Various World Briefs Spark Reader Curiosity
A miscellany of short items touches on fashion in Baltimore, college gossip in Indianapolis, a Chicago alderman’s fashion stunt, Carnegie’s philanthropy, the fate of a Russian admiral, nitrate reserves in Chile, Spanish exhibitor phrasing, Mrs. Lease on women workers, viewpoints on Japan, Adams and Lee, Prof Hart on Adams, Crooks discovering nitric acid, Bragg’s Japan view, Shaw’s notoriety theory, trade barometers pig iron and diamonds, Marlborough’s income condition, American dignity versus charity, Williams College alumni in government roles, and the discovery of Queen Teie’s tomb with tempered excitement.
Gideon and the Root of Reform Sermonette
A sermonlette recounts Gideon's call to leadership and the need to destroy his father’s altar to Baal and the grove beside it. It stresses unwavering faith, resisting compromise, and enduring divine testing to reveal God’s majesty and ready Israel for deliverance from Midian.
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Baal
Gideon
Israel
Deon
God
Goa
Zeon
Lord Tod
Gideon Called to Break Baal Altars and Lead Israel
The narrative shows Gideon wrestling with God’s command to destroy Baal altars and cut down the grove, despite dangers from family and neighbors. He gathers 22 000 men, faces Midianite danger, and seeks a fleece sign as confirmation before leading Israel to victory under God’s guidance.
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Gideon
God
Israel
Baal
Grove
Paul
Ophrah
Joash
Asher
Zebulun
Naphtali
Jezreel
How Wars Begin Told By A Boy And His Parents
A short dialogue from Lippincott's Magazine presents Harry asking how nations enter conflicts. His father and mother dispute the cause, debating whether a German Spanish clash was sparked by a mob or broader tensions, ending with Harry claiming insight into the origins of wars.
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Papa
Harry
Germany
Spain
Fas
Mr. M
Dearie
Lippincott’s Magazine
Scripture and Business: Mottoes in Street Offices
Scriptural mottoes appear in the street office of Mrs. J. Alven Gay a Bible promoter. The practice is noted as an original idea that proved effective for a commercial house. A long-standing device in downtown establishments of a famed pie purveyor influenced a New York evening paper’s daily editorial inscription. Roughly 44 000 square miles of arable land could be used in Cuba for sugar culture.
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J. Alven Gay‘oler
New York
Manhattan
Cuba
The Red Cross work as explained by Clara Barton
Clara Barton’s overview recounts the origins of the Red Cross from Geneva 1863 to its global spread, detailing how civilian societies grew into a treaty bound relief network. It covers the 1864 Geneva Convention, international aid norms, and examples from France, Russia, Japan, Spain, Italy, and the United States.
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Clara Barton
Geneva
Red Cross
Switzerland
Japan
America
Clara
Barton
American Nationaled Cross
Tellef
International
Red Cas
United States
Cuba
Napoleon I
Sentara
Florence Nightingale
Lombardy
Napoleon II
Italy
Henri Dumont
Europe
Austria
Spain
France
Great Britain
Netherlands
Prussia
Sweden
Portugal
Denmark
Germany
Pardubitz
Napoleon III
Rhine
Goth
German Red Cross
Sedan
Paris
Servia
Montenegro
Turkey
Russia
Danube
Piena
Servian Red Cross
Belgrade
Roumania
Persia
Bolivia
Peru
Transvaal
Pampeluna
Red Cross of America
Henry W. Bellows
Sanitary Commission
Hayes
Arthur
Garfield
Treasury
Bern
Red Cross Treaty
Manila
San Francisco
Red Cross of
California
Great Seaboard City
Civil Red Cross Region
Red
Puzzling Pickings of Punctuation and Opinions
A fragmented column compares views on women and professors, cites quotable notes from the New York Press and London Chronicle, and ends with an odd fact about a beetle's eye facets. The text weaves gender bias, mispunctuation, and a curious science aside into a single oddly stitched snippet.
Fifty Years Back Names on the Roll of Fame
Morris Schaff reflects on vast changes since the mid nineteenth century noting population growth from under 32 million to around 80 million, westward expansion, and landmark figures whose future fame was then unseen. He recalls generals and cadets from both sides, including Grant, Farragut, Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Sherman, Longstreet, and cadets at West Point, imagining their paths toward future glory.
