Forgotten Christmas Brightens Roger Burdick
On Christmas Eve Roger Burdick, a lonely museum scholar, finds the season’s spirit returns as he buys gifts for his household staff and reunites with Doris Allen. A festive makeover of the house mirrors his renewed hope, ending with a shared Christmas morning and a rekindled connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Burdlek
Kind
Hodges
Burdick
Sukey
Doris Allen
Roger Burdick
Doris
Iim
Roger
Peter
Joe
The Comforter AV Story of Allan Fitz Lugh
A fragmentary narrative follows Allan Fitz Lugh, a Virginia student and Confederate sympathizer, as he confronts civil war era conflicts. He debates Lincoln and Davis, years later enlists late in the war, is wounded in battle near Richmond, and is carried from the field by a Confederate medic. His mother endures fear and hope as she tends him back to life in Washington.
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Truke
Heger Burdick
Ule
Las
Farist
Mom
Pere Massa Roget
Rand
Virginia
Abraham
Waroran
Jet Davis
Lincoln
Davis
United States
Mexico
Allan
South
Confederacy
Hut Allan
India
Richmond
Lee
McClellan
Wavis
Union
Allan Fitz [Lugh
Allin
Duo Armas
Inessipe
Meyer
Seo
Uwe
Waollugiun
Old Time Portraits of Burne and the Poet in Question
The article discusses conflicting old portraits of Burne and a poet, noting how painters differ in fidelity and expression. It cites Nasmyth’s head and bust from the period around Burns’s with references to Mary Queen of Scots and Jody Hamilton, urging caution in accepting likenesses as exact. Cuthbert Hadden references the era of Burns’s Edinburgh visit.
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Burne
Anna Ahipe
Marlowe
Ealdon Frelen
Mary Smart
Knox
Knollis
Ruthven
Lochlieren Castle
Har
Mary
Homney
Jody Tamilton
Nelson
Mary Stuart
Boris
Rians
Nasmyth
Hurna
Timmoon
Edinburgh
Cuthbert Hadden
Serthnes
Origin of the 99 or 999 Year Real Estate Leases
Harper's Weekly explains the historic origin of long leases in real estate. Leases for 99 or 999 years arose from reversion interests and the landlord’s need to secure rent, with brief post-term revival possible. The article notes older practices, including a 100 year limit for certain corporations in Mongland and how those restraints influenced lease lengths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jong Ferma
Mongland
Harper’s Weekly
Stock manipulation tale spreads by rumor and gift
A Wall Street observer notes that stock demand is sometimes manufactured by clever tips. A man once told his wife about a stock rise, a masseuse relayed the tip to wealthy clients, and the stock surged. The masseuse received a valuable Christmas gift from the tipster, who called it a good thing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York Tribune
Hyderabad State: population, wealth, and resources highlighted
The piece describes Hyderabad as a major native state in India near Madras and Bombay, noting its population size and vast area. It mentions abundant wildlife including tigers, leopards, bison, and elephants, along with other species. The text also contains a courtly exchange about a real estate dispute and a suburban property sale.
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Hyderabad
Madras
Bombay
India
New York
Massachusetts
Kansas
Fragmentary Editorial Snippet Refers To Public Debate
The unreadable OCR fragment hints at hostile tone toward a journalist and editor. It mentions civic duty and a mistaken or misdirected critique of a newspaper staffer, with stray phrases about worth, poverty, and vocal opinions.
Premium on Sobriety in Industry Sparks Wage Pledge Move
A Tennessee newspaper reports a large Pennsylvania firm offering a 10 percent raise to all employees who sign a pledge to abstain from alcohol. The piece argues sobriety boosts productivity and wages, noting many workers have signed up and predicting more corporations may follow. It highlights broader shifts away from drink in business and railroads, framing sobriety as strengthening the labor force and signaling the end of the drunken era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Pennsylvania
What Is Your Guess About Spring Farm and Wireside
A weather-minded reader asks why a cold winter followed by spring might occur. A German weather student notes soil two feet deep colder by two degrees can delay spring by ten days. The query invites observations from seasoned readers on early snow, soil freezing, and spring timing.
Keller Hears Sound At Los Angeles Concert
Helen Keller, long deaf and blind, heard sound for the first time since childhood on March 6 in Los Angeles. Mme Saltzman Stevens of the Chicago Grand Opera Company sang a song the moment Keller listened, and Keller exclaimed she could hear, then whispered she could weep for joy as her companion sought to calm her in the auditorium.
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Los Angeles
Helen Keller
Trent ‘Dia Wualkure
Mme. Saltzman Stevens
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Mme. Stevens
Miss Keller
Special Election Offer from the Register and Leader
An old advertisement promotes a four month trial subscription to the Register and Leader of Des Moines Iowa. It claims timely political news, cartoons by Ding, and world coverage, urging readers to mail a dollar today for access through the upcoming primary election period.
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Register and Leader
Des Moines
Lowa
Tawate
Register
Leader
Calpain
Ding
Catre i
Ular
Tea party discomfort and a tale of Checkers fate
An excerpt recounts a tea party where the author felt unwelcome and among strangers. She notes a brusque hostess and chilly reception, then shifts to a long account of the Checkers tale with a bank clerk turned gambler who rises, falls, and redeems himself through honesty and deposit wealth, concluding with a probate notice from Hardin County court.
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Christine Terhune Harriak
Andriiele
Faeta
Anind
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Marie Roger
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Ccheckers
Edward Caupuell
Scheckers
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Clarkeville
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Wang
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