Colonel Waldo Muf tells a family a tale of war and forgiveness
In a late October setting the Milard family gathers as Colonel Waldo Muf recounts a perilous two day episode from his regiment. He recalls becoming a prisoner, fearing for his life while revealing a lifelong debt to his wife and child left at home.
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Marjorie
Waldo Muf
Little
Bess
Milliard
Cesare
Ieee
Onlo
Williamsburg
Quaker City
Summer Geld
Pike Road
Cadiz
Woodsfield
Marietta
John
Lyras
Escape on the Coffin
A colonel recounts his near execution during the Civil War, describing the coffin scene, the fear of death, and a dramatic rescue after a half hour on the wooden box. He notes a lasting affect on his gray hairs and the emotional impact on his children and family.
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John
Criminal Court
Ee Ecome
Tracertion
Mary
Milliard
Marjorie
Beasie
H. B
Water Supply Lesson Draws Gentle Heckle
A Sunday school clergyman uses a water illustration to teach Christian obligations. A five year old jokes that the root cause is failure to pay, prompting amused laughter as the moral lesson lands with the children.
Measuring for Proper Shoe Fit in Early Footwear
A concise guide from the Shoe and Leather Reporter on how small changes in length breadth and girth affect shoe comfort. It explains that thirds of an inch or fractions influence fit, recommends gradual sizing changes, and warns against sudden size shifts and the improper use of paper soles.
The Real Reason in Sunday School Conversation
A Sunday school visitor asks children why he speaks to some people in the street and not others. He expects the answer that some are good and others bad, but the children shout that the reason is that some are rich and others poor.
Siftings and Snippets From The Texas Biftings
A humorous collage of quips touching money and relations, editors and wit, Salvation Army terms, a petrified girl rumor, court butter prizes, pressroom habits, dungeons and marriages, divorce fees, baking norms in Norway, campaign crowds, a woman shading eyes, a twenty cent spree in Japan, and snake imagery.
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Salvation Army
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
Norway
Japan
Texas
Adirondack report and varied era notes span topics
The fragmentary items mention noxious plants in the Adirondacks a Mobile police death from a blue gum bite census redheaded populations changes in ammunition impacts on wounds urban street traffic debates at the Boston state house and speculation on black walnut scarcity alternative uses. It also notes the Cramps shipyard expansion and seven launching ways and a brief historical note on the introduction of wheat to Britain and its ancient roots.
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Adirondacks
Mobile
United States
State House
Boston
Bescon Street
Delaware River
Philadelphia
America
Britain
P. & Agt for Dolge Mattewan Shoes and Snag Proof Boots
An agent represents Alfred Dolge and Mattewan felt shoes and slippers and the Lambertville Snag Proof Rubber Boots. The listing notes agency involvement for these footwear lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Dolge & Mattewan
Lambertville
Plainfield and Somerville Bus Schedule Fragments
Fragmentary OCR shows bus departure times from Plainfield Somerville Easton and Nawana with listed speeds and connections. Entries mention leave times 6.29 and 10.27 and multiple stops including Plainfield and Easton with varied daily times and a Sunday note.
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Eaeirry
Ceerty
Puiarserein Awp Easton
Plainfield
Easton
Asi
Horatcomg
Lan Gy P.m
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Bilthely
Wang
Whitney
Hoe
Lippincotts
West Front St
Ulvr
Plinfield Water Supply CO
W. H. Rogers
Central Avenue
Plainfield, New Jersey
Hera
Liberty Street
A. Weber
Pangy Groceries
Second Street
Mulford
School Books
C. Bo
Park Avenue
Dimesavings Institution
Lehigh Coal
Plainfield, N. J
Cable
City Hotel
Second ST
John W. Murray
William White
Nathan Harper
Elias BR. Pope
Laing
Illiam A. Coddington
Chancery
Deeds and Maclean
Collen
West Yfone Street
Madison Avenue
Wallace V. Miller
Dewets
Corner Park Ave
St. Money
Thority
T. B. Drake
Kunyos
Notary Public
Opricks—Comer
Park Ave
Plainfield, N.J
Vet. Kyl
Whee K. Moone
Supreme Court
Pires National Bank
Plainfela
N.J
Manees A. Reed
Dver Street
First National Hank Building
Oet&Iver
Karnes
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mans
Evona
N. J
F A. Dunham
Water Supply
Plainfield Water Supply Company
I. L. Mevoy
East Front Street
A. M. Seguine
Madison Ave
Epp
Joe Te
Somerville
M. Athe
D. Lew
Bangor
Teton Branch
D. L
Reading
Harrisburg
Scranton
Yor Easton
Alten Lg
Lore Baareu
Mr Buolayn
Vr Athantic
A. Nee Ip Ie Asi
Hla
Bound Brook
P.m. Bervenino
Lasata
Trenton
Warren
The
North Avenue Pharmacy
A. D. Mallinson
North Ave
Opp
Depol
Pure Drugs
Mae Chemicals & Fancy Articles
Stelle & CO
West Sixth Street
P. Stelle
C. E. Clarke
William J. Stephenson
North Avenue
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