— Some interesting facts have come to light recently with reforcnee to the ancestry of Louisa M. Alcott, tho gifted authoress of "Littlo Women" and other charming hooks.- Her father, Amos Branson Alcott, friend of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry Thorcau. was bom in 1799. His name in the old English records had been Alcoek or Alcccke, and he belonged to a line of English gentlemen who went over to America and took up forming in New England. Sometimes the name appears as Aleox. but Amos Branson, setting out with his cousin William to seek their fortunes, changed the name to Alcott. WOLFE'S SCHNAPPS vastly superior to til other stimulant*.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14784, 17 March 1910, Page 6
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111Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 Otago Daily Times, Issue 14784, 17 March 1910, Page 6
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