A Scatter of Memories from Sullivan and Nearby
In a long reminiscence a Sullivan area contributor recalls early life in Sullivan county Indiana. He and neighbors discuss Christmases, saloons, a National Hotel fire, partridge hunting, and old town lore with names like Isiah Willard and Isaac Stewart interwoven.
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National Hotel
Isaac Stewart
Stewart
Albert van Fossen
Sullivan
van Fossen
Scottsville
Busseron
William van Fossen
Mollie
Texarkana
Texas
Wm. H. Crowder
Lillie
Geo. Leach
Free
John P. Usher
Geo. C. Dewey
Linder
National House
Harvey D. Scott
Congress
National Hotel Fire
Twenty three years ago this evening Christmas Eve 1879 recalls the National Hotel blaze. The brief note marks a historical hotel fire anniversary with a historical reminiscence of the disaster and its lasting memory.
Reminiscence of Daniel Webster on Capitol Grounds
A 1887 holiday stroll in Washington with Williams recalls meeting Daniel Webster in 1852. The aged senator, cane in hand, pauses to greet Williams, asks his name and where he lives, then inquires about Greenville Tennessee. The scene ends with the handshake and the senator’s measured greeting.
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Maj. Williams
Webster
Senate
Daniel Webster
Capitol
Washington
Williams
War Department
John F. Curry
Greenville
Tenn
Pueblo Indian Christmas celebration described in vivid detail
The piece reports on the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico observing Christmas with estufa worship, elected village officers, a landscape of dances, feasting, and heavy drinking. It notes Isleta’s large white attendance, two to three day revels, horse racing, and gambling games such as chusa and gallo, with roosters used in racing.
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Isleta
Albuquerque
N. M
Christmas In Jerusalem Observances In Bethlehem
The article recalls Christmas in Jerusalem with Christians gathering from the city to Bethlehem to attend mass at the Church of the Nativity. Turkish guards stand by the altar while the star marks the manger site, a key feature of the grotto in Bethlehem.
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Jerusalem
East
Bethlehem
Old Town
Christ
St. Louis
Christmas Menus for a Large Family Suggested by a Housewife
The Cincinnati Enquirer presents three festive menus for ten or more guests with cosmopolitan contents. Menu 1 features oysters, soups, turkey stuffed with truffles, vegetables, plum pudding and coffee. Menu 2 offers oysters on the half shell, cranberry jelly, goose or turkey options, and desserts. Menu 3 includes consomme, halibut cutlets, roast goose, jellied apples, lemon sherbet, and plum pudding. All menus claim easy preparation and emphasize well seasoned soups.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Christmas Goose Roast Method From Chicago Inter Ocean
The article describes preparing a young goose for Christmas with sage onions and a potato stuffing. It advises washing the skin, dredging with flour, boiling water in the pan, baking twenty minutes per pound, and garnishing with blood orange sections. A sauce is made from pan juices with giblets. old geese require parboiling and braising.
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Turkey
Chicago
Inter Ocean
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Mark Twain
San Francisco
Terre Haute
Sol
Otsonville
Dan Miller
Our Baptist Church
Miller
Miller’s
Old York
York
River Front
Isiah Willard
Uncle Harvey
Harvey Wilson
Howard
John Briggs
Claiborne Church
East Tennessee
Sullivan County
Top Boots
Sam A. Brokaw
Gill Township
Billieland
Allen Hughes
A. V. Brokaw
Ben Allen
Methodist Church
Jeff Bass
Sullivan State Bank
Bass
Opera House
Scott
Law
Isam Allen
Judge Shannon
Carlisle
Beaver County
Penn
Uriah Coulson
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Stuart Barne
Mr. Barnes
Pittsburgh
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