Alma Record highlights global reach of Christian Endeavor society
At a Saratoga meeting the general secretary notes growth from 80 societies to 2134 divisions with 140000 members. Represented denominations include Congregational, Presbyterian, Baptist, Catholic, Reformed Christian, Lutheran, Friends, Episcopal, Moravian and Unitarian. The piece mentions celebrations, speeches, and various figures, with scattered political and imperial allusions.
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Society of Christian Endeavor
Saratoga
N. Y
Syria
China
Japan
Micronesia
Spain
Scotland
England
United States
Mississippi
Congregational
Poisoning death linked to rival paper’s copy
A man living about 12 miles from here died Monday afternoon from poisoning. He reportedly ingested a substance after wrapping it in a copy of the rival newspaper, described as loathed and disgusting. The incident is described as a warning to others.
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Here
Big and Little Sponges From Florida and the Mediterannean
A Florida sponge dealer describes the largest sponge in the world, its size and water capacity, and compares it to a smaller Philadelphia specimen. He notes sponges from the Mediterranean, harvesting methods, markets in Trieste London Nassau and New Orleans, and the differing sponge grades and prices. The piece covers how sponges are taken, processed, and sold, with brief remarks on curious examples and historical context.
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Florida
William Street
Philadelphia
Mediterranean
France
Amsterdam
New Orleans
Grecian
New Providencs
Trieste
London
Tuna
Europe
New York Mail and
Beorees
Abandoned Kittens Die in Town Store Tragedy
An Ohio crook kills newborn kittens born in a Tivovite street wholesale house after a council orders their death. The execution is secretly carried out in a water bucket, with remorse in the crowd. A woman later steals the wrapped remains, fleeing with the package as a clerk observes.
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Ohio
Race Street
Tabby
Estelsisiment
Cincimval Nyquirer
To Her Thy trembling aris promed Fondly our thoughts
Fragmented romantic verse describes intimate celestial imagery as the speaker addresses a beloved. References to stars and heaven, a sense of devotion, and prayers to God of Bliss convey yearning and transcendence in a poetic aside. The text is incomplete and obscured by OCR errors but centers on love and divine imagery.
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Aris
Earth
Heaven
Tharebyra
Bitter Will Sparks Fight Over Holloway Heirship
The will of Holloway, a famed quack medicine millionaire, is probated amid a contest by two aged sisters left penniless. He left nearly all his estate to a stranger, funding a college, while omitting his sisters. Courtly reaction brands his philanthropy as a sham and his kinship as the bitter pill in his life story.
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Holloway
New York Herald
Flaming gas well near San Luis Obispo creates park scene
A San Luis Obispo Valley well, drilled to nine hundred feet, yields hot sulphur water and abundant gas. The fountain flames four inches wide, with water at 90 degrees and forty thousand barrels daily claimed. Promoters Nichols and associates envision a scenic park with baths, dancing floor, and transport links to San Luis Obispo and Pismo Beach.
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San Lis
Obleno
Cal
San Francisco
San Luis Creek
Ths
Bay of San Luis Obispo
G. B. Nichols
Pred Adama
Alf Walker
San Luis Obispo
Nichols Park
Ofenay Fites
Pacific Coast Railway
San Lula
Pismo
Singer
Honest Man Finds Pocket Book and Turns in Funds
A young man named Alfred Trident found a pocket book containing money near the Palace hotel on Market street. Judge Murphy advised delivering it to the police chief, for the owner would reward the finder. The owner, A. Janigy, reported recovery and gave $25 for honesty. Trident, a linguist in the interior department, had previously returned $1,700 from a prior loss.
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Murphy
Alfred ‘Trindent
Department of the Interior
Market Street
Palace Hotel
Alta California
Chicago Anarchists Lose Support After Test Vote
The Chicago anarchists muster only about 10 000 adherents now versus 25 000 previously. The nation congratulates Chicago on relief from a long menacing danger, while condemning the anarchists who should be hanged for the safety of Chicago and the country.
