Christmas Reunion Ends With Hidden Gift Recovered
Ralph Dearborn attends a Christmas party with old friends hoping Marion will return his miniature. A game reveal makes Marion the largest loser and the box she gives him contains the cherished miniature, ending years of waiting. Johnson the caretaker notes the tiny parcel later revealed as Marion's gift to Ralph.
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Ralph
Alice Bradee
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Republicans Carried Jeff Day in Jeffersonville Story
An old Louisville political tale recalls a 1880s Jeffersonville contest where Democrats courted Black voters with theater invites across the river. A dramatic ferry-night incident, arrests, and a postponed trial shaped the narrow Republican win. Andrew Nickens known as Boxcar Andy won $2100 in damages.
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Whallon
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Andrew Nickens
Andy
Albert Schroeder
Farmer survives after mistaking yeast for buttermilk
Henry Bergstrom, a well to do farmer near Patterson New York, swallowed two quarts of liquid yeast thinking it was buttermilk. Three hours later severe pains forced a doctor to use a stomach pump, saving his life.
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Henry Bergstrom
Patterson
N. Y
Bergstrom
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