The Prayer Habit of Bible Figures and Believers
This piece extols daily prayer as essential to faith, citing Moses, Joshua, David, Daniel, Jesus, and others. It describes morning, noon, and evening prayer as nourishing the soul, guiding life, and securing divine aid, with examples of answered prayers and the call to develop a steady prayer habit.
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Chicago
David
Manana
Israel
Elim
Oasis
Daniel
Jerusalem
Paul
Jehovah
Jeremiah
Daniel Goeson
Ezra
Nhemian
Jesus
Simeon
Temple
Job
Christian
Burglars Keep Rare Coins in Circulation Says Expert
A coin and stamp collector explains that most rare issues are out of circulation because burglars remove them from circulation. He notes the vast majority of rare coins and stamps end up with collectors, leaving only a few valuable pieces to surface. A vintage nickel from 1856 sold for five dollars after a candy shop incident, illustrating how burglars sustain rare coins in circulation.
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New York Sun
Puritans Defy Extortion on Ship Plantation at Plymouth
In 1623 the settlers of Plymouth faced famine as the ship Plantation arrived with limited peas. The master demanded 8 pounds per hogshead, accepting beaver skins at a discount. Governor Bradford notes the Puritans refused to pay the extortion, choosing principle over immediacy, and the vessel sailed to Virginia with peas still aboard.
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Pitts
Plymouth
William Bradford
Virginia
Big Japanese Oysters and Emigration News
A Washington Post tale recalls a sailor's meal in the Yellow Sea with an enormous two foot Japanese oyster and an hard boiled ostrich egg shared by nine. Other briefs note Ireland's emigration costs, Colorado gold output, Mount Sangay's activity, and a humorous dialect exchange.
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Washington Post
Yellow Sea
Cookie
Humps in Malagasy Porters Linked to Burden Study
A French writer M Devaux compares natural camel humps to the neck and shoulder lumps seen in Malagasy porters of Madagascar. He notes these arise from trauma as porters carry two heavy loads on a bamboo pole, sliding it over the neck to shift weight. The study discusses similar humps in zebra, bison, and dromedary, attributing serous pockets and tissue injury to pressure and vertebral angles, and questions whether the porters’ humps could be hereditary.
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Madagascar
M. Devaux
Societe de Biologie
Revue Scientifique
Mar
Alarm That Works Well and Simple Home Alarm Patent
An illustrated do it yourself alarm uses an electric bell battery and a switch to ring at a set time until turned off. Instructions specify a brass piece, Nor way iron, spring metal, and a wooden box housing eight batteries with wiring details. A separate note reports a Keokuk man traveling by log to St. Louis expo, drawing praise from the Chicago Tribune.
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E. A. Watson
Keokuk, Ia
Chicago Tribune
Jack
Uxmal
Jack Cowdrey
Young Uxmal
Clarice
Rich machinist a real ity in modern life
A Cincinnati Enquirer interview recalls a shift from old world machinists to modern tech. It notes spark plugs oil cups and battery wires become essentials for a million alike and compares past pride in fencing or riding to current pride in being a skilled machinist. It also mentions hay fever remedies and aluminum shoes for horses as curious items in period chatter.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Life Saving Gun Says Warm Praise From Technical Men
A discussion of improved life-saving guns for shore to wreck communications. The breech loader replaces muzzle loaders with a compact steel bronze device. Features include hermetically sealed cartridge, self locking mechanism, water ejection, and recoil checks.
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Scientific American
The Toothpick Industry in Maine and Abroad
A Maine toothpick factory representative extols white birch mills in Franklin County supplying 99 percent of U S toothpicks. He notes spring employment of 100 workers and machines producing nearly a million slivers daily, contrasts US production with fancy orangewood and overseas methods, and criticizes the American habit of chewing toothpicks as gratuitous advertising. The piece also mentions Spanish Portuguese, Japanese, and other international practices and demand.
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Maine
Franklin County
Spain
Portugal
N. Y. Sun
Gambling game in Cuba described as exciting betting hub
Henry C. Gauss reports on Havana jai alai noting brisk betting, public gambling, and government revenue through a counter system. The piece contrasts gambling zeal with social views, describing the arena, wagers, and authorities backing the sport amid lingering imperial critiques.
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Havana
Partido
Ennui
New York
Paris Mutual
Jai Alai
Concord
Mass
Washington, D. C
New Orleans
Tomas
Pedro
Ygnacio
Cuba Libre
Gen. Wood
Jeroboam and Asa Lessons in Faith and Reform
Notes contrast Jeroboam’s idolatry with Asa’s revival efforts. The text links religious reform to national problems, critiques materialism, and urges holy purpose and heavenly power, warning that wealth or grand structures cannot sustain the soul without faith. It reflects sermon-like ideas and moral observations.
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Asa
God
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