Seven in the Bible: repeated sevens across tales and prophecies
A compact overview shows seven appears in creation rest, Noah’s ark, dove, Abraham, Jacob, Pharaoh’s dream, harvests, land sabbaths, solomons temple, Jericho, and revelations. It notes sevenfold patterns: seven days, seven years, seven trumpets, seven candlesticks, seven churches, and more.
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Abraham
Dom
Econ
Joseph
Jacob
Rachael
Laban
Israel
Jericho
Yven
Solomon
Albernacle
Naaman
Jordan
Job
The Trade of London Textile Goods in America
A few American buyers visit London markets to clear out warehoused stock. Dress goods shawls and travel rugs dominate requests while changes in goods supplied to America reduce reliance on English neckties now made in the United States and by German makers cutting up fabrics.
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London
Coventry
Paterson
New York
Character formation shapes a young man’s destiny
The essay argues character forms from opinions and habits, guiding occupation choice and life’s path. It contrasts false opinions leading to self loss with virtuous traits building a lasting reputation and steady success. It likens character to a rock and a guiding star steering through temptations.
Poisonous Wall-Papers Lecture Warns of Arsenic In Wallpaper
Mr L Siebold told the Manchester Chemists and Druggists Association that among sixty to seventy wallpaper samples of various colors ten were harmless while the rest contained arsenic. Green papers are not the only danger, and many household illnesses in children may trace to such wallpaper.
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Manchester Chemists’ and Druggists Association
L. Siebold
Three-Seat Stamp Whets Humor After Mule Upsets Car
A mule suddenly kicked, overturning a vehicle carrying three occupants. One traveler quipped that it was a three-seat stamp as he climbed from the ground.
Little Girl Delights at Baby Brother Arrival
A three year old expresses joy at the birth of a baby brother. Her devotion the next evening includes a plea for blessing the infant and thanks to God, ending with a hopeful blessing for the baby’s wellbeing.
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Brudder
Electric light trial illuminates Rome and Paris streets
A Rome correspondent reports Signor Fred Marcus and the Jablochkoff system successfully lighting Rome and Piazza Colonna. In Paris, over 800 candles match 100 gas jets each, with lower costs and safer, cleaner illumination despite occasional outages.
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Rome
New York Evening Post
Signor
Fred Marcus
Vienna
Tere
Jablochkoff
Paris
Piazza Colonna
Via Nanzionale
Neptune
Via Nazionale
Avenue de l’Opera
The Largest Orchard in the World Owned by Robert McKinstry
Robert McKinstry of Hudson, Columbia County New York, owns the world’s largest orchard on the Sudson River highland. It spans over 24,000 apple trees plus pears, cherries, peaches, plums, crabs, vines, currants and chestnuts across rolling gravel soil. The orchard features twenty foot spacing, seven miles of internal roads, and a four and a half mile apple row. The year’s harvest yielded about 80 000 barrels of apples, much shipped to Liverpool and Glasgow.
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Robert McKinstry
Cdudson
Columbia County
N.Y
Sudson River
Rhode Island Treening
Baldwins
King of Fhompson County
Astrachans
Northern Spy
Wagener
Frauenstein
den Davis
Duchess of Oldenberg
Liverpool
Glasgow
Uses of Stale Bread for Dishes and Dressings
The guide lists eight practical uses for stale bread. Includes dressing for meat with broth and eggs, bread pudding with milk and sugar, biscuits from sour milk, pancakes with corn meal, omelets with crumbs, toast with milk and butter, crumbs in stews, and seasoned breadcrumbs for oysters or fish fried in lard.
Restoring Faded Writing by Von Bibra Process
The faded ink on manuscripts can be revived using Von Bibra's tannin method. Apply tannin solution with a brush, wash away excess with water, and dry at 144 to 177 degrees. Tannin is less destructive to paper than hydrosulphate of ammonia, and the writing stays clear and black for months.
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von Bibra
Ill wind finds work for Francestown quarry men
In Francestown New Hampshire workmen at a soap stone quarry were spared discharge when an order arrived for a large sarcophagus to hold the remains of ex Governor Onslow Bearns.
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Francestown
N. H
Onslow
Keeping Sheep in a Uniform Condition
The author advises selecting only the best ewe lambs for breeding and keeping flocks in uniform condition. They emphasize regular grazing shifts and shelter, warn that sudden changes from fat to poor condition weaken wool, and note that wool quality reflects sheep health. Accumulated poverty or fever can cause shedding, and sudden corn feeding may trigger shedding as well.
Capt Hetherington Oversees Vast Bee Industry in Cherry Valley
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes Capt Hetherington manages 2,000 bee swarms yielding an annual honey output exceeding 100,000 pounds. He uses 72,000 wooden and 144,000 glass boxes, buys three carloads of lumber from Michigan, and employs nine men and two steam saws for five weeks. Bees occupy apiaries across Cherry Valley with rent paid for non owned orchards. Seven men and five horses service year round travel between apiaries. A local wholesale house has contracted to buy the entire honey crop for 20,000 dollars.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Capt
Hetherington
Capt. Hetherington
Michigan
Cherry Valley
Capt. Nletherington
Curing Meats From A Boston Correspondent's Recipe
A Boston Journal correspondent shares a beef and ham curing recipe with a pickle using salt sugar saltpetre saleratus and water. Boil and cool the brine before covering the meat. if brine ages wash scald and re-salt. For ham, substitute molasses for sugar. The writer prefers less saltpetre and praises sugar curing over salt alone.
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Boston “Journal
Sheep-Killing Dogs and Preventive Measures
Mr. D. C. Richmond of Ohio recounts long experience with sheep-killing dogs. They tear neck veins to drink blood, learn from each other, and act mainly at night. Bells for watch, and if a sheep dies, skin it, then poison with strychnine after four gashes in the shoulder. the next morning dead dogs are expected.
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D. C. Richmond
Ohio
Basle
Mud Eruption at Salinela After Etna Shocks
An eruption at Salinela near Mount Etna followed recent earthquakes in Catania. Numerous craters expelled thick heated mud driven by gases including carbonic acid and sulphuric acid, with hydro carburets and petroleum-like particles observed.
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Salinela
Mount Etna
Catania
Lime effect on wheat crops and early maturity
The article notes that farmers using lime on wheat may see initial spring decline but later harvest benefits. Lime is claimed to hasten maturity across crops, with wheat often ready ten to fourteen days earlier when soils are limed. Early ripening varieties are valuable where ridge land affects wheat.
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Professor Johnston
De Stael Seeks Tomb of Richardson in London
In London Mine De Stael intends to visit the tomb of Richardson whose works she admires. After misdirected attempts at Cornhill and a bookseller she finally finds the grave at St Clement Danes Church, kissing the parish pump stone bearing the name.
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London
de Stael
Richardson
Govent Garden
Richardson, Goodluck & Co
Cornhill
Clarissa’s Richardson
St. Clement Dane's
Strange Patron Demands Ham and Eggs at Clifton Dining Room
A lanky visitor barges into Clifton dining, ignores the menu, stares into space, and erupts in fury when the staff press for an order. He hurls the bill at the butler and demands ham and eggs, shocking diners and staff alike.
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Clifton
Darky
Ham
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