A Bakers Apprentice Seized by a Dough Mixer
In 1929 Joseph A. McMurtrie of Newark, a baker's apprentice, was left alone in a bakery back room and cleaned a large dough mixer. He activated the machine while reaching inside, his hand pulled into the rotator, causing severe injuries he later survived with treatment. A passing customer alerted staff and an ambulance.
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Ello
Joseph A. McMurtrie
Newark
N. J
Joe
WIN Service
The Christmas Carol Changes Two Enemies At Smoke Creek
A Christmas Eve tale from Smoke Creek shows Jim Knox facing danger from Joe Hathway while Hathway, moved by reading The Christmas Carol and the Bible, reforms. A note left at Hathway's door explains his decision to seek work and peace, ending years of hostility as the valley finds a gentler refrain.
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Smoke Creek
Hollow
Jim Knox
Joe Hathway
Jim
Joe
Bethle
Mary
Cedar Creek
Western Newspaper Union
Legends of the Horseshoe and Early Silk Trade
The piece recounts the belief that a horseshoe brings luck from Saint Dunstan who shocked his customer’s hoof. It then notes Blakeslee’s China and the Far East on early Sino European exchanges, citing 61 AD envoy to India for Buddhist texts, 126 AD grapevine to China, and 163 AD Marcus Aurelius embassies, linking Rome and China to silk and silkworm culture in Europe.
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Dunstan
St. Dunstan
Herald Tribune
Blakeslee
China
Far East
India
Caspian Sea
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
An-Tun
Chine Annals
Theodosius
Europe
Boxing Day Gift Traditions Across Britain
Boxing Day is a legal holiday in England Wales and Northern Ireland but not Scotland. It centers on giving and receiving Christmas boxes to errand boys servants and postal workers with origins in earthenware boxes opened on this date. The practice links to apprentices butlers boxes alms boxes and the Saturnalia Roman gift custom per Chambers Book of Days.
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England
Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Detroit News
Chambers
Christmas Eve Wedding Reunites Father and Son
In a tense family scene set beside a blazing fire and falling snow, a father and son reconnect after the son’s Christmas Eve wedding plans reveal a rift. Tom Jr returns with Sally to seek his father’s blessing, rekindling their broken bond and choosing happiness.
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Tom
Dad
Sally
Wormley Farm
Madsen
The origins of the sucker saying and early dictator rumors
The piece traces the misattributed line There’s a sucker born every minute to P T Barnum and explains Adam Forepaugh circulated the claim to injure Barnum. It notes public reaction and cites a Washington era scare about George Washington’s dictatorship, including John Adams’ rebuttal and British propaganda pressures during the Revolution.
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Abraham Lincoln
P. T. Barnum
Adam Forepaugh
Sells-Forepaugh Circus
John Public
Barnum
America
Congress
George Washington
George III
John Adams
Baltimore
Washington
Monogram Linen Marking Pattern for Personal Initials
Instructions describe embroidery monogramming on linens using single and French knots in multiple colors. Pattern 1556 includes transfer alphabet sizes and placement guidance. Send 15 cents for Pattern 1556 to The Sewing Circle N craft Dept. 82 Eighth Ave. New York NY, with name and dress size.
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Craft Dept
Eighth Ave
York
N. Y
Nantucket Sea Serpent Hoax Tied to Island Pride
The Nantucket Sea Serpent hoax emerged as a publicity stunt tied to Nantucket Island's fame. An inflated rubber monster created by a New York artist fooled bathers off Massachusetts coast, with New Bedford Standard Times reporting the plan after revealing the deception linked to a department store parade.
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Lake Erie
Ohio
Atlantic
Massachusetts
Nantucket
New York
J. J. R. India
New Bedford
Mass
Standard Times
Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror
Nantucket Island
High school quip at astronomy party
A high school girl seated with a renowned astronomer asked what he does. He says he studies astronomy. She replies she finished astronomy last year, prompting light humor about knowing the subject.
Eye slowness of blondes raises driving safety worry
An optometrist warns that slower eye response in blondes may affect driving safety. The remark follows a tongue in cheek remark about men winking at the claim, reflecting a lighthearted public note rather than a scientifically backed study.
Magistrate corrects a motorist in a heated exchange
The officer says the motorist used bad language when stopped. The magistrate dismisses interest in the car make and focuses on behavior during the incident.
Figures conflict over Nellie and marriage vows
Dialogue depicts a quarrel between a mother-in-law and Hankins about unity in marriage and the role of Nellie. The exchange centers on whether their relationship can be reconciled and who is pivotal to their bond.
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Nellie
Hankins
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