Biggs family Christmas miracle from a found boat box
Nine family members face hardship with little money for Christmas. Danny, sick yet resourceful, discovers a river flood box of untouched toiletries washed from Vermont. He and Eliza secretly haul them home, creating a generous surprise stocking spree for all, restoring their holiday joy.
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Eliza
Danny
Biggs
Hook Or Crook
Mrs. Biggs
Vermont
Connecticut
Father Biggs
Mother Biggs
Biggses
Western Newspaper Union
Christmas Means and Moments of Forgetting in Thought
The note reflects a brief meditation on Christmas as a time when thoughts of assent fade and momentary forgetfulness occurs. It contrasts ceremonial duty with personal reflection during the holiday season, hinting at fleeting mental states.
Pig Keeps, Him Out of Jail in California Plea
Watsonville man Ethers faced Judge Webb on a reckless driving charge and asked to stay imprisoned. He promised to fatten his pig, sell it for 25 dollars, and pay the fine in two weeks, a plan the judge accepted.
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Danny
Salou
Watsonville
Cal
B. C
Ethers
Webb
Widow identifies skeleton by gold teeth in New Jersey
Mrs Florence Burt McAllister recognized a skeleton found near Salem as her husband Frank 39 who vanished June 5. She identified him by bridgework and gold teeth in the skull, confirmed by Dr James Brown. The remains were found with clothing fragments and rope ties on hands and feet.
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Salem
N. J
Florence Burt McAllister
Woolds
Here
Frank
James Brown
Rainy Day Buyer Buys 92 Umbrellas At Auction
Paris report says M Houplin attended an auction to buy an umbrella for a rainy day and won 92 umbrellas instead. After gifting many, he held six dozen left and was arrested for wed dling without a license. He vows to quit auctions for life.
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Paris
M. Houplin
Houplin
Street Horse Race Sparks Brooklyn Fine
Vincent Scanu and Peter Cangena, both teens, rented horses and raced them down a Brooklyn street. A police officer chased them in a taxi and they were fined $5 each for violating an old city ordinance against street horse racing.
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New York
Vincent Scanu
Peter Cangena
Brooklyn
Louie Hop Dies After Calaveras Jumping Contest
Louie Hop from Orange County died after competing in the jumping frog contest at the State fair. Backers allege strangulation by a Sacramento Valley fly, while Calaveras frog breeders dismiss the murder theory, saying he died of mortification after watching a Calaveras entry jump eight feet in practice.
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San Francisco
Louie
Orange County
Sacramento Valley
Calvaras
Bugs End Meeting In Dixon Ky
Prominent Dixon citizens gathered at the County Court House to discuss town policy. The meetings were disbanded until winter after bugs swarmed the trees above the gathering and fell on attendees.
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Dixon
Woman seeks third divorce from same husband
Mrs Josephine Hiltwein argues her husband Edward Hiltwein is fixed in a violent trait. She married him three times, divorced him twice, and now seeks a third divorce. Her next husband must be another.
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Chicago
Josephine Hiltwein
Edward Hiltwein
The Latest Howler
A schoolboy wrote in an exam that Keen was not proven in Ireland. His source showed it came from a textbook claim that nitrogen is not found in a free state.
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Tandor
Keen
Ireland
Students Work Way Through School
Through the YMCA Employment Bureau at the University of Illinois, 1,023 dirt students have been placed in jobs this year, helping them earn their college costs and support their studies.
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Colle
University of Illins
University Employment Bureau Boosts Student Finances
The University Employment Bureau reports 2186 odd jobs and 545 permanent positions found for needy students, with 1329 men earning over 200000 toward college costs last year. A 40-student committee supervises, and jobs range from window washing to furnace firing as students seek earnings before and during campus life.
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Twin Cities
Y. M. C. A. Employment Bureau
Notable Illness and Local Store Notes
News notes report John ny Anderson seriously ill at his Texas home with flu. A telegram arrived to relatives. Local shopping mentions Patoka Bakery fruit cakes at 40 cents per pound and English walnuts at 25 cents per pound. Altom's and Atkinson & Company advertise store displays and weekend visitors in Clinton.
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Johnny Anderson
Texas
Patoka Bakery
Altom’s
Atkinson & Company
Local Christmas Sales and Holiday Goods Across Town
Roving notes from Patoka and nearby stores describe Xmas bargains at Altom and Atkinson & Company with discounted candy, towels, yard goods, and silk hosiery. Theatre, church bazaar plans, and holiday sweets fill the season amid family visits and store promotions.
Patoka Baseball Nostalgia From Pana Game Banter
A Patoka fan recalled the era when the club fielded a strong baseball squad in Pana and joked about a secret to their success. The exchange capture the town’s pride in its enduring sports tradition.
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Patoka
Pana
Patoka Mothers Have Baskets in Every House
A fragmentary note claims every mother in Patoka stores a basket in her home. The source text is unclear but suggests a local custom or observation about households and baskets within the town.
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Thaggsdo
Patoka
Auto Accident Near Ben Thalman Reported
A serious two vehicle crash occurred just south of Ben Thalman’s home on the hamde road. A Ford collided with a wagon and team as brakes were applied to a sedan, sending one man to the hospital with serious injuries and the other with minor cuts and bruises.
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Ben Thalman
Hamdé Road
Springfield
Ford
Fordg
FOR SALE AND WANTED CLASSIFIEDS LISTINGS
Classified column listing purchase and sale items from 12 14 to 11 30 with entries for cattle cows fresh Jerseys Guernseys work horse real estate 90 acre farm with house barn outbuildings and timber land near Patoka Decatur Ill. buyers and sellers include Brookson R W Rankin O H Britt Sim Edwards and Chas E Blankinship with contact notes and prices.
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Brook Son
R. W. Rankin
Jerseys
John Nattier
Sim Edwards
Patoka
Geo. W. Perkins
Ill
Chas. E. Blankinship
Church St
Decatur
Ils
Christian Science Lesson Sermon on God as Only Cause
Sunday services across all Churches of Christ Scientist featured the theme God the Only Cause and Creator. scriptures from Isaiah affirmed there is no God besides the Lord and Isaiah 44 6 8 echoed the witness of one God. Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy defined God as divine Principle Love the universal cause and sole creator.
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God
Churches of Christ, Scientist
Jacob
Israel
Mary Baker Eddy
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