The Sweet By and By Origin Tale and Hymn Makers
A Wisconsin physician recalls the 19th century origin of The Sweet By and By, detailing composer Joseph Webster and lyricist Daniel Webster and their collaboration in 1874 after long work in Ivanhoe? The piece recounts Webster’s melancholy temper, their studio tale at a Drake store, and the creation of the hymn.
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Fdmore Bennett
Patieian
Elmond
Amulli
Lake Geneva
Jennett
Rush Medical College
Mikhart
Wis
Joseph P. Webster
Link
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Webster
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Toxo
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United
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Chicago
Pope
Illinois News Chronicle of Midwestern Fairs and Fires
Illinois news notes a year of county fairs as Lisnor Sravuprna of Peoria faces a cathedral project, Chicago sees 335 deaths week ending Aug 27 with 203 under 6, a big Peoria depot project, a murder plea, and wide farm and fire reports including a bridge blaze near Carlinville and famine fears near Decatur. Claims of a Chicago building boom and rail to board fence shifts.
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Chicago Times
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England
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Des Plaines
Ottawa
Rovie
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Fairgrounds
Atlanta
Logan County
Fence costs and hedge growth across nations noted
The text discusses United States fence costs at 7.86 billion and questions about data from China and Germany. It notes hedge growth as comparatively minor, and a suggestion that wire-foam monopolists should be cautious.
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United States
Germany
Grammar and language reform in rural schooling
A Doylestown Intelligencer Cor. argues rural speech habits shame country talk, urging teachers to stress grammar and sentence construction from youth. It cites a former teacher mother who regrets neglecting language rules and advocates practical drills to purify spoken English in later years.
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Paradise
Langguage Nore
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Intelligencer
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