Brown the Rascal of Edgerly Harbor
A man named Brown, a flawed yet humane figure, escapes a life of crime after a church sermon’s forgiveness convinces him to steal, is tried, jailed, then flees to Edgerly harbor. A compassionate Ramart aiding him in poverty and a late encounter with a frightened child mark his doomed pursuit of safety and mercy.
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Popsy
Brown
Pista
Edgerly Harbor
Edgerly
Edgerly Market
Jack
Edgerly’s
Ramarttan
Tuck
Brown's Retreat amid a December chase and disguise
Popsy hides Brown who plots escape after a wary stranger lurks around Brown's Retreat. A nurselike child guards her wavering protector as a mysterious doctor friend and loitering sailors complicate a December pursuit. Brown contemplates a dangerous break while mulls a plan to flee.
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Brown
Edgerly
Popey
Popsy
Brown and Popsy Escape in Midnight Flight
The tale follows Brown fleeing through a window into the night with a pursuer close behind while three men enter the room below. Popsy hides as a policeman enters, and Brown’s retreat becomes a running joke among sailors, as Brown escapes aboard the Mary Ann bound for the East Indies amid rumors and a reward.
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Jack
Brown
Bent
Popsy
Mary Ann
East Indies
Anna Edburg
Atlantic Monthly
Pompeian house unearthed with rich frescoes and mosaics
Correspondent reports the newly revealed Pompeii dwelling named del Centenario contains two atria four wings and baths. The inner court shows vivid frescoes of aquatic life and wildlife with dolphins lizards ivy and birds. Artwork includes a Faun statue and a grand peristyle suggesting ownership by a wealthy citizen.
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Pompeii
London Daily News
Bodhisat the tradesman and the carpenter’s fate
Bodhisat travels villages selling wares. In a carpenter’s house a mosquito landing triggers a fatal misstrike by the son who beheads his father. Bodhisar remarks that an enemy is better than a foolish relative or friend. The Jewish Gazette in NYC prints entirely in Hebrew.
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Bodhisat
Bodhisar
Practical Household Tips From An Old Newspaper Recipe Column
A collection of practical domestic hints covering rust removal with cream of tartar and salt, stove and tubet care, batter and molasses preparation, neckerchief fashion, marble cleaning, cattle feeding advice, Berlin Potato Salad, Scalloped Tomatoes, cupboard ventilation, dampness and mildew remedies, and sick room nourishment using parched corn and grain meals.
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Sen
Berlin
Calves Kept Healthy with Chalk and Earth Remedies
A Country Gentleman cor respondent shares practical calf care tips. He warns sour milk can cause scour, recommends a spoonful of prepared chalk in milk as a preventive cure. He also suggests offering fresh moist earth in the stable for calves to lick, noting calves crave it and it aids digestion. He favors chalk over rennet and describes a feeding routine with wheat canaille or shorts, sour milk, and salt, feeding twice daily with hay for balance.
Reading man with forty two children keeps steady home
John Hepner of Reading Pennsylvania is famed as a father to forty two children born or adopted through three marriages. He arrived from Germany in 1854 and his wives produced and cared for many offspring. Despite tragedy he maintained a stable family life with few quarrels during twelve years of quiet domestic days.
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John Hepner
Reading
Germany
Hepner
Washington Irving
O. W
Holmes
Jonas Whitcomb
Jonas Whitcombe
G. F. Osborne
Neptune Insurance Co
Boston
Mass
Jonas ‘Hitcomb
Jos. E. Roy
American Home Missionary Society
U. S
Alejandria Gazette
Jonas Whitcount
T. B. Robertson
Broad Run
Fauquier Co
Phaf
Ora
RNPCT
Isonton
Duke of nee Performs Violin Obbligato With Marie Roze
The Duke of Nee played violin obbligato in Gounod Ave Maria at Albert Hall alongside Marie Roze. He started nervously but grew confident, earning an encore. Afterward he locked two Guarnerius fiddles in a leather case, then prepares to sail to Ireland and ship out, not returning to London until mid August.
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Duke of Nee
Albert Hall
Gounod
Marie Roze
Guarnnerius
Guarnerius
Ireland
London
No pitying heart may turn aside from charity
A historical fragment quotes a moral exhortation urging charity and action. The passage invokes religious imagery including the thorny crown and the Savior’s cross, appealing to readers’ souls and reputation, attributed to James W. Tiley in a Sunday issue.
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Somele
James W Tiley
Bible lesson outline for July to September calendar
An outline lists weekly topics and scripture references from Genesis chapters 3 through 19 and 18 33. Includes Abraham's covenants intercession and key events with dates in July August and September. The schedule ends with a review and a lesson chosen by the school.
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Calns
Abel
Abram
Lot
Melchize- Giewsete
Seeds of Faith and Duty in Church Life
An excerpt discussing patient growth in faith and the churchs role in living God’s life. It condemns sham devotion and calls church leaders and Sunday School teachers to cultivate genuine, active participation and personal responsibility among members.
The Hittites Rise From the Mist of History
A Christian World summary notes that the Hittites were a powerful, cultured race who influenced early civilization. It traces their centers at Carchemish and Kadesh, their clash with Egypt, and the spread of their arts and writing. Excavations, discoveries, and scholars like Skene and Smith are highlighted, with two monuments now in the British Museum.
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Israel
London Times
Debir
Palestine
Hebron
Assyria
Egypt
Euphrates
Euxine
Gean
Carchemish
Kadesh
Orontes
Christ
Ramses II
Babylonia
Asia Minor
Skene
Aleppo
George Smith
Bloomsbury
Consul Henderson
British Museum
East
Agean
Greece
Pelops
Pactolus
Do It Yourself Shoe Resetting For Farm Horses
A guide from American Agriculturist on resetting a horse shoe at home. It covers tools, nail driving technique, tightening loose shoes, and safety to avoid the quick. The article emphasizes practicality for farmers to save time and labor by learning basic shoe replacement.
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Smith
Saddest sight on the Bay line a father with dead child
A Bay line conductor reveals a man who carried his dead baby toward New Orleans in his arms. The infant died that morning at the Bay and the father kept vigil, smoothing its white lids as the train roared on.
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Tom
Bay
the Bay
New Orleans
N. C
Miraculous Escape After Lecture Hall Illness
At Burlington after a course of lectures Professor Tice became suddenly ill with chest neuralgia, pulse dropping from 80 to 35. Physicians failed to relieve him until St. Jacob's Oil was applied on flannel, instantly easing the pain. Within an hour he recovered and returned home to St. Louis.
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St. Louis
Miraculous cures promoted for kidneys and liver
The clipping from the Ferald and Globe of Rutland Vermont notes cheap, highly touted tricks claim miraculous cures for Brights Disease and Diabetes using Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. The item reflects sensational medical advertising common in the period.
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Globe
Rutland, Vt
Bright
Warner
H. H. Warner & CO
Rochester, N. J
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