Thanksgiving Eve Romance At The Old Troy Homestead
A Thanksgiving tale from Troy in 1876 follows Amy Lee and her cousins as they gather at the family homestead. Amy's playful forfeit kiss shifts from Cousin Tom to Tom’s eventual reentry of Amy’s heart after years apart, with family, courtship, and a snowy reunion ending in renewed commitment.
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Grandpa
Grandma
Amy Lee
Elde
Terry Ren
Grandma’s
Larry
Il.frat
Marry
Harriet Lee
Mr. Allen
Tom
Jim
Amy
Dow
Harry
Marty
Atd
Counin Tom
Population of London in the 1870s
The 1871 census of London showed 3,254,260 residents born in England and Wales, with 41,029 in Scotland and 61,171 in Ireland. Foreigners numbered 66,101, mostly Germans, while the registrar estimated mid 1874 population at 4,400,000. The postal district covers 250 square miles. metropolitan police districts span 687 square miles with 5,808,360 people in 1871 and 5,849,092 including city police, about one eighth of the UK population.
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London
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
Colon Sea
India
Metropolitian
Middlesex
London City
Surrey
Kent
Bveex
Dartford
Charing Croan
United Kingdom
Yatarlea
Oldest living New Jersey Methodist says she will turn 104
In Farmingdale a tidy cottage houses Mrs. Jane A. Effingham 104 on the way to next June 4. She joined the Methodist church in her eighteenth year and is believed the oldest Methodist in the state. She knits, recalls Civil War memories, and speaks of piety, prayer, and church life with steady wit. Her husband John Emingham was a wood chopper, they had fifteen children, eight survive in various places, others lost to time.
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Farmingdale
New Jersey
Jane A. Emmingham
Methodist Church
United States
Benjamin Efingham
Port Elizabeth
Lhanne
Sankey
Meligion
Effingham
Springer
John Emingham
Delaware
Mre. Effingham
Japan
England
Hilwell
Can You Ring the Bell and Other Oddities From a Laughing Page
A cornuted woman with spectacles rides a Woodward Avenue car and prompts a wiry man to ring the bell after a glance at a bystander. An Ohio editor’s column on a punishing pin and a devilish trick ends in a bemused retreat. A stern father scolds a seven year old about dining, while a West editor’s riddle about boonboon leaves readers puzzled. The piece closes with a playful conundrum about understanding boonboon and a prompt for easier questions.
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Woodward Avenue
Ohio
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Troy Herald
Uncle Tom
Aalaho
Sam
Annie
Lina
Theyeare
Bam
Starry
Nule
Cousin Tom
New York
Ilothue
Emerslid Lele
Anld
LT Muat
Sparaely-Actised
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