Cow's Moo Kills Child After Window Alarm
In Grapeville three year old James Henry Pershing died after a cow at pasture near his home leaned to an open window and frightened him into convulsions. Doctor Bl Albert McMurrey led the inquiry noting the death followed the fright. The child collapsed after the audacious cow scare and died twelve hours later.
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Albert Mc Murrey
Sproner
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James Henry Pershing
Reate Pershing
Grapeville
Greenaburg
Dispatch Philatelpiln Record
Special Delivery and Postman Playtime
A child enjoys delivering letters as a game called postman, using blue ribbon bundles to amuse neighbors. The piece also notes reactions to acting rumors and includes an anecdote praising Grape-Nuts for a convalescent child, with a testimonial from a Kansas mother about recovery after typhoid fever.
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Yuuhe Daniel
James
Old Santa's Christmas List Reads Like a Child's Dream
A playful poem vignette of Santa delivering toys and stockings with a bearable chaos of misspellings and festive whimsy. It follows children and characters as Santa counts good deeds, scratches out the naughty, and slips gifts into stockings while bells ring and reindeer prance. A second fragment shows party banter about colorblind hosts and Christmas gifts.
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Arahdruegood
Aleigh Belly
Jingle
William the Conqueror Crowned on Christmas Day
The record notes William the Conqueror was crowned king on Christmas Day tying a historic coronation to the festive date.
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William the Conqueror
Mistletoe Harvest and Its Seasonal Tricks
An old account explains mistletoe gathering shifting from shotgun harvests to climbers, noting early December opens the season and ends just before Christmas. It details parasite growth on oaks maples elms and more, and recalls mistletoe’s mythic ties from Norse legend to Druids and Christmas rites.
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Kaneas City
Balder
Raganarok
Wallas
They Treat Christmas Secrets With Santa Style
A fragment from a December themed piece portrays a married couple discussing Christmas gifts and budgeting. The dialogue shifts to a child’s whispered Christmas wishes and Santa imagery, with lines about stockings, personal desires, and the festive mood.
Holly Scratches By Harvey Peake
A fragmentary humorous column critiques holiday gift giving and consumer excess. It riffs on smart bargains, misperceptions about presents, and the adage buy in haste repent at leisure, noting that gifts often disappoint and decorum in exchange echoes adult wit.
Seminole Brand Coffee Ad From The Denison Company
An old advertisement promotes Seminole Brand coffee by Denison Coffee Co of Chicago. It touts Denison Seminole coffee in 31b canisters priced at $1.00 and urges readers to contact the company if their local grocer cannot supply a Seminole dealer.
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Denison
Denison Coffee Co
Chicago
Cure for Eczemas and Rashes Ad Promotes Relief
Purporting to soothe burns and calm itching, the ad touts Cuth ura Ointment and Cream sample by mail. It claims speedy healing for young and old when other remedies fail, urging a postcard address in Houston for samples. A closing quip contrasts pessimists and optimists.
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Cuticura
Dent
Huston
Origins of Christmas Cards and the Robins
About a hundred years ago the first Christmas cards appeared in London. They began as visiting cards bearing the greeting A Merry Christmas. Later confections added small scenery and a robin image. The robin earned names as the English Christmas Bird and The Savior's Bird due to legend and its red breast.
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London
Santa Dad Reveals Truth to Child on Christmas Eve
On Christmas Eve a father playing Santa Claus is confronted by his child who discovers the truth. The tender moment unfolds as the family grapples with belief, love, and the meaning of the holiday.
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Santa
Immanuel
Christ
Santa Claus
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