Bible Society pamphlet touts wide scriptural reach worldwide
Rev Albert S Hunt outlines in the Manual of the American Bible Society that scriptures have been printed in 354 languages and dialects. The society aided translations and distribution in ninety five languages, noting large totals issued by British and Foreign and American Bible societies before 1892 and widespread current circulation with few legal barriers.
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Foochow
Swatow
Shanghai
Soochow
Canton
Ningpo
Amoy
British and Foreign Bible Society
American Bible Society
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Virginia's First Paper and Colonial Notices
The piece recounts Virginia’s first newspaper in 1786 published in Williamsburg lasting until 1776 under government authority, editors including Clementina Rind and later Purdie and Dixon, and presents copied historical items: a marriage notice for William Derricoat and Miss Luckey Tompkins, a theater advertisement for The Tragedy of Cato and The Beaux Strata gem, and a society dinner toast list from Peyton Randolph at Raleigh Tavern.
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William Berkeley
Virginia
W. Parks
Jefferson
Clementina Rind
Messrs. Purdie and Dixon
Gaszette
Edmund Lee Tompkins
Mabe
Columbian University
William Derricoat
Hanover
Mias Luckey Tompkies
Col
Francis Tompkies
Williamsburg
Cato
Old Theater
Peyton Randolph
Raleigh Tavern
Fissure Eruptions Shape Valley and Human Hair Debate
The text describes ancient volcanic activity creating a deep valley and a vast basin near the Sierra Nevada, with lava flows forming a barrier and lake regions. It then shifts to a discussion on human hair, noting variation across races and theories on why humans retain length hair while body hair diminished.
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Tion
Luke Way
Truckee River
Jumbled Snippets Mix Wit and Woes From Old Papers
A collage of joke extracts and quips from late 19th or early 20th century journals. Bits reference doctors past and present, the value of knowledge, and humorous exchanges among families, pupils, and workers. Includes lines about illness, manners, and playful chatter.
Extortion and odd lore from Russia and natural science
Excerpted notes discuss Russian extortion against peasants by police officers, a tale of a murder cover up for fines, and a peasant barter to avoid inquiry. It then shifts to Alligator nests and parental care, and concludes with remarks on Noah and ark arrival dates and the puzzle of calendrical choices.
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Promate
Poultney Bollow
Russia
Bigelow
Tvan-Ivanovitch
Lutzemburg
New Orlenna
St. Petersburg
Been to lodge news frames a late night scene
A dialog from the Chicago Tribune depicts Mrs. Rambo and Absalom discussing lodge hours. They speak in a clipped, humorous cadence about what time it is and how long it takes to come home, ending with Mia Rambo going upstairs to bed.
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Absalom
Mia
Chicago Tribune
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