Light in the Evening from a Protestant Sermon
A verbose 19th century sermon extols the theme of light at evening in Christian faith. It weaves biblical imagery with reflections on aging, death, and eternal hope, praising the dawn after darkness and the triumph of virtue over worldly loss. The speaker cites figures such as John Howard, Morence Nightingale, and Washington Irving while urging reverence for the elderly and the dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romanampagoa
Banygort
Jupiter
Spain
Tay Cote
Jacob
John Quincy Adams
Washington Irving
John Angell James
Birmingham
Theodore Frelinghuysen
All China
Abeel
All India
Henry Martyn
David Hrainerd
Thomas Clarkson
Elizabeth Fry
Redeemer
Baraclydon
John Howard
Morence Nightingale
William Penn
John Wass
John Bunyan
Celestial City
Jesus
Aventime
Hugh McKail
God
Father
Jesus Christ
Philadelphia
Heaven
Issid
Earth
Lebanon
Archangel
Uoto
Jordan
Toplady
Bonn
Quips and Quirks From Old Bulletin Pages
A collage of humorous excerpts and wry exchanges from various papers. Jests on manners, marriages, and everyday motives unfold through characters like Cholly, Penelope, and Professor Potterby, reflecting early 20th century wit and social ironies.
What a Man Says on Women’s Public Conduct
A Chicago Times excerpt urges women to change behavior in public spaces. It targets appearance and etiquette, criticizing wardrobe faults, body posture, and carriage on streetcars. The piece cites the age old beauty standard of a short waist and mocks delays at ticket windows.
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Conservators of
Chicago Times
A Difference of Opinion on a Newspaper Job
A young applicant with money seeks a reporting post but is told bluntly he must work to keep the job. The city editor assigns him a placeholder task, underscoring the paper’s expectations.
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Coutt
Catrols Free Press
Astonishing Color Photography Advances by Lumiere
A Paris Photo club report details Mippman and M Berger presenting color negatives from Lumiere process experiments. New gelatin bromide plates yield true color in landscapes and portraits with vivid greens blues and reds, though exposure times remain long.
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M. Berger
Department of ‘Physical Research
Photo Club
Paris
Messrs. Lumiere
M. Lippman
Lumieres
Narelles
Marshal Soult
M Berger
N. Y. Courrier Des Etats Uuis
Odd Hats and Bonnets Shape Fashion in New York Sun
A New York Sun fashion note describes quirky bonnet and hat trends with delicate bonnets, wreaths of pale pink roses, cream guipure lace, mercury wings, and bold bows. It highlights elongated shapes, sun burnt straw, and Tuscan crowns with jet accents, crepe trimming, and ostrich tips.
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Marie Stuart Bennet
N. Y
Fireside Fragments on Dishes and Cooking Tips
A collage of home cooking notes from early 20th century periodicals. Recipes touch beef thin slices, mushroom stew, fruit salads, strawberries with whipped cream, cake filling with apples and lemon, a rich pudding sauce, Florida orange cleaning, croquettes with sweetbread mushrooms and tongue, lamb and mutton chops with browning and simmering steps, and serving suggestions. Contemplates household food prep and kitchen hacks with period tone and details.
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N. Y
Harper’s Bazar
Florida
Boston Globe
Pigmies in Spain Believe Coastal Dwarf Race Exists
The article reports a renewed interest in Spanish pigmies, noting sightings by BR G Hali burton and claims of humans three to four feet tall living as shepherds in the valley of ibas near the Pyrenees. The British consul at Barcelona is said to be convinced, with more information anticipated from nearby regions.
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Africa
Spain
BR. G. Haliburton
Ibas
Pyrenees
Barcelona
France
Table-Cutlery Then And Now In Elegant Devices
The piece contrasts past and present table cutlery among the well to do noting silver knives and forks for carving fish and meat courses, oyster forks for oysters, and silver plated dessert knives. It explains construction differences like flat tangs and rivets along with common handles and finishes.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Fragmented OCR summary of local notice
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Etria
Augustus
Cgswn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rev. T
Boston
Chappie
Penelope
Cholly
Brooklyn
Ralph Botolph
Ralph
Harvard Lampoon
Harry
Figg
Fogg
Boston Transcript
Mularkey
Raymond
Washington Star
Hicks
Dix
Squareman
Buffalo Courier
Springfield Republican
Indianapolis Journal
Freshleigh
Baryi House
Minneapolis Journal
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