Christmas in the Moonlight and a Doctor's Proposal
Paula Mercer wrestles with poverty after her father loses wealth and faces a Christmas crisis. She helps a wounded boy, aids Tim Brown’s care, and grapples with Dr. Grant's unexpected marriage proposal as she guards her own pride and resolve.
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Gue Boyce
Paula
Casten
Barham’s
Mr. Mercer
Thebrary
Dr. Grant
Tim Brown
Rose” Alley
Peula
Grant
Peters
Tim
Barhams
Paula Mercer
Husted Family Social Notes From Edgar County
Tommy Husted enjoys a buggy event and Auburn box supper receipts show seventeen dollars. Roy Romine stayed in Dudley Missouri with rural carrier duties. Fire damaged Frank Beachout’s roof Thursday. Professor Cooper from Wheatfield attended Sunday business. Seth Husted and family had Sunday dinner with friends. The Hart Shaffner home hosted a quilting and gab gathering Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C Hoher
Tommy Husted
Auburn
George Beachout
Roy Romine
Dudley
Missouri
No. Seven
Cooper
Weatfield
Frank Beachout
Seth Husted
Edgar County
Hart Shaffner
Local News Briefs From Various Towns
Saturday visits by Stephen Curtis to Mrs. Henry Smith and by Frank Dehl and son Roy to Marshall are noted. Mrs. Dan Wells visits friends in Lawrence County. Tacob Geffs visited by John and William Crouch Jr. in Martinsville. H L Curtis transported a binder to a farm in Indiana. Elder AH D Teach of Charleston to preach at Bennett Chapel at Christmas. Roscoe and Golda Neverich in Terre Haute. Sam Dehl in Casey. Pan Yeallie’s house and Frances Gaily’s house burned Wednesday.
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Stephen Curtis
Henry Smith
Frank Dehl
Roy
Marshall
John Geffs
Martinsville
Dan Wells
Lawrence County
John
William Crouch, Jr
William A Sr
H. L. Curtis
Indiana
AH. D. Teach
Charleston
Bennett Chapel
Kmas
Roscoe
Golda Neverich
Terre Haute
Sam Tdehl
Casey
Pan Yeallie
Frances Gaily
Local Visits and Damaged Vehicle After Wallace Hill Incident
Ethel Washburn visits relatives in Terre Haute. Edith Craig sees Ruth Cunningham over Sunday. Church at Freedom progresses. Stella Thompson visits Trixie Cunningham. Dora Lowry visits Blanche Sweet. Several men dine at Will Malloney's. John Burkeyhite guests of Leonard Washburn. John Atkison family visits Julius Gaines. An accident on Wallace Hill injured no one when a harness broke and a buggy collided with True Cunningham's pony buggy.
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Ethel Washburn
Terre Haute
Edith Craig
Ruth Cunningham
Freedom
Stella Thompson
Trixie Cunningham
Dora Lowry
Blanche Sweet
Bro. Craig
Bro
Bert, Eckles
Robert Sweet
John Thompson
Ruth Gilbert
Will Malloney
John Burkeyhite
Leonard Washburn
John Atkison
Julius Gaines
Wallace Hill
Robert Craige
True Cunningham
Local Notes: Bridges Fixed and Townsfolk Move Ahead
McKeen bridge repairs ease travel. Residents plan moves to Texas and Oliver horse incidents mark the week. Christmas trees hinted for Ashbury and Deonson churches. A Runaway, a near drowning, and a twin birth headline a string of incidents and small town life.
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M’keen
E N Rollins
Sam Hogue
Buff Hudson
Mc Keen
Tom Craddy
Texas
Joseph Adams
Adams
Ashbury
Deonson
Clarence Rollings
Texan
George Maloney
Oliver
Rebecca MceClinthin
Henry Barkley
Nevins
Frank Dally
Business and social notes from various towns
The text records a string of brief local notices and social updates. It mentions John Prevo visiting St. Louis for business, Rev John Heslin saying mass at Casey, Tony Howell in Terre Haute, Mrs. Shepherd shopping in Martinsville, T. J. Hughes visiting Evansville, and Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Duncan attending a theater in Terre Haute.
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Pazaar
John Prevo
St. Louis
Ther John
Heslin
Casey
Tony Howell
Terre Hine
Shepherd
Martinsville
Marshall
T. J. Hughes
Evansville
EB. M. Duncan
Torre Hauto
Goora
W Wright of West Union in Marshall for social notice
A fragmentary local item notes W Wright of West Union spent Thursday in Marshall. The piece mentions the Nickerson family and a late M. G. Owen residence, with recollections of Hershey’s birthday party hosted by James Brady as toastmaster. Anna remains bedridden with illness.
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Smany
Anna
Hamilton Hall’s Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Remedy
A local advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a cure for deafness caused by catarrh. It claims the Eustachian tube irritation leads to deafness unless inflammation is removed, offering one hundred dollars for any cure it cannot achieve. The notice invites readers to request circulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Fred
Cheney
Toledo
Ohlo
Lal
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Rose Alley
Possum Ridge
Ralph Fairgrief
Chas
Mitchell
John“ Durnil
Carter Lee
Bertha Lee
Vermilion
Dan Quick
Gorham’s
Casteel
West End Wagon Yard
Burns Hurst
Richelieu
Princess Theatre
Kentucky
Pixley & Harlan
H. O. Boyer
Devthian
Picsenleu
Temple Theatre
S. O Tibbs
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