Welsh choirs honor Nottingham in Crystal Palace temperance fete
An unsigned Cardiff Times letter lauds Welsh spirit after the 1897 Crystal Palace National Temperance Fete. Nottingham’s choir defeats Cardiff and Pontypridd, Wales congratulates the winners while Pontypridd earns applause for resilience. The Times reprints its reassuring report of the contests and notes smooth arrangements and broad public turnout.
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Cardiff Times
Crystal Palace
London
Wales
National Temperance Choral Union
Nottingham
Glamorganshire
Principality
Cardiff
Pontypridd
Temperance Philharmonic
J. Frederick Bridge
Apprauda
Pootypridd
Times
Handel
Si John Bridge
Ton
Choira
Elsteddfodau
Morley
Oakley
Thompson
Gobalth and Rhos
Mountain Ash
Clapton Park
Stamford Street
John Bridge
Sir John
Union
Excelsior Temperance Chart
Portsmouth
Messrs. J
Bridge
Nottingham Tabernacle Temperance Choir
W. Riley
F. Purdy
Cardiff Blue Ribbon Choir
J. F. Proud
F. W. Pyle
Reading Temperance Choral Society
A. W. Moss
T. H. Cutter
Bristol
Handel Orchestra
W. G. W. Woodsworth
Llanelly
Bwansen
Barry
Newport
Tredegar
Merthyr Vale
Dowlals
Mid Rhondda
Hated
Ynaybch
Aberdare
Monmouth
New Tredewar
Exeter Hall
Alfred Thomas
Well of St Elian Curse Lore Near Colwyn Ray
Local legend calls the Well of St Elian a site of curses where scratches on pebbles dropped in foretell death. Welsh tale ties a Towy River omen near Golden Grove to a coach tragedy and a St David prayer, linking warnings of death to careless souls in South Wales.
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St. Elian
Colwyn Ray
Carmarthen
Llandilo
Golden Grove
Towy
St. David
South Wales
Pauls Ministry in Corinth in Acts Eighteen 1 11
The lesson outlines Paul’s arrival in Corinth from Athens, his tentmaking work with Aquila and Priscilla, and his shift from synagogue teaching to Gentile ministry. It notes opposition from Jews, Crispus’s conversion, and a night vision promising protection and future success, leading to a long residency and the founding of a diverse church.
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Paul
Corinth
Mar
Athens
Peloponnesus
Gulf of Lepanto
Morea
Orient
Occident
Christ
Timothy
Dionysius
Aquilla
Priscilla
Pontus
Asian Minor
Ephesus
Apollos
Rome
Ephesian Church
Apostolic Times
Missionary Society
Bester
Apostle
Oilas
Macedonia
Jesus
Patl
Mom
Crispus
Justus
Agquila
Crinpus
Aquila
Joans
Come
Faul
Philippi
Thessalonica
Berea
Gallio
Greece
Peter
Esther
Mysterious Canwyll Gorph Lichtea Reported in South Wales
The diocese of St David’s area is said to have phantoms known as Canwyll Gorph. These lichta or phantoms, viewed as funeral forerunners, supposedly travel the same path as the deceased. Candle color and size allegedly reveal age and sex, with red for males and pale for females, large taper for adults, and small taper for children.
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South Wales
Cardiff Bid To Host National Eisteddfod 1899 Discussed
A special meeting of the general committee convened on Friday July 16 under Rev J Morgan Jones. Speakers decried envious remarks and intemperate language about Cardiff. The group favored Cardiff hosting in 1899 and agreed on a deputation to press the city’s claim before the National Eisteddfod association with notable figures named to speak.
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Cardiff
J. Morgan Jones
Aberystwyth
National
Eisteddfod Association
Lord Tredegar
Lord Bute
Earl of
Caldy Island Estate Auction At Mart London Draws Interest
On July 14 at the Mart Tokenhouse Yard London auctioneers offered Caldy Island a freehold residential and manorial domain with gardens and High Cliff quarries. Bids opened at £6000 and rose to £12000 before no further offers. The property was withdrawn with reserve undisclosed.
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the Mart
Tokenhouse Yard
London
Phillips
Notes of Interest The oldest Welsh bard now living is
A brief note identifying the oldest Welsh bard then living, highlighting the fading generation of poets and the enduring Welsh literary tradition in a contemporary context.
Notable Welsh figures and a fatal dockyard accident
Notices recount deaths of Alderman James Naysmith and Major John Jones with ages given, plus Job Dew of Piercefield Place. The Rev Stephen E Gladstone tours Wales while a cross on Llanddwyn Island celebrates a Diamond Jubilee. A fatal accident at Bute Docks in Cardiff reports the disembowelment of brakeman William Miles after his heel caught in the points.
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Merriadog
James Naysmith
Swansea
John Jones
Py Mawe
Aberavon
Cardiff
Roath
Job Dew
Piercefield Place
Stephen E. Gladstone
Hawarden
Wales
Bedford House
Tenby
Glamorgan
Edwards
Cardiff Cymmrodorion
Dafydd Morganne
Major Jones
Powel
J. Morgan Jones
Lewis Morris
Richard Pary
R. Perin Williams
Llandudno
Frederick G. Wynn
Lord Newborough
Llanddwyn Island
Anglesey
Dwynwen
Gladstone
E. Burne Jones
Bute Docks
William John Miles
Bute
London and Northwestern Railway
East Dock
Merthyr
Crawshay
Mr. Bacon
Aylesbury
Teignmouth
Devonshire
Woman’s final days: lies in bed for life
The woman declared the bed the most comfortable place in the world and planned to stay there for life. She remained in bed from that moment until her coffin was placed last week, never rising again though she stayed in generally good health until a few months before death.
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Bedas
Apologetic Patrons Seek Lost Overcoat and Umbrella
Two apologetic men approach a restaurant proprietor about missing items left by the door. They reference a sign urging patrons to ask for what they cannot see, and explain they always help when notices are posted, hoping to recover an overcoat and umbrella.
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Perhapa
Washington
Woman Saved By Dr Williams Pink Pills For Pale People
A Detroit woman testifies after a difficult postnatal period that Dr Williams Pink Pills restored her health and energy. The advertisement-style letter from Mrs H Younghans details severe pain cramps headaches and recovery after four boxes. It promotes the pills as a remedy for female weaknesses and blood restoration and lists price and purchasing options through Schenectady, New York.
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Henry Younghans
Detroit
Mich
Grand River Avenue
Mid
Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
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