On the banks o Deer Crick delight and rustic verse
A vivid rustic reminiscence centers on Deer Creek, fishing amid sycamores, frogs, and water life, celebrating the moody pleasures of riverbanks and summer days. The piece shifts to international notes, contrasting Whitcomb Riley’s verse with Japan and China postal peculiarities. It highlights Chinese letter-wearing scribes, rapid imperial news delivery, and the rush to publish literary exam results, with swift messenger boats and carrier pigeons delivering the lists to anxious crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont
Japan
China
Hien-fung
Miss Cumming
Ells Magazine
Fiend Children on a Pacific voyage teased crew and guests
In a London Telegraph piece George Augustus Sala recalls American child passengers on a Australis voyage. A nine or ten year old girl led a raft of pirates, raiding the saloon, pantry, galley, and deck, disturbing poker nights, smoking rooms, and wheel operations. Spanking was discussed as a cure, but seasickness later quieted the mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galas
Australis
Leigh Hunt
Sydney
Atrikin
Pacific
George Augustus Sala
London
Wretched Row Reveals Domestic Strain and Presidential Deaths
A quarrel between a wife and husband over a window diamonds purchase is recounted from Thezas Siftings. The notice also lists presidents and ex presidents who died in July on various years, noting the month as deadly for presidents and ex presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Austin Avenue
Thezas Siftings
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Monroe
Taylor
Grant
Garfield
N. Y
Training for Girls and the need for business literacy
A discussion urges that girls acquire basic business knowledge such as simple bookkeeping, interest calculation, and bank accounting. It argues many women, especially from well to do families, lack financial awareness and suffer when left without earnings, while education could prevent misery by teaching money management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sy Stern
M. ¥. Examiner
Steel Rail Pool Seeks Profits Through Production Plan
The steel rail industry ends its convention by proposing a pool to allocate a 775000 ton anticipated demand among fourteen firms. While a price under $30 a ton is not yet fixed, the plan aims to raise efficiency and profits. The piece warns against overreliance on rails and urges diversification into other steel products in rising demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Tasmanian wealth up solidly in decade says report
Government statistician reports strong progress in wealth and population in the last ten years. Bank deposits rise from £1,277,585 in 1875 to £4,022,167 in 1884, savings accounts grow from 11,023 to 19,061, deposits from £289,292 to £414,508, and property values climb to £837,916. Vital statistics show health remains good with no climate deterioration cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart Mercury
Facts for Farmers. Old ideas on soil and farming practice
A collection of farming notes from multiple sources advising soil fertility through plaster on clover, careful poultry management, and cautious hedges. It argues thoroughness, risk in poultry, and crop practices. It suggests hogs roaming clover fields, weed control near fences, and pigs as orchard scavengers for wormy fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Blade
New York World
Chicago Journal
N. S
South America not Tiked in United States influence
Carl von Lowenfels, acting secretary of the South American Commission, notes the United States is little known among common people in many Southern Republics. He cites cold receptions in Venezuela and Chile, while Costa Rica Buenos Ayres Montevideo Guatemala Ecuador and Peru welcomed the delegation with open arms. An American merchant in Valparaiso runs a broad depot and helped the City Railway Company. Trade potential across the region appears vast as governments show willingness to cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl von Lowenfels
South American Commission
United States
England
France
Germany
Iceland
Malta
Venezuela
Chili
Costa Rica
Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Guatemala
Ecuador
Peru
Valpariso
City Railway Company
South America
Sribumes
Soils and Health The Relation the One Bears to the Other
A National Board of Health study explains how soil acts as a filter for bacteria, noting that finer soils trap spores from infected air but cannot retain spores in water. It warns that wells near cesspools are unsafe, and that dry cellars may be riskier than wet ones, urging surveys of soil condition in home selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean
National Board of Health
Smythe
The Farmer’s Hobbies And Harsh Truths On Market Crops
A critic warns American farmers against chasing sensational crop promises from market reports on onions and berries. He cites inflated yields, unstable profits, and the risk of ruin for those who abandon proven grains and vegetables for speculative fruit and specialty crops. He stresses cautious planning, proper location, and steady effort over dramatic hype from popular farming papers. He notes Canada thistle can be fodder when cut early and repeatedly, offering pasture value and weed control through timely harvests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
Canada
National Live Stock Journal
A Pilgrim Song and Hymn History Echoes Faith
A religious miscellany features a pilgrim song praising steadfast divine care and a reflection on faith tested by daily life. It recounts how moral courage and Christian witness shaped guidance from ministers such as Malan and the impact of Charlotte Elliot’s hymns on spiritual healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorien
Pastor Malan
Church Universal
Torquay
Devonshire
Abs
Duncan Morrison
Charlotte Elliot
Gom
Panion
Bearing Burdens and the Weight We Carry
A reflective meditation on burdens, noting that steady loads temper and guide us. It cites the idea that burdens become a saving agency when aligned with faith, referencing the biblical invitation to come to Christ and find rest. The passage urges gratitude for the burdens providentially given. Tuesday.
Gems of Thought and Reflections on Religion and Industry
A collage of quotations notes on religion, labor, and progress. It contrasts Gospel spirit with modern life and comments on technology, travel, and moral remedy. The pieces cite Buxton Morley and The Independent, with the Christian at Work outlook on training people to use possessions properly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Buxton
Morley
James Walker
Chicago Standard
Philadelphia
Atlantic
Livingstone
Christian
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Sirvald
Deer Crick
Chins
Thad
Ceylon
Hindoostan
Himalayas
Kotghur
Tappal Wallah
Tappal
Tokiot
Jerusalem
Palestine
Kravery
Levant
Massachusetts
New England
Old City
Jerusaem
Moses Montefiore
Holy City
Louis Republican
Tasmania
Soils and Health
Thistles
Worcester
Mass
Riz
Boston Journal
Jordan
Thomas E. Reynolds
Malan
Christ
Wats
George Stephenson
Edison
Charles
Charles Reade
Jesus Christ
God
Pather
Cesar Malan
Geneva
Elliots
West End
Charlotte
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