Stevenson’s Life and Lost Plans Aboard Literary Pursuits
Edmund Gosse recalls Robert Louis Stevenson’s near death in 1879 in Monterey and his later England return. The memoir details Stevenson’s travels, friendships, and aborted projects including a long contemplated life of the Duke of Wellington and Hazlitt studies.
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Edmund Gosse
Robert Louis Stevenson
Montereyitten
Angers
Nts Lucia
Terey
Oulda
Monterey
England
California
Louis
London
Edinburgh
Lous
Savile Halls
Lang
Ter Pollock
Hen
Indy
Jeople
Stevenson
Symond
Davos
Hazlitt
Alps
Duke of Wellington
Wellington
Whittier's Courage and Abolition Pledge
The article chronicles John Greenleaf Whittier's early path to abolition. By age 30 he embraced the cause, edited the Pennsylvania Freeman, faced mob violence, and chose moral principle over political office and literary advancement. He urged youth to join noble but unpopular causes.
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Whittier
Anti-Slavery Society
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Freeman
Not to Blame. A fragment from a verse dialogue
Dialogue shows Tim admitting to striking Nick after a headache led to a risky dare. The pair discuss blame as Tim claims he acted on Nick’s instruction to stick a head through a pane of glass, resulting in injury and a forced confession.
A Sad Fate in a Domestic Dilemma
A concise exchange shows a wife fearing divorce to avoid remaining alone, highlighting marital unhappiness and social pressures from an unnamed dialogue. The brief humor centers on the difficulty of ending a marriage when prospects of a new partner seem uncertain.
Growth of Churches in the United States and Census Findings
The article notes rapid evangelical church growth in the United States based on census data. It states 20,250 communicants total, 53.01 percent of the population and 43.49 percent of those over age 10 are church members. Church property value nearly doubled since 1870 and church organizations rose 126 percent in twenty years. It highlights aggressive church influence beyond education and politics in a country with no state religion.
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United States
Chicago
Hoofetter’s Stomach Bitters Promoted for All Ages
An elderly and a young person alike may suffer infirmities, but relief is possible with Hoefetter's Stomach Bitters, described as an invigorant and anti rheumatic remedy. The product is claimed to aid dyspepsia constipation biliousness and kidney trouble and is suitable for the delicate and feeble.
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Hoefetter
Burglary Ruse and Silent Wail in a Curious Ad Scene
An advertising manager describes subduing a robber then mocks the crime with odd phrases. The scene shifts to a thief groaning and weeping as the man retreats behind a cloud. The text ends with a Dr Kies promotional claim for remedies and a trial bottle offer.
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New_York
Kline
Kies Arch St
Paila
Close Initation Raises Questions About Impersonation Charge
Police question a man accused of taking peanuts from a street vendor, while Detroit figures discuss Hall's Catalan Cure. The Dublin Jewish community forms Ireland’s first Young Men’s Hebrew association, and Cyrus Adler presents a Babel tower study linked to the Atlanta exposition.
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Dublin
Ireland
Cyrus Adler
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Tower of Babel
Golden Medical Discovery Proclaimed Most Effective Liver Remedy
Historical note likens old Rip Van Winkle awakening to a medical claim praising Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as a premier liver blood and lung remedy. It asserts purifying blood and curing skin diseases scrofulous sores and swellings.
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Rip van Winkle
Catskill Mountains
Dr. Pierce
Baron Rothschild Donates Pompeii Silver to National Museum
Baron Edmond de Rothschild has purchased exhumed silver works from Pompeii and presented the collection to the National Museum of Parts. Travel deals advertise reduced rates east via Union Pacific with Boston August 17–23 and Louisville September 6–8.
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Baron Edmond de Rothschild
Pompeii
Natonal Museum of
Union Pacific
Boston
Louisville
Geo. Ady
17Th Street
Denver
Colo
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Boot
John Addington
Leavening Powe
Royal
Chourehes
Police Justice
Philceman
E. D. Loomis
Detroit
Mich
Hall
Atkinson
Georgia
Hanson
Springfield
Ails
Denver Directory
J. H. Wilson
Larimer St
Daiee, Colo
Thel. A. Watkins Mose, Company
15Th and Wazee Sta
E. E. Burlingame
Chemical Laboratory
Lawrence Street
Colorado
WYMAN
Live Stock Commission
Clay Robinson & CO
Omaha
Kansas City
A. Watkins Muse
Isth
Wazee Sts
Col
Reight
Nock Garside
15Th St
The
Dann & Blass Leather Co
Lawrence St
Avi Londoner Bk
Arapahoe st.De
Queen City
Curtis St
Freicht
Whim Co
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