They Shall Come From East West North and South
A historic sermon declares that the gospel will spread globally as missionaries reach the east, west, north and south. It cites Arctic missions, India, China, Africa, and the Americas, praising missionaries while criticizing secular reforms and urging gospel-driven change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lot Music
New Throng
Christ
Pacific
Indigal
Mediterranea
Arctic
Nova Yembia
Spitzbergen
Hudson's Bay
Church Missionary Society
Labrador
Greenland
William Duncan
Columbia
Alaska
William HI. Seward
William H. Seward
God
American Missionarca
Jeanette
de Long
Polar
Dunflin
Tay
Hudson Strait
Melvile Sound
Sebastian Cabot
Scoresby
Schwatka
Henry Hudson
Europe
Asia
America
Mexico
William H.’ Prescott
Lord Kingsborough
Cleveland names across states hide in cold type
The Ohio city Cleveland was named for Moses H. and shares its name with similarly named offices in Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Illinois Kansas Kentucky Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Mexico New York North Ohio Oregon Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington West Virginia and Wisconsin with no distinguishing mark beyond the same name. The editor notes the alteration of the initial A to fit a narrow newspaper column.
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America
Atlantic
Pacific
New York Daily
Herculaneum
Pompeii
Talmage
New York
Ludlow Street
Philadelphia
Heaven
Frederick the Great
wClevelander
Cleveland
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Ilinois
Kansas
Kentucky
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Neva Mexico
Ohio
Oregon
Tennessee
Tah
Virginia
Washington
West ‘Virginia
Wisconsin
Ohio City
Moses Nd
Remarkable Diet of a Long-Lived Noblewoman
A peachy complexion impressed the Marquise de Crequy who lived to 98. For the last forty years she ate almost only oranges, often consuming a dozen at breakfast.
Prohibition of Trolley Parties Irks Theatergoers
In one area authorities ban trolley parties over noise concerns while theater parties escape such controls. Hobbie notes the discrepancy as Lobbie finds it queer that officials tolerate theater gatherings but suppress trolley events. The exchange hints at local public nuisance tensions and inconsistent enforcement.
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Hobbie
Lobbie
Of Course They Do Says the Cheerful Idiot
A fragmentary line lampoons a sentimental doarderess asking if little birds plan homes in the iig The cheerful idiot asserts they do make nests for mating A custard pie drops to the floor and the waiter deducts it from her wages in a brief urban scene
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Iig
Work for Others Among North and East Farmers
Farmers in the northern and eastern states farm small own holdings yet rent patent reapers binders and threshers to neighbors. They also provide services and use of their horses for a fixed sum or a percentage of the product, earning from partial work for others.
The Burlington Route Excursions to California and Rockies
An assemblage of travel notices touts Burlington Route excursions from Chicago and Omaha to California, Rocky Mountain scenery, and Pullman accommodations. Deals include double berths from Chicago at 6.00 and from Omaha at 5.00, with uniformed conductors and personal escorts, plus framed ads for Santa Fe routes and other travel offers. Additional items promote climate and crops in Oklahoma, bamboo furniture cleaning tips, and various pernicious ads.
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Burlington
Chica
Onn
Framcieco
Chicago
Omaha
Beenie
Denver
East Laks City
Sacramento
Rocky Mountains
Fairfield
Osceols
Afton
Francis
Neb
California
Pullman
Pacifc
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Kensae City
Wera
Grgood
Gen
Agta
T.&s.fer
Savery House
Des Moines
Lows
Manchester
Ingland
Oklahoma
Jollity in Joliet and Convict Paper Up to Date
A fragmentary reprint notes convicts in Illinois Penitentiary publish a paper called Up to Date and describe editors who remain jolly under varied circumstances. It mentions escapes, cell life, and a push to publish despite hardships, plus a nod to the Pioneer club for women and two young sisters starting the Eastern Kentucky Republican in Grayson Kentucky.
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Joliet
Illinois Pente Entiary
Annie
Tris
Scott
Pioneer For Women
London
Cincinnati Enquirer
Pioneer Club
Ava
Mollie Rees
Grayson
Eastern Kentucky Republican
I Traternity
Acropolis
Olden Imes Shaving Through the Bronze Age
The article reflects on the difficulty and mystique of shaving in ancient times. It cites the Saturday Review on paleolithic practices and Lucretius in describing how early humans embraced shaving despite pain and religious or sexual motives. It notes bronze razors, slow progress, and fashion’s dominant push.
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Saturday Review
Lucretius
Education by Confucius texts dominates Chinese exams
The most interesting aspect of China to a foreigner is its competitive examination system that draws tens of thousands each year and offers officials posts. Yet the education remains focused on Confucius works and the mastery of Chinese characters.
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China
Confucius
Oranges and Peachy Complexions Story Note
A fragment recalls a Marquise de Croquy who remained possessed in life and death, dying at 93. In her final forty years she lived almost entirely on oranges, often eating a dozen for breakfast.
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Ounetl
Marquise de Croquy
A Bare Corrective in News Humor
A quip appears in Geaf News about marital strife and household mischief. A husband jokes that the baby should sleep with his wife to solve morning wakeups, reflecting lighthearted domestic tensions in a dated humor column.
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Academy OF Music
Hermes Cortes
Cap- Siat
Pere Hugo Fet
Africa
David Livingstone
Java
Sumatra
Borneo
Liam
Theannibals
Venezuela
New Granada
Ecuador
Bol
Sandwich Islands
Australia
Japan
Port Arthur
Fort Pillow
United States
Carey
Thampton
England
India
Calcutta
Bombay
Amoy
Pekin
Canton
Great Britain
Germany
Berlin
Constantinople
Turkey
Moffat
Melville B. Cox
Prisioner
New York Weekly
New York Press
James
Nebrasne
Eustis
General Passoner
C. B
Monte Alpanystisrpes
Joan Suetar
Sheeley Block
Chatelle
Hood
Manny
Winterville
Pelle
WwvDy
Sorn Cable & Sons
Feng
Lana
Lake Superior
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Upper Michigan
C. E. Rollins
la Salle St
Ely
J. C. Olmsted
Arcola
St. Atarrh
Sa Datta
Warren Bt
Benrborn
Neo
Nee Canan Nn
AMD
Insiony Coon Ylly Pier
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