Tom's the best fellow that ever you know
Narrator recalls a dramatic rescue of Robin by Tom and others during a cottage fire. Robin clung to a beam as flames raged, while workers risked themselves to reach him. Tom and the dog Fenimore Woolson are praised for saving the child, with Robin unharmed and returning to mischief afterward.
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Appletons
Hallucinations Reach Even the Rational Mind
A New York Mercury piece reports that sane, healthy people can suffer vivid hallucinations. It details cases of hydrophobia delusions, masked ball visions, spectral hauntings, and self haunted minds, noting the phenomenon can strike well balanced individuals without disease or madness.
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West Twentieth Street
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Sun
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Specter
Wigan
Jedgib
Partica
Scotland
Farrer
Scientific notes on foods and blasting powder discoveries
Dr Edward Smith questions condensed milk as a suitable infant food citing poorer nourishment and reduced disease resistance. Heracling blasting powder from Paris mines is described, blending picric acid and salts to burn steadily. Industrial tips cover green varnish from potash lye and Paris green safety, plus dynamite manufacturing warnings from Robrero and Nobel's safer method.
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Smith
London
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France
Austria
Ita Corribustier
Robrero
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Maharajah of Puttiala Dies After Epileptic Fit
The Maharajah of Puttiala died after an epileptic seizure at home following Iver illness. He was among the leading Sikh chiefs whose jewels attracted attention during the Prince of Wales visit. His five year old son succeeds him and a Regency Council is expected with the Prime Minister as president.
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Tuj Maharajah
Puttiala
Prince of Wales
Prayer Fragment From Wheeler’s Independent
A devotional fragment urges a devout appeal to the Father for guidance and purity. The speaker asks for grace, moral steadiness, and a reviving breath of the Holy Spirit to keep the heart at peace with God.
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Pelace
Wheeler, Inn
Independent
International Sunday School Lessons for June 1876
Second quarter lessons outline Sunday readings from Acts 1 to 6 with dates June 11 June 18 and June 25. Reviews of a lesson selected by the same school note the Ap'atl s before tha C'well and Boeven Cho-en around Acts chapters 1 through 6.
Duke learns to forgive through the Lord s Prayer
A medieval tale shows a vengeful duke unable to say Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us. A chaplain guides him in prayer until the duke admits he cannot truly forgive and must change. The story ends with the duke repeating Amen and understanding the prayer.
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Jesus Christ
Duke
Let It Cry Sermon Advice From Dr Spurgeon
A London preacher story recalls Spurgeon advising patience after mud on his pants. A deacon suggests brushing off the stain, but Spurgeon says let it dry for easy removal later. The tale urges letting troubles settle before hurried action.
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London
Mr. Spurgeon
Spurgeon
Dkr. Spurgeon
Baptist Standard
Heirs of the Rich Man and the Called Inheritance
The piece contrasts how men pursue possible heirs of wealthy deceaseds with how they ignore the idea of becoming joint heirs with Christ to an incorruptible inheritance. It notes believers often dismiss this message as idle or complain of the preacher’s style.
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Lord Jesus Christ
Church Union
True Spirit of Religion Cheerful Serenity in Addison
The passage cites Addison praising true religion as banishing lenity and dissolute mirth, replacing it with perpetual serenity and a habitual desire to please others and be pleased, shaping a mind tranquil and cheerful.
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