A Summer Outing Brings Rest and Renewal
A mother, worn by constant duties with six children, finds relief through a monthlong stay as a border in a Smith household. She rests in quiet rooms, reads, writes letters, and joins local walks, returning home refreshed and resolved to avoid overload.
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Udk
Joan
Smith’s
Crispin
Village Library
Boston
Diuilla
Drusilla
Horace
Mary Ann
Tate
Thrace
Secoud
Aust
Drusilli
Oldest US organ linked to St John's Portsmouth NH
The oldest organ in the United States is linked to St John’s Church in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Imposted by Thomas Brattle in 1713 it was a gift to the society at King’s Chapel and faced strong opposition delaying use for seven months. It served until 1756 before being sold to G and J Paul’s Church Newburyport.
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United States
St. John’s Church
Portsmouth
N. H
Thomas Brattle
King's Chapel
G&j. Paul’s Church
Newburyport
St John's Church
N.el
Household craft and kitchen notes from the era
Instructions for sewing brown linen pillow covers with a centered Jace design, plus home cheese making steps from Hashington Stir and domestic tips on ironing, meat and milk for children, and a collection of recipes including German Beef Broth Prune Pudding and Potato Biscuits. The tone mirrors a period homemaking column with practical fabric, culinary, and health guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jace
Hashington
customs amusements and missed connection dialogue
A depot officer informs a traveler that no train north will depart for nine hours. The lady asks directions to a large dry goods store to pass the wait, planning to buy items and wait for changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joi
Tom
Chengs
HORRORS OF THE LIQUOR PLAGUE AND TEMPERANCE NOTES
A lengthy temperance lament cites crime, disease, and heartbreak caused by drink. Canon Farrar warns of arrests for drunkenness in Middlesex, while reports discuss the Army canteen system reducing liquor use. Henry D Gregg, once near Sheridan, faces theft charges linked to alcohol, and medical authorities question wine and beer as safe diet.
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England
Geapatr
Middlesex Stone
Canon Farrar
Professor Draper
Peace be still and the dying thief sermon notes
A fragment from a religious page presents a meditation on faith and endurance. The text contrasts the dying thief’s salvation without baptism or sacraments with modern living, urges immediate obedience to Christ, and explains the core Christian doctrine of atonement by Christ’s death as the essential good news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Earth
Hood
Grant character and Sunday worship in early devotion
An overview extols General Grant’s moral steadiness and abstention from alcohol. It recounts a church visit dispute over Sunday worship, noting Grant’s resolve to deny servants and carriages on Sundays for personal convenience. The piece condemns alcohol’s harm and urges virtue in public life.
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Grant
Bundy
Fish
Washington
Lever
Jay Cooke Richigen and a Summer Home on Gibraltar
A vivid street scene shows Jay Cooke in humble attire among traders, noting his storied rise from Sandusky connections with Salmon P. Chase to rebuilding wealth, his Ohio home, and a summer retreat on Gibraltar Island near Sandusky. The article also recalls Bridget Miller’s failed divorce refund, a Saratoga case, and the Last Man’s Club Bulls Run anniversary with a ceremonial untouched wine bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Cooke Richigen
Broadway
Jay Cooke
America
Lake Erie
Sandusky
Salmon P. Chase
the Treasury
Mr. Cooke
Ohio
Gibraltar
Mr. Barney
Third Street
Philadelphia
Northern Pacific
Frankfort
Mr. Cocke
Bridget Miller
Saratoga
Minnesota
Bulls Run
Literary Notes and America Prize Essay Winner
The Youth's Companion earns praise as a top youth publication. America of Chicago awarded its prize for the best essay on the Evil Effects of Unrestricted Immigration to Richard Dailey Lang of Baltimore. Judges were Carroll D. Wright and Prof Snall of Colby University. Lang's essay appears in America dated Aug. 1.
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America
Chicago
American Economic Association
Carroll D. Wright
Snall
Colby University
Richard Dailey Lang
Amenica
Ing
Baltimore
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Frank Leslie
John
Almira Crispin
Gesa
Hornes
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Juan
Smith
New York Times
Mrs. Handy
Prairie Farmer
Que
Ilike
Temperance
Famal
New York Tribune
War Department
Army
Henry D. Gregg
Gregg
Dublin
Ireland
Maguire
Osas City
Philip H. Sheridan
Adjutant-General’s
Lincoln
Endicott
United States Revenue
Chester A. Arthur
Omaha
Kansas City
Quinlan
Hiawa
Tree
Atchi
Hiawatha
Whisky
Para
Brasil
John Gorst
India
Metroways
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Temptation
God
John McNeill
Glasgow
Bacchus
Christ
Perry Mason, & Co
Denbina
Gaomam F. Jacusos
Roxbury Station
Finps
L Wood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mem
Maseachwetts
Ouarles A. Ogales CO
Bonamess
Lobb
Forte Howe Pys
Poorsy
Zs Medical Co
PNU Sa
Atrstolss
Feron
Ley
Beck
Book Pub. Co
Leenardia Street
Baw
York Gap
Ted
I. Wi
Penglisa
HB. Chas Groves
D. Oh
Hartford
Che TR
Leonard
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