Gold rush saga of Australian diggings and feuding campers
A correspondent describes an 19th century Australian gold rush journey from Washee station to a new field. Miners, swagmen, and stockmen converge on the diggings in a wild race to peg claims, with warden licenses, disputes settled by fist fights, tents, swags, and a bustling camp life along the road to Eldorado.
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Gold Field
Seelaney
Colonies
Sik
Lan Ting
P.le
Palaces for Horses at Bonner and Kip stables
A tour of elite New York trotting stables details Frank Walthers and Robert Bonner properties. It highlights Edward and Swiveller, Mandy Maud S, Dexter, Maud S and other famed horses, their lavish rooms, architecture, and the devoted care by grooms and owners.
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New York
Jon
Frank Walthers
Work
Edward
Dick Swiveller
Swiveller
Yale
Brilli
X . Harding
Lawrence Kip
May Dawn
Katrine
Kip
The Purpose Served by Chemical Elements of Food
Good Housekeeping notes that understanding chemical elements in foods helps economy and health. Venison lacks carbon relative to nitrogen and should pair with carbon-rich staples like bread or rice to form a complete, nourishing diet for adults, children, and workers.
Conversation on Fashion Etiquette in Seventh Season
Miss Longout and Miss Sprightly discuss appropriate attire for a girl entering her seventh Season. The exchange centers on whether tulle and rosebud outfits suit a young debutante and if the costume appears too youthful for the occasion.
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America
Miss Longout
Miss Sprightly
Mins Spright
Sunday Reflections on Japan’s Moral and Political Shift
A reader's column lauds Japan's peaceful transformation from despotism to a constitutional system with monarch, upper and lower houses, and rapid modernization. Christianity expands, education and science rise, and Japan's future is seen as bright, progressing beyond American progress.
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Japan
Orient
House of Lords
Esc
East
Sandwich
America
High Express
Noi
Universal Preaching for All Times and Places
The speaker argues for sermons addressing universal human nature, noting sin as the transgression of law and sorrow as a common human experience. He urges preaching that speaks to actual human needs, across eras and locations, including Pittsburgh and Indianapolis, to reform and console souls.
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Napoleon
Oures
Pittsburn Indianapolis
Isone Ture
Ministers Who Succeed and Divine Sympathy With Workers
The article argues successful ministry relies on training others to work, not solo effort, and emphasizes divine sympathy with workers. It cites Jesus choosing worker-mentors, notes Bible figures as workers, and urges churches to stay among the people while highlighting Sunday School lessons on Christ's life and the Pharisees and Sadducees.
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St. Paul
Nodt
Dns
Cadnos Storm
Jesus
Ronan Eeent Peter
James
John
Job
Moses
Elisha
Amos
Sunday Schools of America
Christ
Sunday Thoughts and Sermon Snatches from a Quiet Table
A fragmentary reflection collection quotes a boy disliking a pious Sunday school teacher and riffs on religious discipline. It includes lines attributed to Epictetus and George MacDonald, plus a note on bearing today and tomorrow. The text ends with Cheyne’s remark about reading by a window with the Bible for guidance.
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Sara
The Gipsy People in Lore and Literature
The piece surveys Gipsy lore amid rising interest as nomadic groups settle. It notes language changes, intermarriage, and new European colonies, and references Adrian A. Colocci’s The Gipsy Muse as an accessible study. It highlights historical suspicion, religious adaptability, and a warmth for Romany song and culture.
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London Academy
Europe
Adrian A. Colocci
Dacia
Onloeei
England
Turkey
Spain
Eion
Soi
Lions of the Hottenot country told by Lawrente J. Raymond
Lawrente J. Raymond, a wild animal hunter, recalls near-dusk attack by a lion while baiting in a rocky ravine. He describes the lion's fear response after barking and growling, the animal circling him, and finally bolting away. He notes no two lions are alike and shares observations on lions’ behavior and courage.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Hottentot
Hamburg Animal House
Lawrente J. Raymond
Down at Silverton and a Prairie Joker’s Tale
A reminiscence from the old West recalls Alex Fleming a six foot Westerner known for dry wit. He shot a man in self defense and sparked chaos at a jail by placing a fuse under a corner of the jail with a broom stick and brown paper. The tale ends with a dramatic escape and a wild jail scene.
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Siem
Seachean
Hocky Mountain News
Silverton
Tiger
Alan
Alex Fleming
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