One Winter’s Eve in a Jolly Five Story Flat
A group of five men in a crowded room recall a sobering winter night. They watch a thin hungry boy outside, hear an old tramp’s sad tale, and hear a tragic knock at the door as Jimmy returns home to his desperate mother, ending with Jimmy asleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Kidd
Tommy
Harry
Michh'gan
A*roas
Mrs. Carmelly
Jimmy
Dimmie
Immortality of the protozoa and tissue protoplasm discussed
The article examines life and death across organisms from single cells to complex beings. It explains that protozoa protoplasm may be effectively immortal and that higher tissues die only as parts of a complex whole, while single cells persist if fed and undisturbed. The piece cites Lankester and Weismann in discussing mortality versus immortality in biological matter.
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The
London Review
Lankester i
England
Weismann
Blasts From Ram's Hor and the Call to Faith
A collection of short religious maxims urges embracing faith through action and obedience. It emphasizes prayer as preparation for duty, the dangers of wrong preaching, and Bible openness, noting devils and sin, the need for godly living, and personal responsibility in seeking Christ.
The Celibacy Covenant Ends Harmony Society’s Peak
In Economy Ohio, the Harmony society survives with thirty five members, most elderly, as celibacy and secessions shrink the group. Founder George Rapp led its early growth from Harmony Pennsylvania to Posey County Indiana before settling at Economy. Leader Duss has reduced debt from $1.5 million to $175,000 while preserving old rituals and German customs. Visitors still tour the town for its unique layout, weekly worship, and home made wines.
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Ohio
Harmony Society
Harmonites
Sealle
Harmony
Butler County
Penn
George Rapp
Wurtemberg
Germany
United States
Posey County
Ind
Wabash
Economy
Father Rapp
Romelius L. Baker
Jacob Henrici
Henrici
Duss
Pittsburg
Easy Target on Cumberland Street
A well dressed man pauses near the Homeopathic hospital as two young girls ask for 5 cents to buy flowers for a dead child across the street. A barefoot urchin grins, calling the man an easy target while the man hands a quarter to the girls before entering the hospital.
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Cumberland Street
Homeopathic Hospital
The
New York Journal
Wrinkles in Clothing Care Advice
Wrinkles in clothing arise from packing or crowded travel cars and may carry odors. Hang garments on a line or clothes-horse, stretched to their full width, to smooth them effectively.
Lingered Too Long Public Reader Feud Spoofs
Borus laments fading notice after first public reader debut while Naggus jokes that a final appearance would reignite press attention. The playful exchange centers on media attention and performance.
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Borus
Naggus
World facts and curious notes from an old periodical
A diverse collection of statements spans health cities, ancient maize in tombs, Canadian coal origins, American ownership of Hawaiian sugar plantations, historical horse prices, population contrasts in Southeastern Europe, minute dental canals, royal lace value, Irish funeral superstition, mottled bricks, spontaneous combustion claims, Japanese noble estates repurposed, birds alarming water dangers, brain complexity across species, hummingbird eye defense, crow blindness, and a note on obscure pirate terms in Japanese.
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Berlin
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Hawaii
Europe
Ireland
Ita
Jinriki¢ha
Tina Eahinkeu
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