St Nicholas Day Tragedy in Wavre Baker’s Family
In Wavre on St Nicholas Eve the Jans family prepares for the holiday with a grand Saint Nicholas figure baked by Hans Jans. Cornblossom, the baker’s daughter, dreams of Paradise while her father, mother, and grandmother await the saint. Midnight brings gifts but also sorrow as Cornblossom’s condition worsens and she dies, ending the family’s St Nicholas tradition and leaving the town to reflect on the tragedy.
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Wavre
Hans Jans
Cornbloassom
Jans
Grandma Jans
Mas Jans
Hans
Warrre
St. Nicholas
Jaus
Annette
St. Nicblas
Cornblossom
Pepa Jans
Nicholas
Ft. Nicholas
Paradise
Mamma
Papa
Gran
Nicola
Blossom
Nermas
Granma
Paul
St Nicholas
Cain
Beasoy
Mario
Pana Jans
Our Lady of Hal
Lisbeth
Mr. Onuzel
Papa Jans
Mamma Jans
Madame Jans
Cornbleesom
Sid Jans
Ma Jans
Gran’ma Jans
Bans
Eom Cornblosom
Cormblossom
Catherine
Monsieur St. Nicholas
Pather
Gran'ma Jans
Grandmamma Jans
Canu
Zenobia
Blogsom
Zephrrine
Corubloesom
Secon
Dressom
Paraiso
Headless Walker and a Tale of Unexpected Posthumous Turns
The Pall Mall Gazette recounts Dr. Loye's observations on decapitation, including a Anamite execution near Saigon where the head rested and eyes followed the observer, and a Vienna 1680 tale where a bandit’s body rose after decapitation to walk past four condemned men before dying, with the emperor granting pardons.
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Dr. Loye
Love
M. Pettigand
Saigon
Lfe
Dr. Love
Vienna
Schavenburg
Schauenburg
Pall Mall Gazette
Mayflower Arrival Names and Family Counts at Cape Cod
A San Francisco Argonaut fragment recounts the 1620 landing at Cape Cod with 101 persons. It lists names and family sizes, noting Carver Winslow and Standish groups and several servants, illustrating the early Plymouth Colony roster.
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Cape Cod Harbor
John Carver
John Turnar
Wm. Bradford
Fra. Eaton
Id. Winslow
Jas. Chilton
Wm. Brewster
John Crackston
Isaac Allerton
John Billington
Capt
Miles Standish
Moses Metcher
John Alden
John Goodman
Sam Fuller
Dezary Priest
Chr. Martin
Thos. Williams
Wm. Mullins
Gilbert Winslow
Wm. White
Ed. Murgeson
Ed. Warren
Leister
E. Fuller
Hamland
Carver
Soule
Winslow
Dotey
Hopsing
San Francisco
Damaged drummer’s blackface masquerade misadventure
A Boston cigar drummer visiting Hartford dons colored porter overalls to attend a masquerade ball. After unmasking, he finds the entire crowd masked as blackface impersonations. He flees to the hotel, resumes his normal persona, and leaves Brockton’s Enterprise report.
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Boston
Taunton
Hartford
Wina
Brockton Mass
Enterprise
Food for a sketch at a Tenth Avenue saloon
William Mestayer, actor and playwright, visited a Tenth Avenue saloon where seven glasses of beer lined the bar costing a cent each. He described a sparring crowd of seven tough locals, a brief wrestling bout, and witty banter as inspiration for a new sketch to be produced next season under his management.
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William Mestayer
Tenth Avenue
Mick
Lester and
Allen
Minstrels
New York
Ornament of Savages Tattooing Across Races
New York Telegram notes wide practices of body modification across cultures. Maori women once tattooed lips to avoid stigma of feeding, while others slit ears, pierced nares, or wore large jewelry. Louisiade Islanders admired sardine box lids as adornment, and Europeans suspend bits of metal through ear lobes.
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New Zealand
New York Telegram
The Now Style Vinegar Bitters Cure Claim
An advertising vignette mocks medical overuse and promotes Now Style Pleasant Taste Vinegar Bitters as a cure and blood purifier. It warns of doctor reliance and ill outcomes from delays, claiming the product can prevent illness and financial loss with two tablespoons early. It touts flavor, safety, no alcohol, and infant safety, directing readers to druggists and noting cartons marked Now Style.
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Reserta
Puck
Beecher
Store News Item Announces Linen Import Sale
Four items describe a large importation of Belfast linens including damask by the yard table cloths napkins and towels with prices thirty percent below average. Also announced is an early importation of embroideries with a larger stock than before in Buffalo.
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Belfast
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Paps
J. Michjas
Boston Transcript
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Minnesota Penitentiary
R. H. McDonald Drug CO
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New York City
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Wolff & Randolph
Philadelphia
Aggund
Binghamton, N.Y
Barnold
Washington Street
Bingharton
N. C
Bucklin’s
Arnica
Morck Drug Store
Napery
Apa
Metprom & Anderson
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Absm, Mauprum & Anderson
Avam
Mecrprux & Anderson
Buffalo, N. Y
N.Y
E. R. Bumpus
North
Clarendon, Pa
Keystone Hotel
Ofca
Wapayell Express
Stinson & Co
Portland
Haimes
Golden Specific CO
Race St
Cincinnati
Achmants
America
Augusta
Maine
Seth Arnold
Bright
Arch St
Phite
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