Reading for the Sabbath in Religious Notes
The column surveys religious topics and figures from missions among Yuakuto Indians in Mexico to sermons by Guthrie Taylor and Selwyn. It cites church open hours in Washington, the Weigh-house Chapel loss, an Odessa trial, and debates over creed subscriptions and church establishment and comprehension debates.
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T. Fuller
Ruskin
G. Macdonald
James W. Alexander
Pittsburg
Reading
Guthrie
Edinburgh
Scotland
Wiliam M. Taylor
Congregational Church
Selwyn
New Zealand
Paret
Maryland
Church of the Epiphany
Washington
Beverley Tucker
Thomas Binnie
London
Beckenham
Finsbury Park
Odessa
Anthony Preegon
Standists
Preegon
Berwick
Carlisle
Darlington
Liverpool
Anchester
Newcastle
Northumberland
England
Thomas Hughes
Tom Brown
Hughes
Church of England
the Echo
National Church
Liverpool Mercury
Canon Liddon
Robert Peel
House of Lords
Aoung
Robert
Sir Robert
Ordin Ca
Peel
Benjamin Disraeli
Medical Use of Eggs in Burns and Dysentery
California Patron notes that egg white soothes burns, acts as a gentle varnish, and lowers pain by excluding air. It urges immediate application for scalds, beats oil and cotton, and prefers airless contact. Beaten egg, with or without sugar, is praised to ease stomach and intestinal inflammation by forming a transient coating and aiding natural healing.
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California
Eggs as remedy and diet guidance in old medical note
Advice on egg consumption as medicine and food with dosage guidance. Recommends two to three eggs per day as sufficient in ordinary cases and suggests a lighter diet overall for better health, framing the egg as both remedy and nourishment.
Beautiful Wife of Burglar Ruins Chicago Man’s Name
A Chicago Clearing House manager once admired for propriety faced ruin after his wife, Mary Dwyer once Mrs Mike Weaver, aided by marriage to the burglar, was implicated in a series of crimes. She aided his arrest, later divorced, then resurfaced in Chicago shoplifting a diamond, prompting police action and looming legal jeopardy.
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Chicago
Nashville
Mary Dwyer
D. R. Hale
Weaver
Hale
Chicago Clearing House
Mike Weaver
Mrs. Hale
Milwaukee
Joliet
Minnesota Climate and Night Preparations in Winter
An illustrated Minnesota climate sketch contrasts dry air and cold indoors in Minneapolis. The piece humorously details how residents boost warmth with ice blocks, buffalo coats, and candleless flames, while noting the region’s brief sleighing-friendly summers and a lively stock of coined phrases.
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Minneapolis
Florida
Gen
A Fine Point of Law in Washington Special
A Cherokee Indian refuses to answer a congressional committee witness summons claiming noncitizenship. This unusual stance sparks debate among constitutional lawyers in Congress about precedent and legal definitions.
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Washington
United States
Coness
House
Senate
South
Hood's Barsapanilie Promised to Cure Salt Rheum
A claim that the distressing disease salt rheum is readily cured by Hood's Barsapanilie, a noted blood purifier, sold by six druggists. The item presents a period advertisement tone and emphasizes a single product and its availability.
Letters From The People On Oil Inspection In Indiana
Noblesville reader urges stronger enforcement of 1881 oil inspection law. criticizes state inspector for allowing unsafe oils sold by Standard Oil. cites Minnesota as model with stricter safeguards. calls for amendment to compel comprehensive, honest testing of all oils for sale in the state.
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Indianapolis Journal
Standard Oil Company
Minnesota
Noblesville
Jan
State to reassess aid to Indiana’s normal and university schools
A speaker urges the Legislature to review state aid of 38000 yearly for the Normal and University, compare outcomes with private schools, and consider consolidating campuses near the state center. He argues for a modern central campus, consolidating staff, and reducing local burdens while questioning current allocations and building needs.
State University unity urged for Indiana and Michigan link
A speaker from Crown Point Indiana on January 22 1885 urged uniting state educational institutions on one central campus to secure larger state support and avoid separate facilities. He argued existing separate institutions are a burden and claimed private normal schools enroll more per term than all state institutions yearly. He proposed a single Michigan University style system and warned of financial interests blocking reform.
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Indianapolis Journal
State of
Indiana
State Normal
Indiana University
Normal
University
General Assembly
Vigo County
Terre Haute
Vigo
Indianapolis
Monroe County
Werther
Buardian
Michigan University
State University of Indiana
Crown Point
Ind
Call for Public Health Department by Indiana Writer
J. W. A argues for a state public health department led by qualified sanitarians or a State Board of Health. He contends education, prevention, and standardized medical oversight would reduce charity needs and prevent disease and accidents, urging legislative action and public support while cautioning against partisan misuse.
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Indianapolis Journal
Science and Invention
Department of Agriculture
Department of Public Instruction
Department of Public Health
State Board of Health
Indiana
Testimony on Insane Hospital Abuse Sparks Call for Investigation
Albert Thayer from Indianapolis asserts in a letter that Jacob Yeager’s account of cruel treatment at the Hospital for the Insane is not exaggerated. He demands a searching inquiry into the management, accusing Dr Fletcher and the assistant physician of neglecting patient welfare.
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Indianapolis Journal
Cath
Jacob Yeager
Fletcher
Albert Thayer Indianapolis
A Lesson in Art
New York correspondent recalls a Boston art shop where a stencil mix up leads to a row of landscapes showing a New England farm and a Bedouin figure. The boss admonishes the worker as a warning about routine figure painting and shop discipline.
