Jane Fairbanks Heroism at Christmas Train Stop
A spoiled Christmas tale unfolds as Miss Jane Fairbanks and a boy named Johnny Tweed coax a moving express to halt by telegraph, saving the president and his son from a plot on a dark railway line. Lenox recites the tale of Jane’s daring journey seven years prior.
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Addies
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Nebraska relief urge for 10000 starved west Nebraskan families
A broad appeal from General Brisbin and the Nebraska Relief is seeks aid for up to 10000 western Nebraskan residents facing starvation. The appeal urges clothing, meat, and groceries carriage free by rail and requests cooperation from eastern donors, with relief rooms in New York at 31 Houston Street and operations linked to the Army Building.
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Doundy
Hitchcock
Casper
Bown
Purtias
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Cheeley
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Sherman
Buffalo
Hall
Antelope
Butler
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Mitiliary Aid Society
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Army
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Metropolitan Hotel
Western Union
Crow Stories and Santa Anna Crowe Mimicry Tale
Moore recounts crows guiding hunters in a wilderness tale with Santa Anna the crippled crow and a possum theft. Crowell feeds the bird turtle scraps then discovers the bird’s true fate as a crow victim. The narrative ends with a note on German immigration and a large army budget amid peace.
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Crowell
Santa Anna
Hombre
Hammond
Moore
Cose
Germany
A Fearful Penalty Against Temperate Drinking
An excerpt from Hall's Journal of Health warns that light drinking hides grave risks. It recounts a man who drank daily for 28 years, left wealth to heirs, died after years of illness, and caused a family tragedy including a daughter fading into illness and others ruined, illustrating the perils of alcohol use.
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Hall
Journal of Health
Serofula
Poe in sorrowful scene and adulteration concerns
The notice recalls Edgar Allan Poe’s decline with Gen. Shepherd Leaken stating Poe was found drugged and maltreated after election day, a pitiable breakfast scene. It also condemns adulteration in candy tea bread milk and alcohol, urging legislator action to protect the public.
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Poe
Baltimore Gazette
Shepherd Leaken
Astonished Chinaman Causes Fashionable Hair Mishap on Union Street
In Virginia City during a gale a China man walking behind a young woman had his queue snagged by the wind. As both struggled to free the property the hair and hat of the woman were pulled off, leaving the startled Chinaman baffled by the unintended result.
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Demad
Enuml
Ecards Wer
Col. P
Geenk
Col P
Harman
Springfield
Mass
Tam
Virginia City
Union Street
Surprise Bell Prank Ends With Rain Welcome
A group of boys tied a string to a Mahantongo street louse bell and pulled it to vex the servant girl who answered repeatedly. She watched from a window with a pitcher of water. The prank ended when the owner arrived, rang the bell, and rain suddenly poured down, leaving him greatly surprised.
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Mahantongo Street
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