Gospel Well at the Gate from Bethlehem
Rev Dr Talmage urges believers to drink from the water of the well of Bethlehem by the gate. He molds David’s thirst for divine grace into a sermon on purification through Christ, comfort in Adullam cave, and hope of heaven, warning skeptics and stressing gospel sufficiency.
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Well at the Gate of Heaven a Sermon Tone
The speaker contrasts heaven as a joyous goal with the flawed earthly view, urging faith in Christ and the fellowship of believers. He recalls biblical imagery of the well at the gate and urges moral renewal, compassion, and inviting others to salvation. A touching parable of three children highlights Christ's shedding of royal garments to bind humanity in love.
Things Worth Knowing And Witty Reflections
A collection of maxims on learning and conduct. The speaker notes that inspiration needs work and that age does not prevent folly. It contrasts self importance with genuine merit, and warns against quarrels and overquestions without wisdom.
Patent Granted for Continuous Tin Plate Method
Mr. Wm. N. Brown of Jersey City receives a patent for a process to make continuous tin plates from steel. The method fuses hot and cold rolling, scouring, tin bath coating, then heavy rolling to bond tin to steel, yielding a hard, polished surface and superior tin plate quality.
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Wm. N. Brown
Jersey City
First American Cremation of a Girl Alicia Weissieder
Alicia Weissieder, nineteen, daughter of the Prush Electric Light Company superintendent, became the first girl cremated in the United States. Her Cincinnati cremation involved a retort, white alum linen wrap, and roses, with attendants observing the blue flames and final ash weighing under a pound. The ashes were returned to her parents for preservation in an urn.
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Prush Electric Light Company
Cincinnati
The Great World Sepia Through Ringing Grooves of Change
A reflective meditation on history and memory, tracing how eras fade into each other as soundscapes of change leave lasting impressions on culture, technology, and daily life. The piece evokes nostalgia for bygone moments while confronting the inevitability of transformation.
Wise Words on Time and Character
A clipped aphoristic piece extols prudent company and deliberate action. It contrasts solitude for talent with storms of life shaping character, and discusses order, firm principles, and wealth's dangers to a thoughtful, prudent reader.
Cocoa Nut Culture in Florida
The article discusses cocoa palm cultivation in Florida, noting limited profitable cocoa farming to the Keys and southern mainland, with sporadic palm growth elsewhere. It covers seed sources from Central America, planting spacing of 20 feet, nursery practices, minimal cultivation on the Keys, and yields of about two hundred nuts per year per tree.
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Iulla
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Ruatan
Honduras
Origin of large plate-glass windows tied to vanity
A New York plate-glass dealer explains to a Zritun reporter that large show windows grew from women's desire to see their full reflections. He notes passersby check their appearance in mirrors and windows, prompting manufacturers to enlarge panes to span storefront fronts. Men also enjoy looking in.
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Zritun
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Sixth Avenue
Oddities and incidents from distant times in local notes
A scattered collection of curious events and oddities is presented. An ivy vine grows through a wall into a home in Atlantic City. A New Haven boy dies after being hit by a car near railroad tracks. A twelve year old giantess is described in Japan. An advertisement in a Florida paper seeks unusual alligator materials. A log sawing accident releases a moccasin snake. Louis Bayden, blind, identifies banknotes by touch and discerns plants in a garden. A turkey containing a pocket knife with a horn handle is found on a Williamsburgh farm. A G A R report recalls spider-based remedies used for chills and fever in war times.
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Japan
Torida
Naturaliat
Midhgin
Louis Bayden
Worcester
Captan W. D. Fitch
Williamsburgh
G. A. R. Naw
Strange Versatile Growth Stones in Plants and Fruits
The article notes calcium carbonate and silica stones forming in plants such as bamboo and istiads, including tabasheer at bamboo joints and corceanut stones in endosperm. Descriptions cover shapes from round to pearlike, sizes up to cherry, and hard properties. These stones are rare and valued as curiosities and amulets, with instances in pomegranate and teak wood containing apatite.
Two Ways of Saying It Among Books and Language
Miss Elim Robbins of Boston visits poet Bryant. In Bryant's library a chair repair leads to a linguistic quip about equilibrium and the craftsman’s words. The exchange showcases bookish wit and playful mishearing in a literary scene.
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Boston
Bryant
Wrata
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A Careful Diagnosis by an Omaha World Note
A physician notes he was not out long and made two calls. He visited Mr. Schwanfootz, a German townsman and sausage maker with hay fever, possibly needing long treatment, and Old schnofut, a Dutch grocer with a simple cold.
Portraits of Lincoln and Jefferson Preserved in Room Rast
Portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson are kept in the Rast Room of the White House. The artifacts are described as treasured historical items with significance to national heritage.
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Lincoln
Jefferson
Pri
Movable Iron Fortress Shipped to Naples for Abyssinia Campaign
Describes an iron clad wall built at Terni steel factory for the Abyssinia expedition. The movable fortress can extend to four hundred meters, features three rows of loop-holes, and can roll into a tower for troop shelter. It requires two hundred camels for transport.
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Naples
Abyssinia
Terni
Loudon
Catarrh cure ad claims Taylors Hopital Cure
A promotional note touts Taylors Hopital Cure for catarrh with a free sample offer at 264 Broadway New York. The message urges readers to try the remedy regardless of prior remedies.
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New York
Positive remedy claimed for consumption cures many cases
To the Editor I have a positive remedy for the disease consumpticon and say thousands of hopeless cases have been permanently cured. I will send two bottles free to readers who provide their Express and P. O. address. Respectfully T A Slocum M C 181 Pearl St New York City
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Pearl St
Peweree
Boston
Charles A. Vogeler Co
St. Jacobs Oil
New England
Doolittle & Smith
Pierce
Pr. Pierce
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Main St
Buffalo
N.Y
Root
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New Yorks
Good Reason for Dismissal in Tid-Bits
A humorous exchange notes a wife firing her husband this morning over a neglected pug. The snippet shows dialogue about Babette and a dog named Fido, highlighting the lighthearted local column style.
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Quiet fall down the stairs remark in New York Sun
A humorous exchange from the New York Sun shows a father scolding children after a loud racket in the hall. The mother explains a child fell, and the father warns they may be barred from stairs to avoid further noise.
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