Beechers Sermon Champions Gospel Living Over Doctrine
A large New York audience hears Beecher argue the gospel is living Christ in believers not mere theology. He lauds a transformed demoniac as true gospel power, frowns on doctrinal rigidity, and urges unity through Christlike living rather than sectarian dispute.
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New York
Beecher
Mark
Jesus
Christ
Matthew
Win
Hell
Chris
Goa
Christias
Chuirch
Foxboro Boy Leon Snow Emerges From Obscurity
Feb 15 report profiles Leon Snow a 17 year old who rose to prominence after a placid start. He recalls birth in Philadelphia to a French mother, life with the Chestons, schooling, and early work in East Somerville. His French uncle traced him in Philadelphia and hinted at substantial family wealth in France. Snow plans a visit while intending to return home, with much local praise and congratulations.
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Foxporo
Leon Snow
Philadelphia
Gallop
Cheston
France
New York
Chestons
Isaiah Snow
Gentemen
Snow
East Somerville
Low
Josep Jacobs
New Orleans
Mim
Dinner for David Dudley Field Jr at Capitol Hill
A February Washington dinner hosted by Justice and Mrs. Field honored David Dudley Field Jr on his 70th birthday. The 20 guests included President Arthur Chief Justice Waite Edmunds and many leading figures. The Wormley menu featured French service and imported pheasants, with roses and tulips as centerpieces and diamonds and lace on the ladies. The gathering sparked talk of possible political significance.
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Worth
Wormley
Washington
Justice Field
A Young Lady Thrown Into Convulsions A Funeral Where There Was to Have Been a Wedding
Miss Margaret Ebni of New York died after a burglary frightened her into convulsions. Two intruders demanded her father’s money, pistol threatened, and about $500 in property was stolen. She was engaged to be married and would have wed next Wednesday if not for illness and death. Police seek the burglars as her condition worsened from the fright.
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New York
Margaret Ebni
Stamford
Edward P. Whaites
Springdale
New Rochelle
Whaites
Sarah Ann Treadwell
Eastchester
N. Y
Mr. Whaites
New York City
Miss Treadwell
Springvale
The Kind of Coal Crate We Want
The Detroit Free Press laments wasted heat and unreliability in coal grates blaming a Tennessee display for a needful invention. It envisions a self lighting self extinguishing grate that measures coal weight and empties ashes, praising American inventive spirit.
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Detroit Free Press
Tennessee
Barker's American Checker-Player and 1884 updates
Advertisement and letters describe Barker's American Checker-Player with 22 openings 34 variations and 35 critical positions including 179 moves by Barker Wardwell and Lyman. Notes report Checker editor activity in Rockland and Fairfield, scores of H Wright exhibitions, and Strickland’s blindfold tour in Scotland with future engagements and Lyman’s recent postmaster appointment.
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Barker
Messrs. Wardwell
Lyman
Charles F. Barker
Charles I. Barker
Houghton Street
Cambridgeport
Mass
Fairhaven
Conn
the Globe
Glasgow
Mr. Brown
K. Price
Checker News
H. Z. Wright
Checker
Yankee Blade
Boston
Rockland
Temperance Club
Wright
Capelice
Maguire
Whiting
Quinlin
G. Wheeler
L K, Wheeler
Roarty
Crowley
Llodeg
Puol
Dornham
Jivene Campbell
Connell
A. S. Barnes & Co
New York
James Wyllie
America
Rockland Standard
Gould
Checker Club
Eleventh Ward Association
Second Avenue
Eleventh Street
Bowery
Scotland
Cupar-Fife
Strickland
Bremner
Honeyman
Edinburgh
Perth
Glasgow St George’s
St. George’s Road
Frida
Paisley
Causeyside Street
Galston
Ayrshire
United States
D. H. Daley
Coxsackie
Notable billiards men and upcoming matches noted
The report lists scores for Van Loon Knight Dalry Braun and others, highlighting Athens star Van Loon and Albany figure Me pent, plus Martins, Spiller Kern match results, and a February 22 Providence Boston return with A Z Wright expected to improve. Preparations at Milliken House for the postmatch banquet are described.
