Cain and Abel and the way of offerings in Genesis
The author contrasts Cain and Abel highlighting the dangers of relying on human works versus God's appointed sacrifice. Cain’s offering is rejected, while Abel’s is accepted, illustrating sin, confession, and atonement. The piece links Abel and Christ, warns against judging brethren abroad, and notes the curse on the ground after Cain’s sin.
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Abel
Elijah
Cain
Beth
God
Jesus
Eve
Adam
John viii
India
China
Japan
Africa
Christ
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John v
It Rains and the Wind Wails Through Autumn
An evocative poem depicts rain falling thickly as leaves shed and winds laments. A farmer, mother, and sailor's wife face hardship while the narrator prays for rescue for all from sorrow and want. Willis Lightbourn.
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Ead
Pather
Straius
Willis Lightbourn
Betsy Patterson Bonaparte and a Black Butler Etiquette Tale
The Baltimore born Betsy Patterson Bonaparte, sister-in-law to an emperor, recounts a breakfast misadventure with a black butler who demonstrates the proper way to signal for more tea. The anecdote ends with Betsy noting the futility of wealth after a lifetime of money.
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Betsy Patterson Bonaparte
Mme
Baltimore
Bob
Mme. Bonaparte
Uncle Bob
Betsy
Boston Transcript
Cannibal Giants Said to Haunt Gulf Isle Leri
A 1891 discovery by a west coast naturalist reports an island in the Gulf of California about 60 miles from shore inhabited by remnants of giant cannibals. Photographer McNamara shows a man over seven feet tall. the isle of Leri is cited with evidence of cannibalism.
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Gulf of California
United States
McNamara
Isle of
Leri
St. Louis
Republic
Barber Quips Echo On Haircut Demand And Football Piano Query
A Washington Star quip features a barber and poet banter about haircuts while a passerby asks if one plays football or the piano. Separately a Pawtucket fountain long on Main Street was moved to a cemetery with a large Welcome inscription on its base.
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Washington Star
Pawtucket
R. I
Silent whaleman and the four month voyage mystery
An old whaling captain recounts Sandy the West Indian crewman who vanished overboard and swam away in heavy seas, spoke no word for four months, and later disappeared at port, with some crew suggesting he spoke on land. The anecdote is followed by a satirical London etiquette note from the Washington newspaper.
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Frm
Sandy
San Francisco Examiner
London
Hincheenly
Washington News
Worldly temptations at a Richmond Maine parish meeting
An Auburn man faced rebuke for a worldly remark during a prayer meeting as church members were criticized for low attendance. A woman argued there was fair representation, prompting the speaker to remark some members resemble the world. The note adds satire on sensitive women and a widow’s suit over a death claim.
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Richmond
Lewiston Journal
Stage Baby Steals Spotlight In Comic Brooklyn Scene
A stage scene ends with a real baby replacing a prop infant and performing flawlessly while the crowd and a Brooklyn policeman react to the ruse. The incident plays as a humorous moment amid a larger act, prompting the supervising father to cry after the performance.
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Brooklyn
Mr. Mason
New York Evening Sun
Tragic Snow House Collapse Kills 11 Year Old in Montreal
Charles Prendergast aged 11 was buried beneath a snow house near 116 St. Martin street Montreal after it collapsed. Companions fled, eight hours passed before rescue. He suffered a broken leg and internal injuries and died from his wounds. Toronto Globe reported.
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Charles Prendergast
St. Martin Street
Montreal
Toronto Globe
Trains Schedules for Marlboro and Surrounding Towns
A dense list of Boston area rail times corrected to January 1 1854 shows Going South and Going North routes from Marlboro Framingham South Framingham and nearby towns. It includes multiple daily departures with connections at South Framingham for Taunton New Bedford and Fall River and notes with Boston and Fitchburg lines.
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Fitchburg
A. m
Northboro
Marlboro, Ly
Southboro
San
Framingham
P.m. Son
A.m
Framingham, Ar
M. Lab
P.m. Sun
P.m
Boston Ar
J. Mn. Sun
Boston
Sun
P.m. Marlboro
GC. Pan
Adm. Sun
P. Ma. Marlboro, Ly
Clinton
Time Table Corrected for Westbound Trains from Boston
Timetable dated Nov 14 1893 lists Westbound trains from Boston stations on Causeway Street with departures from Belmont Waverley album Weston Wayland East Sudbury South Sudbury and other stops. Notes indicate stops on signal or to leave/passengers as directed by conductors. Officials listed: W. F. Berry Daniel W. Sanborn Dana J. Flanders.
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Boston
Belmont
Waverley
Weston
East Sudbury
South Sudbury
South Bolton
Berlin
South Clinton
Jefferson
Rutland
Coldbrook
Northampton
A. m
Ware
Ishih Barre Plains
Be Barre
Polador
Oakdale
Sunda
West Boylston
A.m. Boylston
South
Clinton
Bolton
Hudson
A.m. Rockbottom
A.m. Wayside Inn
A. m. Sue South Sudbury
Wayland
A.m. Weston
A.m. Waltham
Wes Belmont
UTS VO Icavos Itu Walivulu
Marlboro
J. RK. Watson
G. Rh
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