Rest for the Winged Soul At Jesus Foot
A devotional meditation contrasts winged rest seeking soul with a call to pause and worship. It notes Sunday Magazine's stance against fan use in church, reforms in French religious instruction, and reports on Plainfield Mass mission activity, a 1888 Presbyterian assembly, and Mennonite and Baptist church plans. It closes with a note on Talmage’s thirty-year preaching record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Plainfield
Mass
Hampshire County
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia
Southern Methodist Episcopal Church
Mennonites of
Germany
Berlin
Berlin University
Baptists of the
North
United States
Congo River
Talmage
Proverb Fragments on Wealth and Action
A series of old sayings offer caution on false friends sun shadows burdens and deeds. They warn that light burdens grow heavy far away and even the richest cannot keep wealth beyond death.
Beauty in decay and hope that lasts beyond death
The passage contemplates beauty in nature and art as a solace in sorrow. It argues that mourning beauty's ruin reflects humane sensibility and that nature consoles during adversity, guiding hearts toward a home where decay and death are banished.
A Butterfly's Moral Fable Ends With Cautionary Lesson
A boy chases a vivid butterfly across flowers and foliage, pursuing it with relentless zeal until he crushes it by grabbing at the prize. The dying butterfly counsels the boy that pleasure, like a colored butterfly, amuses in pursuit but perishes if embraced too ardently, urging restraint in future life.
Quit Your Meanness Gospel from Sam Jones
Sam Jones urges practical Christianity over mere churchgoing and crying at altars. He warns against negative goodness and urges quit your meanness as true repentance, saying real faith requires work and turning from sin in a direct, active way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad
Goodygoody
Brother Goodygoody
Jesus
Sam Jones
Sam
Critique of a New Dakota Judge by Two Lawyers
Estelline Beil reports on two Dakota attorneys clashing with a new judge over fines and jail. They recount a heated exchange, with threats and colorful insults about the judge’s rulings as the court debacle unfolds and questions the administration’s judicial appointments.
Offended Conductor Refuses Prairie Drama on Rail Route
An irate passenger questions train crew about reporting the train’s position. The conductor bluntly offers the rules book and implies crew safety and duties in plain terms, saying passengers should rely on official operations rather than self appointed calls from the car.
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Dakota
Vanderbilt Steamer Loan to Navy Becomes Naval Gift
The Vanderbilt steamer was lent to the government during the rebellion but, after the war, was not returned. Congress voted resolutions and a $25 medal to Vanderbilt, while some members debated refund. Commodore Vanderbilt reportedly shouted for them to keep the vessel, deriding any repayment.
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Vanderbilt
Lincoln hints at re election desire during December 1863 chat
The Boston Budget reports a December 1863 conversation in which Abraham Lincoln told Leonard Sweet and Thurlow Weed that war delays might push him to seek another term. He preferred Daniel S Dickinson for VP over Andrew Johnson. Weed relayed Lincoln’s thoughts on continuing in office. Scout property in the South valued at $6,000,000 versus 88,000,000 in the North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Lincoln
Leonard Sweet
Chicago
Thurlow Weed
Albany
Mr. Sweet
Sweet
Union
Mr. Weed
Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Daniel S. Dickinson
New York
Boston
South
Frankie and Good Humor teach children to tidy
An aged vignette blends nursery verse and a tale of Frank and the elf Good Humor guiding him to Put away his toys with Cheerfulness and Work. The piece then shifts to natural history describing the lumpfish or hen and chickens, its care for young, nest building, and unique sucker fins for protection as waves threaten shorelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Frankie
Good Humor
Work
Curious Nesting Fishes Compared to Birds in South America
An English naturalist observes a hussar fish rearing its young in holes above a stream in British Guiana, forming leaf nests and guarding roe. Other species show varied parental care, including an aspredo with cradle-like eggs, a pouching catfish, and seahorses with a true brood pouch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Guiana
Panama
John BrieuT the great orator of the House of Commons
John BrieuT, aged 74, is hailed as the greatest orator in the House of Commons, a Demosthenes of public speech. His voice retains Miltonic vigor, and he carries Paradise Lost as his constant companion. He claims he needs three months to craft an in night, and rehearses repeatedly like Macaulay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brieut
Demosthenes
House of Commons
Milton
Gladstone
Macaulay
Deafness Linked to Heredity in Maine and Martha's Vineyard
A scientific study finds deafness in Kennebec County and Martha's Vineyard prevalent with hereditary patterns and atavism. Families show blindness insanity idiocy and deformity along with histories of consanguineous marriages. In Martha's Vineyard the pattern aligns with soil and the typhoid fever line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec County
Maine
Martha's Vineyard
Martha’s Vineyard
Wealthy Astor Real Estate Empire Described In New York Letter
The New York letter portrays John Jacob Astor and his brother William W. Astor as the dominant American real estate magnates. It notes their rental income surpassing a million dollars yearly and compares their wealth to the Vanderbilts, tracing fortunes from 1860 when Astor was reputed the richest man.
