Washington Letter on Democratic Split and GOP Prospects
The Washington letter notes the Democratic split ahead of November elections withCarlisle meeting key figures like Don Dickinson and Senator Faulkner to seek options. It reports tensions over the Supervising Architect contracts, Logan Carlisle influence, and O Rourke's threats, while predicting Republican gains in Maryland West Virginia Louisiana and the South with a cleaner GOP sweep outside New York City districts.
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Washington
Sage
Buzzard’s Bay
Carlisle
Don. M. Dickinson
Harrity
Pennsylvania
Faulkner
Representative Price
Louisiana
Cleveland
Jeremiah O'Rourke
Ecratary Carlisle
Treasury Department
Logan Carlisle
The
Treasury
Logan
O'Rourke
Mr. O'Rourke
Ag Adam
Nebraska
Manderson
Senate
Mahone
Virginia State Republican Committee
Solid South
South
Virginia
Old Dominion
Maryland
West Virginia
Louisland
North
Hooker
New York
Congress
Brooklyn
New York City
London preacher Miss Spurgeon praised for brotherly style
Miss Spurgeon of the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London has been occupying a pulpit and is said to preach much like her late distinguished brother. Florence Nightingale is seriously ill at seventy four, living quietly in west London and little known by neighbors.
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Spurgeon
Metropolitan Tabernacle
London
Florence Nightingale
Riverwoman seeks captain’s license for Natchez
Mrs B 87 Leathers wife of the Natchez steamer commander has applied for a captain's license. She is described as a gentle woman with a pretty face and says she has lived on the river for thirteen years knowing every turn from New Orleans to Vicksburg.
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Mrs. B
Leathers
Mississippi
Natchez
Orleans
Vicksburg
Woman's march and labor notes from the era
A bold call for women to join with Uncle Sam, asserting strength and purpose. The excerpt lists labor data from Brussels, San Francisco, Boston, and more, noting wages, hours, and trades. It references protests, unions, and figures like John A. Howard, with historical mentions of Columbus and labor parades.
Seduced Congregation Plan Ends With a Misdelivered Note
A young church organist in O- grows captivated by a visiting pastor from the adjacent street. On the day of a combined sermon she writes a note for the sexton begging him to blow the organ until she signals. He delivers it to the visiting preacher who is astonished by the instruction. The tale appears in the English Independent.
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Sexton
Journal Charm and a Dozing Servant in Wesley Tale
The piece notes John Wesley’s servant Michael Fenwick who loved to see his name in print. Fenwick supposedly slept through a sermon at Clayworth while others were moved, Wesley recorded with dry wit and satisfaction, stating Fenwick slept under an adjoining hayrick.
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John Wesley
Michael Fenwick
Wesley
Epworth
Clayworth
Michigan Christian Advocate
Garfield Family Life Near Grand Rapids and Bourne
Thomas A. Garfield, over seventy and rheumatic, lives on a farm sixteen miles from Grand Rapids. James A. Garfield, his son and new Justice of the Peace, resides opposite. Mrs. Cleveland frequents Bourne’s little Methodist church from Gray Gables, with her maid, as congregants form two respectful lines along the path to her carriage.
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Thomas A. Garfield
Grand Rapids
James A. Garfield
Prayer as Practice in a Childlike Faith
The piece compares prayer to a mother teaching a child to walk, withholding gifts to foster effort. It urges daily prayer with attention, reliance on God, and a longing for grace, trusting in divine goodness, and persevering without distraction to reach heaven.
Autumn Gowns and Fabrics Preview from McDowell Journals
Autumn novelties for ladies gowns emphasize light woolen fabrics and weighty linings, with plain colors, two tone mixtures, small figures, and subtle patterns. Blues and bronze tones dominate, capes remain in vogue, and golf capes with plaid linings appear. McDowell Fashion Journals offer patterns by coupon, with several Paris and fashion titles available by subscription or mail order from New York publishers.
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Ohoven
McDowell
Paris
le Mode
Messrs. A.« McBewell
Weat 14Th Street
New York City
List of Patents Granted to New England Inventors This Week
A compilation of patentees across New England and nearby states with grants reported by 0 A Snow & Co. The list includes hose coupling, air-pump, glove wrapper, car gate, medical chair, kniven making, shoe last, depth gauge, lifting jack, feed-water heater, folding crib, lock-case, scholar's companion, door check, and other mechanical devices with inventor names and locations such as St Johnsbury Vermont Waterbury Connecticut Providence Rhode Island Hartford Connecticut New Haven Connecticut Danbury Connecticut Durham New Hampshire and more.
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New England
French President Perier Faces Protestant Dilemma
Cassimir Perier, newly elected president of France, is a Protestant. He delayed accepting the republic’s highest post until his mother urged him to take the honor.
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France
Cassimir Perier
French Republic
Lighthouse Keeper Misa Colfax Serves 25 Years
Misa Harriet Colfax sister of the late Hon. Schuyler Colfax has served as light house keeper at Michigan City on Lake Michigan for twenty five years.
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Misa Harriet Colfax
Schuyler Colfax
Michigan City
Lake Michigen
Women seek work in a changing city economy and study paths
The piece surveys the labor market for educated women, noting many nurses and stenographers find scarce jobs in Cincinnati and Boston. It discusses leveraging language and typing skills, tutoring, dressmaking, and small business ideas, and highlights Sydney University's grant of equal access for women and a new women’s residential college.
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Cincinnati
Boston
England
R. M. Armstrong
Cumberland County Council
New York City
Paris
Pragt
Baltimore
Pratt
Brooklyn Eagle
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