Chinese missionary in America recalls China in 19th century
Rev. John Van Nest Talmage, brother of T De Witt Talmage, has just returned from Amoy China where he spent decades as a Reformed Dutch Church missionary. He discusses opium war outcomes, port openings, Chinese progress with steam and arms, emigration, consular issues, education, and the growth of Christianity among hundreds of thousands, noting opium’s ruinous impact and China’s potential for reform under foreign influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Eagle
John van Nest Talmage
D. D
T. de Witt Talmage
Tabernacle
China
Reformed Dutch Church of America
America
Talmace
Somerset County
New Jersey
The
Eagle
DeKalb Avenue
Oxford Street
Geneva
Talmage
Amoy
Hong Kong
Formosa Channel
Fuh Kieu
Canton
Fouchon
Ning Po
India
Tsay
Althoug
England
Macon
Bull Run Battlefield Then and Now at Henry Hill in Virginia
The Philadelphia Times visits Henry Hill near Manassas to recount the 1861 Battle of Bull Run. It recalls Jackson’s famous stand “like a stone wall,” Bee and Barton deaths, Sherman’s remarks at the Henry House, and a Union monument amid restored oaks, pines, and field remains.
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Philadelphia Times
Bull Run
Grand Army of the Potomac
Potomac
Manassas Village
Virginia Midland
Washington
Sudley Springs
Blue Ridge
Henry Hill
Sherman
Tere
Bull Run Stream
Fairfax County
Fairfax Ridge
Beauregard
Sydney Springs
Mark
Colonel Evans
Shanks
Tyler
Warrenton Pike
Evans
Bee
Barton
Jackson
Mr. Henry
Young
Kiraneh
Warrenton
Sarton
Warrenton Road
Isaac Henry
United States Navy
Constellation
Henry
In Memory of Our Patriots at Rush Run Memorial
A vivid reminiscence of Bull Run battle sites and landmarks around Young’s branch and the Stone House. The piece recalls a slave named Shedrick, the bridge over Bull Run, and the stark landscape east of Fairfax and west of Prince William counties. It notes later battles, Jackson’s march, Porter’s case impact, and Senator Cameron’s visit to Henry Farm, underscoring memory, loss, and historic sentiment.
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Shedrick
Plaetau
Young’s Branch
Warrenton Pike
Stone House
Sadiey Springs
Warrenton
Bull Run
Henry Farm
Shettrick
Revels
Union
Heap
Pepeneee
Iun
Fairfax County
Prince William County
Regan
Henry Hill
Bald Hill
Bull Ran
Blue Ridge
Ronshfare
Jackson
Ricketes
Longstreet
Mr. Henry
Arlington
Frightful Cleveland boy accident and remarkable recovery
George Klein, a Cleveland boy, survived a severe skull injury after a pail factory accident. Treatments included ice and bone fragments removal. doctors note brain injury and possible future removal of a brain portion. Despite extensive fractures, he remains alert with appetite and no pain. Parents are hopeful and proud of his resilience.
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George Klein
Cleveland
Cleveland Sentinel
Georgie
Thirteen Apostles at Brieg Church Rascal Foiled
Night watchman and Beadle found a thief hidden in Brieg church after a 1 am inspection. A sacredion rascal, concealed among the apostles, attempted to steal communion plate but was detected as he climbed into the gallery. Parishioners armed with hay forks and hatchets helped corner him.
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London
Brieg
Headle
Beaule
Apostolic Company
Brieg Church
Five Dollars Investment Turns Into 16000 Percent Tale
A St. Louis attorney bought for five dollars a tract tied to a debt secured by three properties. The sale yielded immediate rents totaling about eighty dollars, with the court case pending. Paradoxically the bargain may repay many times over as rents accumulate, reaching about ten thousand percent on the initial outlay.
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Frank J. Donovan
St. Louis
John F. Tolle
Tulle
Tole
Blossom
Court House
Onovan
Donovan
Mr. Donovan
Blossom & Co
Toile
Court of Appeals
Strange Case of A Worm Like Disease in Child
A report from McArthur notes Drs Ranvels and Dunlap treated a 21 month old child in Vinton township with a large, apple jelly colored worm under the skin. The worm moved irregularly, spanning several inches and sometimes a few feet in length. Warm water and slight surgical aid were used in attempts to cause the creature to exit the body.