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Astor Brothers
Twenty Sixth Street
Broadway
John Astor
William W. Astor
Astors
John Jacob Astor
William W
United States
Vanderbilts
America
Vanderbilt
Astor
New York
Yum Yum Parasols Brighten Gentlemen’s Conservatory Wear
The new parasols impress with flat frames and intricate lining, featuring a “Yum Yum” design that blends Japanese-inspired styling with India or China silk plaited in fine bands. White velvet options, carved wood handles, and lace trims appear among the novelties, plus light materials for resort use and durable striped satin models for showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
West India Frog Delights Wayne Rum Trader
In Wayne, the famed trader George Smith presided over rum sales from a hogshead with a plug faucet. A customer asked for a quart, the ram was low, and only a few drops emerged when a frog leapt through the plug, prompting Smith to exclaim about his first West India frog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
George Smith
Wayne
Smith
Lewiston Journal
Passenger seeks fare rebate after wife’s death prompts ticket issue
A Westbound traveler buys a Detroit punched ticket at a Buffalo office and asks for the fare difference. The agent declines. The man laments the company’s role, calls it Providence, and threatens to stop traveling with the line after his second wife.
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Buffalo
Detroit
Wall Street News
Artificially molded heads debate at Havana society
In a paper read before the Anthropological Society of Havana Signor Juan de Armes denies that tropical American races altered head shape by long compression and argues Nature alone shapes heads with no historic or scientific basis for modification.
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Anthropological Society of
Havana
Juan de Armes
Tropical
America
Reformed cigar talks and bristling quips in a news page
A collage of humorous quips, literary jests, and social asides from a Boston Courier style page. It cites a carnival of comments on cigars, a Paris trip, a canal anecdote, and a lengthy reminiscence about William Wilson Corcoran and early American finance in Washington.
Cure for sleeplessness hinges on removing cause
A Fortnightly Review writer argues sleeplessness stems from indigestion and brain stomach nerves. Relaxing habits, avoiding stimulants, and regular moderate exercise such as a daily two to three mile walk or horseback ride can restore sleep without drugs, by diverting the mind and addressing underlying issues.
Arbiter of Wrongs Ends With a Strike
Humorous exchanges show a boy escaping a beating by proposing arbitration while a mother uses a shingle. The tale shifts to a grieving husband, his wife comforting him as he laments feeling foolish, the moment ending with a wife noting his facial expression.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Promoted as saf e household tonic
An advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a non-griping cathartic that clears waste from the bowels, energizes the intestinal lining, and supports stomach, liver, and urinary organs. It is praised as botanical, gentle, safe for home use, with quick relief and broad applicability.
Wage conditions and living costs in early American labor
The excerpt surveys 1790s to early 1800s pay across cities and farms, noting daily or monthly wages, room and board, and varying rates by region. It cites McMaster's History of the People of the United States and contrasts urban unskilled work with rural labor, highlighting social and economic constraints.
