The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
The article recalls the signing as a solemn act by colonists under King George, notes treason, and recounts witty remarks by Hancock Franklin Carroll and Adams. It quotes Emerson on the declaration and cites Sumner’s view that independence precedes the constitution in importance and spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
John Hancock
Franklin
Charles Carroll
John Ams
Massachusetts
Merica
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Tax Collector’s Conversion in Zaccheus’ Home
Rev. Dr. Talmage uses Luke nineteen to argue salvation comes to the house of the repentant tax collector. He urges humility over curious debate and notes restitution as evidence of true faith, stressing family piety and Christ entering the home as the path to heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Talmage
Australia
India
Jerico
Zaccheus
Jesus
Lord of Glory
Christ
Earth
Zacheus
God
Heaven
Athens
Bethlehem
Osin
Pacific Slope
Pacific Coast
William Pennington
House of Representatives
Ludlow
Kingdom of God
Washington
Indistinct recollection at the track ends in doubt
A regular visitor recalls a recent race and questions whether he backed Slogo. The speaker admits uncertainty, feeling dazed and just beginning to realize events, then sighs and tears up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slogo
Card game leads to roast for man staking
A man involved in a card game over a bet finds himself roasted by onlookers as tensions flare. Witnesses report heated exchanges and wary spectators, with no injuries or arrests.
Wellington Letter Mixes Up Visitor With Breeches At Waterloo Memorial
A misread letter from landscape designer J C Louden to the Duke of Wellington prompts a humorous reply. The duke, misreading the signature as C J London, offers to host the visitor at Strathfieldsaye and jokes about showing breeches worn at Waterloo, clarifying the lapse with good humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of
Waterloo
C. J. London
J. C. London
Deak Esnor
London
Wellington
Curious Arab wedding game and other old news notes
Tales they tell describes a wedding ritual where the groom must identify the bride among veiled women, followed by a lengthy pursuit and unveiling. The article then shifts to varied items: a pun on Jaggs, burial customs for Professor Miller, children tempted by talk, a tax on Christian names, Adams fishing anecdote, Whitney genealogy, Balaklava Victoria Cross sale, Senator Ball’s Searles monument work, and Washington statue details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. K. Miller
Mt. Aetna. Pa
Devil
Tommy
House of York
John Quincy Adams
Quincy
Boston
Adams
Isaak Walton
F. C. Pierce
Chicazo
Whitney
Massachusetts
Balaklava
London
Alexander Roberts Dunn
Thomas Ball
Searles Washington
Methuen
Mass
Columbia
Washington
Took Him by Surprise in Knee Breeches Rain Ruin
Dick and Harry joke about a London rainstorm circling a man who cannot turn up his trousers. Dick mentions nervous frustration after reading a cablegram. the scene contrasts knee breeches with modern attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cholly
London
Harry
Wabash Sells Round Trip Tickets to St Louis in Sept
The Wabash Railway announces round trip tickets to St Louis from September 20 to October 6 with return by October 8 at a single fare. Commercial Agent Horace Stevy, 220 Fourth St Des Moines IA, handles sales. Some people practice humility in order to get the under hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
St Louis
the Wabash
Horace Stevy
Fourth St
Des Moines
Iowa
Express
Harris- Emery Co
Modest Collection of Odds and Ends From Various Places
A Waterbury woman suffers a speech impediment after a tongue strain from laughter. A 15 year old Milton Tibbitts edits the Washington Weekly Bulletin. Notes on heredity of short sight and a Munich physician appointment. Humorous exchanges about travel, weather, and “so-so cold” chats. Owingsville Kentucky profiles James Hasty a 65 year old bachelor gunsmith and watch fixer. A Chicago youth profits by reserving seats for women in crowded cars by clever schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Waterbury
Conn
Milton Tibbitts
Washington Weekly Bulletin
Boston
Sophie A. Nordhoff
Washington
Professor von Winkel
Munich
Mercy
Johnny
Owingsville
James W. Hasty
Chicago
Cleaning and laundry chemicals and remedies ad
An assortment of cleaning and home care items is advertised including silks woolen goods ribbons curtains carpets and moth killer. Also promoted is Mrs Wixsolow’s soothing syrup for teething and a teething remedy for babies with seasonal notes and miscellaneous lines about summer engagements and splints in Des Moines Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Death by own action less prevalent in Ireland overall
Fragment highlights varied claims including Hegeman's Camphor ice and Kari's Clover Root Tea ads, with notes on Ireland's suicide rates and Mississippi cotton output. Cultural remarks about character appear alongside product pitches and generic statements.
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California Fig Syrup Co
DR. Talmage
Lord Almghty
Imes
L. G. Bragg
Union Nurseries
Kalamazoo
Mich
ELYS
PRICE
Jaggs
H and H
Fancy
Hall
Hanson
Ireland
World
Hegeman
C. C.G. Clark Co
New Haven
Mississippi
Kari
West Virginia
John Bull
Pierce
Cure Antees
Mr. Norman
Mateo Pierce
Perkins & Brinsmald
Gottfried Ball
Loenst
R.R. Tickets
W. Williams
4Th St
Texas
Nebraska
Burke & Blaise
Bes Hloines
Ave
Jes Moines
Franke
Towa
DRS
Searles & Searles
Walnot St
Bauceima Co
Wall St. N.Y
K van Winkle & Off
la Salte St. Chirare
Sioux City Engine & Iron Works
Pech M Fe. Co
Sioux City
Union Ave
Kansas City
Singer
Foxford Mfg. CO
Wabash Ave
Ill
W.L. DougLas
Colorado
Utah
Kansas, Wyoming
South Dakota
Missouri River
Burlington
J. Francis
G. P
T. A
Omaha, Neb
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