Instructive Crime Study From the Christian Advocate
A detailed review of 1880 and 1890 prisoner data categorizes offenses by government, society, person, property, high seas, and miscellaneous. It highlights nativity as a crime factor, with foreign born and alien parentage forming a majority of prisoners, and notes race and age trends, literacy, occupation, and drinking among inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Advocate
High Seas
Foreienthorn
Yitios
Satan
Police Magistrate Questions Alleged Rifle Attack at Pier
Witnesses testify that the prisoner was on the pier a minute before the accident while the police magistrate questions intent. The story notes the defendant claiming surprise at being struck and confusion over the incident in Buffalo Times reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Times
Humorous Poem Parody Cited From Washington Star
A lively parody of grandiose verse travels through convoluted language and playful neologisms. The Washington Star is cited as the source, noting a mock epic tone and critique of sensational poetry amid decorative rhetoric.
Paul's Last Journey to Jerusalem Introduction
The lesson traces Paul’s final pilgrimage toward Jerusalem in Acts 21, detailing his voyage from Miletus to Tyre and Ptolemais, warnings from fellow believers, Agabus’s prophecy, and Paul’s steadfast resolve to fulfill a divine call despite peril. It emphasizes the church’s love for Jerusalem and the need for devoted leaders who remain unmoved by circumstances.
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Jerusalem
Centurion
Jeruslem
Paul
Itervala
Miletus
Actax
Thur
Eldora
Apostle
Hia
Rhodes
Patera
Apollo
Phoenicia
Cyprua
Tyre
Luke
Ptolemais
Plain of Sharon
Cuosaren
Philip
Evangelist
Stephen
Christ
Eplett
Jernkaiom
Hagerda
Mitetus
Agabus
Hetter
Ving
One Case of Luck in Tombstone Gold Camp Pierce
John Pierce, a Tombstone miner, arrives in San Francisco with a claimed $250,000 in gold coin from a new camp ten miles northeast of Tombstone. He describes the discovery as luck, saying he found rich quartz while tending cattle and built up his claim from small-scale work. An English syndicate holds the lodge, with a bond of $4.5 million reportedly backing the venture, and the camp is said to rival Cripple Creek in Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Examiner
John Pierce
Tombstone
Arizona
Frisco
Pierce
Cripple Creek
Colorado
York
Silver City
N. M
From Poverty to Riches Ends in City Gold Strike
Pierce, once a broke miner who never earned more than 310 at a time, now boasts a million dollars in gold. His wife helped support the family in Tombstone while his son herded cattle and a daughter attended public school in Torhstone. The clan travels to the city for their first trip away from home and enjoys their windfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Tombstone
Torhstone
Ode to a jealous goddess of distant halls
A cryptic verse describes worshippers of Gold urged to abandon the sun and roam as her slaves. A northern goddess binds those who seek comfort in other gods, pledges of Titan vows, renunciation of kin, and solitary ascent to icy halls where devoted souls may be claimed.
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Titan
Tru
A Soft Answer, Mr Surley Savagely
A dialogue from Tit Bits shows Mrs Surley gentle with a baby and Mr Surley snapping about the infant crying revealing temper and domestic humor in a period piece.
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Mr. Surley
Mrs. Surley
The Value of Attractiveness and Health in Maternity
A discussion asserts female beauty ties to physical health, vital for motherhood and marriage. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for malnutrition and liver issues, claiming it restores vigor, complexion, and vitality, with testimonial praise from Ella Barney of Columbus Ohio.
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Solomons
Ella Barney
Noars
Grant Avenue
Columbus
Ohio
Pierce
Wes Atdina
Padway's Pills Ad for Liver Disorders
An advertisement for Padway's Pills claims to treat all liver disorders. It invites readers to send for the Book of Advice from Dr. Radway & Co. Lock Box 5 in New York and offers price per box and mail order from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radway
Dr. Radway & CO
Lock Box 5
New York
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Umptarara
Binktarey
Washington Star
En Epicure
N. B. Pairbank Company
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Montreal
J. BE. Gilbert, D. D
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American Society of Religious Education
Apostl
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Brethren
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Israel
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Cieturea
Hones
Rome
Friomis
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C. G. i. Alee
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Snow
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Scranton, Olyphant, Gorbondale
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Conrad
Lackawanna Avenue
Castoria
New YO York
Dannie
Tha
United States
Woman's World
Jennees Miller Monthly
Woman's World Indemes
Miller Monthly
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Canad
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Europe
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Ponsisrsamiy
Bank 4
Oria
Hoteet Ome
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Mercansite Age Eles
James H. Plummer
North William Street
New York City
Modsic
Ruse Dale Works
Laplin & Rand Powder Cos
Iris Repl Vlars
Chheta Katery Ly
Repauno Chemical Co
Beranton
Wud
Morgan & Ua
Barbour's Home
Credithouse
Lackawanna Ave
Scranton Tribune Bindery
Tribune Uliding
Scranton
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