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Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1890

Page

2

Mysterious voyage in mist ends in peril at sea

Beatrice and Geoffrey Bingham paddle through a swelling mist and rising tide in a double canoe. A storm breaks, the paddle fails, and with cartridges spent they struggle to reach Bryngelly as waves threaten to swallow them. The tale flashes toward a perilous reef and a forthcoming continuation.

Agen Croel Sgarien Syraberpeles Orso Red Rooke Wales Groverss Miss Granger Abe Bryogelly Bryngelly Beatrice Rumball Point Honoris Geoffrey Girton Tere Edward Honoria Effie Geoffrey Bingham Pesgee Htr Perwe Aed Geofrey

Sunday Thoughts on Morals and Church Progress

The year closed quietly in the religious world with no major turmoil yet strong growth in church membership surpassing one million. Church-building activity peaks in 1830 in the United States while global Christian giving and missions rise, Britain reports £1,884,491 for foreign missions, and India sees 360000 native members. Sweden lists 15,000 teachers and 220,000 Sunday school students. signs of religious awakening appear in state churches, urging faithful renewal with hope in God’s past help.

United States Europe Church of England India Ncre Solteniana Tatuinen Tiss Sweden

Week of Prayer for Women in Foreign Mission Begins in London

A united prayer meeting in Exeter Hall London on Friday January 10 at 1 PM marks the Week of Prayer for the outpouring of Gods Holy Spirit on womens work in foreign missions. Representatives of Zenana societies will attend and participate.

Exeter Hall London

Protests and Propriety at Bethlehem Chapel Plan

A recert trade issued by the Sultan sanctions a Protestant chapel at Bethlehem for pilgrims amid Ottoman court battles among Russia France and England over holy places. The piece contrasts Empress Eugenie’s quiet efforts with the intractable quarrel, noting the era’s religious tensions and calls for Christian unity.

Bethlehem Russia France England Jerusalem Meer

Missionary Push for Christian Schools in Brazil

Brazilian missionaries urge creation of Christian institutions to counter secular and infidel influence in education. They call for a new academy in Campinas named Culto Siciencia under Christian guidance to oppose materialism and secularism in law medicine and technology.

Brazil

Week of Prayer Under Evangelical Alliance Begins

The week of prayer under Evangelical Alliance auspices starts today. Past meetings have united Christians in prayer and taught seven days of focused topics. The observance educates the church and awakens minds and hearts to biblical renewal.

Evangelical Alliance

A Trip to the Sun From Our Efecal Commissioner's Voyage

A travelogue-era account recounts a voyage from the Azores to St Vincent and to Free Town Sierra Leone. The narrative notes views of Fayal, Horta Bay, and Inferno Caldzira, with observations on architecture dress and social conditions. It details harbor facilities at Porto Grande, coastal life, and the African coast including anthropometric work, market scenes, and education efforts in Sierra Leone.

Cars Coast Castle Africa Asore Flores Azores Portugal Fayal Bay of Horta Hell Vincent St. Vincent Cape Verde Islands St Vincent Porto Grande San Antonio Cidade de Mindello Mindello T. Vincent Lisbon Sierra Leone Free Town En- Linh Oorst Peer Oe Tive United States Campbell Edlen California New England Leis Ciety Ethelberta Mr. Hardy St. James’ Hall Eri Stout

A Quaker Woman's Wraith Haunts Washington Guests

The New York Evening World describes a Washington mansion near the Capitol haunted since 1820. A narrator recounts a chilling night, a revolver shot, and party revelry as eerie voices and steps echo above the stairs amid tales of a dignified Quaker lady and a shifting, haunted history. The text intertwines this sensational tale with essays on physiognomy and the dangers of excess flesh, urging balance and regular weighing to preserve vitality and grace.

Washington New York Evening World Capitol

Mississippi woodcock hunt remembered by a New Yorker

A New Yorker recalls a Mississippi woodcock hunt at Pearl and Hancock counties near a famed prize fight site. Jim Anderson guides a stick hunting method, leading to a long, lively hour and a half of constant movement and the capture of 62 birds.

Sid Mississippi James Anderson Pearl Hancock Counties Sullivan Kilisia Pearl River Jim Anderson Jim

Black whiskered man hawks fake Treasury bills at hotel

At the Continental Hotel last night a tall black whiskered man displayed large sheets of $5 bills from the Treasury. He claimed they were advertisements given away with tea, drawing a crowd who debated their authenticity and joked about a similar incident in St Louis.

Philadelphia Inquirer Continental Treasury Department St Louis Thad

Radam Microbe Killer Claims Cure-All Disease

An ad from The Ven. Radam Microbe Killer Co of Sixth Avenue New York markets a “cure all” disease treatment. It asserts testimonials prove effectiveness though concedes skepticism and targets contagious illnesses with promises to readers in the city.

Radam Tis City Ven Radam Microbe Killer Co Sixth Avenue New York City Aa Yvensue

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