Mystery gun unearthed near Madison and Michigan avenues
Workmen digging at the Montgomery Ward building uncover a rotting wooden gun described as black walnut six feet long with a five inch bore. Presented to the Chicago Historical Society by Thomas Jeffery, its provenance includes a possible Steel residence site and a link to Bishop’s Palace era, prompting calls for an explanation from Old Timers.
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Montgomery Ward
Chicago Historical Society
Thomas Jeffery
Madison Street
Michigan Avenue
Testoomorth
Byshops
Steel
Beaune
Phisterical Society
Reig
Eapwas
Svenis
Bundle of Life Sermon Emphasizes Divine Binding
Dr Talmage analyzes the bundle image from I Samuel to describe human life as a carefully bound package. The sermon frames body mind and soul as a united bundle directed heavenward, safeguarded by God, with Abigail’s plea linking the soul to the Lord.
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Talmage
Samuel
Abigail
David
Tennysons
Willard Parkers
Alexander ElLamiltons
National Finance
Horace Greeleys
Websters
Senate
Gar
God
Earth Iv
Moses
Toby
Hermon
Gilbea
Gerizia
Eneedi
Horeh
Nebo
Mount
Pisgah
Ohvet
Yien
Moriah
Lebanon
Mount Sinai
Golgotha
Elijah
Baal
Jetter
Ancient city housing and ten story buildings across eras
The text discusses the development of city architecture from antiquity to later periods. It references tall ten story houses in Tyre, Rome, Constantinople, and Jerusalem, noting limited evidence but strong mentions by Greek historians and rabbinic sources about vertical urban living and high-rise housing.
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St aMmcietiis
Owereg
Herodotus
Byren
Carthage
Tyre
Constantinople
Rome
Test
Jerusalem
Rito
Measuring Chest Expansion in Life Insurance
A physician assesses an insurance applicant by chest expansion. The man jokes that his chest grows from 32 to 48 inches over ten years, explaining the expansion as the difference between measurements with and without inflation. Youths' Companion.
Orangutan entertainment ends with cruelty charge in Yorkville
Max Borth, a shirt waist button hole maker, fed a penny to John L Sullivan the orangutan at Central Park menagerie prompting a cruelty to animals charge. The magistrate set $500 bail for examination tomorrow amid Atroment Day defense claims.
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Forsyth Street
Max Borth
Central Park
John L. Sullivan
Borth
Coughlin
Yorkville Court
John L. Schvan
New York
David
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Prince Otto
Robert Louis Stevenson
Aoveestuard
Northwar
Reine
Rano
Oweald Ad
Wwe Ly
Wwe Ly Saath
Pho
Kilian Gottesheim
Maim
Otto
Brandenan
Kilian
Mittwalden
Mieve Curiosi
Greae
Winvie
Rune
Gotteshemm
Otte
Killen
Fritz
Mr. Gotteshe
Ottilia
Yong
Muttwahten Palace
Orehin
Tjod
Prince Ois
Bundle
Angel of God
New York Harbor
Sandy Hook
Heavenly World
Srace
Celestial Wharfare
Caribbean
New Zealand
Sydney
Australia
Heaven
Jesus Christ
New Jerusalem
Pompei
Herculaneum
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