Christmas Surprise Reunion Brings Fernald Family Home
A long Christmas Day tale follows Guy Fernald orchestrating a staged return for his aging parents, reuniting the Fernald clan for Christmas. The siblings, spouses, and Marietta conjure a midnight entry and stockings, culminating in Nan revealing her engagement to Guy and the entire family gathering for a joyous feast and heartfelt gratitude.
Friendship in the Roman Conception by Cicero
The fragment discusses friendship as a supreme union of feeling across all subjects, divine and human. It praises friendship for its future glow and mental steadiness, arguing it equates to riches in health and life while urging pursuing what is honorable and proper.
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Cicero
New Jersey Women Get Even from the Chicago Post
Newark, N J prepares for its 80th anniversary while a suffrage committee plans faltering female help. Some Newark women refuse to assist, citing home duties or marriage plans, exposing deep resistance to civic equality and the city’s lag from progress.
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New Jersey
Chicago Post
Photographing Flying Birds from Outing Magazine
A personal account on rapid bird photography stressing fast gear and rapid focus. The writer aims to master snap focusing without ground glass aid, to capture birds midflight with swift camera action and judgment. A Swedish scientist is cited on grain electricity aiding growth, and a note mentions Britain buying Newfoundland for £10.
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Outing Magazine
U S Man Weds Russian Princess Made General by Czar
Dr Philip Newton joins Red Cross unit after marriage to a Russian princess as the czar elevates him to general in a wartime exchange. The report notes the unusual alliance and ceremonial rank amid shifting fronts.
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U.S
Czar
Philip Newton
Red Crean Unit
Christmas music and Handel oratorios in homes and churches
The article extols Christmas music and the value of oratorios, especially Handel's Messiah, as uplifting religious works. It highlights Holy Night and carols, then details Messiah’s story, Hallelujah Chorus, Pastoral Symphony, and arias like Every Valley Shall Be Exalted and He Shall Feed His Flock, as expressions of comfort and joy.
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Judea
Mothers’ Magazine
Handel
Bethlehem
Hezhiehem’s Plains
Christmas Cookery Plum Pudding From the Pictorial Review
A historic English plum pudding recipe using beef suet currants almonds raisins and citrus peels. Instructions cover soaking times boiling steaming mold prep and serving with hard sauce and a whisky garnish. Includes cautions on proper water level and cooking duration for even doneness.
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the Pictorial Review
The Beogah Man Poem Echoes Dunbar Dialect
A dialect poem fragment evokes a night watchman figure and childlike fear. Imagery of wind, owl calls, rain, and parental care frames a protective vigil across a gloomy lane. The text blends boisterous refrain with cautionary tones, reflecting traditional African American vernacular verse.
Roller Top Desk Jobs and Idle Cues in Uncultivated Lands
A fragmented passage from the Houston oe discusses scarce roller top desk jobs and the vast uncultivated land. It questions how long it will take to recognize the shortage of such roles and who has enabled children to produce their own food, highlighting concern over urban employment versus rural land use.
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Houston
You and Your Job in Marshalltown Times-Republican
Fragmented OCR text from a Marshalltown Times-Republican page discusses employment attitudes, worker worth, wages, and perceptions of job types. The garbled source limits clarity but hints at commentary on wage levels and suitability of individuals for certain roles, with several stray phrases suggesting critique of workers and pay.
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Marahalltown
Have You Givan From Cullier Weekly Mystery
Fragmentary text from an old weekly page references Allantis and enigmatic phrases. The readable portions hint at playful or nonsensical content with names and places that are unclear, lacking coherent events or identifiable persons.
One Man Among A? Pat Delivers Blunt Court Shot
Pat, accused of beating his wife, tells the court he values chivalry and laments maligning mothers. He condemns those who never speak kindly to mothers-in-law. A magistrate interrupts as Pat names a man and jokes about him being Adam.
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Love Stories From the Bible Sermon Adverts Draw Crowds
Rev. Dr. Winsley Adams of St. Andre Episcopal church promoted a sermon series titled Love Stories From the Bible. An artist created a poster of two lovers beneath a moon, printed prints and newspaper ads were distributed as paid matter. The approach reportedly doubled congregational attendance, illustrating the payoff of advertising in church activity.
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New York
A. Ing. Ang
Winsley Adams
St. Andre
Methodist Episcopal Church
Whcy
Minster
Why the Price Was Low in a Scotch Village Store
A shabby man asks a Scotch shopkeeper for an empty soap box and is offered one for two pence. The man objects, insisting he can pay less, and the shopkeeper retorts that cheaper boxes are down at the deputy’s place. The exchange ends with caution about leaving boxes unpaid all night.
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Pernald
Marietta Cooley
Fernard
Marietta
Carol
Oliver
Edson
Ralph
Guy
Carolyn
Nan
Ned
Suall General
Woman's Part in War Play Ends With Temporary Truce
In a classroom scene a girl named Jenny wants to join a soldier’s game with Harry and friends. He prohibits her claiming girls cannot be soldiers. Jenny cries, but Harry relents saying Jenny may join as long as she behaves, herself imagining widows and orphans as the cost of their battle.
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Harry
To nibble versus nibble a ponder on meals
The fragment ponders whether nibbling or a heavy meal is better for the stomach with mentions of heartburn and stomach aches. It suggests a rare beefsteak as a preferable option while playfully muses on the dilemma of daily eating patterns. The text reads as a whimsical, partly distorted meditation on appetite.
Sympathy and warning echo in old Parson Dun't tale
A clipped, dialect filled exchange features Gio Johnson the reformed gang bling man warning Parson Dun't and Lani uller about consequences. The Kansas City Star quotes this with regional color and rustic phrasing.
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Gio Johnson
Lani Uller
Kansas City
The Very Time When Powerful Food is Most Needed
An unusual fragment recalls a six year old’s fragile health and a father’s hope in nourishment. The brief piece hints at a child’s vitality and the struggle of illness, with references to a Kansas context and enduring family concern for recovery.
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