Absent-minded archaeologist Dr Emerson and the shirt letters
A Baltimore Sun report recalls Dr Alfred Emerson formerly of Johns Hopkins now abroad collecting antiques for the University of Carforals museum. During a critical railway trip he forgets his train and a humorous incident unfolds as shirts in a bundle bear various initials, including Arthur Hale and G Emerson, sparking accusations from a brother.
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Alfred Emereen
Johns Hopkinn University
Museum
University of Carforals
Baltimore
Hopkins
Pease
Hix
Joseph Thatcher Clark
British Museum
Europe
Eimerson
America
Arthur Hale
G. Emerson
H. Emerson
L. 4
Dr. Emerson
Baltimore Sun
Come the Word of Hope in Divine Invitation
A preacher extols the four letter call Come as the gateway to salvation and consolation. He argues the word invites all to Church, repentance, faith, and prayer, urging seekers to believe two truths: Christ came to save and you are among the saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Kropsch
Talmage
Heaven
Hell
Jim
Christ
Thames
Ccasus
Drury Lane
London
Christendom
Golgotha
Jesus Christ
God
Lord
Amsterdam
Ghent
Copenhagen
Sermonettes on Duty Faith and Free Speech
Excerpts from sermons by Rev Dr Monroe Rev Dr Utter Rev W L Davidson and Bishop Potter reflect on duty education faith truth and the limits of free speech. The passages contrast moral cultivation with social responsibility noting the difference between human aspirations and animal needs. George Eliot is quoted on cruelty and wheels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Congregationalist
Akron
Ohio
Utter
Unitarian
Denver, Cole
W. L. Davidson
Methodist
Bay Ridge
N. J
Bishop Potter
Episcopalian
New York City
Mrs Brown's Vacation Turns Household Tide
A tired farm wife longs for a visit and savings fund despite her husband Joalah's insistence she stay home. When he refuses, she secretly leaves to visit in attic while he drains the larder. After days he discovers her plan and, softened, offers money and a city trip, but she returns home to repair the neglected house and keep the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miranda
Joalah
Helen
Brown
Farmer Brown
Josiah
Tam
Bigfstore
Mirandy
Bey
Oyster distribution and ancient shell mounds noted
The article describes global oyster distribution with the United States and Maryland producing most, Baltimore supplying vast exports, and mentions historic Indian use and a Florida mound of oyster shells near St. Johns River, cited from New Lippincott.
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United Stes
France
England
Holland
United States
Maryland
Baltimore
America
St. John's River
Florida
R. Meade Bache
Iu New Lippincott
Longest Pipe Line Planned From Wyoming to Salt Lake City
Announcement outlines a plan to build the longest pipe line in the United States stretching from Wyoming to Salt Lake City. The project aims to supply water or gas across a vast distance, signaling a major infrastructural effort of the era.
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United States
Wyoming
Salt Lake City
Facts Jump Across Nations And Times
A compiled survey notes global stats on libraries populations and industry. It cites Mexico with 130 libraries and almost a million volumes, Germany 56 million people behind Russia and the United States, and Spain’s once-great navy now smallest in Europe. It also recounts GettysburgPark artillery, Russia’s shoe factory, and a long Sweden mile. It mentions women in China fighting, the cinematograph for the blind, and a rise in the U S colored population by 1900, with 8.5 million colored people and over 1 million increase since 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Russia
United States
Europe
Gettysburg National Park
Warsaw
Sweden
China
Nankin
Recent Judicial Decisions on Insolvent Banks and Insurance Assets
The court rules that a fraudulently obtained deposit in a hopelessly insolvent bank creates a trust for the depositor recoverable from the company’s receiver even if the exact money never reaches the receiver. It also holds subscribers to a creamery contract severally liable for unpaid shares and treats life insurance cash value as part of the debtor’s estate despite state exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson
New Orleans
West
Minn
At the Ranch Center Pie Talk in Mourning
Mrs Stickler objects to blackberry pie but accepts it in mourning as Mrs Schoppen questions the choice. The Philadelphia Press notes a digression about love affairs interfering with other pursuits.
Humorous Court Moments and Global Anecdotes
A lawyer faced contempt claims in court while denying intent to sneer at the judge. A U S ace seeks an audience with Queen Victoria only through a rumor of a lam ent. Dr. Watson wagers £250 by punning on Mr. Caine’s name. A bishop’s gambling talk recalls a New York clergyman. A guano cargo tale ends with a copper rivet wearing through hull plates, narrowly avoiding disaster at Callao.
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Wic Castle
Victoria
Ami
Efer Neein
John Watson
Jan Machaen
Caine
Empire
Dr. Watson
House of Lords
Hereford
Bishop Potter
New York
Louisiana
Louleiana
Ianan
South Pacific
Armar
Consignees
Callao
Salt Lake Bathing Perils Spook Bathers at Utah Oasis
Geologist Geof Russell of Park City warns Washington Post readers that Salt Lake water, while invigorating, causes unusual buoyancy and high evaporation. He notes drownings from salt deposition and bathers carried away by gusts, comparing Salt Lake to ordinary sea water and praising Utah bathing risks.
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Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Meco
Geof ¥. Russell
Park City
Utah
Washington
Salt Lake
Chesapeake Beach
Salt
America
Travel man recalls a frock in fine detail
A travel man describes a dress as frothy and ill fitting noting a fluffy texture and a wide trim. The interlocutors debate the fabric calling it crepon and then cer-ur brzan re as the conversation turns to the garment's splendor and history.
Portraits of Loss Echoes for Dying Writer
The passage muses that every woman feels obligated to remark on the world's loneliness when a great writer dies, reflecting collective farewell sentiments and literary value.
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Earth
George Eliot
Mexico
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