Statue breakfast in Paris reveals Liberty statue progress
A July breakfast for twenty journalists was hosted inside the knee of the Liberty statue prototype for New York Bay. M Bartholdi showed the work atop scaffolding with dishes lowered by pulley under a blue sky. When finished the statue will stand 42 metres high from foot to torch, surpassing Rhodes and Lake Maggiore landmarks.
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New York Harbor
Paris
New Yor Bay
M. Bartholdi
Rhodes
Lake Maggiore
Bartholdi
That sweet voice and an artist's fading fortune
Captain Mayell meets Miriam Castleton in a rundown home of painter Warde Castleton. He arranges a commission, befriends Miriam, and learns of her secret street singing with Bartimeo. The painter dies, Mayell asks Miriam to marry him, and she accepts after a rocky path of deception and courage.
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Captain Mayell
Mayell
Italy
Castleton
Sea Court
Warde Castleton
Castle Hall
Mr. Castleton
Mrs. Castleton
Beatrix
Miriam
Trix
Trixy
Pet
Papa
Bartimeo
Mamma
Apa
Artimeo
Forty Dollars and a Dress Trimming Dilemma
Emma Rome, a wealthy girl, faces economic reality after paying forty dollars for dress trimming. While planning to attend a social event, she witnesses a sewing machine barricade where a woman pleads for time to repay a debt, revealing poverty and hardship behind wealth.
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Emma
Emma Rome
Rich
Mr. Rome
Marguerite
Hyperbolical Exclamation Wakes Sleeping Congregation
A Scotch minister quips his way to alert a drowsy church by defining the word hyperbolically and claiming only half the audience sleeps. The snippet ends by praising Parker's Hair Balsam as a remedy against hair loss and grayness.
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Parker
Music and Medicine Promotes Malt Bitters and Cream Balm
An advertisement bundle touts Malt Bitters as a cure all with claims of driving appetite and digestive aid, along with Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh. It cites testimonials from army officers in Arizona and a Rhode Island physician praising relief from catarrh after using the Balm. The notices urge purchase through J H Young & Co and Ely Bros druggists with directions to apply Balm into the nostrils.
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Ely
Aga
Elys’ Cream Balm CO
Owego
N.Y
Bristol
Johnson, Jomey &Co
Philadelphia
Arizona
John C. Fremont
Ely Bros
2Ady
James
Providence
Lowell
Hoop
Sarah C. Whittier
Eaton
Carter
Sarter Medicine’ CO
Carter's Little Liver Pills, &c
Park Place
New York City
Jolsly Bol
J.H. Young & CO
Miscellany Reflections on Caution and Character
A compact fragment discussing caution drawn from misfortunes of others. It asserts that good work deserves no praise beyond vision and that men shape the light they possess. It links iron and magnetism as analogy to the soul, urging turning beliefs into action and judging by fruits.
Prayer Power in Flawed Hands with Faithful Safekeeping
A reflection on prayer as dangerous in the hands of fallible humans unless guided by an infallible one. The text cautions that without divine oversight, requests may be mistaken and harmful, underscoring the need for a higher guidance to avoid misuses.
Without earnestness men seek true greatness
The quote contends that earnestness is essential for genuine greatness. Eloquence, wit, and popularity do not confer lasting weight without sincere effort and moral seriousness guiding action. It argues that character and purpose define true achievement beyond surface cleverness.
Quotes on faith and sin from 19th century figures
A collage of moral reflections and anecdotes. George Macdonald extols being created by God and the value of divine thought, while Dean Stanley notes Christ's words never exhaust. A brief clergy joke recalls a deacon's blunt view on sin and human limitation in doctrinal debates.
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George Macdonald
Christ
Dean Stanley
Blue Sky Across a Rainy Day Lesson
A parent recalls a child’s hopeful question during rain aimed at a picnic. The next day reveals blue sky and a child reflects that blue sky existed all along, hidden by clouds and God’s design. The tale frames faith and perseverance through a simple family moment.
Diamond-like Stone Found Near Norcross, Georgia
An elderly German geologist near Norcross, Georgia, unearthed a stone size of a hen’s egg with an octahedral form and greenish tint. It resisted acids and alkalies, yielded little sound when struck, and drew interest from diamond buyers in New York offering $46. The man’s collection includes various minerals and curiosities. Some verses describe the find as a near-astonishing diamond discovery in the Atlanta Constitution report.
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Norcross
New York
Dell’s bold start lifts Dell toward health and hope
Mamie Anderson agrees to pick berries for Lawton to earn three dollars and aid Dell Ferguson dying of illness. Maggie Hall, Mamie’s rich friend, aids the effort after Mamie overcomes social pressure, earning six dollars in a week and broad support from local ladies, helping Dell recover.
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Mary
Nell Ferguson
Aunty
Dell
Lawton
Mamie
Maggie Hall
Maggie
Aunt Mary
Mr. Lawton
Ell
Mrs. Anderson
Del
Geners
Jamie
Andersons
Weld carver’s quip about living and wife life
A carvasser insists he must keep walking and talking to earn his living and support his wife who has long depended on him, ending with a brisk farewell.
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Carvasser
A Wounded Veteran and the Pension Office
A veteran with a corset-bone scar laughs through a pension interview. The agent questions the 1864 wrist wound, mislabeling the injury as a bayonet stab, yet the man secures a place on the pension roll.
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Washington
Minnie
Sam
Sulphur Bitters Promote General Sale in Region
The Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, Major George S. Merrill, notes broad local use of Sulphur Bitters with many reliable attestations of beneficial results and recovery from its use across the section.
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Grand Army of the Republic
George S. Merrill
Shot Before the Czar's Eyes Story
A London Spectator report recounts a tragic scene at Peterhoff where a laborer beckoned by the Czar was shot by a sentry before reaching him. The piece suggests the Czar feels trapped by a cruel magic as protection measures backfire, delivering death at his own invitation.
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Peterhoff
London Spectator
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Bristol Phenix
C. A- Greene
Phenix
Hope Street
Gantana
Royal Baking Owder Co
Watlsat
N. Y
Als
Ly Et
TE Srey
Carters
Bjelke
Cine Medicine
J. H. Young & CO
Jim
Madame Farine
Arthur Maine
Draegue
Finney
Atlanta (Ga
Little Nell Ferguson
Mamie Anderson
East
New Mexico
Dal
Pearson
John Brown
Iere
John Smith
Chestnut Street
Boston
Pennsylvania
Bostons
New Yorks
Chicagos
Philadelphias
Milk Street
Portland
Mass
Castle
American Garden
Castle Garden
Pater
Patterson
N. J
Tompkins Co
Tom ‘Kynsco
Ibcre
Para
Hood
Hood & C.O
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