Oldest Church in South America and Para Observations
The article describes St John’s Church in Para as possibly the oldest in South America, details about nearby monasteries turned customs houses, and notes on Para’s bell towers, subterranean passages, and colonial history. It also reports on local Catholic ministry, a brass band, fireworks at vesper services, and quirky daily life.
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Para
St. John’s Church
South America
Peru
Marquez de Pombal
Custom House
St. Anthons
Tat Little Park
Enland
United States
India
Washington
Pharmacia Imperial
Arties Map Amazes Citizens on Canadian Pacific Plan
A historian narrates a coastal Maine tale of Arth’s railroad push to locate a principal seaport at the landing. Local barber, a hotel landlord, and four capitalists figure in a strange dinner plot with private room access and plugged keyholes. The narrator travels from Stubbs’ Landing as the town faces population decline and scarce resources amid talk of a rail line.
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Massachusetts
Stubbs’ Landing
Jamaica
Stubb's Landing
Arth
Stubbs
Maine
Unhappy marriages and the contract of marriage
A moral essay argues marriage is a civil contract neither sacrament nor mere romance. It critiques desertion and financial neglect, highlights women's legal vulnerability, and calls for equal duties, independent incomes, and stronger enforcement to reduce unhappy marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artemus Ward
Brssiz Bramble
Missionary costs to convert Congo females debate
Bishop Taylor reports 35 thriving Congo missions with many male converts but notes African women are bought by polygamists hindering religious training. He estimates a need to purchase 25 million females for complete evangelization, implying costs rivaling a new Franco Prussian war.
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Taylor
Africa
Rock River Methodist Conference
Chicago
Congo
New York Sun
Quetelet
Panther Attack Myth Reverses Cow Herd Incident
Detroit Free Press reports a New Jersey dispatch misread a scene involving a cow herd and a mule. The corrected account notes the animals and misinterpretation spread confusion about danger and animal behavior.
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Detroit Free Press
New Jersey
Mereet
New Jarcey
The New Blaine Baby
Mrs. Emmons Blaine formerly Anita McCormick pays 1700 for her baby bassinet and trousseau. The outfit features ivory bound furniture monogrammed silver and diamonds silk shirts and linen garments with Valenciennes lace and hand embroidery. Sterling silver utensils and solid gold pins complete the baby’s treasures. Baby McCormick Blaine surpasses Baby Nevins Blaine in many details.
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Emmons Blaine
Anita McCormick
Larry
Foundling Asylum
New York
McCormick
Blaine
Nevins
Decline of the Blondes
English author Frank Hudson contends blondes are not extinct but liver health shapes hair color. He cites ancient peoples as fair haired and argues modern cooks ruin livers, turning inherited bile toward darker hair. He links liver condition to hair in a brisk polemic.
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Frank Hudson
Ruskin
NOT THE REAL MALAGAS New York Sup Grapes misrepresented as Malaga
A New York article explains that so called Malaga grapes sold in America originate from Spain’s Almeria mountains not the Malaga region. True Malaga grapes are delicate and perish quickly, were shipped fast, and much of the harvest is dried into raisins. The Almeria trek goes by donkeys over fifty miles with dangers from wild beasts and outlaws.
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New York
America
Malaga
Spain
Almeria
Aldershot
Eugenie
Isle of Wight
Osborne House
Kilrain Meets His Match In Baltimore Alley Brawl
Jake Kilrain, after a dispute on Howard street with a cabman, was knocked to the gutter by a young opponent of about 20, who intervened to back the cabman. Kilrain and Jack Ashton were involved, and a bottle incident followed as the assailants fled.
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Stubbs
Goose Falls
Clam Cove
Stubbs’ Landing
Atlantic Ocean
Winch’s Mountain
Bright Brethren
Jake Kilrain
Baltimore
Kilrain
Jack Ashton
Howard Street
Jake
Ash
Ashton
Talmage
Wiliam Liosd Garrison
Scariey
Attica
Phil
Winchester
Sherman
Empress Eugenie Lingers In Quiet Farnborough Retreat
In Farnborough, Hants, Empress Eugenie, widow of Napoleon III, lives in a secluded, imperial style near Aldershot with royal trappings. Queen Victoria and Eugenie maintain a steadfast, politically tinged friendship, while the memorial site to Napoleon III and his son draws daily attention from locals and French visitors.
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Victoria
England
India
Eugenie
France
Aldershot
Napoleon
United States
Farnborough
Hants
Beatrice
Victoria Eugenie
Frank A. Burr
Power of personality across leaders and thinkers
The piece lauds Napoleon Washington Lincoln and Grant as emblematic personalities whose will shaped outcomes. It praises Beecher and Talmage for steadfast vigor, cites Burr Jerrold Wolfe and Gar rison as exemplars, and warns that centralized power may erode individuality while urging readers to value decisive character and unique talents.
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Napoleon
Washington
Lincoln
Grant
Napoleon Bonaparte
America
Washngton
Wes
Continental Army
Sindla
Chiselhurst Estate Sold Amid Royal Memories
The Chiselhurst estate near London, once linked to Empress Eugenie and Napoleon III, is sold to a speculator as memories of royal occupancy fade. The property, famed for its grounds and air, faces subdivision into building lots, ending a era of exclusive access for royals and dignitaries.
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France
Napoleon III
Prince Imperial
Empress Eugenie
Chiselhurst
London
England
Eugenie
Zululand
Farnborough
Death of Wilmer Wellington Evans noted in Patch
The Patch reports the death of Wilmer Moosey Evans age 94 known for Virginia sketches under the pen Wilmer Wellington. Friends plan a memory shaft in the state he loved while tributes from Persifing in the Jungle and New York World echo his local literary impact.
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Dis- Patch
Wilmer Moosey Evans
Virginia
Wilmer Wellington
Quite Complimentary McCorkle McCrackle Gait Idea Debate
The fragment shows a dialogue where McCorkle compliments an idea while McCrackle rejects the approach and mocks the gait. It reads as a casual exchange highlighting differing views on a proposal.
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New York World
McCorkle
McCrackle
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