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van Loon
Knight
Dalry
Braun
Athens
Me Pent
Albany
Urf
Martins
St. George's
Parkhead
Mr. Baird
Central Club
A. Burns
Messrs. Ross and
Wallace
Helensburgh
Dumbarton
Helenslee
Mr. Macfarigue
Castle Street
Cambuslang
Messrs
Spiller
Kern
Ghesnenense
Brooklyn
Mr. Spiller
B. E. Sanderson
Mount Vernon
D. Shank
Louisville
Scor
Shank
Sanderson
Stewart
Barony Street
Messrs. W. Bennett
G. McGregor
Bennett
Iris
Glasgow Herald
Providence
Boston
Washington
Milliken House
A. Z. Wright
Me Talks with the Groceryman About Love and Religion
Peck's Sun humor piece depicts a groceryman and a boy debating why religion should not block love. They joke that mismatched beliefs doom couples and imagine a convention uniting sects as legal tender. The dialogue covers Baptist Catholic Jew and other clashes, ending with the boy heading to a local lovers' tale.
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Peck
Rome
Jerusalem
California
China
Russia
Feejee Islands
Earth
Heaven
Greeley
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Praised By Many Lowell Residents
An ad style testimonial collage details numerous Lowell individuals and others praising Ayer's Sarsaparilla for a wide range of ailments from back pain and weak appetite to scrofula, ulcers, and blood debility. It attributes life saving and health restoration to the remedy, naming multiple addresses and sufferers.
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Ayer
J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell
Masa
Parati Ayer
John Wylie
Moody St
M. Parks
West Pine St
Robert Barrras
S. E. &T. Stott’s
George W. Fullerton
W. Third St. Lowell
Tomas O. Ramos
Plainsburg
Merwed Co
Cal
John McCurt
Howe St
Tin
Genuineness and public taste mark The Globe's Phillips memorial
The Globe secures tributes from eminent figures for a Wendell Phillips memorial number, praising its enterprise and public-spirited stance. It contrasts with rival papers, arguing the memorial honors a noteworthy figure with clarity for working people and a lasting reputation. A Philadelphia Call aside notes a domestic moral tale about a Brooklyn shooting, where a handgun miss saved by a bartender.
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Boston Traveller
GLOBE
Wendell Phillips
Wendell Philips
Queer Coincidences at LActa Columbiana Class
A fragment recalls a student requesting early dismissal after the first half hour to attend a friend's funeral and see an aged relative off on the Western train. The exchange with the professor highlights odd coincidences and timing in a college setting.
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Living the Gospel
Phidias
Raphael
Them
Foxboro
Judce
England
David Dudley Field, Jr
Fricht
SwAx
Isaiah Parker
Isaiah Harker
Bridgeport
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G.W. Brown
Warren
Ec. Black
Price
Fairhaven, Conn
Jamiey
New York Clipper
Cross
W. Wallace
G. E. Peters
South Shields
Peters
White
Wetrs
Isaiah Barker
Bald
Bad Boy
Sisters OF Charity
ST. Mary's Infant Asylum
E. M. Sargent
Andover St
F. Hotssr
Yorktown
N.J
Heredita
Hiram Paintes
Glover
N. B. Davis
Ayir
A. V. Lane
Mound Sts
J.C. Foster
Carlesons
Eliza FurMine
Branch St
W. C. HaLimpay
East Dover
W. E. Pennington
Hampton, N
Warren Leland
Long Branch
Jon J. Ryan
Specter
Athletic
Nathan
Cleveland
Canton
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell, Mass
Barton
Oone Badger
Monarch
Merial Arex
Munray
Aror
Trai
D.M. Ferry & CO
G. L. Kenyon
Broadway
R.1
Arthur
Dorchester
Mas
Gibley's
Odd-fellowship
Freemasonry
Knight Templarism Ltd
Knight of Pythina
National Christian Association
West Madison Street
Chicago
Mlinok
Umoe
Nice
AES Cock & CO
Centerbrook
Sarry
New FE
Little Silver
New Jersey
Manchester
Louis
S Gue
DR. Ward & CO
Louisiana
True & CO
Augusta
Maine
Wie
SLI
George Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
B. Chaffin & CO
Richmond, Virginia
Atents
Lenox, Simpson & CO
Washington, D. C
Patent
Munn & Co
Toye
Gase
Boar Wy
Beatt
Sosa
Benson,maule &£ CO
Phila
Full Desert
Moody's New
Moody & CO
Wyeuwly
J. Arkra
ENS
Lebanon
James River
A & Northern Settlement
the International News Company
Beekman St
P. D
Union Publishing Co
Newark
N. J
Aney Hilke
U.S. Silk CO
New Haven
Samar Teached Das
Blaah Cardo Stabolesaie Peterin
Céaian Sona
Meriden
Igc
Clinton , CO
North Haven
Clinton Bros. & Co
Clintonville
Franklin Printing CO
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