Massive Growth of Methodism and Notable Global Snippets
The piece notes Methodism expanding from about 13 000 members a century ago to 4 582 658 with 47 803 churches and 29 493 ministers. It covers pine leaf fibre as carpet material, a Kansas asylum case, a giant electric lighthouse in Sidney Australia, bathing scarcity in many cities, a curious murder verdict flip in a Montana court, a bear incident near Gorham, and South’s industrial boom with 161 197 000 capital. It also describes Hatfield estate electricity use, ocean ship engine reversals, NY police pension riches, and Puebla Mexico church advertising an American sewing machine amid gilded church carvings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puebla
Mexico
St.Lewis—Globe-Democrat
Puebli
Frailest things have frailty's shield in mountain tale
Dave and Judy the mare enter a mountain town riding contest with a prize of twenty five dollars. Dave withdraws to spare Rob Hartley, a rival with a crippled horse and a mother in need, choosing sacrifice over winning. The crowd and Howard Hilton expect the turnout. Rob wins while Dave bears the quiet cost of his choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave
Mandy
Judy
coWell
Erwin
North Carolina
Howard Hilton
Dave ¥Ielder
Was
Sam Breen
Black Eagle
Rob Hartley
Rob
Maister
Bob Hartley
Heavenly Father
New York Examiner
Hiddenite and opals found in North Carolina region
The report notes North Carolina and surrounding counties yield rare gems despite overall US scarcity. In Alexander County near the Blue Ridge foothills Hiddenite, a gem linked to topaz, was discovered and named for its finder. McDowell County mines reveal various stones with gold, sluice work, and occasional roughs valued up to $1000 in a single day, including a diamond of equal worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
United States
India
Brazil
South Africa
Virginia
North Carolina
Mexico
North America
Alexander County
Blue Ridge
McDowell County
Atreama
Gins
Mary’ Jane Morgan
Tiffany's
Tiffany
Harper's Weekly
Taken Down a Peg Tid Bits Quip
A Tid Bits quip reflects on a woman thwarting a marriage proposal with a sly dig about an undertaker's bill. The exchange shows sharp wits and dismissive male bravado in a compact humorous vignette.
Neighbor Questions Piano Purchase for Daughter
The citizen voices intent to buy a piano for his daughter while the neighbor reacts with consternation. A later aside about a son receiving a flute is noted as a colorful exchange from a New York Run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
New York
Curious slang and perils of Swiss landslips cited in Brooklyn Eagle
The article blends a study of restaurant slang with a briefing on Swiss landslides. It notes curious dine terminology such as "One" for an oyster stew and "Summer time" for bread and milk, then shifts to historic avalanches in Switzerland, detailing events at Rosa berg, Plurs, Goldau, Elm, and the human costs, alongside a Baltimore Sun correspondent’s remarks on the Elm disaster. It also reports Oxford Maryland crab fisheries with vivid coastal details and local work rhythms.
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Port Hole
Murphy
Brooklyn Eagle
Speringer
London Standard
Bee Rouge
Tarentaise
Miroir
Rosaberg
Rigi
Goldau
Tiber
San Stefano
Monte Como
Plars
Plurs
Phuro
Elm
Techingel Alp
Tesh
Zurich
Tschingel
Oxford
Saya
Baltimore Sun
Baltimore
Wilmington
Philadelphia
Cambridge
Travers Wharf
Lescompte’s Bay
Bates
Tess
New York
Robbery of Eberhard mine ore shocks Nevada City
A Cornish miner hid 1800 pounds of ore from the Eberhard mine in a false bottom dinner bucket and carried it nightly to a cabin. His partner, suspicious, uncovered the theft after the thief announced he would quit and leave the country. The partner seized the ore, loaded it onto a horse and wagon, and vanished with the loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada City
White Pines
St. Louisa
Pets of Fashion: Vet’s View on Dogs and Horses in Washington
A Washington Star visit to a northwestern city veterinary surgeon reveals the mix of pet care and equine practice. The expert notes dogs, especially setters, and big coach horses, with hydrophobia misperceptions and cases of neuralgia mistaken for rabies. The piece highlights wealthy clients and home visits, including a pug overdose rescue that earned praise from a grateful owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
M. Pasteur
Thave
Tsoon
Washington
Runaway or vampire sighting near Detroit baseball ground
A stringer in Detroit shouts about a runaway tearing down the street while locals debate if it is a fearsome vampire fleeing a baseball ground. An old resident dismisses the claim, noting the boys may have lost a game, amid a chaotic scene described in a Chicago Tribune fragment.
