W A M L Allusions to Drin k and Lodging in Logan Era Speech
Mrs. John A Logan condemns intemperance linking whisky to degradation. A Kentucky educated clergyman recalls an old man named Fawcett who drank excessively and, after falling in a puddle, woke to hear whisky called meat god drink. The anecdote illustrates moral warnings against alcohol abuse.
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Anecdote of General Gordon and Aunt Sue at Cleveland visit
A Harpers Weekly tale recounts General Gordon telling anecdotes of prominent figures including ex President Cleveland. He describes sending Aunt Sue, a former enslaved servant, to meet Cleveland, who overheard her dismissive remark about Clebeland’s name and status, contrasting views of race and prestige in the era.
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John B. Gordon
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Georgia
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Ed South
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Canada’s Greatest Dome At Bank of Montreal
The Bank of Montreal in St James Street is nearing completion of a vast Gustavino dome, the world’s largest of its kind. The contract required Spanish laborers for the job, and the dome spans seventy five feet inside diameter with Terra cotta tile and cement. The steel structure covers about ten thousand square feet, and a top light sits one hundred feet above the main floor, with a thirty four by five foot wide approach passage.
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Bank of Montreal
St. James’ Street
Niunia
New York Tribune
Cat Adopted Orphan Coons in Portland Museum Display
Colonel L L Hawkins secured a bizarre exhibit for the Portland city museum. A cat mothered a litter of raccoons, with Beaverton-born coons relocated by Mrs Griffitts and joined by two surviving kittens. The mixed domestic scene drew neighborhood interest before the family traveled to the museum.
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City Museum
Portland
Ore
City Hall
Anold
Colonel Hawkins
Beaverton
B. L. Griffitts
Stability of Mountain Ranges and Earth Measurements
A resolution by Sir A Geikie at the Association of Academies urges international cooperation to precisely determine levels in earthquake prone mountain chains to judge stability or movement. It also backs gravity measurements to illuminate earth’s internal mass distribution and crust rigidity, noting New York land subsidence since 1875 and praising photography as a research aid for future astronomy and geology.
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Sir A. Geikie
City of
New York
Etna
Vesuvius
Beachy Head
London Telegraph
What True Love Is
A reflective essay on lasting love contrasting it with love at first sight. It argues sincere affection grows slowly, beauty follows from love, and absence only tempers love for those deeply committed. The piece quotes Max O'Rell on the adage Far from the eyes, far from the heart.
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Max O’rell
Riches in Our Humble Home Despite the Snow
A Philadelphia Catholic Standard and Times piece extols simple riches found within a modest home. It contrasts wealth of affection with outer world pomp, noting a one year old child and a dimpled smile as the true treasure, and ends with a prayer for continued blessing despite poverty.
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Philadelphia Catholic Standard and Times
A Governess’s Subtle Hold on a Country Bride
Christine recounts family pressure to wed Magnus Bradshaw, a dull but wealthy heir, while secretly admiring Philip Waring. At her aunt Louie’s London home, the striking governess Miss Sophie Dane awakens affection and suspicion. Christine discovers Miss Dane reading her secret Magnus letter, sensing treachery.
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Magnus
Philip Waring
England
Italy
Forrester
London
Trousseau
Louie
Sophie Dane
Miss Dane
Christine
Marriage by deception on the Pythias voyage
In Paris a letter reveals Magnus Bradshaw has wed Sophie Dane posing as Christine Fenwick. Uncle Peabody exposes the ruse, Sophie’s true identity shocks the party, and Magnus marries Sophie again. The affair is hushed as the narrator later marries Philip Waring.
Centre of Population Located Near Columbus Indiana
Henry Marr of Bartholomew County is described as a marked American. The nation’s center of population now lies in his barn lot, five miles southwest of Columbus. He is called the middleman of the nation.
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Henry Marr
Bartholomew County
Ind
United States
Columbus
Mr. Marr
Tax levies and collections in Wilson and Chatham counties
The report to the Corporations Commission shows Wilson county levies of 63114.00 on real and personal property and 9256.00 on polls for 1903 with property taxes nearly fully collected. Chatham county levies total 31295.00 on property and 6116.00 on polls, with most taxes collected and only small portions uncollected. The Sabbath School convention of the Presbyterian church met in Gaston county at Olney Church with Rev. Cornelius Miller elected chairman and Rev. J. B. Cochrane delivering the opening sermon. The Agricultural and Mechanical College at Raleigh schedules opening September 1 with entrance exams, conditions tests, and registration details outlined, noting a $1 exam fee for late entrants.
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Gaston County
Olney Church
Gastonia
Cornelius Miller
Dallas
E. L. Wilson
J. B. Cochrane
New Hope Church
J. M. Forbes
King’s Mountain Presbyterian Church
M. McE. Shields
A. & M. College
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Raleigh
Mooresville note on Pearl Douglas and local mill progress
The Mooresville correspondent reports Pearl Douglas of Hart, Rowan county, visited a physician for a severely swollen hand from a mosquito bite suffered while plowing last Thursday. Weekend work at Wayne Cotton Mill, recently acquired by Borden Manufacturing, is nearing completion and will soon resume full operation. Seventeen horses perished in a Raleigh fire. Fayetteville plans a new 1 million dollar cotton mill. A Greensboro junk dealer received fifteen years for larceny. An unknown Black man was killed by a train in Durham on Wednesday.
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Charlotte Observer
Pearl Douglas
Hart
Rowan County
Wayne Cotton Mill
Borden Manufacturing Company
Fayetteville
Greensboro
Durham
Egyptian Cotton Prospects Improve Amid Locust Threats
In a State Department report Consul General Guenther in Frankfort notes the American consul at Alexandria reports vast locust swarms menacing Egyptian cotton fields. Farmers and helpers with government troops fought the swarms for weeks, but prospects for a large crop are favorable now.
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Frankfort
Germany
Alexandria
Emile Kin Honored for Aid to Shipwrecked Societies
Emile Kin, aged vice president of the French Society for Saving the Shipwrecked, is praised for substantial aid to the association and other nations. At a German allied society meeting it was announced M Robin sent 7000 dollars, with interest to be shared by old mariners and widows and orphans. A frank audience proves small crowds can deserve a strong sermon.
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French Society For Saving
M. Robin
Lipton’s Gallantry at Chesterfield Races
A New York Herald account notes Sir Thomas Lipton socializing at Chesterfield before racing, where a seventeen year old guest complimented his boat and he quipped about slips between the cup and the lip. He praised prudent optimism and shared a playful remark about a “slip” being a slip of a girl like her.
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New York Herald
Dean's Kidney Pills Cure Severe Kidney Pain Testimony
A. C. Sprague of Normal Illinois describes two years of kidney pain severe enough to disrupt sleep and mobility. After using three boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills, he reports complete relief, restored sleep, and renewed ability to ride and travel. Free trial by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York. Available from dealers at 50 cents.
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A. G. Sprague
Foster- Milburn Co
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Price
United States Battleships Lengths and tonnages Compared
The Texas Maine Georgia California and Texas all show growing lengths and displacements from 301 feet and 6315 tons to 503 feet and 14000 tons. Speeds range from sixteen to twenty two knots with California poised to be the fastest among these new vessels. Is it fair to expect gold from a sermon when copper is deployed?
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San Francisco
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