The Great Confession and Christ Lessons Commentary
A religious study by Rev DD Stearns on Golden Texts from Matthew Luke and John outlines key lessons about Christ faith and discipleship. It covers the Transfiguration Zaccheus the Publican and the Mission of the Seventy with emphasis on eternal reward and spiritual sight through Christ.
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Math. xi
M. ‘Stearns
Christ
Jesus Christ
John the Baptist
James
Iidt
Jesus
Eystimer
Adam
John xi
Lazarus
God
Zaccheus
Samuel
Eliab
Mission of the Seventy
Bohemian Miss Gertrude Corey Elevates Slap Story to Theater
Chicago audience hears Miss Gertrude Corey recount in detail how she slapped Count De Castellane in a New York room on Thirty first Street after an offensive remark. She explains Ninette Barduins, roses sent after the incident, and a subsequent quiet exit as other guests lingered.
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Anna Gould
Chicago
Count de Castellane
Gertrude
Corey
New York
Castellano-Gould
Ninette Barduins
Miss Corey
Chicago Tribune
Gertrude Corey
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Ninette
Fortunes in the Races Ida Cohen Becomes Pro Tipster
Ida Cohen of San Francisco gains fame as a professional tipster after inventing a personal system for selecting winners. She works daily with a crowd at her husband’s store, claims three to four winners and as many places, and specializes in hurdle racing while denying cards or dreams as influences.
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Ida Cohen
San Francisco
Examiner
Method In His Madness tale from the Medical Press
A gentleman visits a friend in a lunatic asylum. After half an hour he checks the clock. The inmate asks if it is right and adds a sharp line about the clock’s truth.
The Now and Then in a Philadelphia Times Verse
The piece blends philosophical musings on fate with a modern twist on the Jack and Jill nursery tale. It ponders destiny and human will, mentions Eve and pyramids, and imagines a tank on the hill as a town project. The Philadelphia Times presents a reflective, poetic vignette with historical allusions.
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Jack
Jill
Diplomatic Tensions Rise Over Venezuela and Nicaragua Crisis
The New York World reports that British pressure on Nicaragua to expel the British Consul at Bluefields risks provoking U S action. Venezuela seeks U S protection under the Monroe Doctrine as Britain presses Nicaragua for compensation, signaling a delicate diplomatic clash. Ambassador Bayard may be asked to seek clarity on Britain's ultimatum, while the United States cannot intervene in the money demand but fears further hostile moves by Britain.
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Hatch
Bluefields
Great Britain
Bayard
Nicaragua
United States
New York World
Auk Egg Sales Signal High Prices in England
An egg of the great auk is set to go on sale in England. Two prized eggs recently sold for 175 and 260 guineas respectively. A third egg sold in London last year brought 300 guineas.
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England
London
Manuscripts of Bible Versions Through the Centuries
The article traces how biblical texts were copied and preserved from Hebrew and Greek originals through Latin Vulgate. It notes key codices like Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus from the fourth century, the rise of the Vulgate after 300 AD, and the King James Bible completed in 1611 by 47 scholars. It also mentions earlier English translations, Luther, and Tyndale, with Old Testament manuscript history dating back to 1500 BC.
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Wickliffe
Wyclif
Purvey
Tyndale
Martin Luther
St. Louis Republic
Blaine House Demolition Sparks National Relic Fever
Tearing down the Blaine house in Washington ignites nationwide demand for Blaine relics. People seek bricks as souvenirs and a theater planned on the site will recreate the death room as a Blaine relic museum.
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Blaine
Washington
Secretary
Japan To Hold Fourth Industrial Exhibition In Kioto
Japan announces its national exhibition to open April 1 in Kioto and run until July 81. The event marks the thousandth anniversary of Kyoto, the old capital, with showcases of modern industry.
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Japan
Kioto
Death rates in New York tenement districts reveal Jewish longevity
A Springfield Republican summary notes that New York City’s dense tenement wards show the lowest death rate among the poor Jewish population. In 1891 it was 18.78 per 1000 and 17.14 in 1893. Italian wards recorded much higher rates with 83.78, 35.12 and 31.98 in the Fourth, Fourteenth and Eighth districts.
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New York
Springfield Republican
Emperor William’s wardrobe chief and staff
The duties of caring for the Emperor William’s uniforms are extensive and meticulous. An official called the obergarderobier leads the department with two valets, while naval attire is handled by a former German navy subofficer. Before any expedition, a full list of needed dresses and paraphernalia is prepared.
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William
London
Balloon show heckler and monk festival notes
An overheard crowd exchange at a bal loon asks how the balloon rises and descends with sand. A reference notes the Feast of Fools as a monk label for a Christian holiday replacing Saturnalia. Pembina in Dakota is said to mean red berry in Indian.
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Mrs. Harris
Pembina
Dakota City
Time-Take Corrected Marlboro Branch Schedule 1895
Marlboro Branch timetable lists trains eastbound from Marlboro with rail stops to Hudson Rockbottom Whitman's Crossing Maynard South Acton and Boston arrival times. Notes include theatre trains on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and connections through coaches. timetable shows AM PM departures and Sunday variations.
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Marlboro Branch
AM. AM
P.M. Marlboro
Hudson
FSF Rockbottom
Whitman's Crossing
Maynard
South Acton
SOL Aticlsa Dbe
Boston
Misibovs Toe
Acton
Marlboro
Mane
J. R. Watson
G. Play
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