Coaching the Young Why the Lives of Many Men and Women Have Proven Failures
A thoughtful essay argues parents should be friends not tyrants guiding children toward vocations. It cites real examples of stifled talents in music and business, warns against pushing art over suitability, and advocates healthful, shopfriendly paths, village work clubs, and democratic singing and drawing classes to help youths discover their true inclinations.
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Becheler
United States
New England
Eta
Ife
Sil
Winus
Oor
Garden Society
Asl
Cal Tech
Danci
Conservatory of Mass
Chicago
States
Mane
Alaska
Arctic Sea
Salvation Army
Nanai
London
San Francisco
Samoa
John Wiliams
Rie
Corietinnteo Precesso
Conan
OUR BOYS IN SYDNEY. Scenes and Experiences in the Antipodes
Sydney travel notes describe the harbor and cityscape with Wooloomooloo and North and South Heads, arcades, parks, and crowded streets. The piece notes trains, cabs, stages, and hotels needing improvement, plus Australians' fondness for betting and American influences, including cocktails and mannerisms. It discusses independence views, Queensland's push, and a wary federation outlook amid colonial jealousies.
Pirate King Ghost Haunts Medford Estate Rumors
Gossip in the Rock Hill Medford area centers on a ghost said to be Captain Kidd's spirit tied to an estate linked to a legendary treasure. Digging has reportedly touched a sinking chest cover, while another theory cites a robbed New Hampshire farmer's spirit. Most residents remain unsure about the tale.
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Rock Hill
Medford
Captain Kidd
New Hampshire
Scientific scraps and notes from various fields
Prov Ruara of Perugia cites Italian typhoid figures with thousands of cases and high mortality while studies of shell boring by mollusks address canal formation. Fijians and Samoans have long practiced massage for circulation and pain relief. An electric light instant photography patent aims to reveal hidden people by touch sensors. A Berlin report shows 18th century hospital mortality differs between drinkers and non drinkers across pneumonia and typhus cases.
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Ruara
Perugia
Italy
M. Nassonoff
Uteria
Berlin
Educated Yet Brainless Pig Stuns Freehold Crowd
A Freehold New Jersey tale of a learned pig with an empty brain cavity that allegedly lives and behaves intelligently without brains. The story challenges ideas on brain function and thought, prompting scientists to reconsider mind and matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Freehold
N. J
William
Non-Committal Frontiersman T N de Foote Quips About Drunken Or Mad Man
A mock dialogue records T N de Foote remarking that a man nearby may be drunk or crazy. He says he asked what deed he did and the other “answered” with a double barreled ord loaded with water, as reported by Puck through Kattridge.
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T. N.de Foote
Futsball Eastridge
Kattridge
de Foote
Arctic aims and weather study push through knowable seasons
A 1890 Norway expedition to Franz Josef land signals renewed polar interest. The piece argues for coordinated global meteorology, predictive climate science, and U.S. leadership in an era of Arctic exploration and public benefit. It discusses fogs via electricity, milk poisoning cases, and the Canada Great Plain's agricultural potential.
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Europe
United States
Norway
Pole
Franz Josef's
North Pole
Indies
Far East
National Geohical Society
Washington
E. Kennaston
Great Plain of
Cordilleras
Hudson's Bay
Arctic Circle
Mississippi Valley
Arctic Ocean
Kennason
N.S. Shaler
Millions of Meteorites Fall Daily, Study Estimates
Observations by Dr. Schmidt suggest about 20,000,000 luminous meteors strike Earth's atmosphere each night, based on a single observer's data. Expanded observations imply six times more would be seen with full horizon coverage, yielding roughly 400,000,000 meteorites entering daily when including invisible particles.
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Schmidt
Athens
H. A. Newton
Earth
Different Olive Varieties Wide Range of Flavors and Uses
A survey of olive types used for table and oil production. Queen olives from Bordeaux are Padrones Sevillas, while Manganillas supply oil. French Amelleaux Verdalles and Lucques are favored for tables. Picholies resemble Amelieaux but larger. Olive farcies use Amelleaux with anchovies and capers. American trade favors Queen Olives for size and appearance though European taste favors smaller varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bordeaux
Spain
Europe
Sunday thoughts on morals and manners in a religious era
A thoughtful essay argues the nineteenth century remains deeply religious despite claims of secular progress. It notes religion and the church grow in influence across politics literature and everyday talk with Bible debates in schools science clashing with faith and sermons shaping public discourse.
