Old Skunk Church of Marshfield A Historic Meeting House
A long history centers on Marshfield Mass First Baptist church known as the Old Skunk meeting house after a 19th century incident. Early Baptists formed in 1785 with figures like Deacon Josiah Eames and Thomas Joyce, and the church traces its roots to 1734 with baptisms by Rev Hitler Elista Callendan and later missionary work by Rev Isaac Backus.
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First Baptist
Marshfield
Mass
al- Mocet
South Marshfield
Meating Howe
Uesew
Hitler Elista Callendan
First Baptist Church of
Boston
Isaac Backus
Middleborough
Josiah Eames
Thomas Eames
David Thomas, Jr
Thomas Joyce
Baptist Religious Society of
Marshfel
Jonathan Joyce
Howitt Eimmons
William Shaw
Bridgewater
First Congregational Church
Trois Tapeey
Johoannes Thomas
Abigail Thomas
Ichabod Sherman
Rebecca Chuse
Abigail
Singular Massachusetts Edifice Chronicle
An 1850 enlargement completed a church edifice near South Marshfield, with a 1851 dedication by Rev. W F Stubbert. It notes parsonage land acquired in 1882, early Baptist offshoots in Duxbury and North Marshfield, and historic discipline among members led by Rev. Thomas Conant. The old church, nicknamed Old Skunk, faced temperance tensions and church reforms in 1824. Located three miles west of South Marshfield toward Pembroke and Hanover.
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Duxbury
North Marshfield
Hanover
Seltuate Bath
Skunk
Thomas Conant
Conant
Charles Macomber
South Marshfeld
Pembroke
Ray James Nobba
Boston Herald
Dirt Eater Tribe Discovered in Coffee County Backwoods
A colony described as dirt eaters is found in Coffee County near Magicville Tennessee by prospectors. Adults appear as gaunt, with sunken eyes and blue lips, while children flee strangers. They live in huts and many cannot read or write. tribe language is peculiar and their health fragile.
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Coffee County
Magicville
Tenn
Tullahoma
Alea
Fiddler Sign Retired Inside Priced at 459
A Chicago Fortune style quip notes a business sign featuring a fiddler was brought indoors and priced at 459 dollars, remarking the sale as a hot take.
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Chicago
Fritune
Went Away Too Soon Says Philadelphia Preau
A playful exchange quotes a playwright asking about the finale and a first-nighter replying that the end was missed, noting the line went away too soon in Philadelphia.
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Secon
Philadelphia
Ne Cedloges Wanted The Fan Causes Nervous Tension
A fragmentary overheard exchange shows a tense dialogue about fear of a cooling effect between two speakers. The incomplete text hints at an argument or warning involving a doll and a goal, with implied urgency and emotional strain.
Seceiwing the Pubile She and the Wedding Illusion
A humorous fragment notes a couple titled by a mock wedding plan. The scene mentions a Detroit Free Press line about making a newlyweds appearance and a Boston Globe line about Jessie Bunley with her car seen on Back Bay streets on any pleasant day.
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Nisagara
Detroit Free Press
Jessie Bunley
Back Bay
Boston Globe
The President's Sisters
The article profiles Mrs. Cowles and Mrs. Douglas Robinson, sisters of President Roosevelt. Anna Roosevelt Cowles, elder sister, famed for charity and business sense, once hosted J Rooperell in London and later married Commander Cowles. The younger sister, Mrs. Douglas Robinson, is married to a New York real estate man and regarded as highly clever. Both sisters are avid readers and longtime close friends of Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt
Httle
Leon
Cowles
Anna Roosevelt
Theodore
J. Rooperell
London
Lopdon
England
Whvire
Commander Cowles
Washington
Douglas Robinson
Slater
New York
Metropolis
Rogmevelt
Slaters
Theodore Roosevelt
Penny and a Man Missing in a Dormitory Scene
A sick girl pleads for her lover as time runs out in a hospital ward. Family members, a crying mother, and a worker named Johnny search for the man who can ease her last moments, while a nurse notes the girl’s fading life and a rosebud is laid on her hand.
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Martha
Johnny
Wome
Tim Hin
Little Wretch at the Factory Yard
A foreman William Billy Hilly clashes with a street child named Rogabella in a factory yard. He libertines insults and gives a penny while forging a wary bond. The girl later injures her foot on a backhoeing cart and is rushed to hospital.
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Ire
D. Craigen
Daily Story Pub Co
William Cols
Carthage
Billy
Hilly
Cultivation of Coco Trees Attracts Attention In Tropics
The Scientific American notes coco cultivation in Trinidad and parts of Venezuela as an inviting agricultural pursuit. Young trees need shade from banana or rain trees and later from Immortals, or the mother of the coco. Coco fruit forms in a pod on trunks or large branches, with seeds like large Lima beans embedded in pulp. Curing and drying require careful attention.
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Saya
Scientific American
Trinidad
Venezuela
Community of Kent and the New York Rents
The text contrasts New York with Philadelphia, claiming many citizens never own homes, living in rented flats while millionaires reside elsewhere yet attend social events. It argues taxpayers are burdened by landlords through rent and calls New York a community of rents.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Philadelphia
New York Press
Words Worth the Wait Paraphernalia and An Isyncrasy
In Cleveland Plain Dealer style a father tut tuts over a child asking the meaning of animadversion and practice with two quirky words paraphernalia and isasyncrasy. The scene captures family chat about vocabulary from a club night talk.
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Noel
Anne Mary
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Chicago Post fragment sparks talk of engagement and manners
A Chicago Post clipping shows a dialog between a Chicago girl and a Bouton girl about vulgar questions and propriety. The Bouton girl blushes and defends herself while mentioning engagement and personal reflection.
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Chicago
Bouton
Chicago Post
Londoner and New Yorker clash over Croker remark
A Washington Star excerpt shows a Londoner declaring pride in English governance while a New York man responds with irritation, mentioning Richard Croker in a terse exchange. The exchange highlights cross Atlantic political tensions and public figures of the era.
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England
New York
Richard Croker
Washington Star
Fools I Have Not Published Yet
A quirky note from a writer mutters of future leisure and a plan to publish a book titled Fools I have Mot, suggesting the largest Henkes phrase and a playful tease about forthcoming work.
Veteran William Humphrey of Dalaklaw Dies in California
A veteran of Dalaklaw and Crimean War figure William Humphrey aged 7 died in Santa Rosa California. He was counted among Balaklava's famed Noble wiz hundreds and is remembered for his service and local stature.
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Dalaklaw
William Humphrey
Balaklava
Santa Roa
Cal
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Capital
Mr. Billy
Tate
Southwell
Mr. Hilty
the Atom
Hovele
Mr. Bury
United States
le- Jun
Anny Pyar
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