Dreadful Suttee and Odd Local Anecdotes Reported
An Indian correspondent describes the June suttee of Jhuyllum Chuomar of Koogbar and his widow Nunaco, villagers aiding the funeral pyre and authorities later prosecuting. Other items note a four year old’s death by fire in Connecticut, a London Times remark on an Armagh revival, a northern Illinois gin flare, and critique of stoves replacing hearths with underground furnaces.
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Hornux
Jhuyllum Chuomar
Koogbar
Nunaco
Tito
Villagara
Liraay
Providence Post
Light in the Window and a Mother's Love
A widow and her son Henry endure poverty in a rural hamlet. He toils to support them while she keeps a lamp in the window as a beacon of hope. Henry's vow to return and her prayerful faith bind their lives as he soon sails away, guided by the imagined light and their shared memory.
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Henry Locka
Henry
Storm
Mother Locke
Danust
Uanry
Locke
Fogdle
Light in the Window of Heaven Guides Henry Home
A returning youth Henry Locke learns his mother has died while he endured a long voyage. Friends and neighbors carry the sorrow as Henry clings to a promised light in her window, a beacon guiding his steps back to a new, sorrowful home.
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Joyaua
Henry Locke
Farmer Brown
Bowie
Henry
Beactiren Tuoyant and the Dawn of Kindliness
A reflective meditation compares aging with fading beauty and asserts that the true essence remains inner, urging pity for frailty and the gentle growth of love toward God and mankind as the path to angelic likeness. The piece counsels patience with others' weaknesses and daily devotion.
Meeting of Clergy in Philadelphia for Christian Unity
The Philadelphia Bulletin reports a Monday gathering at Epiphany Church called by clergy from various sects. About 150 ministers attended as Dr Natt and Dr Humphery spoke on Christian Union and unity among churches amid prayers and hymns. A notable moment occurred when Dr Nevin discussed the Apostles Creed within the Protestant context.
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Puttaprtha
Philadelphia
Epiphany Church
Cracraft
Dr. Boardmen
Presbyterian Church
Crycraft
Binsho
Christian Union
Dr. Humphery
Congregational Church
Amherst College
Massachueette
W. B. Stevens
Episcopal Church
Adbert Barnet
Dr. Jenkins
Calvary Church
Presbyterian
N.S
Nevin
Presbytarian Church
O.S
Quizzical Exchange Sparks Mirthful Alpine Banter
A playful dialogue unfolds with a dashing man greeting Bob and a poptaster as rheumatic complaints surface. The conversation touches on wives, a boy named Dicky, and housing, with lighthearted repartee about lodging and health.
Complaint on a Dirty Towel Stuns Landlord
A traveler lodged at a hotel and complained the towel was too dirty to use. Landlord Tom expressed surprise, noting many guests had used the towel before, and stated the caller was the first to find fault with it.
A Memory of Ploughing Through a Rocky Maine Farm
An old Maine reminiscence details hard ground and forty oxen ploughing a rocky field. The narrator recalls holding the plough as a stump nearly tore his trousers, the team pulling with all their strength until the stump snapped free and the oxen finally prevailed.
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Maine
Ezra
Aihiaane
Exra
Fragmentary interrogation transcript amid a criminal case
A lawyer questions a witness about Mr. Smith Yo sane. The witness confirms the impression was based on a silk umbrella and a brown hat, though the exchange is garbled and partially unreadable.
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Smith Yosane
Unclear OCR Phrase About Practice and Hiring
Fragmentary text discusses practice and hired help with no clear event or identity. Mentions America, a hired girl, and references to a gas site and a New Hampshire region with garbled phrases. No coherent facts or entities to confirm.
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New York
Franklin Mutual Fire Ansurance Company
Bank of Commerce
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Banth
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Daniel &. Carpenter
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George C Nightingale
David Siswe
C. Barstow
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Thomas J. Arend
Piter M. Bailey
Alvert
Gallup
Thuinne J. Jil
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Lusias Weaver
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Adams
Enoch Steere
D. Pearce
Simon Alenry Greene
Richard J Arnold
William Foster
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Tyenaurer
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