No kissing in church leads to arrest and scolding
In Galicia two feuding parties kiss the altar to seal reconciliation after a priest urged friendship in church. The peasants were punished for unseemly conduct, while the court ruled church is no place for kissing. Yale University taxes and exemptions are also noted, including Sheffield Scientific School value.
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Ispas
Galicia
Yale University
Yale Alumni Weekly
New Haven
Sheffield Scientific School
Inventions Parade Mock Card-Sharing Device
The Jackson Herald reviews a recent Inventor item claiming a machine to share cards can instantly reposition nine of ten cards in a pack. It notes the persistence of vaudeville automata like an automatic chess player, and questions whether such devices truly play games or merely deceive audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ita
When a Dinner Guest Notices The Cook Is The Chef
A curious social note: when a girl invites a young man to her home for dinner and says she did the cooking, he should take heed. The piece wryly reflects on social signals and expectations in dining etiquette. It also references promotions and products of the era, including tobacco and starch brands, and cites Dr. Mratefa E Clark of the Christian Endeavor society touring the West Indies and Americas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
Mratefa E. Clark
Christan Endeavor Society
West Indies
Panama
South American Republics
Chas. H. Fletcher
J. W. Dinsdale
Chicago
Alexander E. Mintle
Cleveland
Ohio
J. 8. Alexander
Omaha
Neb
J. A. McClellan
Buffalo
N. Y
J. W. Allen
St. Louis
C. H. Glidden
St. Paul
Minn
H. D. Benner
Philadelphia
Paenya
J. A. Boorman
Karcas City
J. J. Mackey
Brooklyn
Bound magazines save minds in illness and time
The piece argues for binding magazines as a noble habit in an age of cheap reading. It cites utility for the ill and the homebound, praising the mental nourishment from a bound volume of varied content. It notes three natural bridges in southeastern Utah discovered and documented since 1905, highlighting Augusta, Caroline, and Edwitt arches with impressive spans and heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Herald
Townifmid-Weiury
Utah
Virginia
Pike's Peak
Mount Washington
Salt Lake City
Augusta
Caroline
Edwitt Bridge
Obeying His Command Tailor and Cutter prose note
A narrative exchange follows a couple discussing company while away with references to laundering white goods and starch. The piece critiques home laundering, praises Defiance Starch, and laments stagnation in nether garment styles, calling for new details like fluting pleating or strapping to revitalize the garment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renham
Talior
Whittier Centenary Observed By Missionary Group
The article notes Whittier’s centenary on December 17 and that the American Missionary Association first issued a formal notice. It recalls Whittier as a missionary and a poet who championed motive and liberty, facing mob violence in youth. It contrasts poets as religious creators or presenters, and mentions Queen Victoria’s correspondences and other literary events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittler
Whittle
Railroad order on conductors cleanliness prompts denouncement
A railroad management issued an order requiring all conductors on the line to maintain clean and neat appearance. The directive drew immediate denunciations and threats of refusal from some crews, signaling tension over the standard and its enforcement.
Ambitious Young Lawyer Seeks Head for Hire
A quarrelsome exchange reveals a boastful young lawyer who claims he will rent out his head to anyone who wants to employ it. His cynical friend counters that such an ad would label him as an Empty Filate.
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Sid
Himnelf
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Golde
John Sinan
Icher
Vale of
A Bongeresu
Wales
Olf Gouben Golda
Lotta
Muller
Merie
Terat
Government Agricultural Experiment Station
North Dakota
Beara
Weet Heme Ah Phe Wallet
Eg Vftee Fe Mearert Power Kew
Vers
Deewon
Datale Cheretand
Chmetonath
Chidaan St Revwaie
Det Cine
Leela
Dinterburgh
Nathonel Leal & Wil Co
Fresse
Security Remedy Co
Nates
Chicara Joo
Detroit
Defiance
Contes
Pac
Warelitatii
Tataewe
Athos Dey
The
Jackson Herald
B. Ff. Lusk, Publisher
Jackson
Cordelia
Winslow
Akaya
Lewis
Peoria
Colorado
Pubttelty
West
Farfield Tri
Tartell Tea Co
N.Y
Chas
H. Fletcher
Castor
Lee
ForeSimite Signature of
New York
Itachi
Vue
Shadow
Cardus
R. H. Lawson
Sprott
Ala
Pia Penne
Erin
Ladies Advisory Dept
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Queen Victoria
J. C. Pholpa Stokes
Akeo
Catarrl
Cirenaras Ff
Veney & Col
Ttpattus
Cal
Havana
Elcara
United States
Amercan
England
Germany
France
Stiallar Cone
Garreld Tew Co
Freidy
Apeech
Don
Dr. Cother
Bella
Anteater
Theo
Coffes
Des Moses
Standard Oil CO
Carters
Little Iver
Retali
Rnment Farm
OMA Treel
Canada Duct — Care
Ayrond
Canada
Alwendag
Dhesai
Blarkets & Macoran
Oitan
Kanada
Crawford
Ninth
Kansas City
Missouri
C. J
Quincy Building
Oman
Mall
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