Rainy Day Verses by Mary R. P. Hatch
Poem meditates on sun and rain contrasting joy and pain. It likens life to a summer day with clouds and showers, then sunlight and a final blessing from the Father, urging endurance through tears to reach light.
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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1888
Page
8
Parson Slims Big Pine Miners With Gospel Ruse And Gold
A stranger in Big Pine arrives on a burro posing as a Eastern pastor. He wins a revival, baptism, and gold donations from rough miners led by Giant Dave, then disappears with Dave’s gold. A pursuing officer later identifies the con as the Slippery Sam gang. Sam is lynched elsewhere a month later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Pine
Hop Bensor
Parsor
Jesus
Judas
Calvary
Giant Cave
Hop Benson
Big Vine
Dave
Giant Dave
Lig Pine
Goldhun
Slippery Sam
Bootmaker Passes Off as Military Man at Fancy Party
A debtor, the bootmaker Maj. Boots, crashes a lavish social gathering hosted by Mr. Skinner. Pretending to be a famed officer, he woos attention, enjoys the (unpaid) bill being settled in a dramatic reveal, then is eased out by servants as Skinner calls the episode a harmless lapse of a soldier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bootmaker
Mr. Skinner
Durk
Skinner
Major Boots
Col. Freize
India
Maj. Loots
Freize
Capt. Freize
Maj. de Boots
General de Buta
Damon
Pythias
Distinguished couples stroll Broadway in five minute span
A Philadelphia Press New York letter notes two notable pairs, John A Logan and wife, and James Gillespie Blaine Jr. with wife, walking near Broadway. Logan's wife is praised for beauty and charm while Blaine Jr. is described as socially active and athletic. Col Fred Grant and Robert Lincoln discuss heirlooms in the Fifth Avenue Hotel corridor, each sharing tokens from their fathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
New York
Philadelphia
John A. Logan
Logan
West Point
James Gillespie Blaine, Jr
Blaine
Hilly Edwards
Mrs. Blaine, Jr
Mrs. Logan
Col
Fred Grant
Robert Lincoln
Fifth Avenue
Col. Grant
Lincoln
Turkey
Father
Abraham Lincoln
It Looked Bad for the Parson
A Newark Caledonian Club member recalls a church incident where the minister misphrased a prayer, saying king of hearts instead of hearts of kings. The pair discuss the apparent blunder as they walk home from services in Newark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark Caledonian Club
Newark Journal
Noisy Oyster Supper Slip Prompts Ghostly Shout
Kosciusko Murphy asks Gilhooly if there was a disturbance after twelve. He explains he slipped near Gilhooly’s house while leaving an oyster supper and jokes that “Freedom shrieked when Kosciusko fell,” wondering if anyone heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kosciusko Murphy
Gilhooly
Kosciusko
The Glories of Literature, Seedy Individual Seeks Canvasser
A short exchange from Life shows a publisher questioning a man about a book project while the self described author asks for a canvassing job to earn money from the book. The dialogue highlights a shady proposal linked to a subscription plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. I
Roll to Plate Nickel Coated Steel Lamps Reflectors
Experiments under the Northern Railroad of France show soft steel plates can be rolled with nickel to produce reflectors as valuable as silvered copper lamps. The process creates durable, bright surfaces suitable for lighting equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Railroad of
France
Catarrh Remedy Promoted Amid Social Banter
A fragment shows a flirtatious exchange about Miss Jones and a claim that catarrh ruins social ease, followed by an ad claim that Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy cures catarrh. The text shifts to a note about a recent clash between two New York clubs and a report of two police officers fighting.
Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil for Consumption Aids
Suerers from consumption scrofula bronchitis and general debility are urged to try coty's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites for immediate relief and lasting benefit. The Medical Profession calls it a remedy of great name and palatable. Includes a testimonial from W A Humpert MD praising results with children. The ad ends with a joke about gender expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coty
Scott
W. A. Humpert
M.D
Salisbury
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Mary R. P. Hatch
Mabel Percy
William G. Patten
Saul
Black Hand
Vermont
Burro
Heaven
Walt. Hoblit
Iwo
Artha’s Vineyard
Heralu
Hibbard
Rillevantie Syrup Company
Jackson, Mich
J. Roberts
M. EB. Church
Fremont
Mich
C. C. Pemberton
Maud
Kev
G.t
Fier
Lermarkem
KUB & CO
Augusta
Maine
Pettit
Sovex Tionas
American School of Telegraphy
Madson
Wis
Soveurinnus
Texas
Godley & Porter
Dallas
Tex
L. Pond
Aurora
Kane Co
KavaN't's Dustress College
Buffalo
N.Y
A. W. McCormick & Son
Washington
J.C
Cloctnnati
Pont Hill Susseries
Canada
Stone & Weilington
Madison
Wisons
Roefer
CK & CO
Delphos
Ohio
Commercial Bank
Maloin
Ely
ELY Bros
Greenwich
Eve
America
Stinson & CO
Portland
Sakis
Caroline Monteith
Deer Creek
Ind
H. A. Carr
P. M
Escambia
Ala
FE. Hummel
Boonville
Alice KE
Chavez
Mt.Storm
W. Va
Radway
DR. Radway & CO
Warren St
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