Robert Bonner Leaves The Ledger After Long Career
Robert Bonner steps down as editor of The New York Ledger to focus on horses real estate and other interests. He plans to mentor his three sons who will run the paper and retain desk space, while pursuing leisure and tenure in life. Bonner, born near Londonderry, rose from printer to publisher, transforming Merchants Ledger into a literary weekly famed for accessible fiction from Southworth, Dickens, Greeley, and others.
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ANETHODIST CENTENNIAL Brooklyn Methodists Celebrate 100 Years
The Brooklyn Methodists marked a centennial with services across churches led by visitors from elsewhere. The Sands Street church, the mother church, traces Methodism in Brooklyn to 1769 and 1787, with notable graves nearby. The 1200-seat brick Sands Street building faced relocation for bridge work as centennial events continued across 45 congregations and included a slate of sermons and memorials.
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Plicts
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Mother of All
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New York and Brooklyn Bridge
Hannah
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Philip Embury
New York
John Street
Thomas Webb
Woolman Hickson
Potter Cannon
First Methodist Church of
John Garrison
Thomas van Felt
Burdett Stryker
Isaac Mures
Richard Everett
Stephen Hendrickson
William Phoebus
Joseph Totton
Bands Street Cemetery
Joseph Harper
Harper Brothers
Moses F. Odell
Bacred
John Summerfield
England
Ireland
Woodlawn
Old Mother Church
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Miley
Drew Seminary
Alexander McLean
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Steinway Hall
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Jamaica
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Giaykind
Fisk & Hatch, Wall Street Figure Turned Preacher
A historical sketch traces Fisk & Hatch from Nassau Street prominence after 1862 to repeated failures in 1873 and 1884. It notes Mr. Hatch’s later turn to preaching at Jerry McAuley’s Cremorne mission, portraying him as a democratic host and practical speaker among slum visitors.
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The Literary Calendar Controversy Expands
A fragment from a Boston era column critiques a literary calendar featuring critics like Holmes Whittier Langtry Browning Lowell Emerson. It notes the calendar’s dates provoke trouble in households and warns readers about the dangers of unbridled thought leading to moral rebuke and confusion.
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Breckinridge Statue Unveiled in Lexington Kentucky
The Breckinridge statue inauguration in Lexington drew a vast crowd including the governor and veterans from Civil and Mexican wars. Senator Blackburn gave the principal address, and sculptor Valentine created an eight foot heroic figure of an orator. Breckinridge, born 1811, rose from Kentucky politics to vice presidency, then affiliate with the Confederacy before dying in 1865, with postwar hopes of political influence in Kentucky.
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Virginia
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Mexico
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Canada
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Paris Builds A Grand Crematory At Pere la Chaise
French cremation gains public favor as Paris authorities plan a striking crematory in Pere la Chaise cemetery. One wing already in use with another section and a long hall for ceremonies. Exterior described as mosque like with white stone chimneys, dome, and tall narrow doors. Experiments with the cremation furnace show the system will work, using enveloping heat and condensed flame to rapidly carbonize the body.
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Pere la Chaise
Legue
M. Chossaing
Lot Fame
Loyal Pain Relief Claims for Women and Remedies
A collection of vintage medical and consumer notices touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for women’s health, Geigy’s glycerin salve for wounds and skin issues, Kelly Island Grape Brandy purity, and Kellogg’s Columbia Oil for internal and external use. Various testimonials and speculative endorsements claim rapid reliefs for period pains, inflammation, skin conditions, colds, and aches, with multiple vendors named.
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Great Excitement in Eaton County Michigan Rheumatic Cure
Cuanorre Michigan May 16 1487 T D Garen Justice of the Peace Charlotte Mich testifies to relief from rheumatism after using Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup since January. He notes improved appetite sleep and mobility and endorses the product as the greatest family medicine. G V Collins druggist Charlots Mich confirms the statement.
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Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup Endorsed by Ferguson Family
Eaton Rapids M ichigan February 2 1887 Walworth and Soule publish a testimonial from Mr Ferguson praising Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup as a rheumatic remedy blood purifier and tonic. He reports two bottles cured his condition and a certificate affirms the truth of the statement and strong recommendation from the Ferguson family.
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