Multinational and miscellaneous notes from around the world
The column surveys diverse topics from the Hudson Fulton era to global curiosities. It mentions ambulance launches, tin supplies from Straits Settlements, mine safety laws, French schools dusting books, a wedding in Tourcoing, wild boars near Smyrna, a German patent for match making, and hotel plans in the Philippines. Also covered are a Victorian marriage law, an electric rat trap, music batons history, the oldest coin find in Syria, France's medical student growth, efforts to protect St Piran's oratory, and the possible burial of the lost church under sand.
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Straits Settlements
Tourcoing
France
Insuiar
Philippines
England
Syria
Panammu Bar Rerub
Schamol
St. Piran
Piran
London Globe
London
Germany
Uganda
Russian Asia
Tchalabinsk
Siberian
United States
Richmond
Amur
Europe
Blackwell's Island
New York
Asia Minor
Caucasia
Bill
Dolliver
Fort Dodge
St. Petersburg
Liverpool
Mersey
British North America
West Indies
Central and South America
Africa
Asia
Australasia
United Kingdom
Jowett
Oxford
Public Service Commission
State of New York
Adirondack
Great Britain
London Journal
Philadelphia
Evangelist Urges Lifesaving Hymn Legacy in Rockland
The Rev. E S Ufford of Rockland Maine sits amid rescue mementos from Cape Cod and Nantucket as he recounts writing the hymn Throw Out the Life Line after a 1884 Boston sermon. He plans a Temple of Galilee church funded by royalties and popular subscription with a two-part design and a Christ saving Peter painting.
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Ater
Lylegan
E. S. Ufford
Rockland
New England
Union Station
Minneapolis
Des Moines Register
Ufford
Cape Cod
Nantucket
Dia
East Boa ‘Ton
Cole
Charles C. Murdock
Christ
Peter
America
Water
Ocean Streets
Ute Bay
Temple of Galilee
People’s ‘Church
Wit and Wisdom from Youngsters and a Summer Boarder Tale
A collection of light, humorous dialogue among children and adults. Jokes about transparency and aging contrast with a story of Jedediah Hubbard hosting summer boarders. A city man’s early rising quip clashes with rural routines and a brakeman recalls a fatal self harm incident.
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Jedediah Hubbard
Tim
Jedediah
Police Efficiency and The Gentlemen That Goes Round
A tale about Japanese police efficiency seen through Rev. Arthur Lloyd's incident with a rug thief. A policemen’s timely intervention leads to restitution after a deceptive suitor’s ruse. Also notes on doctors racing speeds, public schooling, and various 19th century curiosities.
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Arthur Lloyd
Japan
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Pele
Hydrographic Office
Admiral Schley
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