Janet and Jacob’s unlikely uplift in New York
A narrator recalls meeting a rural youth named Jacob aboard an elevated train. Janet's insistence on kindness bridges differences, sparking Jacob’s ambition to study law. The narrator helps him by suggesting books and a path to opportunity, while Janet presides with faith in human potential and plans a wedding gift for a friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faust
Gounod
Forty Second Street
Janet
New York
New Yorker
Tye
Thad
Ofc
Lochinvar
Jacob
Nore Yorkk
Reg
Thanksgiving Dinner Sparks Reunion of Long-Lost Relatives
A late night find of a crucial paper leads a lawyer to offer a janitor named Jacob a clerkship. Jacob rises to become a capable lawyer after years of study and hard work, earning praise from a railroad president. Thanksgiving brings Jacob back to his roots as he reunites with Janet Gray and discovers a family tie from the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet
Lochinvar
Tiffany's
Jane Dwight
Jacob
Tourg Lochinvar
Ubrary
Johnson
New York
Stulan
Madison Avenue
Ime
Hoth
Janet Gray
All About Turkeys From Widespread Mexico to Canada
A broad survey of wild and domestic turkeys tracing origins across the Americas. It details species, ranges from Maine to Central America, and variations such as the Mexican silvered eyed form, Texas and Florida races, and market fattening practices in Vermont and Canada. It notes hunting lore, naming origin theories, and the spread of birds through colonial trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy
Mexico
North America
Maine
Turkey
Central America
Honduras
United States
Texas
Etrotches
Florida
America
India
Hindustan
Africa
Guinea
Peru
Old World
South America
Europe
Egypt
Philadelphia
Vermont
Quebec
Ani Tong
Canada
Komnonons
California
Hordera
Vurkoy Ralaing
Carrie
Ilingla
Wisconsin
Turkey Founders Are Becoming Expertor In Their Avlestion Therdof
Nowadaya
Osnonn Serveen
Fanatical Chinese superstitions and customs examined
An analysis of Chinese beliefs and practices shows pervasive control by superstitions over daily life from birth to burial. It cites coffin reuse, astrologers determining burial, rites to appease souls, gendered taboos, and brutal child death customs linked to misfortune, alongside notes on public commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Novaco
Ohinaman
Sco
China
St. Peter's
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Janet and
George Grantham Baln
Fellowship of Man
Goodby
Lenox
Mulread
Siip
Ja- Let
Orn
URS Art de Sane
Tere Bose
Erin the Wier
Begsar
rhoThey
Sixty-second Street
Fifth Avenue
Newe York
Covendaceh
Ente
Fatah
Des Risieres
Witneys
Green Mountain
Trome
Nantucket
Joche Glum
Ant
Mrs. Wicklins
Boston
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