Advertising Rates and Political Ruminations in 1893
Fragments show advertising rates for frugal local notices and classifieds. The text cites Benixmes Lockie and miners laws, then shifts to political commentary on Cleveland supporters, Dan Soper and folding beds, and South Carolina cotton growers seeking protection from Egyptian cotton, highlighting rural labor and political shift themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Dan Soper
Soper
South Carolina
Congress
Egypt
East
Cardinal Manning’s death and the wage debate in old Britain
The obituary notes Cardinal Manning as a towering ecclesiastical figure who helped the poor and united many reform efforts. It cites a Malaga consul report contrasting American and Spanish wages and challenges free trade by arguing wage increases stem from demand in cities and factory growth, not protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Manning
England
Great Britain
Church of Rome
Origen
United States
Malaga
Spain
English prosperity and urban housing in Britain
A speech criticizes free trade and Britain's wealth while highlighting social hardship. Morley condemns pauperism among sixty year olds, Bright cites Glasgow overcrowding with high one room living rates, urging legislative action to improve living conditions and work prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Great Britain
Jobn Morley
Glasgow
Seailand
John Bright
Cassimore Rejected for Being Not My Mate
A dramatic dialogue reveals a desperate suitor pressing Cassimore for reasons behind her cold refusal to pursue him. She replies the match is not to be, citing that his feet are not mates. An aside recounts a sailor’s tale of peril at sea with near misses and bravado, framed as a magazine-style reminiscence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassimore
Tam
Cassimere
William
Chicago ‘Tribune
Cape Horg
Mel
M. Quad
N.Y. World
Cotylaids
Arizona
Butten
Billy Moore
Pat
Magre
Galeop
Moore
Billy
A Grave Matter and a Funny Title Misfire
A fragment from a late edition presents two short vignettes. In one, Geraldine hides a thoughts as Bertram urges openness during a quiet moment after a wedding. In the other, a delirious husband plans to go out and a brave wife uses a box to redirect his attention, with a tongue in cheek Washington Star gloss.
Patriotism and Universal Benevolence Debate
A 19th century tone argues that true patriotism expands love to supporting one’s country above all others. It rejects universal humanitarianism as impractical and insists Americans must prioritize national welfare and family prosperity, citing religious duties and national loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Elti¢Ena
Turkey
Constantinople
Washington
The
N. ¥. Ledger
Birthday Cake Delights for Little Ones in German Style
A vivid guide to birthday cake frosting and decorating, detailing sugar and water frosting, chocolate and maple variants, and egg white additions. It notes the care in timing four minutes of boiling, cooling in water, and smoothing with hot tools, plus festive embellishments like candles, paper fringe, sugar hearts, flowers, and candy figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Valentine's
Harper's Berar
Geography Game Between Two Sidesin a Room
A party game involves two captains facing opposite ends of a room. Each captain names geographical terms starting with A while counting to ten. The opposite side must identify each place, scoring a point when ten items are reached without interruption. The game can continue through the alphabet.
Toothache cure by benevolent gentleman at depot
A humorous scene at a Webesh depot as a kindly, retired tradesman offers home remedies from his satchel including cotton, peppermint, and toothpicks to soothe a woman's toothache. The exchange ends with thanks as the man predicts future help for similar aches.
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Detroit Free Press
Religious and Educational News Curiosities and Honors
Miss Lenora Herron of Dedham becomes librarian at Hampton College Virginia. Stephen I Elking pledges 499000 for a Baptist college in Clarksburg West Virginia. Harvard offers 219 liberal arts courses, implying forty years to complete. Immanuel Deaconess Home in Omaha employs eight deacons. Home for fear on oxses under construction at 85000. Since 1570 forty new congregations join Presbyterian Church of England with about seven thousand members. New York Presbytery reports 582 net members in three years, a 25 percent gain. Mrs Fannie Garrison Villard donates a bust of William Garrison to Howard University. Thomas H Swope sends £25000 to Center College at Danville. Chicago Congregationalists run 84 churches and 114 Sunday schools, with 11,404 total members citywide. England Friends number 1516 meetings with 148 women and 204 men ministers. Ireland reports 2680 registered members. James Gilmore of Cincinnati, 77, pursues Harvard arts under Prof Norton. Congregational Year Book 1901 lists 506,892 U S Congregationalists. Massachusetts holds 104,100. Frau Dr Emily Kempin seeks Zurich lectures license. university senate votes 19–10 against admission of women as teachers.
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Lenora Herron
Dedham
Mass
Hampton College
Virginia
Stephen I. Elking
Clarksburg
W. Va
Harvard
Immanuel Deaconess Hote
Omaha
Neb
Fearon
Presbyterian Church of England
Presbytery of
New York
United Presbyterian Church
Fannie Garrison Villard
William
Society of Friends
England
Ireland
James Gilmore
Cincinnati
Harvard University
Gilmore
Yale
Cambridge
Norton
United States
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
Iowa
Vermont
Emily Kempin
University of Zurich
Faculty of Jurisprudence
Kempin
Curated Quotations Across Voices and Times
Fragmented miscellany of famous sayings and humorous quips from Ammiam Lavater Ruskin Johnson and others. Diverse voices critique truth wisdom education and social norms with snatches of dialogue and travelogue style snippets from press and popular culture.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Benixmes Lockie
Faia
Tees
Cleveland
Iail
Cassimers
Nano
Yeu
Treraldine
Geraldine
Taunt
Bertram
Ja Grippe
Isn
Mary
Jim
Hemty
Washington Stan
Christ
Baldur
Odin
Freya
Thor
Niffelheim
Gregor
Winfrid
Heaven
Christ Child
Hood
Ihs
Alvold
Ladies’ Home Journal
Riggy
Bagge
Mra
Boston
Termitus
Terminus
Termin
Webesh
Detroit
Texas
Jedge
Datar
Religious and Educational
Ammiam
Russell Lowell
N. Y
Atchison Globe
Mickey
Washington Star
Milwaukee Sentinel
Boston Transcript
Galveston
Samuel Johnson
Carlyle
Ual
Piper
Smith
Fray
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