Christmas plum pudding and a missing child bring Maggie hope
Maggie MacKenzie, six weeks married, suffers a cold and loneliness on New Year’s Eve as Jamie is away. A late plum pudding arrives and a letter from Scotland sparks memories of a past love. The door opens to a new orphan seeking his mother, and Maggie finds a new purpose in caring for the boy, embracing a home at last.
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Maggie MacKenzie
Uncle Sam
Parcel Post
Jamie
Scotland
Jamie MacKenzie
Maggie
States
Uncle Sam’s Land
Dad
Dave
Wallace
Jean
Bobbie
Bairn
Land of
Heather
Blyly’s
Santa Claus
Blylys
Joen Thornton
Hopkins
Mike
Texas
J. M. Edwards
Austin
Texas Items Highlight Bonds, Guards, and Border News
Texas actions span business permits for American Multigraph Company in Cleveland with Dallas HQ, W L Wright named ranger captain by Governor Hobby, a historic Rio Grande freeze harming crops, a six foot four inch mountain lion slain near Brownsville, and bonds approved for Galveston and school districts.
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Texas
American Multigraph Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Capital Stock
Dallas
W. L. Wright
Wilson County
Hobby
Tetterine Promises Clear Skin For Pimples And Eczema
Advertises Tetterine as a remedy for facial eruptions, pimples, blotches, and eczema. Claims regular use clears skin quickly and softens texture. Sold by druggists or mailed for 50 cents by Shuptrine Co., Savannah, Ga. Ad.
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Shuptrine Co
Savannah
Ady
Ambassadors and Emperors in a Courtly War Moment
The account recalls a meeting between the British ambassador and Napoleon during a brief truce between England and the Corsican. In a rising exchange Napoleon declares intent to wage war on England, and the British envoy replies with a courteous bow noting the affair is England's.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
England
Napoleon
Christian Science Monitor
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Proof by Cheney Co
Frank J. Cheney signs as senior partner of F. J. Cheney Co in Toledo Ohio vouching for a $100 cure promise for catarrh. Notary A W Gleason authenticates on December 6 1886. The ad states the medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood. Druggists and testimonials free are advertised.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney
A. W. Gleason
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Ohio
Eight year old quips on neighbor's divorce
Isabel, daughter of a Winchester couple, overhears talk of a neighbor woman’s divorce. Answering, the child says she thinks the neighbor went downtown and got it herself, in a humorous, candid remark.
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Isabel
Indianapolis News
Lord Northcliffe Roars at New York Rally
Lord Northcliffe attacked a Zeppelin raid against London and quipped that British men show poor sense when they cannot come in out of the raid. The remark was made during a luncheon in New York.
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Lord Northcliffe
London
Clinner
New York
Capudine Promises Quick Relief for Nerve Strain
An advertisement proclaims Capudine as a fast acting liquid remedy to relieve headaches and reduce strain on the nervous system. It emphasizes pleasant taste and immediate effect as a selling point.
Necessities and Luxuries: Economy’s Burden Reflected
A compact critique noting that applying thrift is harder when many basics have become luxuries. The piece suggests economic strain stems from expanding what counts as a necessity.
Price Rise Announced for Laxative Brom Quin ine
The quality guide notes a price increase for LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE due to higher costs in six medicinal extracts and chemicals. The product has a long history and is used in civilized nations.
O'Donnell Named Assistant General Manager of Eastern Pennsylvania Railways
R L O'Donnell appointed assistant general manager of eastern Pennsylvania railway lines. He began railroading as a rodman in 1888, tracing a long career in the industry.
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R. L. O'Donnell
Eastern Pennsylvania Railway Lines
Immediate Attention to Sprains and Remedies Advertised
An advertisement urges care for sprains, swellings, bruises, rheumatism and neuralgia. It promotes Mansfield's Magic Amnica Liniment in three sizes 25e 50c and $1.00 and notes a maxim about love and a rusty mark. Spanish railroads report higher earnings and expenses.
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Mansfield
Coveted by all hair restoration advertisement
Hoard of praise for La Creole Hair Dressing promises to restore beauty and luster to gray or harsh hair. Priced at $1.00, the ad targets readers seeking a simple solution to hair care and conditioning.
Whitman recalls German prison official in Syracuse
Governor Whitman at a Syracuse gathering likens a German jailer to a tyrant and jokes about a so called imperial order of the Blue Sausage. He notes the prison population rising from 480 to 985 under the officer’s tenure.
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Whitman
Syracuse
Germany
Renovine Promises Heart and Nerve Relief at Low Cost
Advertises Renovine as a tonic to rectify weak fainting spells and hysterics. Claims price 50 cents and one dollar with delivery. Note mentions heart and nerve benefits and generic ad-style phrasing.
A French Smuggler Defends Matches Ruse
A Frenchman was arrested with a large stash of smuggled matches. The judge asked for his defense and the prisoner replied that using foreign matches was acceptable to combat government ones.
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills Claim Quick Relief
An advertisement claims Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills relieve acid stomach heartburn and nausea quickly. It directs readers to send for a trial box to 872 Pearl St New York. The notice includes an aside about unverifiable harrowing tales and German propaganda.
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Wright
Pearl St
New York
Ady
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City of
Galveston
Knox County Common
Rusk County Common
Commissioners Court
Jim Wells County
County Farm
A. and M. College of Texas
Valley Reservoir and Canal Company
Hidalgo County
W. B. Hopkins
Peden
Inter-Mountain
Pacific Coast
Interstate Commerce Commission
Shreveport
Texas Railway Commission
St. Louis Trust Company
United States
Marshall & Fast
France
Russell
Sherman
National Fuel Administration
Texas Railroad Commission
San Antonio
Wong Kee Chong
Mexico
Pershing
Wong
BE. R. Stanford
344Th Field Artillery
Nineteenth Infantry Band
National Cemetery
Orient
Fletcher
Cascara
Hill
British National Physical Laboretory
Peden Iron & Steel CO
Houston
SAN Antone
Kress Bidg
Tex
Hardway & Cathey
Secret Service Companie
Furlong 8 Inc
General Offices
St. Louis
Jones - Brewster CO
Texas Bag & Fibre Co
Houston, Tex
Carter
Carter Slron Rills
Lydia E. Pinkham
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