The Dream Girl in the Wagner Car
A young man from Columbia College, intent on marrying his ideal, discovers a real girl in a mirrored Wagner car scene. He imagines her as his perfect Brown Symphony and highlights his struggle between artful longing and his father’s business. The encounter makes him confront his own theory of happiness and the cost of chasing a dream.
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Henry Henshall
New York Central
Columbia College
Solon
Croesus
Dad
Darwin
Nervus
Atsle
Epicure
Delmonico's
Mae
New York
Wagner Palace
Henshall
Chopin
Schumann
Ole Bull
Sembrich
Christine Nilsson
Fas Porter
Garand Central
Mr. Henshall
Europe
Sahara
California
Cabinera
The Obsession That Haunts a Passenger Portrait
A man on a train becomes obsessed with a beautiful passenger in a drawing room group. He sketches the rivaling scene from a mirror, imagines a deep romance, and plans to uncover their whereabouts as the group vanishes at dawn. The carriage grows tense with his mounting fantasy and envy.
Boy Finds Silver Watch in Passaic River Dive
Bert Lyons and about a dozen boys dive for shells in the Passaic River near Belleville New Jersey. Lyons surfaces with a silver double case Waltham watch and chain, submerged for long enough to stop at 7 20 but expected to run again after the water is pumped out and the oil cleaned from its inner workings.
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Passaic River
Bert” Lyons
Belleville
N.J
Lyons
Waltham
New York
Tribune
Man forgets old hat after half hour claim
A Lewiston Journal item recalls a man rushing into a hatter to fetch his old hat. Staff traced the label July 2 and found the hat after four weeks. The hatter notes they discard seven to eight hundred hats yearly for which owners claim in half an hour.
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Lewiston Journal
Lester boots endure forty years test
A fragment notes the long lasting "Lester" boots have stood the test of forty years, highlighting durability and enduring use. The readable text suggests a local product feature or archival acknowledgment without broader context.
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Lester
Boots
Buddhist Faith in China and Abyssinia Mission Hopes
The article notes many Chinese have no fixed religion with most turning to temples or luck charms rather than Buddhism. It cites Abbas of Central China where no Christian presence exists, highlighting the need for missionary work. It praises Italy’s influence at Massaua and Skirmishes with Theodore, urging evangelical missions to seize the open door for gospel work.
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Happer
Canton
Nevius
North
China
Siam
Ceylon
Arthur Mitchell
Hang Chow
Shanghai
Italy
Massaua
Red Sea
Menelek
Assab
Abyssinia
Galla
C. M.S
Gobat
Krapf
Isenberg
Theodore
Shoa
Gordon
Russia
Great man reads Bible to street sweeper in attic
The Rev Dr Broadus recalls Mr Gladstone visiting a lonely man sweeping street crossings near parliament. The statesman sat on a stool in a tiny attic and read the Bible to the man, illustrating that true greatness includes kindness to the poor.
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Broadus
Detroit
Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
A Real Hero Paton Mission Fund Increases Efforts
A letter from Rev John G Paton of the New Hebrides to a Young Men's Christian association inspired rapid giving to a new John G Paton Mission Fund. The donors plan to plant missionaries on every island of the New Hebrides after Paton travels to Australia to raise support for 50 000 cannibals on Aniwa.
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John G. Paton
New Hebrides
Young Men's Christian Association
Mr.Paton
Australia
Aniwa
Mr. Paton
John G
Tiahu Preaching by Native and Foreign Evangelists in Canton
In Canton with 1,500,000 inhabitants there are fifteen Christian chapels where missionaries and native ministers preach daily for hours to audiences of fifty to hundreds. After sermons Chinese evangelists lead discussions, with rooms for private conferences and abundant Christian books. The halls draw crowds in July to September, and visitors hear gospel messages carried inland. Most preachers use the Punti Cantonese dialect, reaching about twenty million people.
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Tiahu
Canton
China
Christianity in India and Missionary Receipts
A survey of Christianity in British India cites a 1888 population of 269 million with about 2 million Christians across Catholic and Protestant groups. It notes May donations to the American Board and missionary placements, plus remarks on Micronesia reinforcement and Cardinal Lavigerie’s activities and the undermining of Hindooism by English education.
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India
British India
Church of England
American Board
Yale
Chicago
Oberlin
Hartford
Andover
Presbyterian
Methodist
Micronesia
Alfred Cy
Bengal
Religious Notes Highlight Congregational and Methodist Facts
Connecticut reports 334 Congregational churches with 12 840 members and pastors’ average salary 1200 dollars. Chicago records 459 Sunday schools with 124 250 scholars. Methodists lead with 96 schools and 23 493 scholars. Dr Charles Ray Palmer named delegate to London council. Methodists weigh women as lay delegates next fall. England unions discussed between Methodist New Connection and Free Churches. Wisconsin Bible in schools upheld despite ruling. Egerton board ordered to stop.
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Connecticut
Chicago
Methodists
Charles Ray Palmer
Congregational General Conference of
International Council
London
General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist New Connection
Methodist Free Churches of England
Supreme Court of
Wisconsin
Egerton
Patented trolling spoon with shield for fish hooks
Enthusiasts of fishing welcome a new patent featuring a trolling spoon with a flexible shield before the hook to prevent fouling. A swivel shield behind the spoon’s tail projects beyond the hooks to contact objects, saving time and effort.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
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