From Twelve to Three Clock Third Watch of the Night
Rev Dr Talmage laments the third watch of the night in cities like New York and Brooklyn. He describes quiet streets, then crime and vice rising after midnight, urging Christians to bring aid not only prayers but bread medicine and practical help to the destitute and addicted. He warns against hypocritical charity and calls for real action.
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Charleston
Cheeris
Cor
Were
Ristori
Edwin Booth
Brooklyn
New York
Congress
Chatham Street
Baden-Baden
Jhin
Atestes
Chestnunt Street
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
iMand
Aytietam
George Stewart
Hali
Switzerland
Tragedy of a Destructive Life and a Reformed Man
A preacher recalls a friend drawn from taverns and saloons to Christ, detailing his fall, sickness, and death, and the merciless judge of his former companions. The tale moves through scenes of a broken home, funerals, church doors, and the hope of reform amid lasting sorrow.
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Veet
Tod
Mr. Talmage
Tam
Roswell
Chaurch
Bier
Liv
Oakwal
Wagon Hill
Old Age Faith and Vision from Westmin ster Dean's Anecdotes
The piece reflects on Old Age Mean Bradley successor of Stanley in Westminster. An anecdote recalls a Rhine steamer encounter where a boy remarks age ends life and the dean replies the best is yet to come. It contrasts faith brightens aging with secular gloom, cites Stanley on death and Lloyd's prayerful view of aging.
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Mean Bradley
Stanley
Westminster
Ife
Germany
God
Christ
London
Thames
Abbey
John Weaky
Howlhe
Palestine
Gotham Gambling Dens and the Polished Ropers
An exposé of New York gambling dens describing the ropers who lure strangers through elegant hotel fronts and private parlors. It traces the sequence from introduction to lavish supper to the bank and eventual ruin, and notes the fate of a naval purser turned hell attache and the risk to country youths drawn to boarding houses near Union Square.
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New York
Troy Times
Roperson
Roper
Roperin
Temple of Fortune
Roper-In
Navy
New England
Tie
Hell
Union Square
Common Errors in Engish and Hindostanee Word Use
In Hale's discussion a boy says this is just the cheese though no cheese exists. He speaks Hindostanee but mispronounces the word for thing as chiz. He also chants That’s just the thing in triumph, illustrating flawed spelling and language transfer.
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E. BE
Hale
Haute Quien
Advances in Science and Industry Across the Atlantic
A survey of practical innovations from the era includes alcohol from sweet potatoes, German saws with varied tooth patterns, drill point tempering in lead, and a new autographometer for level measurement. Reports note blind printing advances, barometric wells in Switzerland, and a rapid transatlantic telegraph response about the Scythia wreck via multiple cables.
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French Antilles
Davenport
Detroit
Paris
Megrin
Canton
Geneva
Switzerland
Cunard
Seituate
Mass
Minot’s Ledge
Cunard Company
Boston
England
Atlantic
Duxbury
Scituate
A Famous Detective at Sing Sing Prison
James Jackson a renowned state detective based at Sing Sing is famed for identifying convicts by eye and preventing released prisoners from meeting their old associates. He travels long distances to recapture runaways and verify identities across states. He stands 5 feet 8 inches, about 35, with dark hair and eyes, and claims he knows 10 000 criminals. He credits Allcock's Porous Plasters and Brandreth's Pills for his vigor.
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James Jackson
Sing Sing
Jackson
Allcock
Brandreth
Double Crime and Detection In Boston Globe tale
A detective recounts two nearly identical house burglaries of Fellows six years apart. Daggett is linked by boot print patches and a stock mark, serving three years first. After release a second robbery occurs with Daggett wearing hobnailed prison shoes, earning five more years. The case highlights repeated crime and consistent circumstantial evidence.
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Boston Globe
Fellows
Daggett
Lucre
Dagget
Planted According to a Punster in Kennel Club Tree List
A humorous Norfolk note lists trees planted as nicknamed by various people. Governor Beaver reportedly planted a poplar on arbor day, with others named after occupations, traits, or hints, including fir sprucing up by the furrier and date by the historian.
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Beaver
Box
Willow
Hickory
Freepy
Kennel Club
Dogwood
Norristown Herald
Sherman man praises St. Jacob's Oil for quick toothache relief
Mr. John Gutman of Sherman Kentucky reports ten years of use with St. Jacob's Oil and claims it always cured his toothache in about ten minutes. The product is sold by druggists and dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gutman
Sherman, Ky
Baltimore Officer Henry Durkee Praises St Jacobs Oil
A Baltimore Police Officer with 50 years on the force says St Jacobs Oil cured his poison oak after two applications and dried the sores. A seasoned mother remarks that a little neglect helps anxious children.
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Baltimore
Henry H. Durkee
St. Jacobs
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Promises Health Boost
A strong endowment is conferred upon the human system by Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, praised as a blood purifier and alterative for wasting diseases including consumption and bronchitis. Sold everywhere with a book offered for 10 cents. World's Dispensary Medical Association, 063 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. Small and steady gains give competency with tranquility of mind.
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Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Feld Fh
Th Chemical Laboratory of Wonto's Care “Yy Meepical Association
Bufulo
Warton Cure for Piles Promoted at 25 Cents
Advertises Dr Wartons CURE FOR PILES priced at 25 cents with a guarantee. Sold at druggists or by mail from Warton Revesy Co Cleveland Ohio. Claims buyers risk only by their own actions.
Little Rock Ark Promises Growth for Home Seekers
The city offers low taxes and good schools, with railroads from five directions and a dozen proposed lines. As capital and central city, Little Rock features gas and electric light, a paid fire department, two daily papers, and expanding suburban land markets. Information available on location via the Real Estate Exchange or The Gazette.
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Little Rock
Ark
Board of Trade
Arkansas
Thomas Essex
Cazette
A Wonderful Machine and Offer to Giveaway Washing Machines
A promotional note declares 1,000 self operating washing machines to be given away by The National Co at 27 Dey St New York. It promises no labor or washboard, calls the device the best in the world, and urges readers to write for a chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the National Co
Dey St
N.Y
Health Marks and Emulsion Promote Child Strength
A Victorian advertisement touts Dr Harter s Iron Tonic for bright eyes and glowing skin while praising Scott s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites for rickets marasmus and wasting. It cites J M Many M D New York and notes rapid flesh gain in children as evidence of effectiveness.
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Scott
J. M. Many
M. D
New York
Every Woman Knows Them and Their Ailments
The piece compares the female body to a clock, arguing that abnormal uterine function causes widespread health issues. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as the unfailing remedy, urging women to request a pamphlet on female diseases from Dr. J B Marchisi of Utica New York.
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J. B. Marchisi
Utica
N. Y
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Piso
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Herbrand
Herbrand CO
Fremont
Mitold
Glover Building
Washington
Harter
Ivero
Harter Medicine Company
St.Louis
Rewany
Ieae
Sage
W. Hausner
Ithaca
Thomas J. Rusnine
Pine Street
St. Louis
Eli Rosse
Bunyan P. C
Columbia Co
Coleman Business College
Newark
New Jersey
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Syruy
Maplewood Opium Institute
Loveland
Ohio
Exican WA
WH. Gelston & Con
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Mark Twain
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Sientist
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Judah P. Benjacn
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Yale
Universty
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Spark
Ene Beverage
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Nam
Washington, DC
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Ney
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