Calcutta to Bombay Journey Described in Travel Note
The Calcutta letter notes the advantage of entering India via Calcutta then traveling west to Bombay with cooling sea breezes. Calcutta is described as hot and dust filled, 90 miles from the sea on the Hooghly river, a searing furnace amid alluvial plains and merciless sun. The piece underscores grim climate contrasts along the route.
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Calcutta
India
Calccutta
Bombay
Hoogli
Ganges
India by Sea and City Life Reveals Harsh Diversity
The piece contrasts crowded third class travel with first class confinement and portrays East Indians as a vivid mix of peoples. It highlights harsh living for women under the sun and the visible divide between Hindus and Muslims, noting caste marks and beard differences as markers of separation.
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Thibet
India
Boston Sits In Resistance To Port Bill Of 1774
Amid anticolonial tensions King George III’s 36th year marks the Boston port bill as a decisive cause toward arms. The piece details British measures, Boston’s famine response, and town meetings in Faneuil Hall as locals rally to aid Boston while troops enforce a blockade and crowd the harbor.
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George III
Lord North
House of Commons
Boston
East India Company
Kogisan
Pitt
London
America
Ito
Joston
New England
Virginia
Washington
Patrick Henry
Faneuil Hall
Hymns and History From Old Hymnody and War Lore
A collage on religious hymns and their authors, from Toplady and Bennett to Adams and Wesley, notes on historic battles and events, and then remarks on artificial silk and a dubious lemon juice substitute in bars.
Place of Eternal Exile Melancholy Léper Colony on Mississippi
A detailed portrait of a leper colony on the Mississippi above New Orleans. The 15 acre enclosure houses 22 patients, with a chapel, separate gender rows, and gardens. Residents work by choice, play croquet, crochet, and read, living with quiet patience and kindness.
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Mississippi
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Louisiana
United States
Sisters of Charity
Flag to the Pole Offer Provokes Moral Question
Capt Bernier a Canadian expedition leader asks for $100 to carry a flag to the North Pole promising to return it to owners after his lecturing tour. The proposal raises questions over what happens to the funds if the flags do not reach the pole. Also Montreal food inspection destroyed over two and a half tons of bread and pastry as unfit for consumption.
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Elkhorn
Wis
S. Fillmore Bennett
Z. Webster
Webster
Bennett
Bernier
North Pole
Food Inspection Department of
Montreal
West Point Cadets Expelled and Deficient in Studies
Five cadets are expelled for gross and persistent insubordination while ten others are dropped for study deficiency. The piece argues that discipline outweighs scholarly success and cites Grant as an example, noting three years at the academy without mastering obedience signals a faulty profession choice.
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West Point
Congress
Grant
Military Academy
Time to Play The Wise Woman Keeps Daily Moments
The Jacksonville Times Union urges balance between work and rest for women. It argues a half hour of daily personal time protects health and joy, warning against overwork that turns life into a grinding machine. Goethe is cited on folly and half wisdom.
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Allatoona Pass
Georgia
Corse
Fresic
Ering
Moui
Jacksonville
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John Hancock Corone
Gen- Gage
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Great Britain
Isles
Mullah
Mandalay
New York
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Chicago
London Daily Mail
Harmsworth
Oleft
Augustus Toplady
Hyman
Marbie Tavior
Sarah Flower Adams
Jacob
Bethel
A. T. Russel
Jesus
Charles Wesley
Wesley
P. Bliss
Greenland
Tey Ta
Shipley
Reginald Heber
Heber
Althou S
Elderfield
France
New York Sun
Goethe
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