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McArthur
D. V. Ranvels
C. C. Dunlap
Wing
Vinton Township
German saloon keeper attempts suicide after quarrel
J F Errig a 25 year old German beer saloon proprietor at 1080 Passyunk Ave Philadelphia fired a pistol into his mouth during a wrathful outburst after an argument with his wife Mrs Errig who had slapped him. The gun misfired tearing his upper lip and much of his nose. He was rushed to Pennsylvania Hospital with heavy bleeding.
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J. F. Errig
Passyunk Avenue
Philadelphia
Penn
Errig
Denpsylvania Hospital
Snotter
Womban
Lienom
Huband
Second Street
Tere
Funeral Tales From An Undertaker's Office In Philadelphia
A veteran undertaker shares vivid vignettes of funeral customs in Philadelphia. He describes lavish practice by wealthy families, plain rites for laborers, the rise of caskets, coffin fashion, and the quirks of professional mourners, grave robbers, and cross cultural rituals, including a Chinese burial tradition.
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California
China
Last Night-Down Scandal on Indiana Railroad
A society beau on an Indiana railroad, after discarding a bundle he wrongly assumed abandoned, faces exposure when the owner seeks her only nightgown. The incident unfolds between New Albany and Indianapolis as the man tries atonement by securing proper hotel arrangements.
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New Albany
Foneta Calis
Indianapolis
Mage
Lndy
Fanatic's Act Not Translated In Dallas Herald
A German family from East Bryan street linked to sanctificationists attracted city and state press attention for refusing basic needs and claiming divine sustenance. They were confined at the City Hospital, later vanished. Mrs Mahler then drowned herself seven miles east of the city on Coleone McCoy’s farm after several failed attempts.
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Dallas
Tex
Herald
East Bryan Street
Earth
Heaven
Elijah
Considerer
Red snow on Mount Shasta and Cross Creek shocks prospectors
Leadville Chronicle reports ground at Cross Creek and Mount Shasta covered with red snow due to tiny red organisms. Observers note patches from hut-size down to small spots, melting to clear red water with no stain, while higher guiches show white snow again at the mountain base.
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Leadville
Holy Cross Country
Cross Creek
Mount Shasta
California
United States
Polar
Greenland
Continent remark on religious student’s death misquoted
A London humorous note recalls Rev Herbert Pelham’s death in Switzerland after an accident. The tale frames his exam for ordination with a chapel question about Jesus birthplace, where the student quips he suspects it was somewhere on the continent.
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Switzerland
Herbert Pelham
Norwich
London
Young Pelham
Jesus of Nazareth
Continent
Local miscellany across jokes and notices in brief
A collage of quirky items features stage misreads and mischief, a punchy fish tale, legal quips about love and breach of promise, odd ads and a century plant sale, plus humorous anecdotes about clergymen, a liver disease note, and small-town misadventures. Names and places appear in scattered vignettes from Detroit Free Press style humor.
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Dr. Talmage
Asia
East
Talwage
San Francisco
Ninadt
Virginia
Bull Run Field
Fitz John Porter
Henry House
God's-acre
Mars Henry
Fairfax Hill
Alexandria Academy
Stonewall
Battlefield
Dadith Henry
Fairfax Heights
Rust Run
Ceorgce Klein
Philadelphia Press
Shertly
Obediah Kaconfat
Furst
Blalnes
Speciachmen
Dean
Ollowed
Levle
Colorado
Brig-A-Brac
Ernest
Leon
Detroit Free Press
Roy
Grand Rapids
Lilil
Thomas L Kirby
Mr. Burch
Litle Rock Gazette
Branch County
Cust City
Misso
Zachariah Buren
Zachariah
Bureh
Saima
Burch
Jon Strong
Missouri
Derrick Dodd
Kelseyin
Golder
Exan
Malvern Hill
Mme. Sand
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