Presbyterian and Friends Church Schedules and Meetings
Church notices list regular services for Presbyterian and Friends churches. Presbyterian holds Sunday Lord's Day services, with Sabbath observations and monthly or quarterly meetings. Friends meets Sundays and Thursdays with Sabbath school, and quarterly gatherings scheduled across February May August and November. Evangelical churches post regular services on first and third Sundays and additional evening services with Sabbath school times.
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Fla, Im
Community notices and meetings schedule from local groups
Devotional services every Sunday evening and youth session requests. Saturday evening meetings in the Moore’s Lug room. Monthly business meetings on the second Saturday and another on the third Thursday evening. Local groups including GAM sessions and W. CT. U. meetings list recurring dates for members.
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M.C. A
Moore
W. CT. U
Peculiar Indian Trade Customs Observed in Ecuador
A passage notes that Ecuadorian Indians never sell at wholesale or out of town, keeping to market prices. Travelers report Indians carry goods over long distances, only selling where they traditionally trade, often rejecting offers even when far from home. The anecdote includes an old pineapple seller resisting a lower offer amid a long, dusty journey.
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Ecuador
American Magazine
Coal vein found near Coquille City spurs prospecting
A fine coal vein discovered on Iowa slough near Coquille City is described as large and easily worked. Blacksmiths test it and say it surpasses imported coal. Talks of chartering a schooner to ship it to San Francisco to attract investment in mining development.
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Iowa Slough
Coquille City
San Francisco
America
Russia
Public School Principals Near Strike in Milwaukee
Readable items note Milwaukee public school principals threaten to strike over inadequate salary increases. Other items report: widow of Colonel Mulligan nominated for Chicago School Superintendent. widespread wage strikes among Ishpeming miners. dock-side fare cuts and a Vesuvius trial run. New York vaccination rules. and various regional political and economic updates.
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Milwaukee
A. Rider
American Cranberry Growers’ Association
San Francisco
Belknap
Mulligan
Lexington
Chicago
Kansas
United States
Vesuvius
New York Mail and Express
Washington
Harrison
Congress
Henry C Corbin
Division of the
Missouri
Department of Arizona
Adjutant General
Wickersham
Public
Italian Police Ordered to Raid Catholic Nunneries
Foreign dispatches report Italian police ordered raids on nunneries amid rumors of wider crackdowns. Other items claim Russia boosts coal mine subsidies and Belgium moves toward universal suffrage, with cholera fears across the Arabian coast and political tensions in Europe.
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Pondicherry
India
Enjoy Life and the Gentle Truths of Existence
A reflective meditation on finding joy in everyday nature and simple moments. It contrasts boredom with gratitude and urges openness to life’s ordinary gifts. The text then shifts to discuss burial reform in England and the rise of cremation as a sanitary and financial response, citing the International Cremation Congress in Milan.
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England
English Burial Reform Association
London
Wales
United States
Disraeli
House of Lords
Great Britain
Milan
Train Dispatcher Recounts Close Call on Crooked Southern Line
A veteran dispatcher recalls giving an hold order to a north bound train to meet a late south bound train. The operator misread and let the north bound go, leaving the dispatcher to pace and await the collision risk. Delays finally eased as the north bound stalled before the meeting point.
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Globe- Democrat
First Steam Engine Pioneers From Ancient Wind Ball to Newcomen
The earliest record of steam as motive power appears in Hero of Alexandria's Spirit alia Sea Pneumatica describing an olipile or wind ball. Steam-driven jets cause the hollow metal sphere to rotate, foreshadowing practical engines. The first practical steam engine was built by Thomas Newcomen of Dartmouth around 1711 to pump mines.
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N. C
Hero
Alexandria
Thomas Newcomen
Dartmouth
England
J. H. EB
Boston
Asia's Old Effete Nation and the Rise of India
The article expresses a chilling, pseudo-colonial prophecy about India joining with the Aryan world. It claims Indian schools educate millions and a growing native class mirrors Western institutions. It envisions imminent, transformative events as India deepens ties with Europe and America.
