Lost Letter Tests Truth and Forgiveness in Town Tale
A boy Paul Harrison contemplates honesty after losing a forged letter. He writes a substitute under his father Albert Harrison and merchant Carter learns of the deception. The incident tests family trust, prompting a lesson on frankness and consequences for concealment.
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Jack Carter
Paul
Cale Parker
Caleb
Jazza
Roger
Rover
Mr. Parker
Father
Carter
Frank
Arene Orward
Osleb
Manntown
A. Harrison
Agate
Mr. Harrison
Sdte
Mr. Carter
Mr. Rlaon
Aul
Harrison
Fleury
Warrison
Abel Phillips
Ned Leo
Albert
Harriéga
Religious and Educational Developments Across Nations
The article surveys charity toward Archbishop Purcell and Choctaw education, notes a Toronto school sex race dispute, and summarizes Church-state tensions in Russia and Poland. It cites Philadelphia Baptists’ stance on Swedenborgian lectures, and highlights the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions achievements and funding, including bequests and outreach milestones.
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Purcell
Torantes Varatee
Toronto
Vatican
Poland
Russia
Philadelphia Baptists
Magoon
Chauncey Giles
Otis
Rocus Pita
Ouray’s Horse Race Ended in Navajo Victory and Losses
Five years after friendly competitions between Utes and Navajoes, Ouray funds a Membrano racer to challenge the Navajoes. Wachita, ridden by Sapa vanaro’s son, loses by a neck on a three mile mesa course, sparking blame and a swift removal of the horse by Navajo chosen hands.
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Sapenaro
Cojae
Ouray
H. F. Bond
St. Louis
Utah
Wachita
Bay-By
Sapavanaro
Math-o-kan
Nivajacs
A Tramp’s Clever Demand Turns Doorstep Speech
A resident of Howard Street, after a hearty meal, debates a tramp who offers to saw two cords of wood for a ten minute speech. If the speaker fails, he must pay with a dinner. if he succeeds, the wood is free. The resident’s improvised speech collapses, and the tramp hints at a warm meal before leaving.
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Howard Street
George
Sam Cary
Del
Utes Restore Wealth as Navajoes Struggle in Tribal Tale
A Denver Tribune account describes Utes dominating a scene where Navajo people are forced to retreat. The Utes reportedly recover lost goods and fill tepees with blankets and robes while Navajo men ride ponies or walk home. Quray’s leadership gains esteem among his people.
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Sapayauato
Quray
Denver Tribune
Mechanical and scientific curiosities of the era
The article surveys innovations from Paris mini railways to electric train dispatches, plus notes on tartaric acid purification, a foul-proof gum sheet iron in a dockyard, a tropical bitter plant, and new embalmment chemistry using arsenic and alcohol. It mentions Goebel’s gas purification, ammonia scrubbing, and a method for preserving bodies for dissection.
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Paris
England
Chatham
Dockyard
Cochin-China
Dyer
M. L. Pierce
Botanic Garden
BS & New
Dr. W. Goebel
Mann
United States
Ansul
Berlin
Gloria in Excelsis in a Christmas Tide Vision
A watcher on the tower hears angels sing Gloria in excelsis as mortals seek a sign. The watcher speaks of Christmas tidings and heaven’s gates opening, promising mercy and celestial fire to ease earthly pain this holy season, per Harper's Weekly.
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Judah
Virgin of David
Heaven
Love
Mary
Harper's Weekly
Pet Virtues and the Restriction of Grace
A sermon argues against worshipping pet virtues that align with natural gifts. Grace should balance character by transforming flaws rather than amplifying single strengths. The text cautions that true renewal changes both faults and virtues, not just elevates one favored trait.
The Gospel Call to Seek First the Kingdom of God
Coleridge argues that all beings ascend toward higher realms, shedding lower forms. The Gospel confirms this law of ascent, urging focus on the highest, while valuing present life and promising no loss of the lower by pursuing the higher. The text defends renunciation for discovery beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleridge
Kingdom of God and the cost of worldly success
The text argues that true wealth lies in spiritual kingdom over material gain. It asserts religion aligns with natural law, yielding virtue and success, while worldly pursuit leads to emptiness. It contrasts two paths to happiness, urging contentment and holy aims over riches and fame.
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Kingdom of God
Earth
Heaven
Coleridge
Solomon
Alexander
The Verb To Break Comedy From Language Errors
A playful dialogue tracks a Frenchman and an English learner as they chase prepositions with the verb break. Misunderstandings lead to phrases like break down housekeeping and broken into with explanations of broken up broken off and a jovial mislabeling of a son as a broker.
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Thaa
Tetter
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