Dedication of Stratford Fountain Gift by G W Childs
The Stratford memorial fountain gift from G W Childs of Philadelphia opened with a grand ceremony attended by U S Minister Phelps, Lord Delaware and others. Lowell’s letter praised Shakespeare and the shared language linking America and Britain as visitors celebrated a lasting symbol of friendship and culture.
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Stratford-upon-Avon
George W. Childs
Lowell
Holmes
London
G. W. Childs
Philadelphia
Old Town
Birmingham
Stratford
United States
Phelps
Henry Irving
Theodore Martin
Ronald Gower
Lord Delaware
Lee Guniffe Owen
Worcester
Litchfield
Coventry
Aewick
Leamington
Childs
Ames Russell Lowell
Theo
Relics of Rameses II At Washington Museum
Dr James Grant Bey presented to the museum a collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts from Cairo including gold pendants bearing Thothmes III seal a mummy of Rameses II and his son Rameses III shabti figures agricultural implements a lizard topped mummified box a hawk statue and papyrus fragments dating to the Ptolemaic era The exhibit notes discuss Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife and the disappearance of papyrus plants due to marsh drainage and cultivation pressures.
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Washinton
James Grant Bey
Cairo
Egypt
Medical Congress
Thothmes III
Deir el Bahari
Rameses II
Rameses III
Grant
Horus
Osiris
Thoth
Hermes
Sekhet
Diana
Hathor
My Prayer Poem of Peace and Endurance
A devotional verse pleads for enduring peace and strength through life’s changes. The speaker seeks fortitude to bear cross and grief, light in perplexities, and rest in the afterlife’s mansions.
Love Finds Away in a Turbulent Village Romance
In a cozy parlor and amid a storm scarred schoolhouse Miriam recalls a life of modest toil and dreams. Dale Ardavan, the patient cousin, becomes a hopeful partner as Miriam faces illness and a choice between duty and love.
Noted Drunk Passenger Refuses Exposition Car Wakeup
A Atlanta Constitution report describes a visibly intoxicated man boarding a downtown Exposition car. The driver and nearby passenger struggle to awaken him as the vehicle proceeds, with the man remaining inert despite attempts to rouse him. A light rain falls as onlookers observe the scene.
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Atlanta
Descent of Monkey and Darwinism in Humorous Debate
A London Truth note recalls a German acquaintance in the Zoological Gardens who mocks Darwinism, arguing evolution is upside down and that monkey descended from man absent rudimentary morality, while the commentator records the exact genealogy of descent.
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Darewin
London
Zoological Gardens
Darwin
Teuton
Popular Hymn Lists Reveal Top English Hymns
A London periodical gathered 3400 lists from readers in New Haven showing Rock of Ages as the most loved hymn. Abide with Me and Jesus Lover of My Soul followed. My Faith Has Found a Resting Place ranks high, while Lead Kindly Light is praised by Newman. Wesley contributions dominate authorship.
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New Haven
Charles Wesley
Christian Union
Newman
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William Shakespeare
Alri
Pei
Steed
Persia
Avon
Fancy
Shakspeare
Castalia
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Srown
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Theodore
Delaware
Mycag
England
Childe
Walter
London Times
Macauley
Irving
Rosalie
Dale Ardavan
Dale
Mother
Miriam
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