The Best Present: Frances and the Minister's Christmas Gift
Frances Hegg endures a father's veto on her marriage to minister Frank Bradberry. Years of longing end when Silas Hegg, widowed, grants the couple his blessing by presenting Frances at a Christmas gift ceremony, revealing a softened heart and renewed hope for their union.
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Silas Hegg
Frances
Little River
Frances Hegg
Frank Bradberry
Silas
Mrs. Hegg
Irances Hegg
Ann Dibble
Ann
Mr. Bradberry
West
Frank
Rank Bradberry
Heggs
Deacon Fremont
Mrs. I’remont
Mrs
Mrs. Fremont
Peter Wood
Irrances
Martha
S’rances
Bradberry
Hege Farm
Silas Here
The Scraps Book on a Personal Paragraph Confusion
A farmer and his daughter read a local paper where a notice says Mrs William Morritts nee Black has returned from a visit to London. The father misreads nee Black as born Black and protests to the editor before learning nee means born.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Morritts
Black
London
How to Make a Name Endure Beyond Time
A meditation by Horatio Alger on legacy and the futility of marking the self in sand wood or marble. He notes sea erosion and earthquakes as futile, then counsels that lasting fame lies in living in the hearts of others through kind deeds and actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horatio Alger
District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
Matthew McMaster
Monticello
A. D
Archibald K. McMaster
J. W. Coxsee
Mayor upbraids police over emergency vehicle delay
In an English town a man injured in a serious assault was driven to hospital on a brewer's dray delaying his recovery. The mayor demanded the ambulance. the chief constable said it was in use returning the mayoral banquet gifts. The exchange turned to sarcasm and court threats. Also a fledgling composer sought Massenet's critique, comparing his audience appeal to pleasing an old woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massenet
Moliere
Sheldon
Winna licht Scots farmer sparks match tale
A Scottish farmer claimed matches would not light on a return from Perth. A tobacconist demonstrated lighted matches from several boxes, prompting the farmer to joke about needing a rub of the shopkeeper’s breeks. A secondary moral about wealth and seven daughters follows with a quip from a priest. Australian water holes describe desert dew holes that fill at night with eerie sounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strathmore
Perth
Western
Australia
England’s Motto and its royal use through history
Dieu et Mon Droit God and My Country served as Richard I’s army parole at Gisors on September 20 1198 when the French were defeated. The motto was first assumed by Henry VI and Semper Idem Always the Same appeared as a Queen Elizabeth motto later adopted by Mary and Anne Nychange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Richard I
the Jronheart
Gisors
France
Henry VI
Elizabeth
Mary
Anne
Nychange
Dogs and Rabies Case Reach England
Early rabies symptoms in a dog make it anxious to flee. Historical records note dogs in England that continued marching for seventy miles during the disease’s onset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Dike's Remedies Promoted in Household Suggestion
An ad praises Dike's remedies as dependable cures for common ailments, claiming a range of 50 products all deemed effective and suitable for home use.
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Witter Bynner
New York
Mr. Bynner
Inter Ocean
Farmer
Chicago
Inter Ocean and
Monticello Express
Monticello, Iowa
Mary Smith
Roze
Bridget
Edward
Thomas Corrigan
H. M. Carpenter
Pat Corrizan
Margaret Corrican
Baltrasna
Oldcastle
Anamosga
Jones
N.mn
Pat Corrigan
Margaret Corrigan
State of Town
H. G. A. Harper
Daily Record-Herald
Illinois
H.G. A.harper
Herrick, Cash & Rhinehart
Andrew Davidson
John Heller
Mary Brown
Frederick Brown
George L. Lovell
Andrina Kiburz
Anamosa
Fred Puleston
Killers & Holton’s
Dike
Fagan & CO
Horse Hospital
George Albery
North Cedar Street
First Street
Lena Hein
H.G. A. Harper
District Court of
Jones Co
Central Lumber & Coal Company
G. P. Rockstad
H.M. Remley
James Remley
Remley & Remley
Main Street
E. E. Reed
Burrichter’s Drygoods
Monticalico
Witton
Sir Feevenn
Alonzo Cowa
Easel
Mary Mae
W. A. Mirick
M. D. Pbysician
South Cedar &T
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