A Close Fit: The Reverend A.'s Son and Seminary Prayer
A narrative traces the rise and fall of Reverend A.'s only son in Philadelphia. It recounts youthful mischief, a religious conversion, and a dramatic prayer at a seminary meeting that ends by calling for humility, grace, and reform among students and faculty. The piece ends noting his ministry has been a success since that hour.
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Mr. A
Ds. A
Philadelphia
Young A
Scully
Nova Zembia
Luther
John Knox
England
Scotland
Education Society
Prof. W
Christ Jesus
Church Union
Australian runs show thoroughbreds deteriorating quickly
Australian experiences militate against the theory that thorough bred animals do not deteriorate. Horses in Australia, though of good English blood, lose value on running distances if neglected. Some stations shoot many horses for meat with bruvybe shooters paid ten shillings per head. The piece also notes a London Medical Times necrology sample averaging eighty nine years and seven months.
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Iorses
England
London Medical Times
St Random
Snuff Incident Ends Courtship Between Wes and Lecaude
An Albasy girl, Wes, threw snuff into her lover Lecaude's face during a confrontation. He remained calm in his wooing and replied, Misa Julia, I've had snuff of this, and you will never see me again. The remark ends their alliance amid heated exchange.
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Wes
Lecaude
Misa
Julia
Mary Mounts Moonlit Quest For Doctor In Night Test
A young girl Mary leaves her ill grandmother to fetch the doctor during a thunderstorm. She crosses dark roads, confronts fear near a river and bridge, and reaches the doctor’s house where she is cared for. The doctor praises her courage and shares stories of her mother as they return.
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Ashe
Ces
Maury
Mary
Mrs. Ainsworth
Mother Bunch
Doctor Promises to Stay Until She Wakes
A doctor reassures a tired girl by staying near until she wakes, after sending her to bed. The journey home felt lonely and hard, but she is glad she did not abandon her walk. The moment reflects quiet perseverance in a challenging evening.
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Mary
Averybody
Mechanism of Washington Resurrection Diorama by Local Inventor
Detroit Tribune describes Andrew Gaudron of 235 St. Aubin avenue as nearly finishing a nine by three and a half by two and a half foot cabinet diorama titled The Resurrection of Gen Washington. A clocklike mechanism, spring driven, fires a cannon tolls bells and lifts a curtain to reveal Washington’s tomb with sentinel soldiers and an eagle crowning the resurrected general. The piece uses scale models, Springfield rifles, and period uniforms, with heads carved by Julius Melchers. Gaudron, formerly at Detroit Base Works and Pullman Car Works, spent months perfecting the display for exhibition at the Centennial Exposition.
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Andrew Gaudron
St. Aubin Avenue
Gen. Washington
Washington
France
Julius Melchers
Scoldiers
Trenton
Detroit
Pullman Car Works
Detrot Tribune
The Emperor Dom Pedro and Brazil at the Centennial
A historical note on Dom Pedro II born December 2 1825 and his fifty one years rule. It details his ascent to the throne in 1841 and Brazil's progress, including education railways and steam routes to the United States and Europe. It mentions his marriage to Theresa and his regent daughter Isabella, plus Brazil’s Centennial Navy mission to the United States.
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Dom Pedro
Brazil
John VI
Dona Maria I
Portugal
Rio
Eimperor
Ife
Tve
Don Miguel
Dom Pedro II
Tila
United States
Europe
Vom Pedro
Theresa Christina Maria
Francis L
The
Two Siciles
Isabella
Leopoldina
Europa
Btter
Washington
Leshor Lopez Nette
Liverpool
Sephor
J. M. da Silva Coutinho
Jose Saldanha da Gama
Nicolao Moreira
Senhor Pedro da Cordilha Paes Lerne
Uribune
Fragmented Quips on Schools and Language in a Letter
A jumbled remark notes San Francisco schools closing for lack of funds and children harassing Chinese people. It mentions Axhouxp Worcester adopting a French farewell, switching from “goodbye” to “au reservoir.” Fresiman defines a circle as a round straight line with a hole in the middle after reflection.
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San Francisco
Axhouxp
Worcester
Au Reservoir
Prorescot
Frestiman
Fresiman
Variety and humor across oddities and mischief
A collage of quirky items from a Jackson Tennessee mother to Mt Vesuvian crater humor, oddities on interest rates in Kentucky, and humorous notes on robins, burglars, and editors. Also coverage of a strange Santa Fe funeral procession of exhumed soldier remains and light vignettes from Detroit to Paris.
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Philadelphia
Robin Jing
Detroit
Robin
New York
Ater
Oftaly
Tyrol
Austria
Italy
France
Switzerland
Romencists
Paris
Port Royal
Chicago Tribune
Happy Hollow
Surlington Hauk-Hye
Santa Fe
Fort Craig
Othe Government Cemetery
Lieut
Drew
Jonarda del Muerta
Sante Fe
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Sidney Telegraph
Sidney
the Emperor Dom Pedro
Jackson
Crator
Mt. Vesuvius
Kentucky
Peters
Attendon
Pittsburgh
Sue
Stratham
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