Be Not Forgetful to Entertain Strangers
A half frozen beggar arrives at Dr. Maywood's Brooklyn mansion. Mary Maywood defies her husband to help, saving him, and the man is revealed as Arthur Willett, long-lost brother, reuniting a damaged family in a moral tale of charity and providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Tauteuil
Thiserson
Edward
Maywood
Mrs. Maywood
Mendic
India
New York
Arthur Willet
Arthur Willett
Arthur
Mary Willett Maywood
Dr. Maywood
Johanna Ditson Courageously Sacrifices for Teacher in Texas
In a Texas prairie town a young Texas ranch girl Johanna Ditson rescues Miss Alice from a blazing schoolhouse. She dies after saving her teacher, leaving a grieving father and a broken community. The narrator recalls Johanna’s quiet heroism and the final farewell at her grave.
Miscellany Reflections on Truth and Time
Short aphorisms on tempering miseries with mercies and patience. Notes urge punctuality self discipline and respect for personal business while warning against imagined evils and hollow flattery. Classic moral musings emphasize honesty, self restraint, and prudent conduct without external interference.
Homely Wisdom on Friendship and Virtue
A set of maxims on friendship justice wealth and self improvement. The speaker advises patience in wealth seeking steady gains, scripture as guide to living suffering and dying, and humility for opinion change guiding a life toward continuous growth and virtue.
The Press as Public Institution and Educator
The article argues the press is a public institution and a great educator of the masses. It praises journalism as a professional field, essential to liberty, progress, and reform, defending a free press against censorship and tyranny.
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Tyme
A New York Romance and a Curious Ad Scene
A Boston Commercial Bulletin piece contrasts a cartoonish newspaper advertisement negotiation with a purchaser seeking a four inch notice and fair value. It shifts to a New York Jewish cemetery vignette describing Judah Touro and Catharine Hays, their love, and Touro’s philanthropy and lasting burial-ground care.
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Jenkins
Washington
Boston Commercial Bulletin
New York
Kay Street
Touro
Longfellow
Judah Touro
Catharine Hays
Catharina
New Orleans
The New Testament Sabbath Its triple sacred aims
The text explains the Christian Sabbath honors the resurrection of Christ as the greater work of redemption and may include creation in a sense of re creation. It states the day also signifies worship and rest from toil and cautions against intensive recreation that harms rest or duties, urging seriousness over license.
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Christ
Animals in Norway Explain Kind Treatment of Domestic Animals
A correspondent notes Norwegians treat domestic animals as friends rather than slaves. Horses are gentle, foals imitate dams, and reins and whips are rarely used. Cattle and even cats approach people calmly, while one woman shields a pig with a handkerchief from the sun.
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Norway
Tou
Dr Bull's Cough Syrup Proves Best Remedy for Coughs
After debates on cost and quality the ad asserts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as the best cure for coughs and colds. It notes a price of 25 cents per bottle and claims every druggist sells and recommends it.
Typeset Troubles Mar Newsroom Accuracy
The note notes that frequent washing of type with lye may cause many inaccuracies in a newspaper. It underscores the vulnerability of early print to ink and wash effects. The remark highlights editor’s concern over reliability of weekly print after repeated type handling.
John Howard Payne Grave Near Carthage Highlighted
A memorial note recalls John Howard Payne, author of Nome Sweet Nome Home, lying in an obscure Carthage grave. The gay wanderer died while consul, once penniless in London at Christmas, watching a tree lit by holly and a family chorus of Sweet Home. Shared by Mrs. Consul-General Heap per Independent.
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John Howand Payne
Carthage
Provence
John Howard Payne
United States
London
Heap
Payne
Moon Running Away and Mary Somerville's Early Wonder
A fragment recalls Mary Somerville's childhood memory of the 1788 meteor of the moon chasing across the sky. Fearful townsfolk saw it as a bad omen, while Somerville grew to understand astronomy and the laws of the heavens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Somerville
Samuel
Mary
Rough on Corns advertisement for Wells' remedy
An 1880s style ad touts Wells' Rough on Corns as a quick complete permanent cure for corns warts bunions. It highlights a five cent price and urges readers to ask for the remedy.
Dictionary Town Named for Peace Prosperity
A company of settlers named their new town Dictionary because they believed it was the only place where peace prosperity and happiness are always found.
Sanford's Radical Cure for Catarrh Promoted
A Health Magazine notice praises Sulphur Bitters for digestive causes of foul breath and markets Sanford's Radical Cure for Catarrh as a complete $1 treatment. The ad touts a witch hazel and balsam distillation fragrance as part of the cure.
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Health Magazine
Sanford
Wells Health Renewer Promises Strength and Quick Effects
An old ad touts a concentrated medicine claiming immediate benefits with no pain or purging. It promotes CaanTer’s Little Liver Pills as free from irritation and easy to take, sold by J H Caanes. Also notes KEAN remark about a failing horse and a claim that Wells Health Renewer triples a man’s strength.
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Carter
CaanTer
J. H
Carter Medicine
Park Place
New York City
J. H. Young & CO
Victor Hugo and Carlyle as Parallel Aristocrats in Daily Life
Glasgow Herald contrasts Victor Hugo with Carlyle, noting shared aristocratic impulses and strict daily routines. Hugo wakes late, writes during walks, dines with friends, and returns to family duties, composing hundreds of verses nightly. His manuscripts fill three trunks and await publication.
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Victor Hugo
Harris
Carlyle
Society of Friends
Bank of Belgium
Glasgow Herald
Ely's Dream Balm Promises Quick Cure for Catarrh
The article touts Ely's Dream Balm as a sovereign safe cure for catarrh and head cold. It cites Mrs. M. A. Jackson of Portsmouth New Hampshire praising the product after years of failing remedies and nose bleeds. The piece emphasizes the balm is not a liquid or snuff and is easily applied.
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Israel
Ely
M. A. Jackson
Portsmouth
N. H
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Fllce
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Arl
Son
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Debull
PS Sd
Sidney-Wort
Carters
Curin
Iso
Tim
Johanna
Texas
Texas Gate
Ditson
Prairies
Jack
Miss Alice
Alice
Johanna Ditson
The
Beppys
Pappy
Caanes Kean
Hassanp
Mrve
Iver
Women’s Medical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Women's Medical Institute
Otis Munro
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