Jacob's Ladder Vision Sermon on Bethel and Promise
A sermon discusses Jacob's dream at Bethel, interpreting the ladder between earth and heaven as a sign of Christ’s descent and divine presence. It links Genesis passages to God’s enduring promise, urges penitence, and highlights obedience and tithing as evidence of faith. The preacher urges trust in God's constant presence and calls for generous giving as a response to divine grace.
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H Ors
Jacob
Abraather
Isaac
Abram
Heaven
Adam
Christ
God
Jesus Christ
Bethel
Luz
Canaan
Jeroboam
Christ Jesus
Abraham
Deserved Victoria Cross for Gallant Surgeon Major Lloyd
The Gazette reports Surgeon Major Lloyd of the army medical staff was awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry during the 1893 Kachin operations. During the Lima fort attack he remained under heavy fire near Captain Morton, aiding a wounded officer and keeping enemy fire at bay. His act inspired soldiers facing deadly risks as quoted by the London Spectator.
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Major Lloyd
Army Medical Staff
Lima
Morton
Lloyd
Frederick’ the Great
London Spectator
Davies tidal power plan promises vast electric output
The article describes Mr. Davies of Wood Green proposing a tidal energy scheme to light cities, power trams and railways, claiming 400 percent efficiency over steam engines and continuous operation through tidal cycles. Experiments off Cheshire coast suggest potential national importance and large commercial success.
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Davies
Wood Green
Thompson
Bristol
Cheshire
London
Figaro
Department of State
Washington
Bayard
Chicago
State Department
Blaine
Foster
Gresham
John
Calhoun
Baltimore Sun
Cholera Threat in 1894 Prompts Quarantine Vigilance
The New York Sun argues cholera epidemics in western Russia threaten Europe and the U S, warning New York must guard against a possible spring recurrence. It credits the international sanitary commission in Paris and urges prompt adoption of its anti cholera program.
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Russia
Warsaw
Germany
Austria
New York
International Sanitary Commission
Paris
New York Sun
Quiller-Couch on Freedom From Town Life and Sea Air
A quotation from Q admitting he prefers life free of office ties and town clamor to pursue writing. He speaks of sea air, physical and mental activity, and the price of happiness, noting he could not have lived this way otherwise. The quote links his early inspiration from Stevenson's Treasure Island to the genesis of Dead Man's Rock at age 19 as an Oxford student.
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Stevenson
Oxford
Dead Man's Rock
New York Tribune
Temperance Advocate Refuses Stimulus Amid Illness
The patient, a total abstainer, refuses prescribed stimulants to avoid setting a bad example for servants. The doctor insists, suggesting warm water for shaving, and the next day the servant reports the patient is increasingly distressed and mind troubled while asking for warm water.
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Boston Herald
Looming Mirages and Their Illusions
The article explains looming mirages where distant objects appear dramatically taller though not wider. It describes tall ice pinnacles, ships seeming 12 to 15 times longer than their actual length, and distorted rocks trees houses and beings. It notes mirages were common in the southwestern plains before irrigation and settlement, with Indians fearing evil spirits.
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St. Louis Republic
The Crown of Failure
A reflective poem excerpt on perseverance and glory, contrasting living to die and urging continued effort despite possible defeat. It emphasizes striving with youth, enduring effort, and the danger of fleeting fame that fades while true spirit endures.
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A. St. J. Adcock
Chambers’ Journal
Two Japanese Types Compared By Facial Features
Harper's Weekly describes two distinct Japanese types the Chinese or Corean and the true Japanese aristocratic type. It claims the first are gay and lively while the second are silent and melancholy, contrasting appearance with character.
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Japan
Harper’s Weekly
Tough old Maine woman carries corn to mill and eats mackerel
A Lewiston Maine Journal brief recalls a vigorous woman who walked two miles with a heavy sack of corn to the mill, bought a salt mackerel, roasted it on coals, drank water, and ate a large biscuit, leaving only bones and eyeing them with regret while smoking.
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Maine
Lewiston
Europe Sees Varied Winter Hardships Across Regions
A London correspondent reports an average winter for the unemployed with minimal severe weather, lifting spirits as spring returns. In contrast eastern Europe faces brutal cold and wolves, including a woman near Saratoff mauled by a nine wolf pack and a market traveler killed, leaving only bones and hair.
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Europe
London
Russia
Saratoff
Italian Campagna Seeks French Naturalization With Long Full Name
An Italian named Campagna, now a French naturalized citizen, caused issues in registering his complete list of names. The string contains Vincendo Salvatore Maria Genaro Francesco-Sales Francesco d'Assisi Francesco de Paolo Rocca Michele Urocifisso Emiddio Pasquale Giovan Giuseppe Geltruge Carlo Gaetano Alfonso Cito Andrea Luigi Giovan Geraldo Antonio-di-Para Antonio-Abatte Campagna. A London News quip highlights the humor of long titles. an Indianapolis Journal gag contrasts senators with a newly elected justice of the peace.
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Italy
Campagna
Vincendo Salvatore Maria Gennaro Francesco-Sales _Francesco d’Assisi
Francesco de Paolo Rocca
Michele Urocifisso
Emiddio Pasquale Giovan
Giuseppe Geltruge Carlo Gaetano Alfonso Cito Andrea Luigi Giovan
Time-Table Corrected Marlboro Branch Nov 27 1893
Time table corrected for Marlboro branch shows trains run weekday mornings at 6.40 7.35 and 11.20 with Boston bound departures at 4.00 and 5.30 pm and 11.15 pm on Sundays. Some trains run through without change if coaches are attached. Watson GPOA signs off.
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Boston
Belmont
Overley
East Sudbury
South Sudbury
Wayside Inn
P.m. Kbottom
Hudson
Dea
Berlin
South Clinton
Boylston
West Boylston
Oakdale
Jefferson
Rutland
Merrock
M. Barre
Pethaks Ea Rains
Northampton
Ware
Barre Plains
Barre
Saabroo
Sunda West Boylston
South Bolton
A.m. Hudson
Wayland
A.m. Weston
Waltham
M. Ee
A. Mn
Marlboro Branch
Marlboro
AM. A.M
PLM
P.M
POM
South Acton
Maynard
Whitman's Crossing
TOS Rockbottom
Arrive
Leave AM
A.M
Kaka Marlboro
Rockbottom
Whitman’s Crossing
Weesnalaye
Saintsboro
Marl- Acton
South
Marlharays
Fitchburg
Washington Street
Citchburg
D. R. Watson
New York
New Haven
Hartford
R. R
Old Colony System
Northboro
A. m
Clinton
A.m . Om
A.n
Southboro
Framingham
Sun
Sea So
Dias
Fio
Acton
Bae Lowell
Sudbury
Syeb Eeinesig So
San
A. Mt
Bees Mansfield
E.G. Allen
A.C. Mendale
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Mimin Werene
D. M. Htoarns
George W. Childs Drexel
George W. Childs
Drexel
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Fortuna
A. J. Drexel
Mie Meeeek
Indianapolis Journal
Fred’keeles & CO
Pearl Street
Assabet
the People's Dry Goods Company
Maynard, Mass
Boston & Maine Railroad
Southern Division
Central Massachusetts
Causeway Street
W. F. Berry
Daniel W. Sanborn
Dana J. Flanders
A. Say
RK. Watson
G.poa
A.M. P
Fitchburgh Railroad
Goosac
Troy
Albany
Saratoga
Lake George
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Cleveland
Detroit
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Vermont
Canada
Brandon
Middlebury
Vergennes
Burlington
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Vose Farm
Stan
W.a.white
Maynard,Mass
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