Elisha and the Hidden Paths of God
A sermon on II Kings VI 8 13 and related verses emphasizes God revealing secrets to his prophets. It contrasts human wisdom with divine guidance showing Elisha’s influence over Naaman and the king of Syria. The preacher urges faith over fear, citing scriptures about sight and the Lord’s protection.
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Syria
Israel
Gaia
Abel
God
Amos iii
Samuel
Saul
Elisha
Naaman
Dothan
Devil
Philip
John xiv
Moses
Stephen
Jesus
When I Am Dead Poem Fragment by Christina Rossetti
A compact poem where the speaker asks for no funeral pageantry. The speaker envisions simple burial without roses or shade, wishing for grass, dew, and rain to mark quiet remembrance and forgetting. The verse explores memory and oblivion beyond life.
Diffused Illumination For Library Reading Rooms
An article from Progressive Age describes a white sphere 7 feet in diameter suspended above a library reading room to create diffused illumination. Eight Colt projection lanterns cast overlapping disks, producing a warm, translucent glow that makes the sphere appear to glow from within.
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Columbia University Library
Colt Projection
Congressional Library
Preigauton
Harvard Professor Proposes Custom Chairs For Perfect Posture
The article notes experiments by a Harvard professor suggesting chairs be tailored to individual height with seat height equal to one quarter of total height and the desk at two thirds taller than the chair seat. It urges personalized furniture to prevent backache during long writing sessions.
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Harvard
Boston Traveler
Necklace of Love and a Child's Kiss Poem Fragment
A poem fragment contrasts romance with motherhood, praising a little one's eyes and arms as a priceless necklace. It invokes Frank L. Stanton and a reflective dialogue about male egotism and attention seeking, attributed to Miss Cayenne and Willie Washington.
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Frank L. Stanton
Ladies’ Home Journal
Miss Cayenne
Willie Washington
Washington
Greatest horse Baron Wilkes roams to Worcester East fair
Visitors to the Worcester East fair at Clinton on September 15 and 16 will see Baron Wilkes 2.18, the premier American trotting horse, joined by Allandorf 2.1914, a noted son of Ouward and Alma Mater. The exhibition promises many colts and fillies, with the horse show described as a major feature.
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Maine
Pacific Coast
Worcester
Clinton
America
Baron Wilkes
Allandorf
Ouward
Alma Mater
Exhibtion
Legacy of Wagnerian Era in Modern Music
A National Magazine August piece argues the post Wagner generation failed to produce first order genius. It asserts the great musical era ran from early to late nineteenth century, with Mascagni seen as a bright meteor and few other worthy names remaining.
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Richard Wagner
Mascagni
Giving Allowances to Girls Increases Money Sense
Edward Bok argues in the August Ladies' Home Journal that a regular allowance for girls builds financial literacy. He says mothers and fathers should provide funds for regulated expenses, noting initial overspending then wiser future spending and viewing the allowance as a right, not privilege.
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Edward Bok
Ladies’ Home Journal
Bunko Man Quips About Grip and Sawdust
Brief New York Journal gag line references Bunko Man on grip and sawdust with a respond and a Spanish four joke. The item captures a street corner humor snippet from the era.
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New York Journal
Suspension of Judgment in Liquor Question Quip
A quotation from the Indianapolis Journal recalls a debate on liquor stance. The speaker jokes about choosing between whisky and water while recounting a broken beer bottle and a bad fall on a watered street, reflecting temperance era discourse.
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Wheeler
Indianapolis Journal
By-Stander Debate on Life in Art Sparks Critic War
Somerville Journal discusses whether a bystander would call a scene a life picture and notes a critic suggesting the world would not suffer if the artist's work were erased. The exchange hints at a broader debate on realism and art.
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Somerville Journal
Time Table Corrected June 27 1808 for Boston and Nearby
The corrected timetable lists arrival times for multiple towns including Boston Belmont Waltham Weaton Wayland East Sudbury South Sudbury Wayside Inn Rockbottom Hudson South Bolton Berlin South Clinton West Boylston Oakdale Jefferson Barre Ware Northampton and others with numerous morning and afternoon slots and Sunday listings.
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Boston
Belmont
Waltham
The
Weaton
Wayland
East Sudbury
Arr
South Sudbury
Wayside Inn
Rockbottom
Bolton
Berlin
South Clinton
West Boyston
Oakdale
Son
I Jefferson
Barre
I Ware
Northampton
Ware
A. m. Barre
A. m. Jefferson
West Boylston
A. mi
South Bolton
A.m. Hudson
A.m. Yayland
A.m. Waltham
A. m. Bednont
A. m
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D. M. Stearns
Christina G. Rossetti
Columbia University
Straits
Nicaragua Canal
Atlantic
Orient
Europe
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Indian Ocean
Cape
Philippines
Pomona Grange
Curtis Farm
Fort Meadow
Tta
Grove
Utwest
Leander Bruce
James Brodsky
Adina Crandall
I. L. Babcock
Frank Kallom
George Holyoke
William Clement
George Dunbar
Harry Lewis
Arthur Munroe
Edwins
Carson Wheeler
May Clements
Charles Nichols
Arthur Abbott
Carl Walker
Leslie Rice
Marlboro
Northboro
George H. Jodd
Sturbridge
WN. Howard
Southaston
Ald
J. Q
Grange
Howe
Fitchburgh Railroad
Floosac Tunnel
Tres
Youre Waft
Lake George
Adirondack
Afountlins
Syracuse
Rochester
Baffin
Warn Pahs
Toronto
Cleveland
Rehinat
Chicago
St. Louis
Wwest
Sawnwest
Ad Northwest
Boston and ST. Louis
New York
Vermont
Canada
Ravand
Brandon
Middlelaury
Versennes
Burlington
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Gutana
Montreal
Quebec
Fitchburg Railroad
Washington Street
J. R. Watson
Avent
NEW York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Leominster
Fitchburg
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A. Ny
Aim
Tal A. My
Returnitehburg
South Franingham
Southbioro
Rboilds A. Ee
Mr Sun
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Southboroe
Acton
Lowell
U. Ee
Sudbury
Sq. Frawingham
Mansfeld
Framingham
Mansfield
C. Peter Clark
A.C. Kendall
Peoples Dry Goods Company
Maynard
Mass
Southern Division
Massachusetts
Union Passenger Station
Causeway Street
Daniel W. Sanborn
Dana J. Flanders
W.G. Bean
Yeatelboro Branch
A.M. P
Geepca
A.M. A
South Acton
Magnam
Gleasondale
Whitman
P.M
Hudson
Whitman’s Crossing
Shaft
Whitman Crossing
JR. W
Rufus Wales
Shawmut Ave
Marlboro, Masa
Robert W. Carter
Charles H. Persona
Maen
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