Burning of a Negro Standoff in a Southern Town
A visiting writer recounts a southern town where a Black man is burned at the stake. He follows crowds to the court house as fear, anger, and mob frenzy engulf residents, witnessing mutilation and brutality before the fire. The piece probes civilization and law versus anarchy in the face of racial violence.
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New York Evening Post
South
Gul
Dante
Lfe
House of God
Jeron
Fhite
Regan
Pimeelt
Pilate
Jesus
Women and their common illnesses in womanhood
The passage claims women accept chronic pains and ailments as part of womanhood, describing headaches backaches and irritability as inherent and nearly universal. It asserts most female sickness stems from feminine organs and that such illnesses can be cured daily by traditional means.
Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription Advertised Tonic
An old advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a direct aid to affected organs and a general tonic for the system. It claims to spare women painful examinations and asserts the medicine is far more valuable than its cost, praising its benefits for women.
Christ Before Pilate in John Chapter Eighteen
Sunday school lesson summarizes Jesus before Caiaphas and Pilate, noting Jewish leaders’ false charges, Judas’s remorse, Pilate’s inquiries, Jesus claiming a spiritual kingdom, and the crowd demanding Barabbas. It highlights Pilate’s acquittal stance, Herod’s involvement, and the eventual condemnation despite innocence.
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John
Caiaphas
Jesus
Witherse
Temple
Christ
Calaphan
Through the Years of Turmoil and Race Violence
A fragmented reminiscence recalls distant scenes of black people torn by violence under a flag of perceived national dignity. The narrator recalls how atrocity and fear echo across nations as memories of past torment surface again.
Solar condenser promised to power deserts and railways
The New York Herald details M. Mouchot’s solar condenser a simple conical copper reflector and glass boiler harnessing sun heat to run dynamos and store heat in sand. It claims vast power for Africa deserts and even all of London’s needs, with demonstrations of cooking and extensive potential outputs.
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New York Herald
Sahara
M. Mouchot
Tours
Mouchot
France
le Monde Scientific
Africa
Deverla
Ericcson
London
Glaciers in Montana and their continental divide context
The author maps glacial features in northwestern Montana near the Blackfeet region. He notes Pumpelly and Blackfoot glaciers near Mount Jackson, Mount Reynolds, and Avalanche Basin, discusses continental divide positions, and describes Pinchot’s basin glacier feeding Harrison Creek toward Flathead Lake.
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Rocky Mountains
Blackfeet Reservation
Montana
Tils
Great Northern Railroad
St. Mary's River
Rough Mountain
Mount Jackson
Nehent
Blackfeet Mountain
J. B. Monroe
Paphael Pumpelly
W. A. Billes
Flathead Country
Marinas
Cut Bank Pass
Blackfoot
Ite
Pompelly
Great Les-Cap
Blackfoot Mountain
Fcefield
Mount Kainah
Timber
Blackfoot Mountains
Moun Jackson
Mount
James
Avalanch Basin
L. R. Sperry
Oberlin
Onn
Mr. Sperry
Mount Reynolds Ia
Avalanche Basin
Helly River
Harrison Creek
Flathead Lake
Pinchot
Jackson
Kainah
Grain-O Beverage Ad Encourages Grain-O Use
A reader praises Grain-O stating after a week coffee is unnecessary as it nourishes the system. The letter notes Grain-O is safe for children, a strengthening grain beverage, and instructs readers to buy from grocers and follow directions for a healthful table drink for all ages.
Scranton Wholesale Goods Directory Listing
A dense listing of wholesale and retail firms in Scranton with addresses on Lackawanna and Wyoming avenues. It names banks, hardware firms, fruit companies, grocers, jewelers, wagon and carriage suppliers, furniture dealers, and funeral directors among others, reflecting a bustling commercial district.
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Fear
Terron
Womain
Court House
House of Refuge
Lungworth
Paris
Constantinople
Demoniacal
DR. Pierce
Christ Before
John xviii
J. E. Gilbert, D. D
LL. D
American Society of Religious Education
Praetorium
Judas
Henee
Jesun
Church
Jeaus
Rome
Caiaphos
Priesia
Jeeua
Mim
Sion
Judea
Galilee
Jewua
Herod
Jerusalem
Tim
Barabbas
Vasily
Matt
Valerius Publicoin
Alaska
McMunn
E. Ferrett
Pearl St
New York
Indanis
Ness Ani
Lecgjae
Samuelpitcher Pronphin Saga
Bears
Castoria
NEW York Hotels
St. Denis
Broadway
Bicveath Gt
Grace Church
William Taylor
Westminster Hotel
Col
Sixteenth SL
Irving Plage
I. D. Crawford
Whwmakera
Siewel Coopraa Hig Lore
Kally of
Heces
Greg Dry Goods
Otel Albert
A. Lith ST
University Flack
OMS
SR Ee
Rete Ernie As
Ead
Mervita Medical Co
Chicago
McGarroh & Thomas
Sirusgfists
Lackawanna Nve
Stranton
Rene Be
Conan
Nergy Bonee
Sompia
Scranton
Pan
Matthew Bros
McGarrah & Thomas, Druggiata
Chichester
Fagitah Diamord Hyrand
Lapice
Leora
THE
Centaur Company
Kew
Pranning
Pio
Griffin Art Studio
Wyoming
Scranton Savings Bank
Merchants’ & Mechanics’ Bank
Luck
Third National Bank
Westside Bank
N. Main
Lack. F Just & Safe Dep. Co
Lacka
Nat, Bank
Wyom. & Spruce, Dime
Wyom. & Spruce
Goldsmith Dros
Lackawanna
Willams, J. D. & Co
Wegman Fruit Co
Kelly, T. J. & Co
Hunt & Connell Co
PLU
Mowley, PF
MT. SL
Fritz
G. W
Lackawanna Hardware Co
Scranton Bedding Co
Leonard, Thou, F
Lackawanna, Ave
Pranos Finn & Phillips
Protherge & Co
Washington
Ansley, Joseph & Son
Mertereau & Connell
RRS
Carr
Ti Washington
Grastite
Owens Uror
Adame
Mlacutt
Carreagt
Ane
Bimret
Linden
Uthman Paper Co
Pruce
Weeton Mui Co
Maacakont
Lickawanna Ave
Oopiclans
Levy
BW. & Bro
Bug
Karteria
Franklin Habcock
Phillips, Geo, & Ao
Con Kachunge
Winds and Lau
Casey Drew
LIP Insurance Company
Northwestern Minial Site
Nears Bldg
LAW
Okel & Dunni, Coal Exchange
Yorum
Geo
Connell Bldg
Florey & Brooks
FTC
Morris
Pein Ave
Maloney Oil Mfg. Co
Meridian
Maloney OW Mfg. Co
Prendergast & Gespel
Tague
Se. W
Main
Price
William
McCann, P
Peal Medicine CO
Cleveland
Joan H, Phelps
Wyoming Av
Spruce Street
Wyoming Avenue
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