Spasm of Charity in Jericho Widows Aid Episode
In Jericho a rousing charity effort forms for the widow of Tom Jackson once supported by neighbors. Jabez Thomas leads a community paper to collect funds, but Lish Billings unexpectedly halts the drive by noting the widow’s death seconds earlier. Deacon Spooner guides the crowd toward a coordinated relief effort.
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C. B. Lewis
Widder Jackson
Tom Jackson
Jericho
Jabez Thomas
Lish Billings
Deacon Spooner
Lish
Widder
Waal
Albany
M. Quap
Wieder
Enos Williams
Enos
Hezekiah Davison
America
Henry Schemerhorn
Jebez Thomas
Jabez
Deacon
Squar Joslyn
Squar
Signia
Moses Perkins
Lst
Thomas Jackson
Moses
George Washington
Bunker Hill
Wings Poem by Arthur Stringer Ainslee's Magazine
Poem speaks of humans as unable to match birds in flight. The speaker urges the winged soul to sing, acknowledging divine gift and human limits. The verse contrasts longing to soar with the finite reach of mortal beings.
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Arthur Stringer
Ainslee
Date of the Flood Clarified by Biblical Genealogy
The New York Sun notes a bishop demanded the flood date from eight AME ministry candidates. It cites Genesis ages to place Noah’s Flood at 1656 years after Adam’s birth in the second month on the seventeenth day, with 40 days and nights of rain.
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Adam
Seth
Enos
Noah
Gensis
New York Sun
Old Lady Demands Receipts on Broadway Car
A traveler in New York insists on getting a receipt or "relate" before paying fare. The old woman clings to a nickel and refuses to relinquish it without an acknowledgment. A Paris-clad reader offers help but the conductor refuses receipts as the car rocks through Union Square.
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Old Ireland
Paris
Union Square
New York Mail and Express
The Average Lawsuit and Neighborly Resolution
A column criticizes small lawsuits as wasteful bullheaded disputes that ruin families and burden county juries. It urges neighbors to settle by splitting the difference or using three neutral neighbors to decide.
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Atchison Globe
Des Moines Daily News Expands to Eight Pages
The Des Moines Daily News enlarges to eight pages and adopts AP telegraphic service while keeping rates at 1 for a year 75 cents for six months and 50 cents for three months. Cash in advance. paper ends when time is up. Market reports by wire and family literary features. Circulation exceeds 29 000. Address The News Des Moines Iowa.
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Des Moines Daily News
Associated Press
the News
Des Moines
Iowa
Game Boards and Poultry Supplies Advertised Nearby
An assortment of game boards from Tilden and Loughran's plus Dr. Hesse's stock food and poultry panacea and Instant mite killer are promoted. T. J. Minter and Son appears in the listing.
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Tilden & Loughran’s
Beauties of a Glacier From a British Columbia Correspondent
A British Columbia correspondent of the New York Post describes glaciers as wondrous yet dangerous. Crystal cities of light appear in ice rivers with seracs and emerald walls while blue chasms glint like jewels and rivers swell into thunderous avalanches as day breaks.
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British Columbia
New York Post
Seracs
Made Up For Lost Time
On a voyage to England President Kruger avoided dinners for four days on deck eating biltong and biscuits, saying he had no money to waste on meals. A passenger notes he later learned his passage money covered meals, prompting him to rush to make up for lost time. Books and Stationery at Tilden & Loughran. We have some extra nice new honey.
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Kruger
England
Cape Town
Transvaaler
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Pap Perkins
California
Oregon
Chicago & North-Western
Tilden & Loughran
T. J. Minter & Son
Jones
Barkhurst
Arcept
Chicago Express
Atlantic
Sioux Cit
Omaha
Overland
Lim
Chicago
Sal
Icago Express
Wee
Dak
Ames
Jewell
Sunda
Rogers
Murine
Lancaster
Murine Co
Masonic Temple
G. W. Mechling
D. D
Cordonsville
Minn
Marine
Edward Buley
Armes, Iowa
D. Hamilton
Victor J. Evans & CO
Washington, D. C
Evans
Alaskas
Canier Bros. & Herman
Bower & Longsdorf
Hemstreet
M. Hemstreet
J. A. Campbell
Owa
Campbell
Real Eliai
Burt Kooser
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