Double Blessing of Deacon and Mrs Gray
A rural tale follows Deacon Gray and his wife as they shelter an orphan, Jerry, in a winter night. Their foundling grows into a beloved son, and when William returns after years at sea the couple witness a miraculous family reunion and blessings beyond measure.
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Deacon Gray
Jerry
Gré
Gray
Mary
Canton
Hero- Williams
William
Hin
Jarry
Panos
Porry
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Margy
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Deacon
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Gary
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Williams
Mrs. Gray
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Advertising giants boast vast ad spending in 1868
The piece notes Piantation Bitters owners pay Geo. P. Rowell & Co. $43,776 26 for an ad contract dated Sept 18. Drake’s & Co. claim to be the largest advertisers in America, stressing that aggressive use of printers ink proves efficacy and that their agency launched less than five years ago while surpassing peers in patronage.
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Ontim
Piantation Bitters
Geo. P. Rowell & Co
Park Row
New York
Drake’ &Co
America
Remarkable Irish heir defies fate in Commons debut
Anna Cora Ritchie profiles Arthur Mac Murrough Kavanagh, born under a curse cast for his parents’ different faiths. Despite severe physical limits, he becomes a celebrated author, yachtsman, hunter, and eloquent parliamentarian, inspiring belief in willpower and perseverance.
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Narse
Ana
Kavanagh
Ormonde
Goil
Arthur Mac Murrough Kavanagh
Weaford
Ireland
House of Commons
Whebla
Tie
Anna Cora Ritchie
Desperate Westbound Father Carries Sleeping Child on Saratoga Train
A Saratoga Evening segment recounts a rough, destitute father from the West cradling a tired baby aboard a Kenra Jacr line train near Saratoga and Whitehall. The man’s clothes are worn, his face hopeful yet sad, as he struggles to feed and comfort the child while sorrow for a missing mother weighs on him.
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Aedoly & Iether
Bey
Dirly Saratogian
Kenra-Jacr
Saratoga
Whiteall
Allardo
Athongth
Speak the truth of the living and the dead
In memorials and obituaries truth must be balanced with respect for the living. The piece argues public figures’ misdeeds deserve exposure to warn others, while praising the dead should not erase fault. It cites royal embalmment as unacceptable when lives were wicked. A New York Observer admonition urges candor.
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Hoofland
Yen
Beast
Egypt
N. Y
Diamonds and their famed cutting art through history
The piece explains diamond hardness origin of the word adamas, notes the invention of cutting in 1466 by Louis da Berquen of Bruges, describes color varieties from colorless to blue, pink, and rare deep blues, and cites the Egg-shaped 367 carat Gem of the Rajah of Matten in Borneo with legendary powers and a failed 150,000 dollar offer by the Batavia governor.
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Europe
Louis da Berquen
Bruges
West Flindere
Eajah
Matten
Borneo
Batavia
Forcible truth and heart eloquence drive success
The text asserts that discipline and outward forms are secondary to the burning, impassioned eloquence of heart love and the forcible utterances of eternal truth as the key to success. It emphasizes inner conviction over ceremony.
Shadow of the chicken spawns a kitchen dispute
A boarder complains to the mistress that the sun vanished behind a cloud as the shadow of a chicken crosses into the pot of broth, sparking a domestic quarrel in the household.
Soldier’s fear tale echoes timidity at battle
A vivid Civil War anecdote recalls a timid recruit crying as bullets whip overhead. Asked if he is afraid, the boy answers he is not, he wishes to be in his father’s barn and would go inside the house.
Elders and Speech Echo From Early Lexington Preachers
The Beaver Dam Citizen recalls preachers in Lexington like Dutrea or ex Rev John Sisncock and recounts a tale of two parishioners seeking elder roles with humorous views on duties. It adds anecdotes on Washington, Jefferson, and public speaking mishaps, finishing with a note on the voice of God in judgment.
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Dutrea
John Sisncock
Lexington
Hancock
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