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Pennsylvania
Washington City
Albany
New York
Lancaster
Baltimore
Fredericksburg
Virginia
Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription Promises Female Cure
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription as a remedy for diseases of women and the decline of beauty. It claims to restore health and youth, and mentions Ward's Dispensary in Buffalo offering medical books and references for ten cents in stamps.
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Dr. Pierce
Strength and Diet Among Ancient and Foreign Peoples
The passage contrasts Roman soldiers and their coarse bread and sour wine with other peoples. It notes temperate diet, regular exercise, and high endurance despite modest food. It cites Spanish, Smyrna porter, and coolie diets, arguing heavy work comes from moderation, not quantity.
Arkansas Traveler Quote On Truth And Folly
A rustic saying notes that peers like fish bite when the bait grows scarce and a boisterous man may fear the law. It cautions against sponging or stinginess, praises a plain preacher over a hypocritical one, and claims a drunk speaks some truth amid混.
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Arkansaw Traveler
Melrose family boy confronts his busy mother and aging growth
A small boy watches his mother write and laments her constant focus on work. He recalls being allowed to eat a mold of strawberry ice cream at a party and notes how growing up limits his indulgences. The piece also notes ancient Romans reclined while reading or writing with a tablet supported by a bent knee.
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Boston Record
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Advert
Readers are told tuberculosis patients can find a cure through Dr Pierce’s book. The ad claims hundreds of cures and urges sending 10 cents for the publication from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association at 663 Main Street Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward's Dispensary Medical Association
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
R. V. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Health Tonics Claim Wide Resurgence for Dyspepsia
An ad touts Wells' Health Renewer as a remedy restoring health and vigor, curing dyspepsia, malarial debility, and consumptive weakness. It asserts thousands cured and urges readers to try the tonic.
Wells Heal Renewer Essential Tonic Advertsed Cure
An elderly tone advertises Wells Heal Renewer as a remedy for heart pains palpitation dropsical swellings dizziness indigestion headache ague liver and kidney complaints and sleeplessness. It touts it as suitable for adults and children as an elegant tonic.
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Christ
Sunday Magazine
Eligious
Tex Church
Stendard
Lemmy
Nature
Territorial
Rome
Estelline Beil
Abraham's
Frankie—Fiscs
Matthew Arnold
St. Nicholas
Col. Barnes
Isaac O. Barnes
United States Court
Mr. Barnes
Moses
Barnes
John Rogers
New York Tribune
Inconvenience
Inevention
Esquiman
Boston Courier
Jones
Brown
Congress
Teras
Yonkers
Maryland
Europe
Corcoran
Davis
Washington
W. W. Corcoran
James K. Polk
George W. Riggs
Mr. Riggs
Navy
Mexico
Texas
Guadalupe Hidalgo
Washington Cor
New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Mar
Strength and Diet
Rochester
Donelson
Universal History of All Nations
C. R. Parsons
2C Rural Home Co. Ltd
Massachusetts
Sockets
D. H. Barnaby
Owego
WM. Hall
Life Preserver
Perry Davia
Lée
Lyon
Druggists. Soc
AI Els
Simmons
Joan T. Caarrey
Poplar Mount
Univ
Seec
Southern Baptist Pocknaical Sem
Simmons Liver Regulator
J. H. Zeilin & CO
Sole Proprietors
Brewster's Safety
Holly, Mich
Synvita
Randolph St
Reytes
Lord & Thomas
Ees Samme
Isaac
Hu Hrremcoon
Gee
Davey
Henes
Tae Humane Ligampy Company
Lafayette
Ind
EW England Conservatory OF Music
Laroeey
Best Covierco
Thle Fc
Aed Colenhensia Tourjes
Deane le Freckles
Jonn
Woodbury
Sioux City Newspaper Union
Douglas St
Sioux City
Iowa
Spencer's Alligator Press
J. Pencer
Dwight
Synvita CO
Orden
Kidder
Csf
Hadia
T. Hopking
U. Canadian
Grerw & Son
Sean
Shs Green & Averwe
Ashe
Teadeweare
Frea
A. J. Tower
Masa
AD Cmee
Ibers
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