Conscience and Change in Belief Across Generations
In a spirited letter in New York, the writer defends belief in God while questioning fixed doctrine. He argues conscience shifts with time, cites Sunday newspaper practices, and notes how public sentiment has evolved from strict sabbath observance to modern, everyday reliance on print media.
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Boston Globr
Tuk SunpAy Globe
Taylor
Witness
John Dugal
Monay
New York City
Christian Cuneate
New York
Richt
Wong
Prohibitionists Halt Elections Amid Wet and Dry Split
Missouri Prohibition leaders halt elections for two months due to political excitement around the Democratic convention. Counties and towns report 82 counties and 20 towns voting, with 49 dry counties and 33 wet. Republican and Democratic counties show mixed wet dry results.
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St. Louis
Poetry and the Press in Byron's Masterworks
George Alfred Townsend examines Byron’s Childe Harold and Don Juan as supreme news driven poems. He argues Byron’s vivid scene painting, modern career elements, and reaction to European upheaval boosted their impact. The critic notes news culture, court portraiture, and Byron’s public life as integral to the poetry’s power.
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George Alfred Townsend
Lord Byron
Childe Harold
Don Juan
Byron
Don Jun
Catherine Lil
Europe
Moses
To the Deaf Cure Claim Described At New York Address
A person cured after 23 years of deafness and head noises by a simple remedy offers to send a description free to those who apply to Nicholson at 177 MacDougal Street New York.
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Ergo
Nicholson
MacDougal Street
New York
P. O
Yg Biocon
M. C
Pearl St
Express and Post Office
H. G. Hoot
M. A
Peari St
C. J. Mason
Angels of the Grass Easter Sermon by De Witt Talmage
In a Brookly n Easter morning service De Witt Talmage preached on flowers as gods messengers. He linked lilies and roses to biblical symbolism, urged modest funeral decor, and spoke of resurrection aided by floral imagery and sacred lessons from nature.
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Brooxlyy
Tabernacle
T. de Witt Talmage
Cassia
Spikenard
Camphire
Esther
Solomon
Christ
Greenwood
Christendom
Jimman
Job
Isaiah
James, the
Apostle
Rose
Sharon
Valleys
Resurrection Anthem Amid Civil War Rhetoric
Fragmentary devotional text proclaims Christ leads Christian forces and calls for resurrection fervor. Imagery binds church and chapel flowers into a chain uniting Easter with the world’s end. Supplicant prayer seeks peace and divine guidance to carry out God’s will.
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Christ
Allchristendom
Jesus
Ex-Convict Kills Constable in Illinois Town
Livenrero Illinois April 2 Samuel Waldrop, a town constable, is shot by ex convict Thomas Davis who, after being called from his house, asks for Waldrop, fires three times, the last shot in the back proves fatal. Davis fled and a posse pursues him.
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Davis
Waldrop
Hie
Poverty of the Supreme Justices and a New Inauguration Idea
Washington observations describe Chief Justice Waite's heirs and the wealth gaps among justices. Harlan owes a debt and rents Rockville, Miller saved little, Field borrows from Cyrus Field, Lamar supports a bride, while others blend fortunes and wages. A proposed constitutional change would shift inauguration day to April 30 and move Congress to January 1, altering sessions and public speeches.
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Field
Harlan
Miller
Washington
the Globe
Waite
Supreme Court
Rockville
Maryland
Justice Field
Capitol Hill
Justice Matthews
Justice Bradley
Justice Gray
Lamar
New York City
Empire State
House
Cleveland
Capitol
Congress
New York
Tom Jefferson
Morgan
Time and a Birthday in Liberty Debate on Time Standard
A Liberty girl faces a birthday dilemma tied to standard versus local time. If standard time is adopted she is born Feb 29. if local time prevails, her birthday would be March 1. Parents favor local time for now. The piece closes with a note on Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for bronchial and related ailments potentially leading to consumption if untreated.
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Dr. Pierce
News in Brief: storms, fires, deaths, and trials across towns
A sweeping roundup reports shipwrecks near New York, boiler explosions in Tennessee, fires in Chicago and Lowell, and court actions from Raleigh to New York. It notes births, deaths, and notable figures including publishers, engineers, and a Venezuelan general, with weather and flood updates across Kansas City, Missouri floods, and Minnesota.
Perilous Ice Rescue and Busy Rail News Across Nations
At midnight a navigator was rescued after drifting ice left him nearly lifeless. Seven tenths of a Hudson River bridge at Poughkeepsie nears completion. New York health officials expand vaccination to fight smallpox with four more physicians. A Taylor Texas rail accident killed brakeman W Taylor and wounded four. A fraud case sees Joseph Santo jailed three years for deceiving Mrs Santo. Canadian Pacific loses Manitoba monopoly via government purchase terms. Crosby high license bill sails through New York Assembly. governor expected to sign.
