On the Trail of the American Missionary in Korea
A distinguished American journalist travels Seoul and surrounding areas to document foreign missions in Korea. The piece details royal favor for missionaries, large convert numbers, Y M C A efforts, church unions, education, medical work, translations, and dangers faced by missionaries including a dramatic anecdote of a female American missionary’s travels and gun vigilance.
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Seoul
Korea
Africa
Japan
America
John D. Wells Training School
Pyong Yang
Edist
Korean Religious Tract Society
Joseph B. Bowles
Duty on a Cake in Venice Tax Conflict
A London Chronicle tale describes Italian duties on cake and sugar as essential, not luxury, causing hardship for the poor. An Alexandria traveler brings a decorated cake to Venice, faces officials who seize the sugar as royal property, and resists paying duties while officials threaten force.
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Alexandria
Venice
Italy
London Chronicle
Pride of an Oregon county wheat producer
Umatilla county in Oregon accounts for about one in a hundred grains of wheat produced in the United States, highlighted by the Echo Register as a regional pride and agricultural achievement.
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Oregon County
Umatilla County
United States
Echo Register
Abigail the Good Woman and David’s Battle
A sermonette recalls Abigail as a godly woman who counseled David and urged aggressive faith in the Lord. It notes her wisdom, her act of mercy by providing for Nabal’s household and the poor, and her timely meeting with David to avert bloodshed.
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Abigail
David
Lord
God
Paul
Christ
Nabal
Model Father Letters From Fort Hamilton Stressed Duty
A passage recalls Gen Robert E Lee’s letters to his sons from Fort Hamilton New York dated March 31 1846 urging goodness courage and duty. It cites a boy Harry who died helping his father and Lee’s lesson to his sons to be true kind and generous.
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Robert E. Lee
Arlington
Lee
Fort Hamilton
N. Y
New Hampshire
Curtis
Harry
Gen. Lee
The Marriage of Nabal and Abigail in Biblical Tale
A long narrative recalls Nabal of Carmel as a miserly husband and Abigail as a virtuous wife who, after a lavish wedding feast, settles into a life marked by her husband’s selfishness. Abigail’s prior charity contrasts with Nabal’s hardened heart as the tale unfolds.
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Israel
Nabal
Carmel
Abigail
Abigail Becomes David’s Wife Through Providential Guidance
The piece frames Abigail and David as drawn together by divine plan. It emphasizes the souls of David and Abigail uniting in sympathetic appreciation as God’s providences unfold to lead to marriage.
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David
Abigail
The Legion of Bosses and the Cost of Oversight
A builder laments the layers of management required to ensure work quality. He describes a chain from gang to foreman to inspector to superintendent, with the company president periodically visiting to verify efforts, while hinting the president answers to his wife.
Umbrellas as Civil Swords: A Quip on Morning Attire
A witty line suggests bachelors in the Order of Fuss urge everyone to carry an umbrella in a belt scabbard like a civil sword. The idea playfully defends the practice as a form of defense and style.
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The
Order of Fuss
Drummer Boy of Shiloh Becomes Senior U S Quartermaster
Colonel John Lincoln Clem, once a drummer boy at Shiloh, aged under ten at enlistment in 1861, rose to sergeant at Chickamauga and served under Grant, Rosecrans, and Thomas. Now stationed in San Francisco, he is senior colonel in the quartermaster department and may succeed the retiring Humphrey.
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John Lincoln Clem
San Francisco
Clem
Grant
Rosecrans
Thomas
Twenty-second
Michigan Regiment
Chickamauga
Shiloh
Quartermaster’s Department
Regular Army
Humphrey
An Admirable Trait in the French
The author notes that in France people clearly recognize their own luck and take pride in showing it to others. He argues this frank self-awareness is the better part of religion and that not complaining about poverty marks the better part of manliness.
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John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Seoul
France
Robert Louis Stevenson
Aunt Jemimah in Court Tale
Vanderhoof, the lawyer, recalls an honest old negress who came from the courthouse. She answers with pride that she has been down to give her testimony after a friend’s case before the judge.
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Jemsimah
Vanderhoof
Jemimah
Origin of the Phrase Fiasco Traced to a Glassmaker
A German workman seeking to outdo an expert claimed he could blow glass as well. After two failed attempts producing only pear shaped flasks the tale spread, explaining how fiasco came to mean a complete failure and now marks a designating label for a notable mishap.
Nitrogen for Tires Tests and Implications
Pneumatic tires lose air slowly through rubber due to oxidation and cracking. A proposed remedy is inflating tires with nitrogen, an inert gas unlikely to affect rubber, with tests underway to assess performance and longevity.
Tires Made in France Show Encouraging Results
A report notes that automobile tires manufactured in France are showing encouraging results according to Youth's Companion. The observation highlights early tests and potential gains in performance and durability.
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France
G W s Great Service Invention Claim
The New York Sun claims the cocktail was invented before the revolution but doubts remain. The Charleston paper notes a playful reference to George Washington and the cherry tree tale as context.
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G. W
New York Sun
George Washington
Charleston News and Courier
Vast Sutherland Estate Holds UK’s Largest Landholding
The lordship of Sutherland, held by the Duke of Sutherland, covers 739,200 acres, reportedly the largest estate in the United Kingdom.
