Happy Peasant Life in the Azores Described by Waxrwax
The writer praises Azorean peasants for their kindness and dignity, contrasting their simple, communal life with urban beggars. He notes low wages, enduring labor methods, and festive sea breezes, emphasizing patience, contentment, and strong family and religious bonds amid a landscape of subsistence farming and traditional threshing, weaving, and orange-picking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Islands
Santissimo
Wes
Poe
Epcar L. Waxrwax
Mumm Extra Dry Leads Champagne Imports Nationwide
America imports 2 454 504 champagne cases in ten years with G H Mumm s Extra Dry topping 25 percent and over 200 000 more cases than any other brand. T D Casey Co 971 Liberty St carries a wide stock of rye and bourbon whiskies wines ciné and brandea and other wholesale liquor items. Visitors to the city during the holidays are invited to inspect the selection.
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Farat
Azores
Havana
Lisbon
Barcelona
Mediterranean
Senhor
Senhora
Pietro
United States
G. H. Mumm
Wateroome
T. D. Casey & Co
Liberty St
McGinty Cakes: Newest Sweet in Market Ad
An advertisement proclaims Marvin's McGinty cakes as the newest sweetest in the market. It urges readers to buy a pound at once and notes McGinty has been found at rest, with the mystery edging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGinty
Marvin's McGinty
Excursion Ticket Sale For Regional Railways
Tickets good to return until January 4 and usable daily until January 1 at excursion rates for travel on the P., McK. and Y. roads and the Mek. and B. V. lines.
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McK. & Y
Fragmentary Local Notice About Phone Directory
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a person and a phone contact, 1186, with unclear context. The readable items suggest a local notice or advert in a newspaper, but essential details are missing to determine a full event or action.
The Christmas Adventship and Church Notices
A reflective piece on Christmas meaning and civilization before Christ, followed by diverse church notices. Includes sermons for January days, prayers for revival, church leadership changes, and reports on Protestant bodies and missions across Meadville and nearby areas.
Church Notes Reflect Rural Missionary Activity and Calls
Church notices from a historical paper highlight anniversaries and reforms in Methodism in Canada and miscellaneous appointments. Rev J D Scott installed at Scottdale U P Church and Rev Matern Windsos D D declined Oil City call. Local presbyteries discuss revisions, endowments, and Hospital Sunday plans amid fire losses and donations to Wesleyan College.
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Canada
J. D. Scott
Scottdale U. P
C. H. Brurgeor
Tommorrow
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
M. E. Church
J. Sharp
U. P. Church
Oil City
Mt. Jackson
Winchester
Dantel Atres
Wesleyan College
Middletown
Conn
U. P. Women's
Allegheny
D. L. Moopy
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Talmage
Monongahela
Mt W
Tuosacy
J. W. Long
Fredericksburg
FiSesrom
J.C. GiLoven
M. E
Blairsville
Jobnatown
Democrats clash over pay raise and chairmanship threat
In Washington on December 27, prominent Democrats debated a House clerk salary rise from 1500 to 2000. Representative Mills and Carlisle pressed the move while Judge Holman opposed it urging economy. Mills charged Holman with threatening a caucus chairmanship over the issue. A later reminiscence from 1870 notes a citizen’s cough and the use of Dr. Jayne's Expectorant with claimed recovery.
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Mr. Holman
Messrs
Carlisle
Mike
Difpatch
Wahington
House
Representative Mills
Judge Holman
Mills
Holman
Reagan
Helman
Tamaron, County, Wis
Photo Art Gallery and Associated Goods Ad Notice
An early 20th century advertisement fragment promotes Photo Art Gallery at Fifth Avenue Pittsburg run by H Sonnenberg with 16 years in business, highlighting first‑class photography and prompt delivery. It references sales at Allegheny and Wood Street, plus other merchants offering plush fabrics, curtains, beverages, and Mountain Dew rye, with various prices and contact info.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Ave
Pittsburg
Alle Fees
H. Sonnenberg
Reliable Photo Gallery
Federal St
Allegheny
Dr Talmage on Mars Hill and Greek Court Life
From Athens a correspondent reports Dr. Talmage preaching on Mars Hill before Americans and Greeks, his reception by Premier M. Tricoupis at the War Department, and a palace audience with Queen Olga. The tale notes Beale’s circle, Russian envoy's dinner, and plans for a Brooklyn Tabernacle cornerstone.
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Alexandria
Athens
Corinth
Talmage
Mars
St. Paul
M. Tricoupis
Bne
Conner
Aristides
Edward Everett
England
Blaine
Harrison
Abraham Lincoln
Olga
M. Bachmetff
General Beale
United States
Austria- Hungary
Hotel de la Grande Bretagne
Grant
Bochiieuff
Greece
Christ
Tulmaze
Manatt
Mars’ Hill
Mage
Jay
LATE NEWS IN BRIEP FROM CHICAGO AND NATIONWIDE
Chicago claims influence. Chinatown killings in San Francisco attributed to highbinders. Lackawanna Railroad declares quarterly dividend of 1 1 2 per cent. Treasury accepts bond offer at 4 per cent, 45400. Keyport fire at Lorillard’s brick works. la grippe circulating with 25000 cases around Boston. Multiple thefts and accidents across cities. rail and telegraph notes. legal cases and fatalities reported with brief details.
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Chicago
Chinatown
San Francisco
Lackawanna Railroad
Treasury
Lorillard
Keyport
N. J
Exien
Boston
Plankinton
Dakota Mutual
State Live
Public Examiner
Uttle
Bostor
J. J. Plunkett
A. Bentley Worthington
Massachusee
Irene Venguita
North Dakota Faces Deficit, Gov Miller Warns of Cuts
St Paul December 27 North Dakota faces a looming deficit of about 900000 with state expenses rising from eight months of current year costs. Governor Miller warns of economy measures closing some schools and public institutions to keep the new state afloat amid bonds and fiscal strain.
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North Dakota
Met
Fiiar
St. Paut
Minn
Bise Marck
Miller
Booker
Marat
McCormack
Acre
Wealthy Brockton Irishman dies leaves mystery heir
Mass December 27 James McCue Brockton's wealthy Irish resident died November 5 leaving a large estate and a sole apparent heir his wife Ellen A pasteboard box arrived with a dated confession signed by James indicating another heir a daughter who vanished from her mother since then searches for the missing child continue The deceased held about 50000 in property and his second wife is now insane
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Mass
James McCue
Brockton
Ellen McCue
Gazette
James
Cores
McCunes
Dehesie
Wughter
Ie Ae
McCue
Sige 15
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Chicago Board of Trade Association
Chestnut Hill Iron Ore Company
St Columbia
Pennsylvania
Thomas Smith
Canton
Maas
Joseph Newman
Ernest Jomberg
Newman
Jomberg
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Dover Bridge
Maranham
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Paul Zolki
New York
Signy Sane
John Hoos
Rains
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Joseph Lock
J. W. Bodwell
Hedoge
Spink County
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Leavenwaa
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First National Bank of Baltimore
Roe
William Devine
William Danby
Thomas Elli
Bu m Su
Devine
Elliott
Lillie Cook
Brooklyn
Dr. Vansile
Howard Terrell
Maryland
John E. Huber
Baltimore County
Robert Een
Somerset County
Senate
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Willson
James Smith
Mary
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Poughkeepsie
London
Prior
Hritisa
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Swansea
Organization of the Knights of Labor
Hacklavers
Hal Conver Peoria
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Knights
Order
Dober
Stackpole
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International and Mortgage Bank
National Bank of Mexico
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Sledern
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Louis Everson
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