Christmas Blizzard Rescue in a Dakota Dugout
In Dakota a family and neighbors brave a ferocious blizzard to reunite a newly married craftsman Archer Metcalf with his aging parents and sisters. Young George rings wagon tires as bells to signal help, guiding rescuers to shelter and turning a perilous Christmas Eve into a triumphant rescue by warmth and ingenuity.
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Archer Metcalf
Dakota
Archer
Mr. Greeley
George
St. Giles and
St. Paul
Poe
Mrs. Metcalf
Ralph Emerson Kin of Ralph Waldo Emerson
The recently deceased Ralph Emerson of San Francisco was a kinsman of Ralph Waldo Emerson. In youth he was a close companion to the philosopher, sharing thoughts and study at Harvard. He later lived twenty years in Paris and was acquainted with Lafayette who discussed American life with him.
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Ralph Emerson
San Francisco
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralphs
Harvard
Paris
Lafayette
Frisky Colt Fares Ahead of Train and Perils Trestle
A Vermont Central passenger recalls a frisky two mile chase where a young horse leaped onto the tracks near Windsor. The engine slowed but the animal pressed on to a ninety foot trestle, became trapped, and was hauled off alive after a perilous rescue that delayed the train three quarters of an hour. Also noted is a Montgomery Advertiser report on Emperor Francis Joseph I gifting a four leaf clover gold pendant with a diamond to Charlotte Pollak Ischel for her sixth birthday, a gift that moved the emperor’s staff to tears.
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Wilds
Sahara
Archer
Hill
Hollow
Metcalf
Vermont Central Railway
New York Sun
Windsor
Montgomery
Austria
Francis Joseph I
Charlotte Pollak
Ischel
Ignatius Pollak
Charlotte
Ameri
Youthful Preacher Claude Delivers Odd Adairsville Sermon
A five year old boy in Adairsville astonishes a gathered group by preaching in a hushed, lispy voice with prayerful moments and intense presence. He sets a chair as pulpit, reads hymn numbers, prays, preaches, and sings before leaving as quietly as he appeared.
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Adairsville
Claude
Cyos
Kentucky Heiress Visits Washington in Joking Exchange
A Kentucky congressman's daughter visits the White House and tests the President with a bet about her identity. The exchange ends with a witty reply tying her to Kentucky’s “stable culture.” The incident contrasts with a hypothetical Boston girl's sharper vanity.
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Kentucky
Washington
Cleveland
White House
Kansas City Journal
Boston
Kisses by Mail at the Village Post Office
A 16 year old girl visits a village post office to cash a money order. The margin note reads I send you 3 and a dozen kisses. The postmaster reads it aloud and delivers the money, while the girl requests any kisses owed. She tells her mother the system is improving with each year.
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Joe
United States Mail
Adard
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Francis Joseph
The
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