Moonlight Ride of Nehemiah to Rebuild Jerusalem
The sermon portrays Nehemiah’s midnight horseback tour through ruins as a symbol of church devotion and resilient rebuilding. It urges readers not to give up after loss, urging radical repentance, renewed faith, and active reform, drawing on Nehemiah’s courage to inspire perseverance.
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Rome
Melrose Abbey
Scotland
Melrose
Washington Irving
Alhambra
Jerusalem
Tower
Nehemiah
Fish Gate
Tower of the Furnaces
King's Pool
Greece
Nenophon
Plato
Demosthenes
Artaxerxes Longimanus
Nehemah
Church of God
Jerusam
Earth
Holy Jerusalem
House of the Lord
Temple
L—Vyes
The Power of Dinner
A lawyer refused to discuss clients in public then greeted a reporter at home that evening. He shared more information than needed, showing how social access can yield insights beyond formal channels.
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New York Sun
Senator Edmunds Travels to Georgia for Lungs Relief
Senator Edmunds, troubled by a cold on his lungs, grew alarmed and journeyed to Georgia seeking warmer climate relief for his condition.
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Edmunds
Georgia
Minnesota in Brief: Farms, Creeks and Accidents Across State
The Duluth area reports wheat sowing while Wells incorporates a creamery with 10000 capital and Mankato Gas and Electric files for 200000 in stock. The Rochester board of trade is revived for summer work as Washington township farmers form a cheese factory company. Several fatal and serious injuries are noted, including a child burned to death near Holmes City and a Sauk Centre worker badly injured on a horse powered saw. Local officials face political and legal shifts with a Preston inmate judged insane and a Sauk Center perjury case, plus a Worthington meeting over county seat changes and a series of frost relief grain- Seed aid totals seek 40,000 more dollars beyond the 100,000 allocation.
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Washington Township
Goodhue County
Peter O. Myhr
Holmes City
Harmon Huttke
Sauk Center
D. W. Shook
Stephen
Minn
Vancouver’s Island
B. C
Plymouth
Knut Nelson
Alexandria
George Hart
Norman County
Polk
Marshall
Kittson
Clay
Becker
Otter Tail
Brown
Wabasha
Nuns Siege Jesuit House in Canary Island Tale
Charles Edwards retells a curious eighteenth century incident in Orotava Teneriffe where Dominican nuns seized a Jesuit house by force. After a siege lasting several hours the nuns prevailed and housed themselves until a new convent could be built.
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Canary Islands
Charles Edwards
Isles
Orotava
Teneriffe
Andrew
Railroad Etiquette Tales From Our Dumb Animals
A humorous correspondent recounts railroad manners. A nervous man snaps a strap on a parcel provoking discomfort, then is challenged by a German passenger who mocks a crying doll. In a Boston line, two men sit on four seats, tease two ladies. a stern fellow compels them to yield, and the car erupts in cheers.
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Snapper
Boston and Albany
Muskrat Feast Follows Registry Farewell Joke
Deputy Register James A. Visger recalls muskrat hunts on the Ecorse river with scarred finger from a muskrat fight. He jokes about eating muskrat for Christmas and New Year, planning a stewed muskrat gathering with colleagues to mark his departure from office amid Republican cuts.
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Detroit Journal
James A. Visger
Ecorse
Joe Cicotte
Register
Amphibian of the Coal Period Footprints Shown in New York
Professor Bickmore described an amphibian of the carboniferous period whose footprints were cast from bluestone at Turner’s Falls Massachusetts. The four legged animal likely fourteen feet long moved on hind legs with shorter fore legs and dwelt near water and riverbanks.
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Bickmore
Museum of Natural History
New York City
Turner’s Falls
Mass
Connecticut Valley
Scientific American
Widow's Estranged Husband Estate Stirs Talk at Station
Two Western women met at Broad Street Station while waiting for trains. One asks how long the other has been a widow. The reply says about a year and notes the husband’s estate is not yet settled, highlighting ongoing unsettled affairs.
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Broad Street
Philadelphia
Household health hints from a bygone era
Practical home remedies include rubbing the abdomen with sweet oil for infant constipation, tar water for hemorrhage, and daily forty to sixty grammes. Tips warn fever from earth-filled boxes, dangerous houseplants, starching shirt fronts, and using resin for cuts. Flooring care and breathing guidance appear alongside cautions about open mouths enabling germs.
Whole Wheat and Pear Wheat Cereal Method
A description from the New York Tribune on preparing whole wheat or pear wheat as a cereal. It recommends a long steam cooking, overnight resting on a porcelain steamer, and finishing with milk just before serving for breakfast.
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N. Y. Tribune
Rats Start Fires By Carrying Matches Says Rural Spirit
A Rural Spirit letter claims two local houses burned because wood rats carried matches to nests and caused fires by nibbling and scratching. The writer warns unfinished homes attract rats or mice that steal matches and urges rat proof storage.
Old Time Health Advice on Foods and Bodily Harm
The passage lists foods with supposed health effects. Celery as a sedative for rheumatism and neuralgia, cucumbers as cooling, lettuce calming sleep, asparagus purifying blood and kidneys, peas beans and haricots strengthening. Potatoes warned against by those prone to weight gain or liver derangement.
Proper dental care guidance from the Chicago Ledger
The article urges brushing after every meal with tepid water and a dentifrice, then again before bed due to nightly saliva stagnation. It warns against overzealous brushing but stresses thorough cleaning of all tooth surfaces and between teeth, using a soft wooden toothpick after meals.
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Chicago Ledger
English Nobleman on Wedding Tour In Evasive Exchange
A Boston Advertiser report describes a English nobleman and his young wife traveling in the United States. The valet evades questions about their marriage while at a leading hotel. The valet recalls being asked if the man was married and says he claimed they would marry in two weeks. No further details are recorded.
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Noleman
Vigilantes Pursue San Francisco Man in 1858 Stage Raid
John Neumann is hunted by a vigilant crowd after a Sacramento overland gold dust robbery. A dramatic chase ends with Neumann proving his innocence before a tribunal, while two robbers are hanged near the city. Neumann later joins the vigilantes.
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California
Vigilantes
San Francisco
Golden State
John Neumann
Sacramento Overland
Sacramento
Neumann
Meeks
The Perils of Family Life and The Water Needs
A New York Weekly reflection on the sleepless burden of parenting. A tired husband and wife narrate a restless night as their children demand water and comforts, highlighting the toll on marriages and foretelling rising deaths by reaction.
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Thomas
Genie
de ‘Clines
New York Weekly
Oysters Stew in State Street Car Incident
A man exited Booths and boarded a southbound State street car carrying a quart of oysters. He hid the can beneath the seat near the stove. Fresh coal heated the stove until the lid glowed and oysters began cooking, leaving the owner with a dry stew instead of his raw oysters.
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Booth’s Place
State Street
Chicago Herald
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Beaver Falls
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Gnou
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Boston
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Richardson & Co
Burlington, Vt
Paine
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M. Ferry &Co
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Jaralu
Bone
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