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The Alma Record in Alma, Michigan

18 Dec 1896

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The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1896

Page

2

Christmas Stockings and a Fortune Found in a Mine

A Cheyenne mine owner helps a stenographer and a group of lodgemates during Christmas by placing presents in stockings. A stray gold nugget funds a brother’s passage to Cheyenne, while the stenographer’s act of darning stitches deepens the miner’s courage to propose marriage. The tale blends charity, romance, and small town Christmas spirit across residents of a mining camp.

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Tien Malloy Ohio Success Mine Cheyenne Tts Express Little Jimmy
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Great Scheme Of Christmas Presents For Husband

A wife boasts a clever holiday ruse giving her husband the same handkerchiefs each year. She saved money, believes he never notices, while her companion calls it shameful. The tale cites other holiday quirks and jokes from Chicago Record, Philadelphia Record, and Cincinnati Enquirer.

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Anid Cynthia Merritt Chicago Laura Flora Cincinnati Enquirer
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New Year Hope and Bells Across the Night

Vague verses reflect a turn toward renewal as bells ring for the new year. Poetic lines express hope, memory of past grief, and a call for joyous hearts and renewed energy. The piece cites Charles H. Towne and snippets from Signs of the Times and Washington Star in a period newspaper voice.

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Charles H. Towne Johnny
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