Local Churches Welcome All to Weekly Services
A society directory lists Sunday and midweek services for multiple churches. It notes Sabbath School times, morning and evening preachings, junior and senior endeavors, prayer meetings, and special meetings with pastors' names and weekly schedules. The public is warmly invited to attend all events.
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Chorna Claas
Krisay
Acpuxus Tausstoop
Fletcher M. FE
Epworth League
Epworth
Cottage Holiness
J. J. Coteman
Christian Endeavor
Tharelay
Puaspgen Weaver
Pattor
Paragons of Duty in Japanese Tales of Filial Piety
A summary of Japanese tales highlighting extreme filial piety. Stories from Basil Chamberlain’s Things Japanese describe stepmothers fed by misers, a boy melting ice to feed her, a night-long mosquito test for restful parents, a poor man keeping his child alive, and a tenacious old man dressing in infant clothes to fool his elderly parents.
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Wrell
Japan
Basil All Chamberlain
Danger in Cigar Cutters Spark Tuberculosis Fear
In a New York shop a tall cadaverous man warns about a tobacco cutter’s danger as a stout customer uses it and others wet the cigar mouths first. He predicts tubercle bugs in the cutter, causing anxious mood before the pair leaves with plans for private cutters.
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New York Mail and Express
New York Press
Animals as They Sleep in Mild Weather Remark
A gentleman farmer quoted in the Philadelphia newspaper notes animal behavior in mild weather. The brief item highlights how various livestock and pets settle for rest as temperatures stay moderate.
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Philadelphia
Nighttime Herd Instinct and a Watchful Dog
The narrator reflects on horses and cattle sleeping with their heads facing the wind to catch any approaching danger. He notes cattle instinctively front the wind, while horses sleep with one ear cocked and a dog with one eye open, calling the dog a coward.
White pine distribution and a tax on dried fish tale
The article describes the white pine native range from Newfoundland to Wisconsin and New Jersey, with best growth along the St Lawrence and in several northern states. It then recounts a tale of a French savant returning from Egypt with a royal mummy opened at Marseilles, where a tariff mix up led to a duty on dried fish instead of the pharaoh.
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Newfoundland
Lake Winnipeg
Wisconsin
Michigan
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Connecticut
Appalachian
Georgia
Maine
British Territory
St. Lawrence River
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
Minnesota
Egypt
Marseilles
Legend of Alaric’s Tomb and River’s Channel
A fragment states Alaric the conqueror of Rome died and a river was diverted to bury him. After burial the water returned to its bed, and the execution of burial helpers ensured no one would learn Alaric’s resting place.
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Alaric
Rome
Beginning in Writing and the Craft of the Article
The author reflects on the hesitations writers face when starting an article, comparing it to easing a piston from idle to full speed. He notes the urge to begin strong and the risk of ending where one started, with writing style shifting from general conclusions to a final climax. Thackeray is cited on discovering meaning during the act of writing.
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Thackeray
Bobby
Ing
Patent Medicine Label Preview and Ethos Note
A concise label line notes price one dollar and distribution through all druggists, with SCOTT & BOWNE chemists based in New York referenced as the producer. The fragment implies a historical advertisement or medical publisher imprint highlighting availability and origin.
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Scott & Bowne
New York
Hottentot or the pousnea versous of the scholar
A fragment from a National Magazine passage argues that human nature harbors primitive impulses beyond rhetoric and beyond the reach of stylists. It contends the mind’s depth resists artificial formulas.
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Uuman
National Magazine
The Stomach and Dyspepsia Danger
A London Family Doctor piece warns that constant meals and long gaps between them strain the stomach. It notes a typical day imposes about five hours of work on meals, leading to fatigue and potential dyspepsia if meals are mis-timed or overtax the stomach.
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USA
London
Fattening for Marriage in Tunis Customs
A Tunisian betrothal imposes a fattening ordeal on the selected bride. After betrothal she is confined to a room, shackled at wrists and ankles, and her kin and future husband aim to enlarge her body to fit the restraints. If the husband is a widower, first wife’s shackles may be used. Slow success may lead to cancellation. Stout girls are said to be snapped up faster.
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Tunis
Mark Twain on English obtuseness in Lumor jest
Two Englishmen debate American Lumor before Mark Twain. Twain quips that an Englishman resists ideas even under a surgical operation. The Englishman laughs, asks if opening the skull would kill him, and the other echoes the deadpan reaction. This New York Times anecdote captures wit and cultural clash.
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Mark Twain
Engishman
New York Times
Beating the Customs Englishmen evade fruit tax in France
A party of English travelers in France crossed into Italy to buy fruit. On return a revenue official demanded tax. They ordered the driver to wait while they ate the entire basket before resuming their journey untaxed, shocking the official. The report continues with a separate item about Bectles' Music.
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France
Stridulating organs and witty quips from papers
Stridulating beetle organs are described as simple with striated surfaces and rasping edges. pitch varies with edge divisions. Humorous exchanges from vintage columns joke about directions, gowns, and flat earth theories. One line notes a baby’s impact on a man’s joy.
Mushrooms Edge Into Main Dishes in Curious Meal
A New York Telegram note recounts a dinner where a guest ordered only mushrooms with bread and butter, serving as the meal’s centerpiece in various preparations. The writer, surprised, found mushrooms thoroughly filling, rivaling meat in fullness for hours. Also quoted are endorsements of The Congressional Record and cigars, praising their practical value and scale of use in government circles.
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New York Telegram
Hall's Catarrh Cure Reward and Testimonials
We offer one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co. Toledo O. West & Tinax Walding Kinnan Maryain wholesale Druggists Toledo O. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally targets blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. Hall family pills are the best.
