Christmas Day Ode by Fanny Rivins
A Christmas verse extols the mortal advent of Jesus Christ born to honor a woman and perform wonders. It urges good deeds, charity, and peace on earth as angelic choirs proclaim goodwill and plenty for all, urging festive kindness tied to the season.
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Dobison
Olney
Irvineton
G. B. Evans
Hopfman
Warren E Pa
Second Street
Warsen Savings Bank
Tote Ilburk & Miles
Fred Marces Jewelry
Scofeld's
Yarron
W. Wilbus
M. Miler
D.l J. Hodges
Justice of the Peace
Water Street
Messner & Trushel
Angel Choir
Adam
Phere
Hostetter
Brave rider saves woman and children from runaway sleigh
Tom Orton dives to master the frenzied horses, rescuing a mother and two children amid city crowds. Though hailed by onlookers, he disappears before thanks arrive. He later lies injured but cared for by volunteers, with Jennie and the grandchildren awaiting his return.
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Broadway
Tom Orton
Orton
Jennie
Tom
Humphi
Jenny
Political fire over Welsh corrupt money fund for Garfield
Philadelphia dispatch reports Forney's Progress criticizes John Welsh for backing a secret fund to influence the 1880 election. The letter condemns Welsh's role in a nationwide bribery scheme to secure Garfield and Hancock defeat, citing a September 14 1880 circular asking funds from Philadelphia merchants to aid the Republican campaign and warn of financial manipulation.
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Pittsburgh Post
Philadelphia
Forney
A. T. Goshorn
Cincinnati
John Welsh
England
Welsh
Maine
Garfield
Ferney
Mr. Welsh
Republica Party of the
United States
American Congress
Ger
Flancock
Yancock
Lancock
Hancock
Flawcock
Oflice
Bank of the United States
General Hancock
Gen. Jackson
Mentor
Fourth Thinp Street
Cyrus Elder
Wharton Baker
South Third Street
Goshorn
Oeagans
Pennsylvania
Montgomery County
Independence Hall
Gen
Hous of Commons
United State
Davis Promotes Mrs Vermean’s New National Dyes
Go to A J Davis in Warren for Mrs Vermean’s new National Dyes. They boast brightest color and lasting durability. Prices from 1 to 6 pence per unit. Availability stated as supply.
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A, J. Davis
Warren
Vermean
Peunies Pries
Eppu Ly
The Marriages of Great Men and Life's Hard Edges
The piece surveys famous unions from Humboldt to Washington and Shakespeare, noting love and social contrasts, then pivots to reflections on life. It contrasts ambition and contentment, suggesting happiness often lies with the honest poor and serene daily joys amid toil and disappointment.
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Humboldt
Byrop
Shakespeare
John C. Calhoun
Washington
John Adams
John
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
John Howard
Dr Fenner Health Ads Promote Miracle Cures in 1878 Letter
A Cherry Creek reader praises Dr Fenner Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic for restoring appetite weight and health after a year of illness. Claims include curing biliousness liver troubles sleeplessness and nervous debility with various tonics and pills. Also advertises Dr Fenner's Honey Relief Oil and sample bottles.
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Cherry Creek
N. Y
M. M. Fanner
Fredonia
J. A. Newell
Senner
Fenner
Penner
Dr. Fenner
A. Merck Ealers, & Co
Wells & Noyes
Belhapa
Deaf Patron Faces Mockery in Barbershop Jest
A barbershop crew mocks a deaf customer with taunting remarks about shaving, nose and ears as he endures the routine, pays fifteen cents, and leaves while the barbers reflect on the incident and baseball and whiskey frauds.
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Easay
Johnny
Witten
Greatest Remedies by Swayne and Son for skin and blood ailments
Advertisement for Swayne's Ointment and Tar and Sarsaparilla Pills claiming cure for skin diseases including tetter and barber's itch as well as headaches and indigestion. Prices listed: boxes 25 cents, five for $1. ointment 50 cents, three for $1.25. Mail order available from Dr. Swayne & Son, 330 North Sixth Street, Philadelphia.
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Jetters
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North Sixth Street
Philadelphia
Skeleton and confession mirror a 1809 Don River crime
A workman finds a 1809 tale of Desbenyon a shanty master who allegedly roasted a boy over a fire, escaped under ice on the Don, was captured, and hanged after a confession placed in a bottle near his grave. The relics surface after seventy years with the boy who found the bottle and a fragmented press excerpt.
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the Don
Gooderham & Worts
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Desbenyon
The
Don
Toronto
Dr Fenner’s Improved Cough Loney sample offer
Advertisement touts Dr Fenner’s Improved Cough Loney as a speedy remedy for head coughs. It promises relief in one hour and sells a sample bottle for 10 cents, urging readers to try it.
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Mass
B. J. Rendall & Co
Gente
Aslf
Parker
Deacon Fights Bear on Border of Dense Forest
An old deacon on the forest border battles a ravenous black bear in a tense clash. He prays aloud for aid and curses the bear when he fears for his life, then sings of divine help as the struggle continues, in a tale reflecting frontier peril.
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Spear Bish Falls
Brita
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