Revivals Needed and Laughing at Table Etiquette
A mix of quirky and urgent notes from the era. A Philadelphia Ledger joke about a horse show box and napkin antics contrasts with a Golden Days gag about tying a dog to a table leg. A Chicago preacher calls for a revival of essentials and burial of non essentials amid moral alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wicks
Miss Lowd
Philadelphia Ledger
Mamma
Georgie
W. A. Bartlett
Congregationalist
Chicago
Government Printing Office Growth Sparks Debate Over Usefulness
Observers note the expanding federal printing office now rivals large corporations in scale. W S Rossiter cites 1790 printing at 8785 dollars rising to 7 080 900 this year with projections over 60 million this decade. Critics question utility amid costly tomes and shelves. Proponents cite growing educational demand for reports on forests fisheries pests and tribal pedigrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Printing Office
W. S. Rossiter
Census Bureau
Rossiter
Rubber horse fascinates firemen with contortion act
The Baltimore No 1 truck company calls Dum barton the rubber horse for stretching his body like a cat before crowds at fires. He performs on street and in stalls drawing crowds, while the piece also includes assorted ad blurbs and religious notes in the issue.
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No. 1 Truck Company
Harrison Street
Fayette
Baltimore
Dumbarton
Baltimore News
Cure Deafness Through Constitutional Remedies Named
Local text claims deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian Tube mucous lining and asserts only constitutional cures work. It promotes a Catarrh Cure offering one hundred dollars for a valid result, with a Toledo company and mail order inducements, urging readers to buy the pills.
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Itall
Tellars
Tree
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Drugeists
Tills Pamily J'ilis
A Little Lesson In Patriotism Peter B Porter
Porter left Congress to lead volunteers in the war against Britain. He served with gallantry at Chippewa Lundy's Lane and Fort Erie later declining top ranks to return to Congress. Rain-in-the-Face story adds a cleaved marriage with a suspected murder but no proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Buel Porter
Porter
Congressional
Great Britain
United States
Congress
Chippewa
Lundy's Lane
Fort Erie
Rain-in-the-Face Dies at Standing Rock at 62
Rain-in-the-Face, a leading Sioux chief linked to the Custer massacre and credited with killing General Custer, died at Standing Rock at age 62. Born in 1843, he remained infamous for his relentless temper and hatred of whites even after later serving in the Indian police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rain-in-the-Face
General Custer
Standing Rock Reservation
United States
Rain-in-the-Face: From Warpath to Surrender and Legend
Rain-in-the-Face rose to notoriety after murder accusations tied to army surgeon killings and a trader. He joined Sitting Bull, helped by defiance toward Col. Custer, and fought at Little Big Horn where Custer died. Wounded and elusive, he surrendered to Miles in 1880 81 and spent years on the reservation seeking reconcilement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Little Big Horn
Custer
Rain-in-the-Face
Canada
United States
Miles
Sitting Bull
Indiana Girl Farmer Defies Odds In Corn Patch
Lona Dare a Walkerton Indiana 14 year old girl transitions from high school graduate to corn cultivator and pickle patch entrepreneur. She nets about 50 dollars per acre with five acres of corn two acres of pickles and potatoes while learning farming methods and borrowing a grandfather shovel to weed deeply for better growth.
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Walkerton
Ind
Lona Dare
Dave
Parson's Horse Mishap Ends With Doctor on Board
A country minister offering a ride to a local physician on a swift horse ends with the carriage tipping and both occupants tossed out. The doctor blames the horse’s behavior while the parson notes no bones broken and explains he prefers a doctor aboard when using that horse.
Miraculous Boer War Rescue After Apparent Death
A dissenting minister in Hanley recounts a father’s daily prayers for his son at the front. One night the son was moved from hospital to a mortuary, yet a doctor’s doubt revealed the patient was not dead and he later recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanley
South Africa
Purposes of Identification and Paris Conversation
An exchange notes Nell asks about speaking French in Paris and Belle replies she spoke only to identify as an American. The Philadelphia Record remark adds a humorous comment about people who affect you like a watermelon on a cold day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell
Paris
Belle
Philadelphia Record
S. S.S
Prayers and Grace in a City Faithful Reflection
A collection of brief religious thoughts on prayer vanity grace and character with quotes from Revusions L M Zimmerman B P Lee J W Cooper and W R Huntington reflecting on prayer in daily life and the value of grace and character in urban faith practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Cooper
Congregationalist
New York City
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N. Y
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KR. H. Kline
Rev. L. D. Blackwar
Williamsburg
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Fond du Lac
Wis
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LeRoy, N
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Clinton
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John W. Funpis
Wheeling
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