Loss of a London's Book Sellers Row
Ezekiel Halliday, a 93-year-old bookseller, mourns as his beloved shop in Booksellers Row is razed for a new development. Martha Mugg, his long time helper, sees him through tea and memory while his grandson plans for a modern successor. Zecker faces the storm and the ruined dream of his life’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha
Zeckel
Torry
Providence
Charing Cross Road
Zecker
London
Charles Dickens
Tha
Martha Mugg
Zechel
Modern American Girl on a Steamer
The Brooklyn Eagle recalls a bright maiden with foreign education who impressed with knowledge of other nations. Yet she neglected her own history, lectured on France and Germany, while lacking knowledge of the fight at Bunker Hill, revealing a contrast between cosmopolitan learning and American history.
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France
Bunker Hill
Brooklyn Eagle
Zeckel Remembers London Lost to Change and Quiet River
A weary Zeckel wanders through a transformed London seeking solace by the Embankment. He recalls a bygone shop and a teeming room with Mr. Dickens, while the river bears a dreamlike stillness that soothes his broken heart before sleep.
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Mooney
Zeckel
London
Mr. Dickens
Rubber Trays Spark Kitchen Fire Folklore
George Creighton plans to guard his photographic gear in Sullivan County this summer while landlady Mrs. Hubbard guards his rubber trays. A mix up led to a smoky kitchen and a strong rubber odor as she used the tray to baste chicken triggering confusion and a false alarm.
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George Creighton
Sullivan County
Mrs. Hubbard
George
Sealing Wax Inventor Rousseau Gains 50000 Livres
Francis Rousseau a native of Auxerres who traveled through Persia and the East Indies and resided at St. Domingo in 1692 is credited as the inventor of sealing wax. A Paris court adoption led Louis XIII to use it and Paris-wide sale followed, with Rousseau reportedly earning 50000 livres within a year. A later note mentions the oldest red wafer seal on a 1624 Spires letter to Bareuth.
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Francis Rousseau
Auxerres
Persia
Pegu
East Indies
St. Domingo
Longueville
Louis XIII
Paris
Rousseau
Krapf
Spires
Bareuth
The Kiss Dear Maid by Lord Byron
A compact Byron lyric celebrates enduring love and secret longing. The speaker vows lifelong attachment and unspoken devotion, lamenting distance yet affirming inner constancy beyond pledged promises or written words.
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Lord Byron
Young Women Defy Superstition in Chester
Thirteen young women in Chester Pennsylvania openly defy the superstition of the number 13. They manage the No 13 table at church social functions for St Michael's church hold 13 person parties and recently sat to supper at thirteen minutes before nine and rose at thirteen minutes before ten after a reception hosted by Miss Mamie Duffy.
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Chester
Penn
St. Michael's Church
Mamie Duffy
One Honest Postmaster in Newport Nebraska
Newport Republican reports a postal investigation will not affect the local post office. Two gents umbrellas were left in the office and owners may claim them by contacting the postmaster, who declares they have a suitable replacement.
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Newport
Neb
Ofice
Newport Republican
Thy Kingdom Come A Plea for Fellowship Sermon
The Rev Dr Clarence A Barbour preached at Emmanuel Baptist Church Brooklyn on Thy Kingdom Come a Plea for Fellowship stressing the gospel of the kingdom over local churches. He urged unity among denominations, federation in church work, and urged courageous ministry to meet the needs of the world with active evangelization. He warned against intolerant and merely tolerant attitudes and called for heroic effort in the church.
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Clarence Augustus Barbour
Brooklyn
N. Y
Emmanuel Baptist Church
St. James’ Place
Lafayette Avenue
Lake Avenue Baptist Church
Rochester
Matthew vi.10: “Thy Kingdom Come,” Dr. Barbour
Jesus Christ
Japan
Tokio
America
Africa
Asia
Europe
Kingdom of God
Co-Operative Fellowship of
van Dyke
New World
Holmes
Clark
Crandall
Raspatina
Gaeiey
Christ
Church of God
Church Militant
Church Triumphant
Christian Workers
Church
Universal
Luther
St. Bartholomew
Philip II
Spain
Duke of
Alva
Netherlands
Smithfield
Jst
Rough Rider Regiment
Santiago Harbor
Church of the Living
Two Kinds of Sympathy and Its True Meaning
The text defines sympathy as suffering with another and contrasts two kinds. The first is merely confessing pity that worsens distress, as Job’s comforters did. The second unites heart, hope, and manhood to uplift others, offering action and comforting words beyond mere sorrow.
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Ellentias
Simulv
Job
Subjects of Thought Reflections on Faith and Fortitude
A collection of aphorisms and poems urging kindness faith and inner courage. It contrasts originality with conformity and stresses trust in providence, spiritual joy, and the healing power of good roads and steadfast belief. Included is a brief gospel tone vignette about John Kid and perseverance through hardship.
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Thomas A Kempis
John Kid
Where Love Abounds by Dr James G K McClure
A devotional passage extols a heart where love abounds transforming strength joy and nobleness. If every soul allowed love to increase warmth would banish coldness creating a sweeter world and more helpful Christian hearts with love yet more abundant.
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James G. K. McClure
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