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India
Bombay
Calcutta
Congress
House of Representatives
University of Old Effete Nation
City of Nations
Asie
Glule
Unique leather collection showcases 130 species’ hides in Union Square windows
A Union Square jewelry shop displays over 130 varieties of hides and leathers from fish, fowl, and mammals gathered by the proprietors after years of effort and investment. Notable pieces include a 20 foot boa constrictor skin, a whole tanned alligator, and a rare mammoth skin with hair.
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Union Square
West India
Siberia
New York Evening Sun
Bowles Solves Riddle On Grocer Wagon Sign
George Bowles, enjoying a sunny drive with his wife, sees a grocer wagon bearing a bold inscription on a principal street. A nearby grocer explains the sign means his store is located one door east of the post office, resolving Bowles curiosity.
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George Bowles
Bowles
Swacen
George
Bits
Deer Run Free in Downieville Town
The Nevada City Herald reports Downieville now hosts numerous deer captured during a storm. The herd roams the streets, approaches people for food, and some are kept in stables while others wander freely. Dogs do not bother them.
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L. L. Gaétney
Downieville
Nevada City Herald
Unsold Land in the United States
Government land records show 1 449 072 587 acres of public domain or 72 percent of U S area including Alaska sold or donated. About 1 150 000 000 acres remain unsold, with Alaska’s 860 590 000 acres excluded leaving roughly 780 000 000 acres unsold.
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United States
Alaska
Never look a strange man in the eyes says Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The quote argues that a young woman who complains of being stared at invites the attention by her own gaze and that both parties share responsibility. It extends the idea that avoiding eye contact prevents offense and implies caution in public interactions.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Cost of Paint for American Women Estimates
A German statistician with accurate data on cosmetics worldwide notes that the money American women spend on cosmetics could pay for painting 87,000 houses at 75 per house, per the Berlin Courier.
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Berlin
Barn Owl Brings Mice to Nest in Daily Hunt
The barn owl feeds her young by bringing about forty mice daily, a rate inferred from her evening and dawn activity. Both male and female owls hunt, sustaining the nest with frequent captures.
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Macmillan
Near-scene accuser in China faces murder charge
In a Shanghai case a man living closest to a murder site is charged and must prove innocence while pursuing the real culprit. The arbitrary rule pressures him to expose the criminal to avoid punishment.
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China
Armand
Chicago
Young Tommy and the Goat in Pittsburg Grave
A Pittsburg Dispatch tale recalls a boy named Tommy who received a goat from an old gentleman. He washed the animal with a hose, then jokingly tried to cleanse its inside as well, ending with the goat’s death and a pretty grave between laurel bushes.
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Tommy
Pittsburg
Precocious tales of children and a bald headed joke
A Philadelphia Times note recalls a child’s cheeky mock inquiry to a “poor old bald headed grandfather” and a youngster with a night shirt pocket filled with cake and trinkets. The anecdotes reflect playful wit and curious logic from youths in a social circle.
Boy Confuses Offering Box with Free Cash
A St Albans church Sunday collection drew a curious boy who tried to take money from the box thinking it was given away. His mother instructed him to return the coins, while onlookers watched the unintended theft and correction unfold.
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St. Albans
Elittic Lad
Question About Phillips Brooks Prison Remark
A Boston Gazette note recalls Phillips Brooks preaching on a Sunday when he spoke of prison in the text It was in prison and ye came unto me A small boy near the author whispered to his grandmother asking if Mr Brooks had ever been in prisons The scene captures a childlike query during a sermon delivery
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Papa
Minneapolis Tribune
Phillips Brooks
Mr. Brooks
Boston Gazette
Annapolis Cadet Welcomed Home In Village Cheer
The village circles revel in current amusement as a recently graduated cadet from Annapolis is greeted with a warm welcome. Jud o.
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Annapolis
Jud.o
Fire at Tifton mill halts Brunswick trains
A bulletin on the Brunswick and Wester board notes trams delayed due to a fire at the Tifton planing mill. A reader pranks the agent with a question about timing, then an update adds happened last night.
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Brunswick and Wester
Tifton
Tift
Brunswick (Ua
Confused Traveler Plans Vacation to Rocky Beach
A dialogue shows a traveler misunderstanding a route to Rocky Beach. The exchange hints at uncertainty and a railroad guide confusion while referencing the Lowell Citizen.
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Rocky Beach
Lowell
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