Yale Founder Elihu Yale Buried in North Wales Churchyard
The tomb of Elihu Yale founder of Yale University lies in Wrexham near Hawarden Castle North Wales. The article notes his varied spelling Eliugh and details the old churchyard inscriptions and history, comparing interest in Yale to John Harvard and noting scarce biographical facts.
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Yale
North Wales
Elihu Yale
New Haven
Hawarden Castle
Gladstone
New York Sun
Eliugh
Elihu
Wrexham
Wales
America
Europe
Africa
Asia
London
Eaven
Oswestry
John Harvard
University At
Cambridge
Boston
Harvard
Coe's Cough Balsam and Maine Coon Cats Described
An advertisement touts Coe's Cough Balsam as the oldest and best remedy that breaks up a cold quickly and reliably. The piece also describes Maine's native coon cats, noting their tortoise shell color thick fur and long tails resembling young foxes.
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Coe
Maine
Discovery cures consumption in early stages says Buffalo ad
An advertisement asserts Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery cures ninety to ninety eight percent of consumption in early stages. It claims hundreds of living witnesses and endorsements from physicians, contrasts with cod liver oil and hypophosphites, and offers a medical book for six cents in stamps from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, New York.
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Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Benet
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Great: Is Armenia First Nation to Embrace Christianity
Washington correspondence describes Armenian claims to be the birthplace of humanity and the first to embrace Christianity. It outlines Armenia’s biblical ties, historic rulers, church independence, and the Catholicos system at Etchmiadzin with archbishops in Jerusalem and Constantinople, noting a worldwide Armenian presence and strong ties to Greek Orthodoxy.
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Washington
Armenia
Euphrates
Yigris
Nouah
Ararat
Tribizond
Erzeroum
Noah
Christ
Zoroaster
Jude
Thaddeus
St. Bartholomew
Atianopolis
St. Gregory
Etchmiadzin
Erivan
Russia
Sts. Jerusalem
Constantinople
India
Armenians claim as oldest Christian nation amid long history
William E. Curtis outlines Armenia's ancient role as a Christian bulwark. He traces rulers from Tigranes to Abgar, notes early apostolic missions to Armenia, and describes Armenian theology and later shifts with Islam, Protestant influences appearing in 1826 with about fifty thousand Protestants and native churches and schools.
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Asia
Armenia
Fashion Notes and Market Mood on Grapes
The discourse on grape seeds and appendicitis has driven grape prices down despite past vogue for grape cures. Pelerine collarettes of chiffon or mousseline desoie with long floating ends are described as stylish additions for house frocks or dinner gowns.
Seventeen Is Legally a Respectable Number in Pennsylvania
A Philadelphia case set the legal line for what counts as a respectable number in forming a congregation. Charles McAlister left funds to Torresdale church requiring a nucleus of seventeen to trigger annual $5,000 pastor support. The Fidelity Trust Co. contested, but Judge Allison ruled seventeen valid, imposing the trust’s duties as executor per the will.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
New York Sun
Charles McAlister
Torresdale
Fidelity Trust Company
McAlister
Trust Company
Allison
A Well Posted Man
A Fourth avenue man tries to surprise his wife with a wrap. The store clerk offers a different item describing it as conceit, and the husband jokes that his wife already has enough.
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Fourth Avenue
Detroit Free Press
Olden Times Laxatives and Teething Remedies Featured
Fragments from a 19th century page describe Syrup of Figs as a permanent cure for habitual constipation and warn against temporary laxatives. A joke about a sunlit room and a baby teething remedy is noted. Balloon travel and Piso’s Cure are cited as popular tonics. Shavings become in demand for bed and mattress filling in Wisconsin mills.
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Wisconsin Planing Mills
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Kures
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Alexander
Cleopatra
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Toledo
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Delaware
Missouri and Arkansas
Siam
Man Winslow
France
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Warren St
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