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Chicago
New York
Real estate boom hits pulpit in Kansas City scene
The Lancaster Examiner notes the real estate craze reaching churches in Kansas City with a preacher reportedly drawing his sermon from Block 4 Lot 6 of Matthew's addition to the New Testament, illustrating how market mania spills into religious spaces.
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Kansas City
Lancaster
A Great Man's Home Thurman Passes Time Away at Columbus
The article portraits Allen G. Thurman in his Columbus residence on Rich Street, describing the stately three story stone and brick house, the open house atmosphere, Thurman’s study where he reads Washington hours, and his fondness for grandchildren. It notes the town’s quiet character and Thurman’s esteemed place in adopted city society.
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G. Thurman
Obambum
Obie
Columbus
Evita
New York Mail and Express
Colume
Allen G. Tinieman
Thani
Hink
Thurman
Hist Kieh
Heigit
Erin
Atso
Gillevis
Washington
United States
Bodies Retrieved From Bad Lands Preserve Race Alive Two Millennia Ago
The Smithsonian obtained from Col. J. H. Wood of St Paul the bodies of five individuals a man a woman and three children recovered from a cave in the Bad Lands of Dakota by a miner. The corpses are simply dried not petrified yet show remarkable preservation. Scientists who examined them say they belong to a race that existed about 2 000 years ago.
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Smithsonian Institute
J. H. Wood
St. Paul
Dakota
Domestic Humor Exchange Isaded in Sidelong Gossip
A fragment from a 19th century column features a dialogue about leaving a pleasant home and warning given, with a note that the mistress is polite yet the speaker plans to depart. A separate line mentions a discovery that 10,000 in the country suffer from consumption, contrasting with whisky.
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Yonkers Gazer
How They Talk The Volubility Of Public Men
A Pittsburgh correspondent surveys famed travelers noting which public figures like to talk and which avoid interviews. Sherman, Mackay, White alw, Reid, Halstead, McLean, Morrison, Hays, Conkling, Depew, and others appear with varying openness, while some, like Carlisle and a few, remain reticent or elusive.
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Pittsburgh
Union Depot
Wade Sherman
Senator Sherman
Stanford
Calfornia
Sly
John W. Mackay
California
Pirase
United States
Chicago
Whitelaw Reid
Murat Halstead
Vie Cincinnaté Commerciat Gaselle
Piteburgh Union
Die Pot
John KR McLean
Syquiron
Henry Waterson
Couelomdournal
Sam Kaunall
Chauncey M. Depew
New York Central
Remarkable Dakota Fertility Tale From a Prairie Conversation
A wandering exchange on a eastern train recounts stories of Dakota fertility, with humor about pumps and groves, ending with Luhota Bell stating he came as an itinerant preacher seven years ago and has seen a beneficial influence on the people.
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Dakota
Merkly
Tonia
Wiis
Dakomsol
Ned Rei
Ani
Walter Tinigh
Luhota Bell
Dakota Faith Struggles Highlight Baptists Anniversary
A Minneapolis Journal report recalls a Dakota sermon scene where a Boston minister asks about progress as a Dakota brother notes discouragement. Early week saw large congregations with 150 kneeling in prayer though overall revival progress remains uncertain amid waning interest.
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Dakota
Boston
Minneapolis Journal
Negro chiefs in Paris visit promote Panama canal deal
Nine tattooed African chiefs with unpronounceable names travel to Paris under an entrepreneurial contractor to see the sights and sign an agreement with M. de Lesseps to recruit their tribes for Panama Canal work. They speak English and wear ivory bracelets.
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Paris
Lions
M. de Lesseps
Pert Cor
London
Truth
Domestic Hints and Recipes From a 19th Century Kitchen
A collection of culinary guidance and recipe fragments inclining toward suga r heavy bake goods. Includes Swedish Rolls Cocoanut Carr Kulas Straw Cranberries Tomato Salad and ginger cake style notes with measurements and method hints.
Giggling Girl Faces Divorce Suit Over Endless Laughter
A West girl known for constant giggling sparks a case as her husband sues for divorce alleging persistent giggling. The tale notes her lively charm and the social gaze, quoting remarks about giggles misread as vivacity, while a playful editorial closes with caution about laughter and propriety.
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J Miladelphia American
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