Grizzly Attack Recedes as Hunter Recovers in Colorado Camp
A small party from Georgetown Colorado travels to Middle Park for hunting and fishing. Joe Bruette is badly mauled by a grizzly but survives after his son Peter and companions administer first aid and summon help. The wounded hunter regains consciousness with treatment.
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Bear Fight and Triumph in Rocky Wilderness Adventure
A wagon crew aids a wounded traveler in the Rockies after a bear attack. The narrator, Fred Reid, and Joe recount a grueling chase, a mounted recovery, and a deadly confrontation with a cinnamon bear. Peter fires a fatal shot, securing the bear’s carcass and returning to camp with trophies.
Gen Wheeler Jokes Spark Audience at Rural Alabama School
A Philadelphia drummer recalls a humor moment with General Joe Wheeler during a campaign stop in Alabama. The schoolroom scene features a tall, lanky boy challenging the notion that every boy grows up to become a congressman, provoking laughter at the general’s expense.
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Worthy
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Entertaining an Angel Unawares on the Sixth Avenue El
A newsboy on the Sixth Avenue elevated at Park Place falls asleep in a cross seat at noon. Two young women board at Grand Street as others quietly give money to the sleeping lad. The girl pockets the coins and exits at Twenty-third Street with a silent nod and shared secret.
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New York World
Grand Street
Twenty-third Street
Zinc City of zinc houses in Portuguese East Africa Zeira
The London Tablet notes Zeira in Portuguese East Africa as a rapid zinc town where every building including hospitals and coffins is made of zinc. Thousands of tons of zinc from multiple countries supply swift dwellings for a tropical climate. The piece contrasts this with social publicity for practical skills versus dancing and piano playing.
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London Tablet
The Dying Century and the Coming Twentieth Century
The speaker urges preparation for the new century, urging Issachar like understanding of times. He warns of alcohol, divorce, and war, calls for a national law on divorce, disarmament, ending slavery of bad habits, and declares America to be the world’s civilizer and evangelizer.
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Short Sermons On The Golden Rule And The Holy Spirit
A brief collection of religious reflections notes how the Golden Rule guides humane leadership and prosperity. It includes quotes from Rev R S Dawson of Brooklyn and Rev Mr Merrit of New York City on divine influence through the Holy Spirit guiding mankind toward allegiance to Jesus the King.
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