Combination Church and Modern Office Building in New York
The Broadway Tabernacle plans a 56th street and Broadway edifice blending church and office functions. A 177-foot tower houses administrative, scientific, literary, mission and social departments, with a College Men's club on the fourth story and a dome library and museum. A basement dining hall for 250 completes a $500,000 brick and terra cotta complex serving 6000 at once. The Rev. Charles E. Jefferson leads the congregation, long based on 34th Street and Sixth Avenue.
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Fifty-sixth Street
Broadway
New York
Broadway Tabernacle
College
Charles E. Jefferson
Thirty-fourth Street
Sixth Avenue
Most Remarkable Clock Ever Made
Description of a monumental astronomical clock by F. David A. S. Cajetano from Vienna 1769. The eight foot seven inch case houses a gilt sun device showing Earth’s rotation, sun’s path, moon phases, and Gregorian calendar dates. Two large faces, 29 hands, 13 mechanisms, weight driven, leap year cycle, and zodiac indicators. still in operation with good condition given age.
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Matthias Roemer
Zittersdorf
Lower Austria
Oesterreichisch-Ungarische Uhrmacher Zeitung
F. David A. S. Cajetano
Order of St. Augustine
Vienna
Had Cause For Happiness At A Whist Party Tale
A Washington Star anecdote recalls a Georgetown whist gathering where a national government official shares a school romance. He reveals he once proposed to a rural Pennsylvania girl who cried, saying she had not been so happy since joining the church. The tale blends nostalgia with a quiet moral.
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Georgetown
Pennsylvania
Academy
Washington Star
Damp Weather Triggers Capitol Dome Memory
An employee of the district government told a group yesterday that on damp days the Goddess of Liberty on the capitol dome reminds him of a miller he once rescued from near a Pennsylvania village about thirty years ago. He was driving a team when the rescue occurred.
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Capitol
Pennsylvania
Gorgeous Feast in Rome Celebrates Eternal City Birthday
The birthday of Rome was kept as an annual holiday by Romans. This year the Palatine hosted an unusually splendid fete by the International Artistic Club with more than 700 participants. A grand procession included Numidian cavalry, Praetorians, slaves, patricians, priests, vestals, augurs, mimics, and animals for sacrifice. The event ended with an altar on the stadium and Horace's secular hymn performed by a full chorus before the games began.
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Rome
Palatine
International
Pala
Roma
Horace
Miller Damside Rescue Inspires Capitol Gilding Thought
A miller fell overboard by a mill dam and was rescued after hours of effort. The observer notes the damp patch on the rescuer’s clothes and likens it to a white streak on the Capitol dome goddess shoulders, musing that Congress should fund gilding of the figure.
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Capitol
Congress
Washington Star
Selfishness is a Disease of which Matrimony Cures
A concise aphorism asserts that selfishness may afflict marriage but matrimony can cure some people by teaching cooperation and shared priorities. The remark reflects a reflective view on domestic life and personal growth within unions.
Cambridgeshire Fruit Growers Pay Children for Wasps
In Cambridgeshire England fruit growers offer a penny for every wasp captured by children as a pest control effort amid harvest season. The initiative aims to reduce crop damage and promote community involvement in farming tasks.
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Cambridgeshire
England
Chinese Art Treasures Dominate Washington Market After Pekin Campaign
Washington art and curio dealers report a spike in Chinese objects ivory jade and wood since the Pekin campaign. Soldiers and officers returning from China brought back valuable pieces and silk, with jade carvings in high demand across cities. The leading dealer notes porcelain and bronze were scarce due to size and fragility, while silk influx prompted him to stop buying it.
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Washington
China
Old Couple Visits X ray Machine in Doctor Office
An elderly, impoverished couple visits Dr Pennington. The man bears a bullet wound and the woman reacts with shock and humor at the X ray device, insisting she will not stay in the room with the machine if her clothes must come off.
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Dr. Pennington
Pennington
Chicageo Tribune
Fees in Law and Medicine and the Value of Service
A Philadelphia lawyer charged a $100 000 fee for settling contested claims, raising questions about the legality of a will. The piece contrasts lawyers earnings with surgeons pay and argues physicians deserve recognition for the life served, urging organized professional unity to rectify perceived injustice.
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Philadelphia
America
Humorous writer attacked by serious rhetoric
A humorist, tempted by political writing, sent his latest heavy book and a humorous story to an elder friend. The recipient, gout-ridden and blunt, sent two notes: first praising the treatise as dismal for a professional funny man trying to be serious, then retracting and calling a constitutionally serious man worse for attempting humor.
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Earth
New York Sun
A Pretty Fence Side Love Line
A witty remark notes that a pretty girl who fences is fine if she aligns with the young man, implying romance and social wit within a fencing framing.
Restful hearts find joy in work for others, Ram Horz
A quoted proverb from Ram Horz extols happiness as resting from self and serving others, framing peaceful labor as fulfillment.
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Ram
Horz
Emperor of Japan Admired As Plain, Welcoming Host
An Exchange summary portrays the Japanese emperor as a plain, approachable figure who does not demand ceremonial splendor. He greets guests standing, converses freely, and invites distinguished engineers, artists, musicians, writers, soldiers, and scientists to share in royal hospitality. Twice yearly he and the empress host large garden parties.
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Japan
European Mahaleb cherry as root stock for sour varieties
The Mahaleb cherry is known in the United States mainly as a root stock for cherry varieties in the Central States. It is a dark black very small fruiting cherry borne abundantly on trees, modest in size, and performs best in heavy soils.