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Morris Schaff
Atlantic Monthly
Free States
Slave States
Arkansas
Canadian Line
Ohio
Mississippi
Mexico
Genet
Napoleon
Waterloo
Grant
Galena
Farragut
Mobile Bay
Lee
Texas
Gettysburg
Sedgwick
Thomas
Jeb Stuart
Stonewall Jackson
Virginia Military Institute
West Point
South
Sherman
Louisiana
Atlanta
Longstreet
Johnstons
the Hills
Hooker
Bragg
Forrest
Reynolds
Webb
Warren
McCook
Howard
Griffin
Schofield
Hartsuff
Saxton
Weitzel
Hazen
Union
Hardee
Beauregard
Fitz Lee
Alexander
Field
Wilson
Upton
Hardin
Horace Porter
Merritt
Custer
Mackenzie
North
Ramseur
Wheeler
Rosser
Pelham
Youre
Semmes
Deering
Melinda’s Train Fear Keeps Governor’s Wife Home
A Carolina governor, a farmer by life, sends a message to fetch his wife Melinda to the capital. She had never seen a steamboat or railroad and feared the engine, prompting his directive to blindfold and back her onto the train. Exchange.
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Carolinas
Melinda
Bill
Evolution and a Woman's Daily Transformation
A scientific man asks if evolution is believed. Miss Cayenne asserts yes and notes that centuries do not match the change a woman undergoes in a day from curl papers to evening gown, highlighting a humorous take on social fashions.
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Miss Cayenne
Couldn't Get In Mrs Styles Do You Suppose Skirts will Come In
A humorous Yonkers Statesman exchange notes Mrs Styles asking if baby skirts will return and Mr Styles replies they won’t in this flat, reflecting daily life humor from the period.
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Mrs. Styles
Mr. Styles
Yonkers Statesman
Jacob Wrestles and Reconciles in Midnight Prayer
A biblical lesson piece traces Jacob’s 1790 B C journey to Pad an aram, his midnight struggle at the Jabbok, reconciliation with Esau, and lessons on prayer, providence, and faith. It notes geographic places like Jabbok, Peniel, Mahanaim, and wisdom from Luther and Parker, ending with the Northwestern Agency of the American Bible Society and J F Horton.
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Tiafe
Jacob
Padan-aram
B. C
Laban
Jabbok
Wady Zerka
Palestine
Jordan
Samaria
Peniel
Penuel
George Adam Smith
Haran
Gilead
Mahanaim
Mesopotamia
Holmes
Ruskin
Luther
Melancthon
Esau
Rachel
Joseph
Esaueve
God
Joseph Parker
American Bible Society
Northwestern Agency
J. F. Horton
Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Stock Exchange Confusion Clarified By Yonkers Paper
A Yonkers Statesman notice recounts a chaotic NYSE scene with unclear remarks from Mrs Bacon-Did and Mrs Egbert. The piece notes uncertain values and transactions and mentions a doctor’s call during a party.
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New York Stock Exchange
Bacon
Little Willie
New York
Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
Great Britain's Population Growth Peak 1871 to 1881
The largest growth in Britain's population occurred between 1871 and 1881, rising by 10.8 percent, compared with 2 percent in the following decade.
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Great Britain
Booming Nassau Prospering Prompted Indictment Talk
Dialogue notes booming growth across Nassau and Broadstreet with a sharp pledge of prosperity. A stern judge remarks the term underplays the scale as discussion hints at potential indictments in about thirty states.
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Nassau
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Defiance Express
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Latty Bldg
Court ST
Defiance
Northwestern Telephone
Baltimore
Indianapolis
Carnegie
Illinois College
Nebogatoff
Chili
Espana
Mary E. Lease
Gen. Bragg
Columbus Dispatch
Albert Bushnell Hart
Charles Francis Adams
Virginia
Mr. Adams
William Crooks
Indianapolis Star
Prof. Thomas
Chicago University
Bernard Shaw
Duke of Marlborough
Williams College
Department of the Interior
James Rudolph Garfield
Indian Affairs
Francis E. Leupp
General Land Office
R. R. Ballinger
Queen Teie
Egypt
The
Joseph Howie
N. Y
Ladies Field
London Chronicle
Lewis
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