Visions of Heaven Open in Talmage Sermon on Employments
The sermon contemplates departed Christians in heaven, arguing they continue their earthly callings in new forms. It envisions artists, musicians, soldiers, mathematicians, explorers, lawyers, healers, preachers, and scholars rejoicing in celestial faculties, all serving Christ in diverse roles. A grand cathedral bell signals a heavenly gathering around the savior.
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Electrical Motors for Street Cars Show Cost Benefits
Boston Budget notes recent experiments with electric streetcar motors. In Philadelphia propulsion costs for a loaded car sixteen hours daily run at 1.60 dollars, while New York firms guarantee under 4.10 dollars per day for ninety miles with full capacity. The horse-drawn service averages 7.50 dollars daily, suggesting horses may dominate longer.
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Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Paris to place Bartholdi Liberty statue on Grenelle Island
The city of Paris accepts a copy of Liberty Enlightening the World funded by American subscribers in Paris who contributed 80 000 francs. The statue will be set on Grenelle Island in the Seine with lighting and improvements costing 105 000 francs.
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Bartholdi
Liberty
Seine
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Elevator in Chicago Built in Fourteen Days
A massive elevator with capacity 400000 bushels was completed in Chicago from foundation to rooftree in fourteen days, showcasing rapid construction. The project highlights efficiency and scale in early industrial infrastructure.
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Chicago
Noticed by the Newspapers. Remarkable portraits of famous figures
A survey of public figures from John L Sullivan to Mollie Garfield and Col. Lamont, detailing lavish achievements, marriages, travels, and eccentric curiosities. The piece notes royal and political celebrities, scholarlys, and social whispers with vivid portraits and humorous anecdotes.
Reform in Passenger Travel and Chair Cars
Within a year railroads started a great reform in passenger travel with reclining chairs in first class cars. Early chairs cost over 100 dollars each, but recent chairs use simpler mechanisms and cost as low as zero dollars per chair under new patents. Railroads nationwide adopted the change, and every through train now has a chair car.
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New England
New Haven
Northampton
England
New York
London
Pierce
Sylvanus Cobb
Hyde Park
Mass
J. F. Casanova
Philadelphia
Pierre Lorillard
Newport
Ellen Terry
James Brown-Potter
L. J. Hale
Globe-Democra
Pops Hart the Peanut Trade Urges End to Detrimental Pops
Reputable Virginia peanut dealers lament the spread of misfit stock called pops. These light, shriveled nuts shed from sorting mills yield only air and a popping sound. Retailers at St George sold most of them, while prime nuts fetch high prices. shippers are urged to discard pops to protect the summer trade and profits.
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Virginia
St. George
New York
New York Tribune
Beauty's Toellet at the Beach
A witty piece from the Long Branch Car describes high society’s avoidance of water and their seaside rituals. It details promenades on cliffs and beaches, spa-like naps on improvised cots, and odd bathing rituals with satin and moss pillows. The tone mocks luxury and fashionable self care by the ocean.
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Sarah
Jersey
Long Branch
Chicago Mail
Old Times on the Western Reserve Dominant Yankee settlers
A North American Review passage extols early Western Reserve settlers as Connecticut Yankees. It lauds their practical skills from ox driving to theology, their wives’ crafts, and self reliance in household work before national debates over servitude.
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Western Reserve
Ohio
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New England
North American Review
Peculiar Farm Accident Blows Up Hogs and Horse
A Louisville farm near The Point suffered a bizarre blast when a hog possibly eating a dynamite cartridge caused an explosion that killed two hogs and a horse. The shock shattered windows and sent dust clouds over the yard as the family dined.
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Louisville
Simpson
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Locomotion in Tangier Emphasizes Donkeys Over Wheels
The Philadelphia Call notes Tangier is not yet wheel reliant. Locals favor mules donkeys and horses for transport with donkeys performing most heavy lifting. Donkeys carry barrels of petroleum Portland cement and even upright pianos, highlighting sparse wheeled transit in the city.
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Tangier
Philadelphia
Health of London Sewermen In Chelsea Report
The Chelsea municipal reports claim sewermen in London show surprising health despite seven hours daily in sewers. A pensioned worker is 86 after 28 years as a sewerman, and a 74 year old still at work has over 30 years in the trade.
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Hong Kong
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Berencze
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St. George’s Chapel
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Royal Isle of Wight Agricultural Society
Bob Hart
Minstralsy
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Harper's Ferry
Put-in-Bay Island
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Col. Ingersoll
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New York Sun
Man maims rooster then taunts neighbor about garden access
A man admitted to cutting a rooster's wing and proudly told a neighbor the injured bird could not enter his garden because of the defect. The incident highlights local tensions over yard violations and animal treatment.
Love in a Cottage at Long Branch
A flirtatious exchange reveals belief in romance centered on a seaside cottage. The couple smiles at the idea of a love nest near Long Branch, reflecting lighthearted desire for intimate retreat.
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Tonderly
Long Branch
New York
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