Wonders of Visible Speech Demonstrations in Boston
The Boston Herald reports Prof Butterfield showed visible speech an alphabet 100 to 200 chars long allowing words in any language to be read aloud from a universal script. A pupil read French Latin Armenian Arabic lines after tests, showing pronunciation and translation with ease. A second topic asks what a cold is and cites multiple causes and prevention via air, hygiene, and exposure.
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Butterfeld
London
How Many People Have Fifty Dollars
The article argues that far more people hold fifty dollars or its equivalent than common estimates suggest. It cites 1877 savings in France totaling 153 million from 2,868,283 depositors average about 50 francs per person, and notes large deposits in England and Scotland Ireland. It contrasts savings habits in Germany and France with the United States, asserting many working people possess fifty dollars.
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Great Britain
River tale quotes man’s bravado in rough exchange
A colloquial yarn records a man boasting of knocking an opponent over with a stick after being provoked. Names are scarce and the tone is rustic and humorous, reflecting a rural dispute told in a frontier voice.
The Value of the Evolution Theories
The Spectator critiques evolution proposals arguing they diverge from progress by denying past ideas. It mocks humanitarian and space time concepts as transient, and asserts Herbert Spencer’s forward-looking view risks annihilating religious instinct and law. The piece predicts these theories will fade after driving study of history.
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Herbert Spencer
Annual report highlights for American Home Missionary Society
The survey shows 1,015 ministers employed across states and territories and 2,088 congregations and stations supplied. Sunday school pupil count reaches 96,724 with 86 churches organized and 44 self supporting. Receipts total 266,720 against expenditures of 259,709. American Tract Society resources are 382,283 with expenditures 378,882. The piece also notes limited Republican editorial backing for patent medicines, then endorses St Jacobs Oil as a helpful remedy.
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American Home Missionary Society
American Tract Society
Moscow's Temple of Our Savior Nears Completion
The Temple of Our Savior at Moscow, begun in 1833 to commemorate the French expulsion, nears completion with an estimated cost over 20 million roubles. The Russo Byzantine cross edifice rises 288 feet, features five cupolas, a central dome, and gilded gold leaf on the framework.
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Lkely
Russia
St. Isaac's
St. Petersburg
Nijni Novgorod
Memory across races and traits according to a French scientist
A French scientist argues memory varies by race and condition, claiming higher memory in primitive and certain female groups, during youth, and among peasants, clergy, or lymphatic temperaments, while overfeeding, exercise, and literacy may reduce memory. He notes seasonal and climate influences on recall abilities.
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Ecole Normale
Midnight Revelry Incident at Auburn Dorms
Professor Thomas, tied to Butler University, confronted students in a dorm night scene. He demanded silence, was met with quizzes on identity, and the revelry continued with a drinking song until daylight.
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Thomas
Butler University
Prohibition Era Burglar Deterred by Beer Bottles
Mrs. Hyde of Des Moines Indiana drove away a burglar using two beer bottles, one reportedly full of beer, in a comic note cited by the Boston Transcript. The anecdote humorously undercuts strict prohibition zeal.
Maxim Wisdom From Burlington Hawkeye For Lifesaving Rules
A burlington Hawkeye piece compiles practical life rules for safety and common sense. It critiques dubious tips while endorsing sound guidance like not rubbing dusty eyes and floating correctly if in water, urging readers to paste the best rule where seen daily.
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Burlington Hawkeye
Brussels
The Countess and the Crossed Ties of Transatlantic Marriage
The piece describes American parents watching as their daughter becomes a countess and is absorbed by her husband’s family. Barriers grow between mother and daughter, while the father resents distant in law and limits contact to rare visits, shaping a new social hierarchy.
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St. Peter
Celestial Gates
New World
Shay
Pussy Cat Proposal Sparks Rustic Romance
A bashful farmer seeks courage to propose to Lizzie. He visits in secret and, to his surprise, places a gray cat on his knee to deliver the question. Lizzie blushes and replies through the cat that she will marry him.
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Chambers
Jamie
Lizzie
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