Heraldry and star designs on US coins and flag
A piece discusses differences in star shapes on the flag and coins. It notes five point stars on the Great Seal and presidential seal, six on the House seal, and five point stars on the obverse of half and quarter dollars. It explains the coin reverse duplicates the Great Seal excluding clouds and traces origins to colonial and English heraldry.
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United States
House of Representatives
Washington
Growth of Kindness and Public Charity Observed
A private letter praises postwar reconstruction kindness and broader sympathy as essential to democracy. Collier’s Weekly supports charity as reform’s friend. A French Jew’s 50 million francs to public institutions highlights philanthropy’s reach. King Edward honors Dutch rescuers. Queen Wilhelmina awards medals.
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Collier's Weekly
America
Pasteur Institute
Edward of
England
Prince Henry of the
Netherlands
Hook of Holland
Wilhelmina
Order of Orange- Nassau
Samson's Philistine Bride
An excerpt from Judges chapters 14 and 15 outlines Samson's marriage to a Philistine woman and the ensuing conflict with the Philistines. The passage highlights tension between Samson and his wife's kin and the consequences of his actions within the tribal history.
Sermonette on Samson and the Godward upbringing
The sermon emphasizes parental obligation to provide religious training before birth. It argues that God blesses those whose life conditions align with divine will, using Samson as an example of how a godly home shapes destiny. It warns against haphazard rearing and urges consecration to follow divine guidance.
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Samson
God
Jesus Christ
Israel
Samson seeks Philistine link to defeat oppressors
The tale follows Samson from early ambition to lead Israel against the Philistines. Motivated by patriotism and a vow to deliver his people, he contemplates arming his nation, contends with doubt, and decides to marry a Philistine woman in Timnath to provoke conflict. The plan years later leads to decisive actions against the Philistines.
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Rom
Samon
Jephthah
Gideon
Barak
Israel
Manoah
Samson
How Woman Has Elevated the Stage in History
Julia Marlowe profiles the rise of women in drama from 1660 to the present, highlighting Desdemona’s first female stage appearance, Mrs Betterton and later stars. It argues women’s emotional strength fuels dramatic achievement and elevates culture, citing Modjeska Cushman Duse Bernhardt and others. It notes women’s influence on education and morality through dramatic art.
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Julia Marlowe
Shakespeare
Mrs. Drew
Connright
Bowen
Gulla Marlowe
Lake Country
England
Kansas
Parthenia
Ingomar
Bijou
New York
Juliet
Viola
Rosalind
Barbara Frietchie
Colinette
Mary Tudor
Anne Marshall
Margaret Hughes
Pepys
Killigrew
London
Beaumont and Fletcher
Pyrane
Desdemona
Mrs. Betterton
Neil Gwynne
Margaret Woffington
Nance Oldfield
Sarah St.dens
Rachel, Ristori
Fanny Kemble
Charlotte Cushman
Helen Fauci
Adelaide Nelson
Rachel
Racinel
Lander
Mr. Ruskin
Modjeska
Terry
Duse
Bernhardt
Missionaries Under Fire and the Question of Their Value
A writer pledges to examine American foreign missions impartially, studying denominations and workers on the ground. He surveys pay scales from $500 to $1,800 yearly, costs of collection, and the vast reach of missionary activity across Asia, with 3,776 Americans in Japan and China and half a million native converts.
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Hn B. Boiles
Packice
America
Orient
Mission Eid
Japan
China
Korea
Philippines
Burma
Siam
India
Thibet
Persia
Turkey
Egypt
United States
United Presbyterians
Southern Baptists
Southern Presbyterians
Missionary Board
Yale University
Harlan P. Beach
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
University of Pennsylvania
Missionaries and Morals Aboard Ship Hint at Cultural Clash
A traveler recounts attitudes toward missionaries among Western passengers on a Trans-Pacific voyage. He notes the missionaries' puritanical strictness, blunt judgments of ship life, and failure to mingle, provoking tourist skepticism and antipathy toward their critics. The piece cites Roosevelt and Dr Arthur Smith in context of Chinese education missions.
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Hong-Kong
Roosevelt
Arthur H. Smith
China
Manila
Brent
Philippine Missions
Cannibal Fortresses and Fiery Vents of New Hebrides
Beatrice Grimshaw recounts venturing into a bamboo fenced village in New Hebrides six miles inland where cannibal rites unfold with drum idols and ritual dances. She describes a cannibal chief’s hawk-like dance and other uncanny performances, then months later visits Tanna with vendettas and an active volcano before sailing to Sydney and civilization.
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Hebrides
Tanna
Cook
Sydney
Civilization
Beatrice Grimshaw
Windsor Magazine
Dell Scully Buys Last 500 Jewsharp In Astoria
Dell Scully spent about 150 in gold to corner the Jewsharp market and distribute the last known instruments to town youths and relic hunters. The town heard their twang on all corners last night, vexing cats and dogs across Astoria Christendom.
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Jewsharp Corner
Dell Scully
Jewsharp
Astoria
Murderer Got Away Near Boston Town
On a recent Sunday night a murder occurred in a town near Boston. The chief of police delegated the hunt for the killer to an assistant to rest for the town meeting the next day. The murderer has not been found.
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Boston
Boston Herald
Handsomest young lady sighted on downtown street
A brief city remark recounts a morning sighting on a downtown street. The speaker asks a playful question about the street the other person was on, framing a light exchange in a Chicago Daily News context.
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Atreet
Chicago Daily News
Quite Commonpla aatlk
The fragment presents a playful misquote about life following a beaten path. It attributes the line to an egg and ends with a Baltimore attribution, suggesting a humorous or surreal lyricism rather than a straightforward news item.
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Baltimore
At My Table The Emperor, Twain and a Poker Lesson
A fragmented reminiscence recounts a dinner with the German emperor, Mark Twain, and others as a silent moment dominates the conversation. The narrator notes how the guest held the talk, and Twain’s witty reflection on not speaking while the emperor talked.
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Clemens
Tunisian Bazaar Wonders In Airborne $5,000 Carpet
Real storehouses of delight for the visitor are the bazars of Tunis. A merchant displays a $5,000 carpet that he throws into the air so it descends slowly and settles, a weave so fine it traps air bubbles large enough to hold a man.
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Tunis
Belated Vindication of Christmas Pudding
A newspaper note recalls childhood warnings about Christmas pudding and cites medical advice suggesting the dessert is not as wholesome as once believed. The piece frames the shift as belated vindication for those who defended enjoying the traditional treat.
Namé William Street in New York Once Known as Horse and Cart
In eighteenth century New York the street now called Namé William was known as Horse and Cart Street reflecting its era. Local gazetteers note the name change as part of the citys evolving street nomenclature.
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John Keen
New York
United States Senate
Frank C. Briggs
John F. Dryden
William Street
New York City
Australia’s Rail Link Unites Four Towns in 63 Hours
A visitor travels from Victoria to New South Wales via Albury, then to Sydney in 17 percent hours for 582 miles. The route switches from broad to standard gauge with Pullman cars and electric lighting. From New South Wales to Queensland the trip continues to Brisbane 725 miles in 28 hours, starting in Sydney and ending next morning. Also noted are Holland’s 10,100 windmills draining 310 acres at 25 cents per acre annually.
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Australia
Adelaide
Melbourne
Sydney
Brisbane
Victoria
New South Wales
Albury
Queensland
Wallangarra
Holland
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