Remnants of Brainard Mission Highlight Civil War Era Heritage
A Chattanooga Times excerpt recalls the Brainard mission site on Chickamauga Creek, from its Civil War era significance to its founders Cyrus Kingsbury, Ainsworth Blunt, and Johan Vail. The piece covers early funding woes, the 1852 mill purchase by Philamon Bird, Monroe’s 1819 visit, the mission’s vast Indian schooling, and the forgotten cemetery bearing Samuel Worcester’s grave marker.
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Ace Berger
Bemlocks
Maine
Cyrus Kingsbury
Ainsworth F. Blunt
Johan Vail
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Chickamauga Creek
Philamon Bird
Aird
United States
James Monroe
Gaines
Brainard
Samuel Worcester
D. D
Tabernnacle Church
Salem
Mass
Chattanooga Times
The Visier's Little Joke in Fez
A Frenchman long resident in Fez recounts Moroccans pranking Europeans. An ultimatum to the governor for an apology yielded no letter. The vizier Si-Feddin-Garnit delays, then reveals the sultan’s seal was ready five days earlier, calming the offended chargé d’affaires.
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Fez
Si-Feddin-Garnit
Si-Feddin-Garalt
The Burmese Nirvana in The Silken East
WY F Scott O'Connor explains neikban the Burmese faithful seek eternal extinction or conscious peace. The everyday Buddhist sees nirvana as shelter from error doubt and fear and a resting place where truth is securely possessed.
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East
WY. F Scott O’connor
Burma
The Word Bum Ancestry From English Bummaree
The term bum derived from the English bummaree a peddler outside the fish market. Such a person faced disfavor from established market dealers and the Summa Kees were accused of cheating and selling worthless wares, giving the word its negative sense.
Judge Rules Fight Provoked by Accused
The judge says the defendant provoked the brawl while the prisoner insists otherwise. The exchange centers on who struck first with the prisoner claiming provocation due to the other's taunt. The remarks reflect a courtroom disputing blame in a street confrontation.
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Bekace
Tee Petite in New Yorker Style Quotation Exchange
A brief quotation from the New Yorker features a line about a father described as the politest Ghanaian known, followed by a remark on his pretended cure of Bia dyspepsia and the effect on a doctor’s feelings.
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Tee Petite
Ghana
New Yorker
A Queer Recipe In A Magnus The Donkey Letter
An old Diack letter translation presents a bizarre recipe citing ingredients such as Adder skin Auri pigmentation greeke pitch wax of bees fat of a beast and water. The instruction describes breaking the substances boiling gently then cooling to form a taper with a warning that seeing its light causes weeme beadicae.
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Magnus
Book of the Day Highlights Curated by Cieth-Now
A brisk note from Cieth-Now announces the day’s top selection, praising its entertaining scope. Mrs. Nuritch’s brief interruption signals a lively, informal exchange in a reading community segment.
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Cieth
Pilgrims to Mecca Move in Patient, All-Encompassing Faith
A survey of the Muslim practice describes a faith that openly expresses devotion and promises salvation. It notes pilgrims from Jedda and distant lands endure hardship for the annual journey, uniting diverse peoples at the center of the Muslim world in a powerful demonstration of belief.
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Powise
Mecca
Jedda
Globe
Java
Peking
India
Great Empire
Algiers
Morocco
Africa
Stockholm Scenes of Old City and Island Cityscape
An enthusiastic visitor describes Stockholm’s panorama with palace fronts over red roofs and a network of waterways. He notes white ferryboats, the opera house in a busy square, bridges joining sights, and daily meals outdoors reflecting Swedes’ health and vigor despite cold weather.
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Sweden
Old City
Ture
Stockholm
Malarea
Tivoli
Cowardly Hunters Threaten Caravan in Remote Territory
Mrs S L Hinde describes a perilous expedition far from the outside world where a large native troop stalked, ambushed mail runners, and seized a native carrier before retreating into the bush, underscoring dangers faced by the caravan and its guards.
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Hans
L. Hinde
Blackwood’s
Washing clock faces and clockmen of cities
A feature on clock face washing by itinerant tradesmen notes the craft's history in America and England. It covers techniques, pay, and risks, with a New Jersey foreclosure sale notice appended describing a land parcel in Hammonton and related mortgaged debts. Samuel Kibby is named as sheriff.
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Tye
Len
Westminster
Chicago
Boston
New York Post
Cme
New Jersey
Lois Kiehnte
Atlantic Bourd
Hammonton
Orebera’ Avenue
Mertiam
Aloum Orchard Avenue
Orchard Avenue
Merriam’s Land
Inna Souhewatyriy
Yree
Lota
William T Fisher
Susan
Iis
Das
Martina Main
Alfred DeMino
Frank Lloces
Samuel Kibby
Louie Kuchole
Atlantic
Vuld
Arujina Avenues
City of Atlant City
County of
County of Atlantic
State of New Jersy
Bechnotuy
Merriam's
Railroad Avenue
Sinales
Ors
Werriam
Merriow
Drgiuntus
Taibion
William T. Fisber
Susan D .Fisher
A. D
May
Lanving
Allppring County
Tyne
Martha W. Walk
Alfred
Andrew Za U
Annie W. Krousey
Ramuel Kirby
The Chukchees Suicide Rite Among Northeastern Siberia
A Siberian Russia report describes the Chukchees as a people with a strong suicidal tradition. Death by own action is performed by a designated relative who must carry out the act, often due to jealousy, illness, poverty, or unrequited love. The hooded death coat hides the dying face while the act remains a point of honor in some families. Despite this grim practice, the Chukchees are described as happy, healthy, and temperate.
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Siberia
Siberi
Chukchee
St. Louis
Gisbo-Democrat
Pointed Paragraphs and Social Quibbles
A collection of satirical maxims on confidence apologies and gender views. The author notes that Crazy people never think they are crazy and questions whether society values grievances. It comments on appearances and social perception among men and women.
National Stereotypes in a Boxing Stance
A New York Press feature contrasts fighting styles by nationality. It claims Englishmen throw their hat and coat in a blustering display, Scots button up and guard belongings, Irish appeal to the crowd, Germans fold and stack clothing, and Americans rush in without caution.
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New York Press
Opposition to London police patrols sparks 19th century reform debate
An 1899 editorial in a student newspaper criticizes a scheme for metropolitan police patrols in London. It denounces the plan as repugnant to English law and free government, describing it as clandestine intelligence and a system to extract information from residents.
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Leedon
London
Metropolitan Police
Tip Jow Constait
Pire Weusen Folk Question on a Beautiful Home
The fragment shows a misspelled phrase asking about a beautiful home and a person named Srjena. It suggests a casual social note or dialogue in a historical context, focusing on compliment and conversation rather than event details.
Word Derrick Origin and Early Uses in Lighter Text
A fragmentary note traces the term derrick to a London hangman and cites its emergence in the early seventeenth century. The garbled text suggests etymology links to heavy lifting devices and the history of the word’s development.
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Derrick
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