Smuggling in Lower California and odd 1891 notes
The item discusses smugglers using burro-driven pack trains through mountain passes near the desert. It cites gum of the percha tree and price spikes due to wasteful harvesting and demand for insulation. It includes assorted population, trade, and transport statistics across horses, mules, and other goods, plus various speculative notes on frost insurance and polar expeditions.
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United States
Alamo
Malayan Islands
France
Boston Transcript
Plas
Historic Papers May Finally Be Published
A push to publish at least part of the government archives housed in the State Department faces ongoing congressional indifference. The article notes Monroe and Madison papers, Washington writings, and other historical material stored away, with printing of diplomatic correspondence underway but funding remains elusive.
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Congress
Bancroft
Henry Adams
Hildreth
Nioet
Department of Fate
Monroe
France
Department
James Madison
Madison
Washington
Jared Sparks
Sparks
Wharton
Washington Star
Coney Island
Tie
New York World
Ticking Tombstone Near London Track Quaker Graveyard
legends place a ticking tombstone at the London Tract Quaker Meeting House near the PA Delaware line. locals say the sound echoes from a subterranean stream over limestone deposits, with the graveyard dating back 200 years to Quaker settlement from London.
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Pennsylvania
Delaware
London Tract
Quaker Meeting House
London Track
London
Dick Swiveller and Pilate Debate Lawn Mower Care
In a clipped exchange from the New York Sun the dialogue turns on winter yard maintenance with Dick Swiveller questioning leaving a lawn mower outdoors. Pilate defends freezing storage while a third speaker cites his 18 year old son’s college plans as a reason to doubt durability.
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Dick Swiveller
Pilate
New York
San
Pearls Of Thought And A Forgotten Roadhouse Tale
A composite excerpt pairs maxims on social conduct with a vividNY World vignette from Jerome Avenue. It contrasts advice on friendship and class with a hostler’s earnings and the horse-track roadside scene, revealing tensions between workers and bosses in early 20th century urban life.
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Jerome Avenue
The Price of Land and Prosperity for Farmers
The Boston Cultivator notes good crops and rising prices will sustain prosperity for several years. Higher farm prices attract capital to farming, raise land values, and reduce debts. Eastern lands near markets remain cheapest, but demand will lift land prices as mortgages are paid and owners reinvest.
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Boston
Religious Reading and Mother’s Chair Reflections
Reading selections emphasize simple deeds and steadfast faith for young Christians and mothers. Quotes from M Woolsey Stryker and Rev A J Gordon urge consecrated giving, personal religion, and enduring prayer as pathways to true faith in Christ.
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M. Woolsey Stryker, D. D
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Rev
A. J. Gordon
Young At Work
Gospel of the New Creation in Parkhurst Sermon
The sermon argues the gospel brings a complete renewal beyond moral reform. It contrasts human amelioration with God’s direct work, claiming a new creation in Christ and a life changed from the inside out through divine power.
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Christ
Tronnlet Sea
C. O. Parkhurst
Texas
New York Sun
Christians Light-Holders and Alcohol Debate
The piece argues Christians should value diverse temperaments to advance doctrine and social reform, likening believers to lighthouse keepers whose light comes from God. It cites Paul and Newton as examples, then shifts to Elisha Chenery on alcohol’s harm, praising water as the body’s true solvent and noting beer production figures in 1890 versus 1689 with Great Britain leading.
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God
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Newton
Elisha Chenery
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Medical Temperance Congress
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The
Times and Register
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Gambrinus
Great Britain and Ireland
Austria-Hungary
Power of Example in Temperance Versus Drinking Tide
A long debated temperance piece recounts a dying friend's confession that declining a wine offered at a party influenced his cousin to abstain, illustrating how right example can deter ruin. It cites high death rates among tipplers in England and similar U.S. estimates, urging universal abstinence.
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New York
Temperance Advocate
Nelson
England
Willard Parker
United States
New York City
Sacred Heart Review
Nessa
Peter
Chinese Servants and a Mystery Dam Rumor
A Vancouver tale about Chinese domestic workers and their cunning helps friends keep households intact while a Hartford-area dam mystery resurfaces. The Chinese labor bond is praised for honesty and mutual aid, yet warned about property handling. meanwhile Birmingham Shelton residents report ongoing dam caused noises and experts revisit theories for a remedy.
Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy Promises Cure
London theaters issue a claim about Cure, while Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy is pitched as a certain solution for catarrh and related ailments. The ad asserts many cases prove the remedy works, offering $500 to anyone who challenges its efficacy and urging readers to avoid risky alternatives.
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Dr. Sage
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