Three Candidates for Poet Laureate Named
Lewis Morris a Welsh country gentleman born in 1837 joins Charles Swinburne and Alfred Austin as leading contenders for the vacant poet laureate post after Tennyson's death. Swinburne, known in America for his Fleshly School writings, is also 1837 born, while Alfred Austin is two years older and largely unknown.
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Lewis Morris
Austin
Tennyson
Charles Algernon Swinburne
Alfred Austin
America
Carmarthen
Mr. Swinburne
Mr. Austin
Max Muller Dominates Oriental Congress As Aryan Scholar
Professor Max Muller emerged as the central figure at the recent oriental congress. Born in Dessau Germany on December 6 1823 he gained early fame as a Sanskrit scholar. His Oxford invitation and long English citizenship cement his status as a leading authority on language since 1844 his first translation of Aryan fables.
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Max Muller
Sir William Jones
Dessau
Germany
Oxford
Dr William T Jenkins Health Officer of New York Ports
Dr William T Jenkins health officer of the port of New York emerged from postwar southern youth leaders. Born in Holly Springs Mississippi in 1855 he graduated from the University of Mississippi then studied medicine at Virginia before moving to New York to gain hospital experience. He quickly gained success from his endurance energy and genial manner.
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William T. Jenkins
Port of New York
Southern Club
New York City
Holly Springs
Miss
University of Mississippi
University of Virginia
Curse and Quieted Hearts Across Two Families
A tale of Tom Winston's curse on Theo Thorpe and his wife Lucy Lane. Theo's mill and hillside home frame a fraught bond as Lucy seeks happiness with the child Maysie while Tom's threat lingers. Lucy's revelation of love divides loyalties and tests vows on wedlock and vengeance.
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Tom Winston
Theo Thorpe
Lucy Lane
Theo
Tom
Maysie
Bessie
Lucy
Tom Winstons
The Mill on the Hill Sees Forgiveness at Last
Theo saves Tom Winston’s child from the river and, amid guilt and vengeance, finds mercy. Lucy repents and returns to her husband, and Tom forgives, restoring family harmony in the mill.
Overworked Women Reflection on Physical Strain in Labor
A New York Evening Sun essay laments the toll of farm, factory, and district work on women. The piece notes bowed backs, uneven shoulders, limps, and fatigued posture as women become routine machines. It argues traditional roles deprive women of rightful stature and vitality.
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Griselda
Cesar
Cornelia
St. Theresa
New York Evening Sun
Good Women in the White House Influence praised
An obituary from the Philadelphia Telegraph extols Mrs. Harrison for shaping Washington life and upholding White House traditions. It lauds her as virtuous and influential, asserting the presidency now expects noble women at the executive mansion and foresees lasting positive effects.
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White House
Harrison
Washington
Philadelphia Telegraph
Ninety-seventh Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
West Chester
Louis R. Eisenbeis
Mary St. John
Ninety-seventh
Philadelphia Ledger
Encouragements Lesson on Haggai Zechariah and Temple
The lesson urges reliance on God during temple rebuilding, citing Haggai and Zechariah with references to Ezra and Nehemiah. It urges prioritizing God’s house over personal dwellings, explains the spiritual meaning of the temple as the church, and warns against neglect, urging action and trust in God for outcomes. It closes with notes on strong faith themes and related biblical cross references.
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Ezra
Nehemiah
Darius
Losts
Haggai
Fizek
Jehovah
Christ
Jeremiah
Jesus
Israel
Babylon
God
Plain English Wit and World Views From The Century
A collage of editorials and anecdotes: urging workingmen toward cooperative stores and profit sharing, critiquing wage cutting and political naivety, plus notes on the Ninety-seventh regiment tribute, Africa’s future, African rivers for trade, wealth of Donna Isadora Cousino, Austin Corbin’s Newport game preserve, and a medical ad praising Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery.
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Donna Isadora Cousino
South America
Austin Corbin
Newport
N. H
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Iowa
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United States
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