Family Dinner Beset By Turkey Theft Mystery
A New Year gathering at Grandma North’s turns chaotic as a giant turkey vanishes from the pantry. Molly, the household’s longtime caregiver, discovers her turkey missing after a night of party and gossip, only to find it hidden in her own shawl later that morning, sparking ongoing suspense about the culprit and Molly’s fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma North
Ter
Helen
Alla
Myaelt
Fenily
Leon
van Rennel
Horth
Shelton
Grampa
Linus
Sly Valle
Marti
Mateny
Winnis
Molly
Miger
Walt
Loven
Nia
Jrmdiea
Barcely
Randinuy Jaroping
Gramton
Ballig
Anil
Turkey
Mullye
Mally
Ant
Elie
Childs
Terry O'trieh
Tin
Sneha Hen
Wade
Wrathinn
Marie
Willint
Imngater
Gisborne
Aunt Jane's Story and a Fifty Year Quiet Love
An elderly Aunt Jane recounts a New Year tale of Tom and Het from a hill country, their early happiness, a deep quarrel, and a late-life reconciliation. The narrator Abby notes sixty years have passed since their wedding, reflecting on time and aging as the scene ends with Aunt Jane murmuring of sixty years and time’s flight.
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Cie Howe Toni
Alby
Het
Lom
Tom
Met
June
Seth
Abby
Lila
Aunt Hane
Isibel Olcott
Christian
The Passing Year and Hidden Winds in Summer Night
A fragmented poem-like passage speaks of shifting light and shadow as a year ends. Night gathers as winds wail and distant bells mark memory. The speaker laments fading strength and question of courage amid lingering echoes of bygone days.
The Passing Of The Old Year In A Browning Style
A fragmentary reminiscence describes a waning year with references to the old year’s end and familial scenes. The text recalls a Christmas eve mood, with mentions of gifts, prayers, and a holiday meal.
Mixed Odds and Ends From a Distant Paper Page
A collage of short items covers shipping records, Chinese farm life in Steinway, and quirky notes. Reports mention the Challenger sailing from Bath to Haven in 114 days, and a faster run from Portland to Havre at 149 days, plus quar antine ideas. Chinese farmers near Steinway discuss crops, language gaps, and farm life with workers from China, while a humorous exchange about a byronic letter and burglar alarms adds local color.
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Wind
Challenger
Bath
Haven
Mortland
San Franviaco
Liyers Pool
Portland
Havre
Haye
New Yorks
Dates River
Oregon
Columbus, Tod, m
William Tninirigge
Packie
Pike's Peak
Chicago
Wotmen
George T. Doglap
Lord Byron
Exchange
Chlomgo ‘Tribune
Maylor
Houston
Bort Bort
United States
Walen
Mississippi
Telling bake and clever child snippets from society pages
A collage of humorous vignettes and short items from a New York Herald style page. It includes quips about a sarcastic compliment, a dental anecdote, a tailor made gown sighting, a sermon joke, a lazy builder, tramp encounter, and a feature on the Yankee lock picker Hobbs with London exploits and public fascination. The miscellany illustrates social humor and curiosities of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lily Stayer
N. Y. Herald
Harry Stnaning
Gary
Berefi
Cilengs
Demarest
Kate
Johnnie
Hawkdt
Winkle
Walleye
Aly
Frances
Dohany
Johnny
St Louis
Ae Anacionn
Aitvad Chistes Hobbs
Union Metallic Carteridge Company
Bridgeport
Vann
London
Bramyh
Hobbs
England
Pearnyy
George W. Matsell
New York
Joel
Uimop
Toneh
Trown, Shipley & Co
Ene Gland
Mr. Webbs
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Ana Alrius
Bruit
N'Erang
Hyer Talid
Jamiel
Heunest
Fai
Billy
Wilhiuin
Len
Doren
Audi Kwiller
Jan
Poten
Jeri Np
Oly
Anya
Zuechens
Jane
Liege
Mvaltet
Evans
Agia
Atsord
N. Ye Herald
Dadehiers
Cane
Gorrie Ware
Philadelpha
George Washington
Wathor
Nis
Pennrpacker
Wahlayrhon
Wince
Phuiladelphiv Akecords
Mountreet
Alte
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Steinway
Horse Railroad
Gontville
Conover
China
Chinatown
Mottetenet
Lee Wal
Darlem
Meksonger
Presson
Lever
Tie
Hongry
Miyn Tomax
van Ail
Fred
Lowell
Bronson
Cadley
Harper's Basar
Demorest
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