Ann Teek lists Christmas gift wishes in playful plea
The writer outlines a humorous Christmas gift list including a five pound box of chocolates a gold pin fine hosiery linen handkerchiefs a bath robe cut glass goblets a vase statuary silver trinkets bedside slippers and a modern tabourette a mahogany rocking chair jardinieres and linen tablecloth with napkins she urges early shopping and consideration before money is spent.
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Mr. Santa Claus
Ann Teek
Ann
Wife pleads for missing husband to aid dying baby
Mrs. Clara Sullivan appeals to Capt. Skelly at Denver police headquarters asking help to find her husband, wanted on nonsupport. She says he is often seen near saloons and gambling houses, leaving her penniless with a sick baby needing medicine and food.
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Denver
Col
Clara Sullivan
Capt. Skelly
Revival of antique and revival picture frames gains favor
A study of photo framing trends notes a return to oval gilt frames with curved knobs and curly cues, echoing pre Civil War parlors. Black and gilt designs rise with black mats growing in popularity while easel frames decline as flat, close to picture styles dominate.
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St. Bernard
M. Ponder
Tales of a Roosevelt carnation and a tall tale misfire
The piece recounts Cal Darnell surviving a supposed accident that never happened, via a story told by David Powell to Supt. Taffe. It describes Powell's jovial exit from the superintendent’s office and a planted yarn about a horse, oats wagon, and Cal’s lip injury, followed by a local anecdote about a sharpshooter and a dead squirrel.
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Cal Darnell
David Powell
Powell
al Taffe
Cal
W. Washington Sr
Langfield's Choice in a Harsh Alaska Frontier
In stark frontier harshness Langfield bonds with helper Shivers during a fever outbreak and a rescue mission. a hidden affection for Dolly and a looming potential act of violence thread through his sacrifice and inner conflict as a wounded prospector' fate hinges on a split-second decision.
Manistee Man Thrown From Saddle in Train Fright Failure
L J Davis of Manistee Michigan was hurled from his horse when frightened by a passing train near the railroad. He recovered consciousness with the left side paralyzed, later cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People after three years of ailment. Davis, a marine engineer on the tug Stevens, testified to the event and cure in 1901.
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Manistee
Mich
Davis
The
Manistee Times
Justice of the Peace
Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
She Loves You He Says to Langfield in Snowbound Moment
In a remote mountain pass Perry, grievously wounded, reveals his wife did not want him and Confesses a different love. Langfield absorbs the shock as Perry insists she loves Langfield while the snow swirls and a rapid stream roars nearby.
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Circle City
Langfield
Tom
States
Perry
Shivers
Lanefield
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