At the Altar and a Complicated Betrothal
A tangled tale unfolds of Constance Ashley torn between two suitors. Earnest Rivière plans marriage for moneyed safety, while Charlie Vincent returns to claim his old love. A dramatic interruption by a mysterious wife exposes deceit, leading to Constance's choice between loyalty and true affection as her father grants blessing to Vincent.
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Constance Ashley
Charles Vincent
Constance
Charlie
Ashley & Ashley
Earnest Rivier
Constance Wre
Miss Ashley
Charlie Vincent
Riviere
Harnest Riviere
Reviere
Mr. Strong
Premature Burials Debate in New York Sun
The New York Sun reports undertaker Wa. 5. McCarthy warns many bodies are buried before life ends. He recalls a 12 year-old case of a still-warm corpse placed on ice for two days before burial, and a young woman buried while in a trance who later showed signs of struggle. He urges the Health Board to require proof of death, perhaps via a receiving vault until decomposition begins. The piece also notes medical advice on digestion, sleep, ventilation, and a quip about a patient and doctor dialogue.
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New York Sun
Laad
McCarthy
Eastside
Division Street
Board of Health
Postal Rules And Odd Western Ant Delicacy Tale
Long excerpt covers postal precautions on registered mail, cash, weight limits, and identification, plus a curious Western Mexico ant honey treat and a misfired rifle dream incident. It mixes postal etiquette with a bizarre food curiosity and a comical accident.
Grant Struggles With Restless Fracture of Trust
The Boston Herald reports General Grant is unable to sleep due to mental distress over the Ward scandal and losses caused by his name being used in schemes. He believes he was duped, feels mortified, and fears disgrace as illness and failure press in, preventing any rest or outreach to repay the money.
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Gen. Grant
Tle
Ward
Grant
White House
Boston Herald
Man's rude seat switch sparks theatre scene in Detroit
At a Detroit theatre a man who left his seat between his wife and daughter returned to find a vacant row, sat between two women and quipped about others wearing cotton in winter. The interruption provoked heated reactions from bystanders as the incident unfolded.
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Detroit
Ancient Time Keeping by Pebble Transfer Legend
Ancient chronicler notes barbarians who marked time by a slave boy moving pebbles from one helmet to another each morning. The ritual lasted about two hours until dusk, and the completion announced by a sword strike signaling dinner.
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Rome
The Widder Green’s Last Words in Nineteenth Century Verse
A verse monologue presents Widder Green declaring her fear of judgment and society as she contemplates death and the world’s folly. She laments modern manners, stocks, and public scrutiny, longs for Parson Nathan Strong, and bids farewell to earthly life. The piece closes with her resolve to depart the world.
Convicts in Trenton Prison Join Church Services
Eighty four inmates at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton were confirmed on Sunday in a ceremony led by Right Rev. Bishop O Farrel. Keeper P H Laverty expanded religious services to all denominations using a temporary on site chapel. Over fifty spectators from non Catholic backgrounds attended as wax candles and flowers adorned the makeshift altar.
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New Jersey
Trenton
P. H. Laverty
General Mott
O'Farrell
Philadelphia Sermon Denounces Profanity as Sin of Today
Reverend Madison C. Peters at First Presbyterian Church on Buttonwood Street Philadelphia argues profanity is the greatest modern sin. He condemns vulgar language as revolting to God and warns it wounds the heart and ear, noting murder theft and perjury are sins but profanity is a crime against the living God.
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Philadelphia
Madison C. Peters
First Presbyterian Church
Buttonwood Street
A Norwalk Baby Weighs Seventy-Five Pounds At Thirteen Months
An extraordinary Norwalk story describes a thirteen month old boy weighing about seventy five pounds. His mother, a slight woman, lifts him as the reporter notes his blue eyes light hair and pug nose while his limbs fail to support his bulk. The father Henry Thompkins works in New York and the family hails from Armont and Sligo Ireland. The piece also short mentions the Second Adventists of Concord planning for May nineteenth as a day of doom with no weather postponement.
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Norwalk
Conn
Eledgehanmer
Sammy
Henry Thompkins
Fancher, Ruscoe & Go
Armont
N. Y
Thompkins
Sligo
Ireland
Vista
Concord
New Hampshire
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