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Waldemsro
Jacob
Savannah
Robert Rodarte Blabow
Massachuen — Court
Bacon
Ciro Pinsuti
Pupi Roes
Warlo
Grist
Bosio
Wilkesbarre
Boston
Port Johnson
Wading River
L. J
Luce’s Mill
Cookville
Tenn
Felix O. C. Darley
Mtnstraton
Claymount
Claus Poegckale
California
Saabe
New Xoee Harbor
Swach Chancel
William T. Eustis
Memorial Church
Springfield Lass
Richard
Storm
Brooklyn
Alfred H. Terry
Secretary of War
Army
Arthur
Chicago
N. H. Rheaume & Brothers
Montreal
Redfield
Florence
N. J
Otis Brewer
Massachusetts
New England
Canonbury
Matanzas
Nantucket
Surfside
Trunk Lines
Ece
Knights of Ythias
Coke Syndicate
State National Bank
Raleigh
N.C
Williams
Ontario
Ottawa River
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Aurora
Ill
Coburn Shuttle Company
Lowell
Mass
William H. Huse
Newburyport
Newburyport Herald
Joshua Jones
New York
Orphan Asylum
Protestant Episcopal Church
Mutual Benefit Associaon
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Decatur
Toledo
Guzman Blanco
Venezuela
E. R. Jones
England
Britannia
George Bb. Douglas
New York Mercantie Exchange
New York Proiuce Exchange
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trase
Brooxton
Dowelas
Scotland
Jackson
Maryland
Criss and White
Toronto
Canada
Leechburg Machine and Foundry Company
Leechburg
Penn
Kansas City
Union Depot
Bluff Street
Eighth-street
J.B. W. Coombs
Westminster
Jalim Newfane
Ninnesecal
Kingman County
Kau
J. C. Williams
George
Hardesty
James Williams
Charles Gordon
Prince George County
James T. Perking
Tne
Hae
Lae
Burlingte
Dowuner’s Grove
Spinner’s Union
Fall River
Robert Howard Assembly
Knights of Labor
Senator Howard
Hts
Inrata
Naas
Nygland Road
Agch Ester
Senate
Charles F.8
Cromwell
Norolk
John Matthews
William Walker
Wite Matthews
Charles Gwiliam Edens
Christian Countty
Ozark
Justin Ful Mn
Bidrooklyn
N.Y
Ship
Virginia
Georgia
Georgiaa Anniston & Atlantic
Wedney
Pea
Red House Observatory
Phelps
Smyth
Court of General Sessions
Jay Gould
Recorder
Corder Smyth
Indianapolis Sentinel
Blaine
Michigan Central Railroad
Burnsde
Peoria
Lake Streets
Davis & Rankin
Merman Refrigerator Company
Eaver & Co
Shockamaxon
Philadelphia
Thomas L. Huggard
Umm, & Direct
Samuel Pigan
Eller
Kansas Pacific
Russell
Gould
Des Moines
Sioux City
Missouri
Agen Lemen
Elk Point
Jefferson
Yankton
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakota
St. Paul
Uland
Detroit
Waite
Jones Fig
Just West
Detoit
Hudson River
Poughkeepsie
New York Board of Health
Taylor, Bastrop & Houstom Railway
Tex
Taylor
Serigue Y
William Perry
E. '. Housmann
Joseph Santo
Madelaine Santo
Provincetown
Santo
R. G. Dun & Co
United States
Manitoba
Canadia Pacific Railway
Northwest
Europe
Canadian Pacific
Northwest Territories
New York Assembly
Hill
Cure Drooping Shoulders With Head-Bag Method
Washington Star recommends a weight-on-head regimen to correct stooping. Carry a sand bag weighing 20 to 80 pounds during study, keep head erect, chin tucked, and walk daily for a year to develop shoulder and chest posture, respiration, and voice.
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Die Lervis
Washington Star
Why Religious News Is Not Reported
Henry R. Elliot argues that newspapers favor sports and merchants over religious events because paying readers drive coverage. He questions whether religious audiences influence paper choices or demand religious news, concluding it is not simply supply and demand.
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Henry R. Elliot
General Sheridan's Travelling Bed Tells Tales
Harrisburg Telegraph recounts Wendell Phillips carrying a sleeping bag in travel and parallels General Philip Sheridan during the Indian campaigns in midwinter. Sheridan slept inside a fur bag, guarded by two dogs that awakened the camp with their noses, provoking sharp language and a heated reaction.
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General Sheridan
Harrisburg
Wendell Phillips
Dep
Randolph Keim
Phil Sheridan
Sheridan
Phil
Kevi
Judicial decision limits life insurance for secret mutual groups
In a landmark Circuit Court ruling Judge Kirk Hawes addressed a case where a member of a secret mutual benefit association insured his life naming his wife as beneficiary under her own name. The decision scrutinizes beneficiary designations and insurer policies within these organizations.
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Heidty
Hawes
Crass
Dows
Chicago Journal
Circuit Court
Kirk Hawes
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George Rice
Standard Oil Company
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
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Wyoming
Jacob Heaton
Hns
Salem
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Liberty
Free Soil
Garrison
John Dent Grant
Adam Badeau
Badeau
General Grant
Paula
South C Gp
Return and
Thrilling Adventure
Tost
Charles C. Abbott
Globe
Ben Perley Podre von
Rice Ciscour
John Sherman
Herald
Savannah News
Leary
Webster
Gov't Printing Office
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S
G.&c.merriam & CO
Springfeld
Epps
Civil Service
James Epps & CO
Hommopathic Chemists
London
Meiglande
Eggleston Truss CO
Dr. Rains
Lakeside
Mit
Agents’ Journal
Tom
Agents Journal
Bromfi Street
Wytt Myll
Marston
Park Place
Andrer
F.C. Fowler
A. McOmber & CO
Rochester
DE. Bartlett
Boulder
Col
Leslie & Kerley Company
Dwight
Illinois
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Lebanon
Ohio
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Harper Aing Co
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