The Kaufman family Christmas reunion after years apart
August Kaufman returns from America having sold his business and seeks his wife Gretchen and son Carl. He finds them in Berlin and Leipzig, learns they are alive, and arrives on Christmas Eve to reunite in Anhalt with gifts including a deed, dowry, and Carl’s ability to buy a top violin.
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August Kaufman
Gowl
Kaufmann
Anhilt
Germany
Gretchen Reinike
Kaufman
Sen Carl
America
Rut Kaufman
Amelia
Orote
Hittie Carl
Senor Aust Kaufmans
Bs Faurne
Keufmans
Tuind
Anhalt
Gretchen
Carl
Berin
Berlin
Als
Wlnce
Leipzig
Informa Coen
Piayed
Heautman
Espa
Teipalz
Luton
Gron
Munich
Bavaria
Hofbrau
Kranjian
Earth
Parable on the Good Samaritan and love of neighbor
A lecture explains Luke 10 29 to 37 focusing on love of neighbor as the law's summary. It contrasts the priest and Levite with the Samaritan urging active compassion, costly aid, and motive rooted in love for God and humanity.
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Jesus
Brotherhood of Man
Jericho
Rome
Jerico Road
Christ
John
God
Jerusalem
Succession Cropping for Profitable Off Seasons
A farming note details multi crop succession on ordinary soil using barnyard fertilizer and proportioned cultivation. Lettuce, radishes, onions, peas, carrots, beans early. July to October yields of celery, corn, beets, cucumbers, cabbage, spinach and turnips. August sowings of beans, carrots, lettuce, beets, corn, peas, spinach and radishes. methods to protect tender crops and maintain soil health, with rape forage by November and forage for hogs and sheep.
The Quicker Non Acre Pays For Itself
The text suggests a belief that a faster non acre system can justify its cost by the value of its outputs. It emphasizes efficiency and payback through productive output rather than land area.
Legal Tips For Tillers And Tenants In Property Law
A discussion notes age of majority varies by state and outlines landlord liability for tenant caused nuisances. It cites the statute of frauds requiring written evidence for promises to pay another's debt and warns against signing documents without full understanding. It explains bankruptcy creditor preferences and the potential for liens to be challenged if created close to filing.
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Schlity Brewery Company
Shiel
Ind
Hankrantey
Ascension Island: A British Sailor Settlement in the Atlantic
The London Family Herald says Ascension Island, eight by six miles in the Atlantic, has about 450 residents, all sailors. It is governed by a captain of the British Admiralty, with no private land, rents, taxes, or money use. Flocks, meat, vegetables, and fish are issued as public property.
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Ascension Island
Norie
Ascension
Atlantic
Great Britain
Napoleon
St.Helena
St. Helena
Admiralty
London Family Herald
Elephant Servants. An Easy Solution of the Nursemaid Problem
In Bengal a mahout wife places her infant near a sleeping elephant under a blanket. The elephant respectfully halts the child’s crawls with its trunk, repeatedly guiding the baby back to safety. The scene ends with the infant sleeping peacefully under elephant supervision.
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Bengal
Social Calls in China and Pidgin English Aids
Amy W. Hotchkiss describes how English is warped in China with pidgin forms such as ki lin for green and rain for rain. She notes common phrases like just now and missee have got and recalls a humorous exchange about a “piecee man” reported to a mistress.
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China
Amy W. Hotchkiss
National Magazine
Clock Story Variation From a Young Telegraph Enthusiast
A very young admirer at a Central telegraph office sought technical details. Unable to obtain them, he unscrewed a desk instrument and took it home to study. Weeks later a box of parts arrived with a note offering 8s for the mechanic and admitting it took four hours to unscrew.
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Central Telegraph Office
Manchester Guardian
Engineer In Chief
Where George Eliot Went to School
An ancient Griff Cottage in Warwickshire near Nuneaton is linked to George Eliot. It recalls the first Benool’s attendance by Eliot nearly a century ago and notes Griff’s House residence of her father Robert Evans for twenty years, later occupied by Isaac Evans.
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George Eliot
Griff
Warwickshire
Nuneaton
Griff' S
George Eliet
Robert Evans
Adam , Bede
Impostor and Malefactor Tale from Scottish Speech
A fragment recounts a Scotch woman speaking to her family about two sons in Glasgow One son is labeled an impostor and the other a malefactor The text notes a found upholsterer and manufacturer as part of the tale with dialect terms and misread phrases.
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Cargle
Baith
Glasgie
Does It Take Much Money to Send a Boy to College
The Cincinnati Enquirer quotes a question about college costs with a humorous reply about keeping a boy there and the burden of expenses. The exchange frames education as a financial challenge and reflects social attitudes of the era.
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Co -Cincinnat’ Enquirer
Coral Tooth Powder Sale by East Indian Parfumers
Debris from coral fashioned into jewelry and other articles is crushed and scented and sold as tooth powder at a high price by East Indian parfumers. The item is marketed as a cosmetic product with premium pricing.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Ad for Frost Bite Relief
An old advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a best remedy for frost bites and chapped skin. It claims quick pain relief and healing for skin ailments including eczema and itching, recommending its 16 cent box for home use and noting city drug store endorsement.
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Canal Bucklen
Notice of Publication in Clark County Chancery Foreclosure
Notice in the Clark County circuit court chancery foreclosure case Necrrrin G. Poorman vs Orestus Kaufman et al. non-resident defendants Mildred Kaufman Doris Kaufman Ester Kaufman and Francis Kaufman must appear March term 1914 or the bill will be confessed. Court at Marshall December 20 1913. Jay Swern Clerk. Davison Bartlett Solicitors.
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Biante
Tilinoia
Clark County
Circuit Court of
Poorman
Orestus Kaufman
Mildred Kaufman
Doris Kaufman
Ester Kaufman
Francis Kaufman
Circuit Court
Mons
Mildred, Kaufman
Marshall
Bill
Marshall, I
Jay Swern
Davison & Bartlett
Administrator’s Notice for Ellen Jane Taylor Estate
C. M. Bubeck named administrator of Ellen Jane Taylor late of Clark County Illinois. He will appear before Clark County Court at Marshall in March to adjust claims. Creditors must attend and debtors must pay promptly. Davison and Bartlett attorneys. December 30, 1913.
Notice to Contractors for Coal Rock Road Bids 1914
Sealed bids are invited by the Commissioners of Highways of Marshall township Clark County Illinois on January 15 1914 for rock road work along the National Road west of Mills Creek bridge and the Marshall and Charleston road from Vandalia railroad station. Bids for each section are separate with a $25 certified check to guarantee performance. Plans and specs are on file with the Town Clerk and the Commissioners of Highways.
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Commissioners of Highways
Marshall
Marshall & Charleston
Vandalia
R. R
John Casteel
Marshall Township
Tor
English
BE. Davison
Administrator's Notice in Estate of Stephen D Quick Deceased
The undersigned appointed administrator of the estate of Stephen D Quick deceased Clark County Illinois gives notice that he will appear before the Clark County county court in Marshall for the March term the first Monday in March to have all claims against the estate adjusted. All indebted to the estate should pay immediately. Homer Quick administrator Davison Bartlett attorneys 1913
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Ellen Jane Taylor
Clark
Illinois
Clark County
Marshall
C. M. Bubeck
Davison & Bartlett
Attys
Stephen D. Quick
State of Illinois
J Homer Quick
Wid
Aitys
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