The Sweet By and By Hymn Origin Story
In Richmond a doctor author recalls how The Sweet By and By was written in under an hour by Dr Bennett after collaborating with J. P. Webster. He describes rivals and rumors about drunkenness and infidelity, praising Webster and the hymn’s enduring fame as it spread from Elkhorn to schools and abroad.
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Richmond
Ilinois
George F. Root
Stephen J. Foster
Samuel Fillmore Bennett
Ann Arbor
Mich
Elkhorn
Wis
Independent
J. P. Webster
Lieutenaor Bennett
Fortieth Wisconsin
Volunteara
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Bennett
Law
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Pat the Pather
The Fighting Swine and Swiss Military Prowess of 1519
In 1519 the Swiss expanded power against Austria and France near Milan, repelled Landsknecht forces at the Ogio and Ticino, and, during a French siege of Novara, mocked breaches while inviting the French to enter. Re-enforcements arrived, and the Swiss won a costly victory, the leader lamenting a lack of obstinacy among his troops.
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Austria
France
Milan
Landsknechta
Ogio
Ticino
Novara
Switzerland
Macmillan
Surnames from Diminutive Personal Names in English History
A summary of how Anglo-Saxon diminutive suffixes kin and cock evolved into surnames like Hitchkin Hitchcock Hitchens and Hitchison. It notes many William variants such as Williams Williamson Will Wilson Bilson Willig on Wilkie Wilkins Wilkinson and others including Gillom Gillamot Gillot Wilson Willet Wilmot and Willson with Norman forms Guillaume and related spellings.
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Sehcock
Wilmot
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Richard
Hitchkin
Hitchcock
Hitchens
Hitchison
William
Willams
Williamson
MacWilliam
Fitzwilliam
Will
Wills
Wilson
Bill
Bilson
Willy
Willigon
Wilkin
Wilkie
Wilkins
Wilkinson
Gilkin
Gilkinson
Wilcock
Wilcox
Guillaume
Gillom
Guillamot
Gillamot
Guillon
Gillon
Guillot
Gillot
Gillotsen
Guill
Meill
Willett
Willet
Williamot
Willan
Willing
New York Times
Vegetarian fare and the ethics of meat in menus
A London News note examines vegetarian cooking evolving away from meat terms yet still using familiar dishes like cheese fritters and custards. It questions the idea of a vegetable turkey and mentions fried corn or anise with pineapple pudding as examples, highlighting how cheese widens the caterer’s palette.
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America
Loodon News
Fragmented Rereading Shows Obscure Erotic Imagery in Verse
The excerpt describes troubling sexualized images involving children and animals, with vivid yet unsafe phrasing about caretakers, infants, and触on symbols. It hints at the author’s attempt to explore vulnerability, warmth, and tenderness through disturbing associations, revealing a complex but troubling literary tone.
Thirty-Eighth Street Stop Disputed On City Car
A tense exchange aboard the Ailey 1 car at Thirty-ninth Street ends with the conductor admitting a possible stop at Thirty-Eighth Street to placate a vociferous countrywoman who insists she was promised that stop. She finally alights on the platform, remarking on the conductor’s concession as the train departs.
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Thirty Eighth Street
Thirty-eighth
Abe
Ioan
Thirty-eighth Street
M 'Am
Chicago Post
Fastnet Light and Westerly Atlantic Lighthouses
Article describes Fastnet lighthouse nine miles south of Crookhaven Ireland 80‑ft rock 70‑ft tower battered by winter gales storms occasionally breach the summit and supply stores once replenished by a near-approaching schooner landing is done by a jib crane and rope hoist for visitors while accompanying sea foam surrounds the rock.
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Great Britain
Crookhaven
Ireland
London Skutch
Mercenaries and Color Blind Lessons From History
A fragment discusses the mercenary ideal, arguing modern warfare makes true soldiers rare as officers rise from ranks. It contrasts past the old rule of lifelong soldiers with present short service, then shifts to John Dalton and color blindness sparked by a mother’s remark about stockings, noting Dalton’s role in linking color perception to chemistry.
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Onc
Asin
Giordon
Valentine Baker
Hobart
Macmillan's Magazine
John Dalton
John
Jonathan
Bare of It This Time Jobot Joby
A fragmentary comic exchange shows Mrs. Billus alarmed by noises in a house and Mr. Billus dismissing the threat as a false alarm. The bit ends with a mistaken belief of a home intrusion. It then shifts to a note on barbers and a Boston hairdresser telling a humorous medical scene in broken German about doctors and their patients.
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Jobot Joby
Mr. Billos
Maria
John
John Billus
Information For the Teacher The Pupils Question About Events
A fragmented 19th century style piece satirizes classroom inquiry with a pupil asking how many events have occurred and a teacher’s quip about chemistry terms. The text, though garbled, suggests a lesson on questioning and authority within a school setting. The piece also references a newspaper line about a worse event and a scout boat scene, all in a confused collage of phrases.
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Utica
Afraid Not: Man Bravely Faces Burglary Then Returns
A Indianapolis Sentinel item describes a Brayton couple awakened by a burglary in their home. The husband, with revolver ready, orders his wife to lead the way through the house to check for intruders, proving fear is minimal as they search from garret to cellar and return to bed after finding only a stray dog.
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Haxteys Wits
Battlesuike
Sytner Harbor
Huxley
Sydney
Etraita
Australia
England
Lovera
School of Mines
St. John’s Wood
North American Review
Garret
Indianapolis Sentinel
Hard Taskmistress at the Vokes Company
The late Mrs. Clay, Rosina Vokes, was a strict taskmistress who demanded the same from others. A young American dancer with the Vokes company suffered a finger injury during a card scene, yet performed as ordered, blood seeping from her hand. The episode sparked later critique of such tyrannical training.
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Vokes
Clay
Rosina Vokes
Vokes Company
Mrs Clay
Miss Blank
Mrs. Clay
New York Advertiser
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