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United States
Central States
Meelinn
Mark Twain’s Negro Tales recounting Washington tale
The New York Times quotation from Mark Twain’s Negro Tales recounts a dinner anecdote about memory differences of the colored race. Twain tells of an old colored man claiming to have known George Washington and recounts steering the boat across the Delaware and driving back a cherry tree’s back, reflecting humorous framing of mythic memory.
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Mark Twain
South
George Washington
Washington
Delaware
Massa
George
New York Times
Temperance Outlook Brightens in America Says Century
The Century notes hopeful temperance signs in the United States. It observes that special drinking is less common, economic growth supports temperance, and progress toward total abstinence emerges. A key encouragement is a growing spirit of tolerance and practical common sense among temperance advocates.
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America
Dodd's Kidney Pills credited with saving Annie Moon
New Providence Iowa July 7 Little Helen Moon three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs E V Moon faced death from kidney trouble Doctors said hopeless then six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills led to swift improvement After nine boxes the dropsy vanished and the child recovered completely The Pills were praised as lifesaving by the family
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New Providence
Iowa
Helen Moon
E. V. Moon
Dodd
Eye Ear Nose and Throat Doctor in Fargo Advised
Dr J H Rindlaub Specialint Eye Ear Nose and Throat Fargo N D recommended Is there anything good In this book Yes the bad parts. Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup For children teething softens the guise reduces to Sammetion allays pain cures wind culic 25c abuttie In the Melee Attorney Did you see the plaintiff strike the defendant Witness Or did sor Attorney And was the assault committed with malice aforethought Witness No sor It was committed with a mallet behind the ear Judge
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo
N. D
Cough Cure Ad Promises Safe, Tasty Relief
An old style advertisement urges readers to use Coln's Cough Cure to prevent consumption and pneumonia. It promises a pleasant taste and guaranteed results with bottles priced at 25 and a shop slogan urging trust in all good druggists.
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Coln
Ste
Homeseekers' Tickets to the West
Homeseekers may buy excursion tickets via the Great Northern Railway to Manitoba Montana Washington and the West at about one fare for round trip. Tickets are available on the first and third Tuesdays of July August September and October. Inquiries at all Railway Ticket Agents or F I Whitney G P T A St Paul.
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Great Northern Railway
Manitoba
Montana
Washington
West
F. I. Whitney
St. Paul
Peruna Cited By Society Woman As Cure For Catarrh
Medical Examiner Miss Blanch Grey of Memphis and Mrs X Schneider of Chicago tout Peruna as a cure for catarrh and systemic weakness. Ads claim Peruna strengthens nerve centers and mucous membranes, offering free Dr Hartman notes and a guarantee of results or advice.
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Miss Blanch Grey
Alabamastreet
Memphis
Enn
Peruna
Hartman
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Hartman Sanitarium
Dispute Dismissed in Odd Ping Pong Exchange
A fragmented quarrel over who was the better ping-pong player ends without a clear resolution. The dialogue hints at a deeper relation, noting wonder about how the spouses came to marry. The overheard exchange reveals tension without concrete conclusions.
Temperance and Moisture Map of the United States
Prof Woodwort of Lewis Institute Chicago argues that moisture levels shape temperance outcomes. He says alcohol acts as a drier, with Florida natives rarely intoxicated, while arid Western regions show stronger drunken effects. The piece cites Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
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Woodwort
Lewis Institute
Chicago
United States
Florida
Nquor
Frank Leslie
Great Northern Homeseekers Excur to Western States
The Great Northern Railway offers homeseekers tickets to Manitoba Montana Washington and western points on the first and third Tuesdays of July August September and October at about one fare for a round trip. Inquiries via ticket agents or F I Whitney G P T A St Paul.
Viewing With Alarm and a Ring Sparkler
A Chicago gossip piece depicts Esmeralda and her father clashing over a congressman’s visit. She defends a caucus and a ringing resolution, while he notes a spark on her finger, hinting at intrigue and social maneuvering.
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Esmeralda
Chicago Tribune
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
Willis J. Frank of Alcester South Dakota earned a patent for a hay rack lifter James W Rickey of Minneapolis Minnesota received a patent for water wheel penstock constructions Joseph Suchy of Little Heart North Dakota was granted a gear transmission Cyrus Co Webster of Minneapolis Minnesota secured a patent for a strip metal casting machine Lothrop and Johnson patent attorneys Pioneer Plans Building St Paul Minnesota listed as the firm involved.
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Northwestern
Willis J. Frank
Alcester
S. D
James W. Rickey
Minneapolis
Appalled. Doctor I doubt constitutional disease here
A reader mocks medical doubt and questions the need to appeal to the United States Supreme Court to determine if a complaint is constitutional disease. The Richmond Dispatch tone reflects civic sarcasm in a brief reader-echo item.
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United States Supreme Court
Richmond Dispatch
Cole’s Carbolisnive touted for burns in Ashland church ad
Reverend A L Tull of M E Church Ashland Wisconsin extolls Cole’s Carbolisnive for severe burns claiming instant pain relief without scarring and lists it as invaluable for skin irritations and sores. Ad copies price at 60 cents with druggists carrying it and ends with a humor snippet about a child’s question and a cartoon caption from the New York Times.
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A. L. Tull
M. E. Church
Ashland
Wis
Cole
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