Fragments from a Curio Page of Diverse News
A jumble of snippets: from New York to Boston U and a Chinese banking house, arson crime rates in Germany, Indians and white man’s food, Knights of Labor growth, an electric expert’s ohms claim, and reform plans at Norristown insane hospital. Mentions Daniel Webster on Oregon governance, Dingwall hospital operating table, Red Lake land surrender, U S ios trade capital, ramie plant mills, and Chinese labor in production.
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Grapstone
Dingwall
Rossshire
Scotland
Ross Memorial Hospital
Minnesota
Red Lake
Boys and girls in the old rhyme world
A fragmented poem praising boys as lively, loving, and mischievous and reflecting on maternal affection and the chaos of family life. It contrasts roughness with tenderness, noting how children bring noise and joy, and ends with a blessing on the little ones.
A Tale of Sorrow and Courtship Developments
In this fragment from a Victorian domestic scene, Faith frets over Tom and a looming engagement, while Nina Derwent consoles and confronts him about rumors surrounding Nina and Sidney Bertram. Tom seeks Nina’s truth to quiet slander, and Nina urges silence to protect all involved. the chapter hints at jealousy and social gossip amid impending marriage changes.
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Tom
Faith
Wistaria Villa
Lune
Sidney Bertram
Nina
Bertram
Misa Derwent
Mise Derwent
Miss Derwent
Sydney Bertram
Inez
Centant
Mediterranean Voyage Endures Shipwreck Sermon by Talmage
Reverend T. De Witt Talmage recounts his Mediterranean voyage sermon on Acts 27 44 and the shipwreck ordeal near Brindisi,Italy. He highlights Pauls calm guidance amid peril, the crew s panic, rescue at dawn, and Gods mercy that all succeded in landing safely while urging faith and devotion.
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T. Do Witt Talmage
Brindisi
Italy
Dr. Talmage
Hannibal
Athens
Corinth
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Egypt
Josephus
Paul
Indead
Pal
Eliain
Fron
Sone
Stevia
Tieara
Tin Tongwat
Choy
Camblers Alwins
Saten
Gossamer Bridge
Melita
Tremark
Wlosson
Mair Hayoun
Paradoxes and humor from a dime museum era
A collage of witty quips and social commentary on marriage, fashion, vanity, and human foibles. It touches on corsets, domestic talk, public perception of freak shows, tolerance, desire, hiding missteps, and the dangers of collecting, ending with a quip about a midnight trombone player.
English Traveler Reports Torture of Prisoner in Africa
An English traveler describes staying with a tribe for sixteen days during which the captured prisoner from another group was tortured each day. The tribe claimed they could prolong the man's life for eleven days through excruciating treatment at the peel would. let the
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Africa
Peel
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Boston Courier
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