Celibacy Craze Shapes Clergy and Social Fashion
An analysis cites the shift toward celibacy as fashionable and discusses its impact on clergy and marriage. It notes historical church enforcement, Protestant changes after the Reformation, and arguments for and against ministers marrying, including effects on spiritual focus and domestic troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Dispatch
New York
St. Paul
Eli
Church
Gregory VII
Lather
Catherine von Nora
Wittenberg
Wren
Mroudiec
Smoked While Sleeping At Hotel Man Suffers Cigarette Craving
A Pittsburgh Dispatch report recalls a hotel guest who smoked continuously with a paper cover in his mouth. The man alarmed staff by demanding cigarettes at three in the morning or risk death, later telling a clerk the cigarettes saved his life after running out at midnight.
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Seventh Avenue
Pittsburgh
Valuable Collection Reflects Early Photographic Portraiture
A Queen Victoria era collection claims to be the largest extant set of notable portraits. It spans kin and rulers from early daguerreotypes to evolving techniques, capturing the progress of photography from its dawn.
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Victoria
Electric Bitters Promoted as Pure Medicine Beverage
A Leader. Since its first introduction Electric Bitters has gained rapid popularity as a pure medicinal tonic with no beverage or intoxicant use. It is claimed to cure Sick Headache Indigestion Constipation and drive Malaria from the system. Satisfaction guaranteed with each bottle or money refunded. Price only 50 cents per bottle. Sold by J. B. Weeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Weeton
Slips of the Tongue and Misread Compliments
A column reflects on verbal slips and misstatements from readers and figures. It recounts a clergyman’s referral request, a Swiss holiday mishap involving Sir Paul Hunter and Lady Hunter, and an anecdote about Victor Hugo meeting a gossiping notary. The piece notes errors stem from imperfect information and social misreadings.
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Cassell
Bancroft
Switzerland
Paul Hunter
Hunter
Paul
Victor Hugo
Belame
Paris
Hupro
Hugo
Traducer
Kin Carries Heav y Coon and the Mystery of Its Weight
A large hunter named Kin volunteers to carry a dead coon during a hunt. He learns the animal’s heaviness as companion Guy and others struggle up a ridge. The group leaves Kin to ponder the mystery while dawn reveals the animal’s fate.
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Kin
Purpoe
Coontom
Dea
Guy Icon
Hon
Art Cmt
Lacy
Nin
Vonnred
Guy
Bay Farm
Silk Fibers and Dr King's New Discovery Ad
The article notes long silk cocoons reaching over a thousand yards. It promotes Dr King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds with a money back guarantee after a fair trial. Trial bottle free at J R Weston's drug store. Large size 50c and 1.00.
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Garon
Dr. King
J. R. Weston
Parisian Beggars and Their Organization in Society
The Paris Temps describes beggars as trained professionals who door to door solicit alms. They map out routes to avoid police, favor bakers and butchers, and use feigned defects to attract sympathy. Stations become stationary revenue hubs with families sharing bake, rent, clothes, and schooling funds through regular, well organized charity networks.
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Paris
Chang
Walland
Ling
Ancient Egyptian Boat Awe Inspires Sailors on Koobry Reach
A vivid, though fragmentary, description of a grand 135 foot ceremonial boat named in Egyptian lore as it sits near Koobry opposite Cariro. The writer notes its length, ornate gilding, multi-deck structure, and a crew of locals greeting visitors with smiles as they board the deck for a prospective voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koobry
Opposit Cariro
Scriboer
Jenses
Hatasu
Church Deen House
First Tennessee Court Under Ancient Elizabethtown Tree
A historic note recalls Tennessee's first court convened under an old sycamore tree at Elizabethtown where Andrew Jackson once presided. Nearby, ex President Johnson died in an old farmhouse a few miles away, linking landmark justice and national history.
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Andrew Jackson
Jatire
Supreme Court
Tennessee
Elizabethtown
Johnson
Deserving Praise and Endorsement for Vital Remedies
The dealer promotes Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption Dr King's New Life Pills Bucklin's Amnica Salve and Electric Bitters praising universal satisfaction. They guarantee refunds if recalls are unsatisfactory, asserting popularity based on merit. J R Weston Dragtet signs the endorsement.
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Dr. Kings
Dr. King
Bucklin
J. R. Weston
Dragtet
Infant with tiny hat causes commuter chaos on Sixth Avenue L
In a Sixth Avenue L train scene a distressed father, dignified in appearance, endures a farcical straw sailor hat placed on his head by his infant. The mother prompts the act to soothe crying, while passengers laugh at the comic tableau until the child falls asleep.
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New York Commercial
William
Percat
Whip Scorpion in Central America Noted for Odd Features
Report describes the whip scorpion as a remarkable scorpion family member with an elongated segmented body, a flexible tail ending in a sting, and pale fangs that resemble forceps. It notes adapted antennae replaced by poisonous jaws and highly flexible, multi jointed front legs used as touch organs. The creature’s tail lashes when angered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Central American
St. Louis Republic
English Peers and Salaries Sparks: A Continental Comparison
Henry Labondiere objects to funding peers from the civil list and proposes a formal "reptile fund" for parliament. The piece contrasts peer salaries with calls for Commons pay, then likens U S senatorial salaries to ceremonial roles. It also notes Chinese boiler sizes in rice boiling and Maine tobacco trade practices.
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Henry Labondiere
House of Lords
House of Commons
United States
Enate
Senate
North
South
Nursery Men Hiring Full Year Work In St Paul
Local job notice from L. J. May & Co nursery men and florists seeks a right person for year round work. Pays 1008 dollars monthly, applicants must state age. position tied to a well known house and nursery stock. Located in St Paul Minnesota with a responsible house backing the ad.
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L. J. May &Co
St. Paul
Minnesota
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