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United Kingdom
Lordship of
Sutherland
Duke of Sutherland
To Clean Rusty Steel With Sweet Oil and Lime
The method advises applying sweet oil to rusty steel and leaving it overnight. The next day rub with unstacked lime until the rust marks disappear.
Powder Bags In Regency Hygiene Decline
An 18th century note explains how gendered fashion protected personal hygiene with small chamois skin powder bags or knotted handkerchief corners. Powder and a damp cloth served as a portable toilet to refresh skin when soap and water were unavailable, reflecting period routines and improvised grooming practices.
New Papier poudre Beauty Trick Takes Shape
The New York Press notes a new cosmetic item named papier poudre. A small square of thin paper, smooth on one side and roughened on the other, serves as a sponge powder puff or perfume bag.
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New York Press
Sunday Calls for the Doctor
A London Hospital report notes only 25 percent of Sunday patient visits are truly necessary. The observation questions routine Sunday consultations and hints at potential overuse of medical appointments.
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London Hospital
Hero of Three Wars Amos Martin Aged veteran recalls three conflicts
Amos Martin born March 1798 in Campbellton Scotland pursued a long career across three centuries. He served in the 1812 war Mexican war and the civil war earning a single scalp wound at Bull Run. A Pennsylvania unit veteran he walked routes with Gen Taylor and endured Fort Sumter island siege hardships. He draws a $48 monthly pension and maintains active health.
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Amos Martin
Chicago Journal
Cambellton
Scotland
Bull Run
One Hundredth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Canada
Philadelphia
Washington
Martin
Mexico
Twenty-fourth
United States Volunteers
Taylor
Ohio River
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Lawrence
Kan
Texas
James Island
Fort Sumter
Beaver
Picketts Old Friend Meets the baby bride at Richmond home
After the Richmond fire President Lincoln, with a small guard, visits Gen. Pickett's home. Mrs. Pickett denies the man is Lincoln, but he reveals himself and the baby is placed in his arms as she proclaims George Pickett's wife and child.
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Richmond
Lincoln
Gen. Pickett
President Lincoln
George Pickett
Confederacy
Abraham Lincoln
George’s
The Fiery Serpents Lesson From Numbers
A sermon summary outlines Israel’s murmuring, the fiery serpents, and Moses prayer as the pathway to repentance and salvation. It links the bronze serpent to faith in God, noting that healing comes not from the serpent but from believing and seeking God’s grace.
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Moses
John
Aaron
Egypt
Mount Hor
Edom Range
Arabah
Dead Sea
Red Sea
Kadesh
Barnea
Palestine
Paran
Canaan
Tabernacle
Bash
Ezion Geber
Korah
Miriam
Meribah
Promised Land
God
Lange
Paul
Old-Fashioned Women Describe Wardrobe Habits
In a Cleveland Leader snippet, Mrs Wright and Mrs Oldgirl are described as eccentric dressers and frugal in fashion. Mrs Wright wears a favored gown until people tire of it, while Mrs Naught keeps a long marriage, having the same husband for 15 years.
After illness marks a boy, love becomes next worry
Somerville Journal notes a boy who has survived scarlet fever, chicken pox, mumps, measles, whooping cough, and boils, leaving parents to fear only when he falls in love.
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Somerville Journal
Government cost to maintain private soldiers unchanged
The Army and Navy Journal notes the annual expense to keep a private soldier has barely risen in 20 years. It was about 850 dollars twenty years ago and remains near that level today.
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Army and Navy Journal
American Rendezvous opens as new London club for visitors
The American Rendezvous in London serves traveling Americans and colonists on temporary visits, establishing a contemporary club hub in the city for international guests and expatriates.
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London
Farmer Bentover Rants Against Plutocrats in Cozy Dungeons
The cartoonish line voices Farmer Bentover vowing harsher treatment of wealthy oppressors. He would imprison them not in penitentiaries but in hideous cozy corners with sofa pillars and fancy leather chairs, delivering a satirical jab at elite power.
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Farmer Bentover
Puck
Improved Barrel Develops Take-Apart Design
A 4A New Yorker invents a barrel that can be disassembled when empty, signaling potential ease of storage and transport. The device demonstrates modular construction aimed at simplifying reuse and handling in practical use.
Extremes in Flats Reflected in a Neighborhood
A tired woman notes the constant cross purposes of city life. When heat makes people open windows, bedlam erupts. when a cool breeze returns, cries cease and the neighborhood quiets down.
Removing Iron Rust with Lemon Juice and Salt Sun Method
A simple home remedy describes removing iron rust from white goods by applying lemon juice and salt, then placing the items in the sun to dry. The method emphasizes natural acidity and solar exposure to lift rust stains.
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O. R. Avison
Severance Memorial Hospital
Severance Hospital
Louis N. Severance
Cleveland, O
J. W. Hirst
E. L. Shields
Lewisburg
Avison
Young Men's Christian Association
Association
Gillette
Brockman
Gregg
Old City
Legation
George Heber Jones
Methodist Church
St. Edson
I. Samuel
General Lee
Legion of Bosses
Hero OF
Pickett
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