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Aew
New England
Longfellow
High Art
The Roller Skating Corset in Fashion Letters
A New York fashion note describes a muscular, cutaway corset for roller skating. It is designed to fit the hips’ constant motion with a rigid body, addressing abraded skin from the activity. Ice skating faces no similar display of movement.
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New York
Brown's Bronchial Traches Claims Quick Relief
Advertisement notes Brown's Bronchial Traches will relieve bronchitis asthma catarrh and throat diseases with always good success, indicating strong claims for respiratory relief.
Young Folks' Puzzles and Enigmas Feature No. 1390 to 1427
A dense list of puzzle items from a 19th century column includes enigma challenges, jumbled poetry, numerical enigma and diamond acrostics. It features names and places such as Dryden, Spencer, Whitier, Hull gull, Canterbury tale, Hemans dramas, and many numbered puzzle entries with solutions promised in three weeks.
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Dryden
Spencer
Whittier
Gold-smith
Washington, D. C
Aoeabmen
Dopo
GaLion
Prize for Answers
A weekly game invites participants to submit as many unique answers as possible. Organizers announce a prize for the largest list, encouraging broad participation and speedy responses. The event emphasizes creativity and quantity in a light community activity.
Feot Notes puzzle column hints and welcomes
Feot Notes greets solvers and thanks Elizabeth Ruthie for puzzles. It asks readers to call often and begin with down words. Mentions Dutch and Prte reenactments may stop the solver at the start. Promises hard knots but variety and asks for many answers this week.
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Phena Brguttel
Elizabeth Ruthe
Prte
Rachel and Ristori in Paris Me dea debate
A Brooklyn Eagle correspondent recalls a Paris breakfast scene in 1856 at the Hotel du Louvre. English speakers discuss the rival interpretations of Rachel and Ristori, noting one woman’s enthusiastic claim that Rachel is a machine while Ristori is a woman, and the mystery woman turns out to be Charlotte Cushman.
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Rachel
Ristori
Brooklyn Eagle
the Eagle
Paris
Hotel du Louvre
New York
Charlotte Cushman
Patti to perform abroad for years, then Welsh estates plans
In a Philadelphia Press interview Mme Patti declares she has no retirement in mind and enjoys singing when travel is light. She cites engagements in Italy, London, Russia, and possibly France for the next five years, then jokes about devoting herself to Welsh estates and salmon fishing unless fortune changes.
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Philadelphia
Mme
Patti
Italy
London
Russia
France
Criticizing an Atlantic Contributor in the Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record weighs in on Atlantic Monthly poetry, urging authors to study falconry’s vocabulary, noting Shakespeare’s use of such terms. It critiques Helen Gray Cone for a sonnet on Ellen Terry in the February Atlantic, accusing her of blind neglect of the rule.
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Atlantic
Philadelphia Record
Shakspeare
Helen Gray Cone
Ellen Terry
Misread Quotation Sparks Hawk Theory in Play
Fragmented line from a theatre article notes a line about Beatrice as a tercel. It explains that a tercel is a male hawk, not the female demonized in the pret line, clarifying a misinterpretation of the character.
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Beatrice
Manufactured Honey Competes With Real Hive Product
New York report warns that American industry is producing manufactured honey that mimics real honey in appearance and taste. Bees detect the fake, refusing to store it, and sellers admit price differences and limited success of artificial combs. California honey is noted as pure but distinct in flavor.
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New York Mail
California
Fulton
Rare Coins Auction at Thomas & Sons in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Press reports one of the city’s largest coin collections from the late William H. Smith being auctioned by Thomas & Sons. Prominent dealers from across the country attended, with bids coming from abroad. The sale featured foreign copper coins, English tokens, U S and foreign medals, and ancient bronzes, silver and gold coins with the top lot a Japanese obang bought by A M Smith for 80.50 dollars. The two thousand coin collection includes Birch pattern 1792 cent and Martha Washington half dime.
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Philadelphia Press
Thomas & Sons
William H. Smith
John W. Hazeltine
South Eleventh Street
Philadelphia
L. H. Lowe
New York
Edward Frossard
Irvington
N. Y
A. M. Smith
East India
San Luis Potosi
United States
Birch
A Literary Millionaire in New York City
A portrait of Allen Thorndyke Rice editor and proprietor of the North American Review. He is said to be worth about 5 million dollars and manages his wealth while steering editorial operations and new business ventures. Rice runs a literary article bureau supplying newspapers with nonlocal literary pieces including Gray's and a chapter from Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.
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New York
Allen Thorndyke Rice
The
North American Review
Rice
Mr. Rice
Gray
Edmund Gosse
Mark Twain
Huckleberry Finn
Jealousies of Washington society threaten national politics
The New York Commercial Advertiser muses that petty spites among women in political circles could drive men with ambitions to seek celibate orders, implying a potential shift in political power dynamics.
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New York
Washington
Kate Castleton's Opportunity in Pittsburg Times
Kate Castleton has faced hard luck with husbands and failed ventures. Her first marriage ended in theft, and her latest investment faltered. The piece hints this may be her chance for a major windfall or rebound.
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Kate Castleton
Pittsburg
Iron Tonic Claim Sparks National Speech Fragment
Fragmentary OCR excerpt praises a tonic as a general remedy used by nations. Text highlights strong constitutions, beauty and complexions, with unclear product claims and historic moral framing. No clear event, date, or identities to anchor.
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