Christmas Night Comfort for the Outcast Mother
The poem depicts a snow filled Christmas night with an outcast mother bearing a child, wandering the dismal streets. It recalls Ababo's birth and a guiding star bringing joy and hope, urging readers to welcome the weary and share their feast with those in need. The verse links the Nativity to a call for compassion during hard winter.
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Ababo
Heir
Lynn
Bay
Pinkham
Murcy
Philadelphia
Midnight Murder and a Living Man’s Mercy
A young physician Dr Deane is visited at midnight by two men who reveal a living murder suspect saved from the scaffold. Years later, poverty haunts Deane until a stranger delivers news of a confession and a ten thousand dollar reward, implying fate and mercy for the doctor.
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Deane
Doctor Deane
Lagt
Ian
Ife
Aud
George Leighton
Leighton
Tony
Doctor Negne
Hiram Wood
Groinge Leranton
Ohio Letter Describes Township Schools and Subdistrict Clerks
A Canton Ohio letter from December 1882 explains that townships are organized into school districts about two miles square with three local directors per sub district. Clerks organize the sub-district, handle schoolhouse needs, enumerate scholars, and face political disputes over compensation. The piece notes illiteracy among clerks, varying teacher pay and start times, and that compulsory education is weak without county supervision, ending with signed name T. Onrsit.
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Canton
Evrruk
Township Board of Education
Marek
Tsamull
A. S
T. Onrsit
Fragmented humorous vignettes from Srench Wit to Voorhees
A parade of quips and scenes from a late 19th or early 20th locale. Jests about a stern Austin justice, a rag picker cobbler, a widow and a marble cutter, and a penitentiary issue mix with political quips from Senator Voorhees. The piece blends social comedy with a snapshot of everyday urban life and public figures.
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Austin
Yonkera
Reauewing an Old Announcement
The article extols practical testing of value in trade and cites Dr Swayne and his Pills for Dyspepsia Biliousness Sick Headache and Spring Complaints as proven by repeat success and reliable dealing
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Swayne
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Omce
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Court House
H _M. SOUSER
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North Duke Street
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N. Filmaker
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Lancaster
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Tai. Ca
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Reltemont
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Bena
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Mie Homann
Wx. Styer
Pror'r
D. H. Grune
Ang Rep
Lenenater County
Mutant F “ Insurance Company
Williamstown
Maher
G M. Smoker
Parkesburg, Chexter Co
Chester
Jerome Wo Lf
New Holland, PA
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Main ~Atredt
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Styor
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R. D. Moore
Ohio House
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West Philadelphia
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Arpet Weaver
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Ano. Co
Lebanon Valley College
J. H. Rutter
Toll Gate
Ella A. Rutter
B. Frank Saylor
Gallery OF Photography
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Majolica
Rinos
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Will L. Carleton
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Standard
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Oxford
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LaGrand
Early Dawn
Imperial
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Dillman
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New Holland, Lan
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Ashington
D. C
United States
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