Alaska as a Goodly Heritage and Call for Railroads
A 19th century piece extols Alaska's draw for settlers, noting its beauty, resources, and voyageable Yukon. It highlights gold, minerals, farming potential, and the need for railroad transport to unlock vast riches, with references to Seward and other figures and a population around 35,000 natives and similar whites.
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North
Alaska
William H. Seward
Charles Sumner
N. P. Banks
Yea
Andre Johnson
Canat
Atarta
Valdez
Oata
Duplicity in Public Speaking Note from Churchill
In a McClure's excerpt, Lord Randolph Churchill recounts a host asking about nerves addressing three points. Churchill suggests a pivot to a different subject after noting two points, using a brief appeal to the audience’s intelligence to avoid wasting time.
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Lord Randolph Churchill
Churchill
W. H. Rideing
McClure
Vacant Lot Turned Playground by Springfield Church
The Second church of Springfield Ohio uses a central vacant lot to create a summer playground for neighborhood children. Flower beds and lawn were laid, swings and slides installed, and a makeshift ice water fountain with a pipe and ice box provided. The trustees’ efforts are praised and seen as a model for churches with unused property.
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Springfield
Old vessel now a church in Ratttle Snake Land harbor
In San Pedro California the seaworthy hulks Seaman's Bethel is converted into a mission church for sailors and Rat tle Snake Land fishermen. The old ship's hold houses a reading room gym and bunks for mariners with evenings of gospel services and no collections. The Seamen's Friend society runs the charity asserting salvation is free.
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San Francisco
Seaman's Bethel
San Pedro
California
Seaman's Bethelsea Mission
Seven Seas
Seaman‘s Bethel
Seamen’s Friend Society
Place of Animals in Human Thought and Sacred Cats
A Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesarescu volume argues animals are partners not servants, tracing reverence from ancient beliefs to Eastern philosophy. An Egyptian cat bronze in Rome illustrates the idea, while a school attendance note highlights Bertha Hutchings who never missed or were late in 11 years of schooling.
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Philadelphia
Evelyn Martinengo-Cesarescu
Egypt
Rome
Sheerness
Hutchings
Bertha
Ethel
Worat Joke and Foot-Ease Ad Compile
A mosaic of quips and ads from a bygone issue features a sharp witticism about a wife’s late first husband, an engagement prompt, and a light hearted line about an Argive cowherd bragging of 100 eyes. An Allen’s Foot-Ease testimonial touts relief from burning and itching feet with local user Mia Walker of Camden, New Jersey.
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Allen
Mia
W. J. Walker
Camden
N. J
Triaf and Fiat TP Legal Cause Reported
In a short case note Perry Davie is linked to a legal matter concerning a matter at bar. The fragment mentions the bowels and a stated cause, with unclear relationships and names.
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Perry Davie
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