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Detroit
Neab
Anzampire
Chicago Tribune
More Necessary than Love in The Judge excerpt
A dramatic exchange shows a practical woman doubting romantic vows while a suitor proclaims dying for love. The scene centers on a pledge to rise and tend the fires as a test of intent, revealing tensions between passion and pragmatism in a courtroom tale.
Fashion Notes and Social Customs of the Day
The column surveys bride gifts like side saddles for a wedding, preservation tricks for cut flowers using chloroform, and a Marie Antoinette era necklace story. It also comments on matronhood, marriage attitudes, and fashion trends from New York to English styles, plus a cautionary note on boxing ears as punishment.
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Samuel Sexton
New York
Scientific Scraps and Notable Discoveries Listed
Pasteur to investigate grouse disease affecting British game. Electric lights damage palace plants. Tyrol lake vanishings noted by Dr Bohm. Malarial fever linked to plant pots and soil care. Deep sea photography advances enable sunken ship imaging. Citrate of silver may render seawater drinkable. Roubaix weaver dangers to sight from moving threads. Dr Grawitz links one third muscular rheumatism to pork worms. Minnesota test for egg freshness via tongue temperature. Loire gravels reveal hollow water-filled pebbles. Congo railway expedition under Captain Thyo aims to explore routes and development.
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Pasteur
Winter Palace
Tyrol
AL Bohm
Geographical Society of
Vienna
France
Virchow
Grawitz
Minnesota
Loire Valley
Cango Company
Africa
Upper
Congo
Lower
Thyo
Birthplace of beer traced to ancient Egypt
A papyrus reveals a father reproaching his son for tavern lounging and beer drinking. The text links beer’s birth to Egypt, with brewing then spreading to Ethiopians, while Romans scorned it and northern Germans valued it. Global annual beer output reaches 140 million hectoliters, led by England with 48 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Europe
England
What He Know Do You Renew the Family Next Door
A bill collector questions a small boy at the doorstep about renewing the family next door. The boy replies Noop and mentions a boy named Green, noting he does not know more but that their boy is bigger and has been beaten twice by Dye, and the speaker is eager for a rematch.
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Detroit Free Press
Training for Dyspepsia and Cracker Digestion
The piece argues that snacking between meals trains dyspepsia in children and adults. It explains digestion as a delicate process disrupted by interruptions like early meals and cracker use, warning of eventual disease risk and linking overeating between meals to digestive woes. It also recounts aRecovery anecdote about overcoming alcoholism through vinegar-based cure and reform, noting a personal transformation and abstinence.
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A- Bronzon
Baxter Springs
Kansas
Pennsylvania
West
Sidney
Australia
Palais d'Industrie
Hess
Inger
America
San Jose
Riveradale
George H. Mullery
Gorham
Helena
Montana
New South
South
Hatfield
Pote Marquis of Batson
Nash
New York Board of Pilots
Delver
Erotion
North Carolinas
James’ M. Brindlehow
Qgetting Evon
Nicholas
Windsor Castle
Ascot
London
Pets OF Fashion
Ladies' Department
New York Star
Benedict
Lir
Mirrigge
Ashton
Sarah
Directoire
Scotland
Emerald Isle
Alice
House of Correction
Connecticut
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