Uncle Jerry's Thanksgiving Ends at Hospital Bed
Uncle Jerry Wilson, old rancher, struggles with a rheumatic flare as cows roam the lane. He gives up on riding to town, moves to a county hospital for treatment, and tends fellow patients, finding a sense of purpose in care before Thanksgiving arrives. Johnny Simmons arrives with a plan to bring him home, but the story centers on Jerry’s sacrifices and humble gratitude.
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NCLE
Jerry Wilson
Jerry
Marsha Simmins
Iule
Tule
Henz
Uncle J
Martha
Vale
Tohmny
Rheumant
Werry
Marthy
Antie
Ant
Johnnyr Simmons
Tye
Pneumon
Pend
Bruce Place
Johnny
Laddie
Bor
Poetic proclamation by M. J. Adams
A devotional era proclamation praising divine favor and blessing. The text expresses gratitude and reverence, urging adoration and spiritual fortitude in a nation guided by faith.
Child in Arm Receives Comfort and Blessing
A speaker cradles a child and speaks of God’s kingdom. The scene ends with a whispered verse about a humble child, blessing the caregiver as evening deepens. The piece credits Bertha Greneaux Davis in Hore Bazaar.
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Grame
Bertha Greneaux Davis
Hore Bazazine
Thanksgiving in a shelter man finds purpose in care
An elderly man, crippled yet hopeful, bonds with Johnny as they plan a life at the Bruce place. He recalls medicines to ease pain and wishes for readers, food, and companionship while continuing to help others in need.
A Song of Thanksgiving by a Poem Memoir Fragment
A poem fragment expresses gratitude for long years and laborers who work for the speaker. The speaker notes a rose cut and cast away, with the cosmos creating a million years for a single day. The piece sits by pasture bars beneath a walnut tree as the fire-mist formed in stars and hints at property laws.
November Nightmare Dinner Plans and Thanksgiving Cheer
A garbled November scene describes turkey, pies, mince desserts, and a Thanksgiving feast. The narrator references pumpkin and apple pastries and plans for large portions, hinting at a hearty family meal and lingering appetite.
November Whisper: Autumn Time and Sunlit Rave
A fragmented note hints at autumn time discussions with Ms of S3I ears. The text references sun, fewer rays, and a teabas-like mood, suggesting a reflective, seasonal mood piece without clear names or events.
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Don
Thanksgiving note amid outdoor stillness
A fragmentary reminiscence expresses gratitude and quiet reflection. The speaker contemplates thanking a person and recalls comfort found in the outdoor setting as evening settles.
Various 19th Century Advances Hit Science and Industry
The article notes a Paris bureau inventing a lumber-piling machine similar to an ice hoist, and Dr George L Adams newly appointed to the Philippine Bureau of Mines. It reports a Western Nebraska expedition studying Miocene three toed horses, with Albert Thomson and Dr W D Matthews aboard. It mentions Dr Dinger in Amsterdam treating nechoma with radium and a rubber stylus, plus Dr Disser’s radiation cure in six months. It cites a Meteor Arizona crater linked to a meteor, witnessed by Dr George P Merrill of the Smithsonian, and wind power projects for electric lighting, with wind averages around 10 to 15 miles per hour and calm periods lasting days.
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Ron
Nebraska
Albert Thomson
W. D. Matthews
American Mauseum of Naural History
New York City
Dinger
Amsterdam
Nechoma
Disser
Meteor
Ari
George P. Merrill
Deparnmenit of Geology
Smithsonian Institution
Queer Telegraph Poles in Africa and Odd Wires
A Chicago Tribune summary notes strange telegraph poles in Bolivia made from adobe and mud bits due to scarce wood, with 156 mile lines supported by 15 foot high poles and 5 foot bases. It mentions Uganda’s growing bark cloth trees as poles and Dutch East Indies methods using suspended insulators over roads.
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Africa
Mosc Orig
Bolivia
la Paz
Grire
Chili
Liama
Uganda
Memory device lists colors and cabinet order in old newspaper snippet
An Atchison Globe snippet shares a memory jogger for colors of the rainbow using initials and a method to recall presidential succession from cabinet ranks. The text notes a phrase St Wapnia and lists first letters for state, treasury, war, attorney general, postmaster general, navy, interior, and agriculture.
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St. Wapnia
Bechier
Treasury
Navy
Interior
Agriculture
Atchison Globe
Kansas
East
Irish linen industry sustains about eighty thousand workers
The report notes Ireland's linen industry employs about 76 000 people. It also mentions industrial accidents in Canada, a union drive in Yorkshire, a $5 assessment by Boston cigar makers, and interunion actions across North America and the UK.
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Ireland
Canada
Yorkshire
England
Miners’ Federation
Carlisries
Boston
Mass
Cigar Beakers’ Union
Sbrickfarers
Stonemasons
Gosiph
Lowell
Newse Hearings and Global Events Spark Mixed Reactions
Decisions from the Supreme Court set a tone as railroads plan millions for freight equipment and Austria’s Bosnia annexation draws Dalmatian suspicion. Naval plans, wireless tests on British ships, and a famed aviator’s 20 miles in 20 minutes highlight a year of rapid tech and travel. Bequests total 152,354 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and 2,200,006 to New York Post-Graduate Hospital in Frederic Cooper Hewitt’s will.
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Tli- Bois Supreme Court
Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Emory
Amoy
Imperial Chicese
Lee Ge Far
Henry Farman
Aero- Diane
Grourmelon
Rheims
McGrathjana
Milton Young
Newport
Yankee
John Arbuckie
New York City
Committee On
Ali Justice
Bulgaria
New York City Board of Education
Mettropolitan Museum of Art
New York Post Graduate Hospital
Frederic Cooper Hewitt
Egg removal tip and old proverb mix from papers
A fragment notes a method to remove hardened egg by soaking in cold water, then warm water, referencing the New York World. It also contrasts common complaints about scales being out of order with a mention of the Philadelphia Record.
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New York World
Inus
Philadelpha
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Uncle Jerry
Kon Pened Sree
Ike
Sam Waller Foss
Tor Hanks
Smn Boys
York Lore
M. J. Adams
Weil
Pitery Amis
Municipal Woodpaving Bureau of
Paris
George L. Adams
United States Geological Survey
Corps of Engineers of Mines of
Peru
Bureau of Mines of
Philippine Islands
AGLE
Center Square
New Oxford
Cuarntey Hemsn
Proraletor Beuse
Oxford Pitt St
W. M. Depot
L. Fleshman
IM. McSherry, JR
Gettysburg
Adams County
Court House
Jomx B. McPurasox
Dooste P. McPesmea
McPhersom & McPherson
Attorbneys
At-Law
Tabor Notes
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