Penny Peanuts Bring Love and Fortune Back
Warren Dole, heir to a ruined fortune, drives a delivery wagon and shares his charity with Benny Lee. A loving bond grows with Adrienne Weston as Warren helps the boy and his sister fend off the stepfather’s abuse. An uncle’s letter reveals salvaged funds to start a new life for Warren and Adrienne.
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Warren Dole
Warren
Hfe
Hitle
Benny
Santa Claus
Warren Cole
Little Benny
Adrienne Weston
Adrienne
Mr. Weston
Weston Place
Adrienne Jed
War's washday woes hit Alexandria households
An Alexandria note laments wartime shifts leaving families short on help for chores. A longtime resident recounts scarce enslaved or free labor for washing as Civil War and current war efforts redraw work roles and independence in the community.
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Alexandria
Potomac
Aunt Lacy
Woris
Matum
Elephant first exhibition thrills 19th century crowd
The article recalls Tuckallah Talley bringing the first elephant nearly a century ago. In a period before tents, the animal toured barns in eastern states by night to avoid charges, while locals organized bonfires and prepared to confront the show. At times a dummy elephant was used to mislead crowds before the real animal appeared.
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United States
Tuckallah Talley
Beng
Pines
Thang
Christian Monitor
Way to the Pole Skeptical of Air Travel Cost
Arctic explorer Donald B. MacMillan rejects aerial routes to the pole as impractical and prohibitively costly. He favors dogs for future expeditions, noting aircraft and dirigibles cannot safely land in frozen north fields, with an estimated total expedition cost around 1.9 million dollars.
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France
Donald B. MacMillan
Crockerland
MacMillan
Labrador
Apple Blossom Time Wedding With Bull Interruption
A wedding narrative describes a bull from a neighboring pasture bursting in and charging a red shirtwaisted woman. The creature climbed a tree before the bull reached her, and the shirtwaist was later discarded over a fence while the ceremony resumed. The woman left for home in a hogband’s frock coat after changing shirts.
Replanting Forests In England And Scotland
During the war hunting grounds were cleared to supply munition factories abroad. Now efforts have begun to replant forests in both England and Scotland. The older wood was mainly ornamental but proved useful. the new plantings aim to be both practical and decorative.
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England
Scotland
Remorse and memories of a German prison camp
A Birmingham Age-Herald report recalls a veteran's poignant reminiscence of life in a German prison camp. He answers a question about the camp food with a curtailed reply and a memory of a harsh old lady linked to Sunday night suppers, then weeps and walks away.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Administrators Notice and Public Notices of Indiana County
Letters of administration on the estate of Sarah A Williams of White town ship, deceased, granted to A Williams of Indiana Pa. Claims to be presented for settlement. Also notices of administration for Joseph Mudvetz and an auditor’s notice by the Orphans Court of Indiana County regarding Margaret Lennon estate. County election notice outlines candidate nominations and local offices across townships and boroughs for the 1919 primary election.
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Chapman
Sarah A. Williams
White Town
Khip
Haid
A. Williams
Jack, Algorney
Joseph Mudvetz
Center Township
Savings & Trust Company
Harry W. Warbart
Orphans’ Court
Indiana County
Petite
Fonda
Yanute Stahl
Margaret Lemnon
Indiana Borough
Savings & ‘Rust
Indiana
Phas. Gee Proper
H. Wood
Act of Assembly
Superior Court of the Statue of Pennsylvania
Prohibition
Court of Quarter Sessions
Register of
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Armagh
Aix
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