at selected points. A subscription inquiry asks for a good big batch of corn on delivery.
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Atailonsin
Iowaenstof
Germar
Hliaolz Central
Western
Southwest
Orm
Nouthern
Uiltmots Central
Gomt
Privierca
Menir
Mull's Kidney Cure Guarantee Promises Refund Offer
An advertisement touts Mull's Pioneer Kidney Cure with a dollar refund if no cure. It urges readers to send three dollars and mentions J. H. Anderson as seller. The note then hints at selling a flock of ten ewe sheep via the Times office and invites inquiries at the T N D F office.
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Mull
Bess
J. H. Anderson
Skare
Txpme
Christmas Eve Customs Across Europe Trace Pagan Roots
A column on early Christian adoption of pagan practices in Christmas celebrations notes December birth date debates, Saturnalia connections, and decorative traditions. It describes mistletoe superstition, the Saturnalia to Christmas shift, and rolland era customs including the Christmas star procession and festive feasts in Germany. It ends with a traditional verse invoking merry Christmas.
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IL. E. Muarce
New York Home Journal
Christ
Pope Tuling
Cyril
Saturn
Bacchus
German Alps
Hetenei
Benth
Nork
Mathéna
Poland
Christman
Bolland
Rolland
Bethchem
Germany
Santa Claus
Fragmented personal reminiscence with scattered names
The readable text presents disjointed memories and phrases about Christmas, a doctor, a patient, and various surnames and places. It resembles a diary strip with half-formed sentences and unclear events, lacking a coherent narrative or identifiable dates or actions.
Mistletoe Traditions Across Historical Winter Customs
The mistletoe is described as a sacred plant in ancient Germanic and Druidic traditions. It is linked to Yule feasts and firesides where people gather for song and dance. The piece notes enduring reverence among English German and American cultures for mistletoe and related rites.
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Formain
Germany
Saxon Christmas Dinner Tradition Noted in History
A historic glimpse records the orthodox Saxon Christmas dish as wild boar’s head with holly garnish. It mentions the German emperor sending Queen Victoria a boar’s head as a Christmas present for years.
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Amperor
Germany
Queen Victoria
Fravers In Gana m Deer Kneel Tale Told by Howison
Howison recounts his Indian guide begging him to stay in the woods on Christmas Eve so deer might kneel to the Great Spirit. The tale blends spiritual awe with frontier woodland imagery and a moment of reverent quiet.
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Howison
Christmas Eve in Rnesia A Curious Old Celebration
The piece describes a long Christmas Eve in Rnesia starting with carol groups before noble houses to collect coins in a practice called the Eolenia. It details a masquerade, animal-costume revelry, a large pork and chicken feast, and a rich gravy served with saucy instructions. It notes burning fires around village trees and pagan rituals with torches and weapons as a prelude to the Christian tree tradition.
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Rnesia
Sipper
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Schoeneman
Serden Autuil
Borden
Liceux Canter
Doon and Grorme
Ury
Schiller
THE
Wessel Nickel & Gross
Estey
Moore
Sioux City
Iowa
D. Killam
A. Roos
Camp Neure
Catatogue Frac
de Kalb Fence Co
Ee Pat
DE Kale
Ill
WM. Shimp & Son
Llinois Central Railroad
Homeseeker’s
Hhaola Central
Wasor
Mississippi Valley
Onewa
Sioux Falls
Fort Dodge
Beltford
Fanoo
Mississippi
P. Dkene
TCR
Chicago
TNDF
Julius
Caroline
AL ‘Dhigari
Cracky
Tris
Essa
Meneurea
Addie
Galata
Mont
Rocky ‘Mountains
Seattle
Wash
Pacific
Tha
Great Northern
Ra Wiag
F. I. Whitney
St. Paul, Mian
N.G
G. R. Lanning
Beheluon
Ofice
Ramin McKeever jHiock
John Jansma
Wwa
Itusria
Almong
Riery
Lenesa
Agate
Goifo Wrest
Fretent Boos Freight
Ral Paszeneges
LOK Am
Brick
Lite
Combin
Rull
Tanase Barks Besignis
Wrights
Rem Waethey St
Antone
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