The Deacon and the Tramp Tale of a Hard Bargain
A rural tale from Magnolia Illinois recounts a Deacon hiring a tramp to do rough work. Tensions rise over labor and pride as the Deacon defends his authority, culminating in a scuffle that ends with the tramp fleeing after a failed bid for control. Magnolia, Illinois, April 14, Library Mouke.
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Republcan
Baba
Tregah
Ifa
Dan
Denson
Hig House
Ilo
Magnolia
Paper Festival draws Madison crowd and profits
A Henry Republican reader recalls a Madison Presbyterian paper festival that drew over 400 attendees from city and country. Major Oakley led the effort, raising net $310 from 10 cent admissions while selling paper dresses, caps, flowers, flies brushes, lamps, and art. The event fostered social ties across classes and featured an oyster supper and an auction of unbid items. Also noted are tributes to Hoy D. U. Thompson and remarks on clerical life, aging, and community ties in Henry County.
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Wisconsin
Henry Republican
Presbyterian Church of
Madison
Major Oakley
Congrenation
Clore
D. U. Thompson
Henry
Madisen
Lofton
Thompson
Judas Orton
Beneic Ude Presbyterian
Cottaga Grove
Pierceville
Atchard Lloyd
Loulaville
Merry
Land of Silence
A.aliarp
Virginia
Jloyd
Wisconsin letter recalls travels to Florida and Japan
A Wisconsin letter praises northern visitors to Florida noting four prominent men from the Ozpital city wintering there on $25 daily hotel boards. It mentions real estate gains, climate praise, and northern capital, with ex governor Smith and Postmaster General Howe memorialized. Also details Rev Dr Brown and a Wisconsin dentist who practiced in Japan, charging high fees, planning return home, and anecdotes of travel and marriage. The piece closes with Wisconsin Capital dated April 9.
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Ozpital
Howors
Jeakson
Florida
Jacksonville
Smith
Howe
Hon Smith
Hon Howe
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Oshkosh -Shely
Bergar
H. A. Winn
Hils
Henry
Japan
London
Marseilles
Shanghai
Cornes
Brown
U. & Dentistry
Madison
Alabama
Savannah
Decoration Day Observance Guided by Remembrance
The Ottawa Republica argues Decoration Day honors fallen soldiers beyond region or party. Observances should be simple, commemorative, inclusive, with ample flowers and appropriate music, avoiding parade or rhetoric. Civil gratitude to veterans remains essential as generations succeed them.
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The
Ottawa Republican
Middle Fife
Republica
Placaa
Keopublis
Itla National
Nolae
Why Don't God Kill the Devil Editorial Letter
A reader questions why God kills the devil, arguing humanity’s ills stem from self rather than a spiritual foe. The letter laments false interpreters, praises Luther and Milton, and urges living Christlike lives without idolizing hell. It notes the Lincoln House fire at Murphysboro on April 6 with injuries to a maid and a boarder.
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Henry Republican
Jack
Norsa
Hell
Luther
Galvin
Milton
Christ
W. Snape
Lincoln House
Murphysboro
Diverse religious notes in 19th century era
The article surveys church education growth, clerical scholarships, and cross faith ties including the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church’s vast membership, Mills Seminary gifts, Canadian invites to kindergarten teachers, a clerical conversion tale, a Montrose desk mishap, sultanate land shifts, Zionist education progress in Calcutta, a Methodist centennial plan for 1884, Harvard’s diploma policy debate, and a Philadelphia Baptist Jewish worship fusion led by Dr. Magoun at Roder Shalom.
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Kansas
Old South Church
Boston
Jacob M. Manning
Boston Post
Mills Seminary
Caliifornia
William E. Dodge
New York
Souis
Dominions
Lee Rose
Arthur Skrechley
Romana Church
Montrose
Academy
Jerusalem
Mission Ger Arpoon
Calcutta
Ndeed
Methodist Episcopal Church
Harvard College
New Haven Register
Philadelphia
Magoun
Roder- Shalom
Broadtreet
Jastrow
David
Philadelp Ut Record
Belinda Jane’s Grinders Mischief at Theater
A New York gentleman drops a complete set of false teeth in his lap during a performance. A raucous mix up unfolds as a box office worker, a mystery box, and an American woman of African descent claim teeth, revealing Belinda Jane’s teeth were the true owners after inspection.
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New York
Belinda Jane
Teeth Dropped Through Theater Vent In Comical Incident
A world item recounts Belinda Jane and a friend climbing into a theater cock-loft to save money. While lying on the floor they laughed at a stage mishap, and Belinda Jane spat out her teeth, which fell through a ceiling ventilation hole into the parquette. Dentists and architects may settle the moral.
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Belinda Jane
Cockroach tea as a medicine discussed in Philadelphia Record
A Philadelphia medical column reports physicians debating the use of fat female cockroaches in tea as a diuretic and medicine. Formulas from Southern nurses are cited, noting brandy and sugar as additives, with doctors predicting possible adoption despite public prejudice.
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Philadelphia
Louisiana
South
Marteria Medica
Jefferson College
Russia
Bright
Record
Europe
Sebastian Cabot and the First Discoveries of North America
Sebastian Cabot is described as an early discoverer of North America who mistook his 1498 voyage for a voyage to India. His belief in a new world shaped later explorations, though his death date and burial place are unknown. English interest in his achievements influenced colonial claims, while contemporaries dismissed his voyages. The text also notes later writers underemphasized his role compared with later imperial aims.
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America
India
Europe
Asia
Asher
Cabot
North American
Spain
England
Brazils
North Pole
Russia
American
Lord Bacon
Henry VI
Higginson
Harper's Magazine
Tne
Star Spangled Banner
Alen
Times
Fiderstanly
Banner Publishing CO
Hinsdale
N. H
Flillw
Free sample offered for Brown's Expectorant cure
An advertisement from Dr Powell's City Drug Store promotes Brown's Expectorant with free sample bottles. It claims to cure coughs whooping cough consumption in early stages and other throat and lung diseases. The ad emphasizes safety and no charge for the sample and lists regular bottle prices.
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Callat
Powell
Brown
Dr’s Powell Oity Drug Store
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Curious Case of Insanity in Australian Court
A French report from the Garonne region describes the trial of Fourtane, a strong robber who feigns madness to escape punishment. Doctors debate whether he is an actor or genuinely insane, with guards and infantry protecting the court as he enters in silence and gesticulates. Three more doctors will reexamine him to determine the truth.
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Upper Garonne
Fourtane
Bondon Daily Telegraph
Railway haulage costs rise as locomotives exceed limits
A report from the bureau notes more than 17,000 locomotives haul the railways with total running costs near 90 million dollars annually. Fuel alone amounts to 33 million, much wasted, while trade reports applaud countrywide improvement despite broader financial fears. A German chimney made of paper pulp is cited as a bold, odd example of reuse.
Job Printing and Stationery by George Burt Jr
The Hepatilean office offers a large stock of card board papers wedding papers envelopes and party items with various colors sizes and designs for weddings anniversaries birthdays and society events. They guarantee quality paper and work and provide designer cards and calling cards with low rates and prompt service. Orders from abroad are welcome.
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Hepatilean
George Burt, JR
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