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Coke
Bulwer
Earth
China
Apan
Turkey
Germany
Ultra-Montandem
Berlin
Bismarck
German Empire
Italy
Vatican
England
America
Jgion
Indus
Daily Press
Mexico
Persia
Madagascar
Africa
Supe le Union
Andover
Mnst
Inr
Ares
Gs Hur
Robert Elsmere
Johnard
Assail
Chon Hana
Writings on ages and moral judgment through history
The passage muses on Edmund Burke Carlyle and the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It argues no era is wholly good or evil and condemns judging an age as wholly insane while urging future generations to leave only noble legacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Burke
England
Mohammad
Carlyle
The Right Tip Sermon Gaffe and Gallery Wit
A minister cites a Bible verse on the lazy man facing a lion. A lad shouts Shoot the lion. The preacher replies the boy gave a three word summary of his speech and repeats it. The audience agrees urging action with a playful note to pray.
Realized His Mistake in Prayer Meeting Behavior
A prominent clergyman recounts a recent ministers gathering where he admitted scolding worshippers for spiritual decline and cold prayer. He says he shifted to a more cheerful view, aiming to lift the saints and improve the prayer meeting atmosphere.
Hitch your wagon to a star say Emerson
The Sage of Concord argues that people should perform common duties from a high motive. He likens disciplined labor to a ship’s wheel driven by a single great force, urging action under divine power and aligning with the old truth of seeking things above.
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Emerson
Sage of
Concord
Atlantic
Ili
New England
Jesus
Pauli
Continent Vast with Native Peoples and Missionary Efforts
Fragmentary remarks claim 320 000 Indians on the continent with about 200 000 pagans and savages and 100 000 Christians. The text questions why civilizing efforts rely on whisky and rifles and suggests attempting the divine and the Lutheran Church to the United States.
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Lutheran Church
United States
Berman
Eaphatredi
Indian native commerce shows varied growth across regions
The report notes different growth rates among native business in India with 135 percent in Oudh and the Punjab, 180 percent in Bombay, and other regional figures. The wording and context reflect a colonial era statistical summary of commercial activity.
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Hangari
Anand
Tatan
India
Oudh
Punjab
See-Saw of Europe Heads and Powers
A fragmented historical note compares European rulers as players on a see-saw, listing the Emperors of Germany and Austria, the King of Italy, the Russian Czar, and England in a tense balance. The tone calls for decisive action to lower the right end and stabilize the Christian position.
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Europe
Germany
Austria
Italy
England
Garden of Thought Reflections in a Quiet Mosaic
A collage of quoted verses and maxims from Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Jeremiah Taylor, Jesus, and others. The text weaves themes of rest, faith, endurance, and divine guidance, pairing poetry with aphorisms about strength, hope, and perseverance amid sorrow.
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Elizabeth Barrett Browniman
Aernarod
Charles F. Deems
Jeremy Taylor
Tumbuog
Maphine
Jesus
In the midst of life we are in death phrased origin
A garbled note attributes the Episcopal burial service line to a pedantic note from St Gall. The text mentions waterway workmen at Martinsbracke facing danger in a bridge setting. The fragmentary item reflects a historic quotation linked to a church rite and a perilous bridge scene.
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St Gall
Martinsbracke
Is Marriage a Failure The Debate and Its Limits
A satirical discussion questions if marriages fail and argues many unhappy couples reflect bad partners, not relationship failure. It says love alone cannot sustain marriage and warns against dissolving civil society due to abuses, advocating amendment over dismantling marriage.
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Dan Cupid
Thi Oie Eisovenien
Saenan
Symposium on Funds for Marriage Debut from Maine Leaders
The Lewiston Journal presents opinions on how much a prudent young man needs to marry. A millionaire cites at least $1,000 while a cattle king suggests $100. Horatio King estimates $40 to $100. Rev. G W Wield of Bangor argues love may start before prudence.
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Lewiston
Horatio King
G. W. Wield
Bangor
Missionary effort and church growth amid global faiths
The article notes 120 missionaries in China from 21 Protestant societies and discusses church expansion in the United States and abroad. It cites figures from the Methodist Episcopal Year Book, detailing conferences, clergy, lay members, and property values, and comments on the Salvation Army’s influence despite critique.
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China
Quebec
A.J. Gerdon
Cissendon Street
Boston
Mass
United States
Sal
Ppa
Parker
Great Britain
Europe
G&s
Pittadelphia Prem
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