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Newspaper

Orange County Observer

Location

Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1903

Page

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Bluthing and Dry Goods and Millinery Store Ad

Ww E H Hay of Burlington North Carolina reports the store is full up and ready to serve customers. Shoppers can find a nice suit dress or pretty hat and save money with his offerings.

Immortality Sermon by Rev St. Clair Hester at Brooklyn

The Rev St Clair Hester preaches "Immortality The Longing for Life Everlasting" at the Church of the Holy Brooklyn New York City. He argues the human longing for life after death and rejects substitutions such as absorption into God or memory fame. He asserts Christianity offers a personal resurrection and emphasizes God as a just father who rewards belief, urging faith in eternal life.

St. Clair Hester New York City Job Hee Phil Jesus Christ Christ U. d Albert Probin Iman Earth Napoleon Pericles Luther Con Fides

Derivation of Connecticut Name Traced to Indian Tongue

The Springfield Republican cites an article on Indian names stating that Connecticut derives from quonne tukqut meaning at the long tidal river. The term is explained as quonne tuk, tied to a riverine location and a tidal freshwater setting.

Connecticut Springfield Miss

The Study at Home in German Schools

A St Nicholas article explains German school hours and system. Children attend from age six to fourteen with fines for absences. Work is done largely at home, with knapsacks common for transporting books and supplies.

Germany St. Nicholas

Turkey Turmoil Ends Navy Award Rush

A 1888 New York Tribune tale recounts Secretary Whitney ordering 3000 turkeys for government workers after a rushed report. Fifty five women in the bindery demanded a turkey for their role, prompting Whitney to halt the Christmas distribution and end the Turkey business.

Navy Whitney New York Tribune Navy Department Mr. Peters Peters Secretary of the Navy

The Way of Grief Poem Narrated by a Stoic Wanderer

A lone figure walks the Way of Grief with ashes on his head and a heart full of bitter loneliness. He travels in silence, seeking balm that only another soul can provide, while contemplating a vast, unseen multitude that appears to him at last.

W. D. Nesbit Chicago Tribune

The Fallacy of a Face in a Dinner Hall

Cranfield recalls the Hunt ball as he obsesses over a married woman, then discovers Daisy's sister Daisy is the real object. He confronts his old rules about love and infatuation, asks to dance, and learns she may be open to him though she warns of uncertainty. The night ends with a whispered, ambiguous reply that Cinnamon-like asides deny or confirm.

Cranfield Creighton Tommy Creighton Mrs. Creighton Bisherthorpe Lee Tommy Daisy

His Fiftieth Jail Sentence in Montreal

Francis Tierney a 45 year old laborer was sentenced by Judge Lafontaine to two terms in jail six months for theft of a stove and six months for theft of pig iron. His repeated terms since Oct 10 1876 total 50 and he holds the record for most terms, though never sent to the penitentiary.

Francis Tierney Lafontaine Montreal Tierney Carter Montreal Gazette

Costly Catechisms and New Auto Mechanics Course

The house of commons printed answers under the new rule have cost taxpayers £2300 in six months. The average price of 25s per question is criticized as excessive for the information provided. Columbia University adds an automobile statistics course to its curriculum.

House of Commons Stationery Office Columbia University

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