Uncle Jim Christmas Gift Saves Jacksons Family Debt
In a 1925 Western story, three Jackson families seek a $5,000 note payment from Uncle Jim. After all refuse to ask, each sends a letter for help. Uncle Jim initially refuses but visits on Christmas Eve to settle the note, receiving warm greetings and paying the debt.
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Uncle Jim
W. J
J. J Jackson
Jackson
George
J. J. Jackson
Jim
Jack
Mrs. J. J
W. J’s
Evansville
Olide Cncle
Jacksons
Western Newspaper Union
Couple Rekindle Romance After Years and Reunite in England
After parting years ago, George Frid and Ann Hubbard wed recently at Sittingbourne England. Frid, who left Rainham Kent for Canada in 1870, reconnected with Hubbard last summer when he returned to his old home. their letters had ceased after his marriage to a Canadian woman who later died.
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George Frid
Ann Hubbard
Sittingburne
England
Wird
Rainham
Kent
Canada
Miss Hubbard
Rid
Mr Find
Penny Restorations Unveil Hidden Family Coin Link
A man in northern England tested a steel name punch by stamping his name on a penny and later returned it to a shop. Twenty years later his son in London used the same penny to pay for wine. The unusual chain ends with the penny’s recurrence in a bill.
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England
London
S le
Left Handed Promise Turns To Fearful Bond
Mrs Blank recalls a pre nuptial quirk about her husband offering his left arm for defense. He explains he wanted the left free to guard against rivals. She marvels at the change as he admits ongoing fear, now safer but still wary.
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Marion R. Reagan
R P.’s
W. J Jacksons
W. J. Jacksons
Jed
R. P
William
A. P
Penny
Bill
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Bell System
White Mountain
Vanden Brinks
Boyden
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