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Hall
F J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Tinax
Walding, Kinnan & Maryain
O. Hall
G A R Members Withdraw From Alabama Parade Over Confederate Flag
In Birmingham on May 29 the local Grand Army of the Republic post withdrew from the parade honoring Gen Fitzhugh Lee after a Confederate flag was carried by a color bearer. About thirty five Union veterans left the ranks citing the GA R ritual prohibits marching where a Confederate flag is unfurled.
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Birmingiam
Ala
Grand Army of 8 Republic
Honnor
Fitzhugh Lee
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Suits Old Town Family
In Old Town Virginia R N Bevill writes that Bucklen's Arnica salve wholly cured their daughter of a bad case of scald head and that it delights all who use it for cuts, corns, burns, bruises, boils, ulcers, eruptions. Infallible for piles, 25 cents at J Hi McCarty & Son.
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R. N. Bevill
Old Town
Bucklen
J. Hi. McCarty & Son
Shelbyville Elks Hear Carnival Plans For July Dates
At a Shelbyville Elks meeting May 29 a Robinson Carnival Company representative proposed a street carnival. A contract was made to hire the company for Shelbyville from July 7 to 12.
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Shelbyville
Ind
the Elks
Robinson Carnival Company of
Cincinnati
Shelbyville Carnival
Earthquake Felt Across Chattanooga in Early Morning
An earthquake rattled Chattanooga Tennessee at about 2 a.m. Thursday. A low rumbling sound accompanied the tremor as houses and windows shook throughout the city and suburbs. The shock lasted several seconds and left residents frightened and awake.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Cuburbs
For Sale Carthage Indiana Two Story Residence
Describes the most desirable residence in Carthage Indiana with slate roof eight rooms bath large hall oak finish deep drilled well and elegant exterior. Notes very favorable terms and instructs to inquire of RECORD Carthage Indiana.
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Carthage
Ind
Miss Spanker name sparked newsroom tension
A printer misspelt Miss Spanger as Miss Spanker provoking indignation and a threatened libel suit that did not occur after the editor insisted. The paper kept the boy at work. The note also mentions Chamberlain's Cough Remedy saving a boy from pneumonia and croup, with local sale details.
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Hammond
Miss Spanger
Miss Spanker
Chamberlain
N. J. Strickfaden
World Herald
Fair Haven
Wash
J.H. McCarty & Son
Electric interurban lines planned along National road route
The National road franchise negotiations cover Knightown to Dublin with the Chipman company holding lines from Indianapolis to Knightstown and in Cambridge City and Dublin. Henry county grants to Senators Newby and Ogborn, Wayne county to Richmond company. Richmond to Henry county line and a Cambridge to Connerville branch will be built, while Chipman extends from Knightown to Henry county line to join Richmond road. Chipman must build Dunfeld to New Castle within this or next year, signaling New Castle will gain an interurban line. The notice also promotes Chamberlain's Stomach & Liver Tablets from J. H. McCarty & Son for biliousness.
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National Road
Knightown
Dublin
Chipman Company
Indianapolis
Knightstown
Cambridge City
Henry County
Newby
Ogborn
Wayne County
Richmond
Cambridge
Richmond Company
Ricmond Company
Connersville
Kightown
Richmond Road
Dunfeld
New Castle
New Castle Interurban Eyes Alexandria Route
Moncie Indiana May 2 The New Castle Interurban Electric Line Company with a franchise to enter Muncie will extend to Alexandria. Right of way is being surveyed and Rushville may become the southern terminus with Alexandria the northern one. The company plans to use Washington street to the plate glass works and faces opposition from property owners. Promoters will seek a franchise before Alexandria Council next Monday night.
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Washington Street
Plate Glass Works
Council of Alexandria
New Castle
Drugist’s Rocky Mountain Tea Substitute Questioned by McCarty
J H McCarty and Son pose a moral inquiry about a druggist offering a substitute for Madison Medical Co’s Rocky Mountain Tea. Is the motive affection or greater profit, they ask readers to consider the balance between care and commerce.
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Madison Medical Co
J. H. McCarty. & Son
Regional transit mention spans Tennessee and Gulf states
A fragmented note lists Cincinnati Louisville or St Louis and Nashville Memphis Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Pensacola and Jacksonville. It references historical regions of Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Florida and mentions descriptive matter timetables and maps along with addresses.
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Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Nashville
Memphis
Birmingham
Mobile
New Orleans
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Florida
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J. W. Woodcock
Portland
Preea
M. A. Dirdsail
Watkins
N.Y
Miles
Dr. Miles
Dr. Miles Medocal Co
Elkhart
Dyspepsia
Bectles
Chicago Post
Tom
Detroit Free Press
United States
Argonaut
Exnerti
Rainivuay Dcvesing Tost
R. Ray Johnson &Co
Ambulance Service
Wenty
East Mill ST
Otto Hill
Rush County
Rush County Bank
Louis , Lambert
Rushville, Ind
R. F. Stanley & Son
Joennedy’s Restaurant
GEO. W
Brann & McFarlan
Odd Fellows
Chamberlain’s
J. H. McCarty & Son
Rushville
Alexandria
Louisville & Nashville
R. R
Gulf Coast
Co. L. Stone
Gen’l Pass, Ag
Louisville, Ky
Chicago
St. Auguste
Pullman
St. Augustine
Queen & Crescent
Southern Ry
Lafayette
Greenburg
Ineinuatti
Big Four
Warren J Lynch
W. P. Devpe
THE
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
South
L. Stone
General Pass. Agt
F St
Washington, D
U.S
Swift & Co
U.S. Patent Office
Washington, D.C
Record Office
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