The Amberly Villas Debt and Uncle Jocelyn’s Help
A young couple in Amberly Villas sinks into debt after an imprudent London move. They fail to live within their means until Uncle Jocelyn lends a hand, settling their liabilities and guiding them to a modest, stable life with lessons on frugality and paying ready money.
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Mr. Arden
Uncle Jocelyn
Sophy
Jocelyn
Donington
Henry
Kate
Mr. Trevor
Henry Arden
Amberly Villas
Amberly
Conington
London doorway smallpox alert ends in tragedy
A man passing a London doorway saw a smallpox ridden invalid enter a cab that stopped at a smallpox hospital. The cab fare was later picked up by a couple who ignored alarms. They visited a prominent square house, where the master died of smallpox the day before and the wife lay ill.
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Monticello
Kentucky
Texas
New Mexico
The
Apostolic Times
Annie Berry
Silver City
R. B. Metcalf
Jocelyn
Henry
Amberly Villas
Trevor
Bedford Square
Mr. Trevor
Conington
Kate
Uncle Jocelyn
London
Capua School Tragedy As Canary Escape Sparks Fatal Plea
A Capua school near a priest kept by the church saw a child punished for a canary escape. The boy died crucified on a table after his feet were severed to fit the space, and the priest killed himself with a poignard in a adjoining room.
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Capua
Italy
Abolish Fast Days in Scotland Aimed at Restraint
The piece argues Scotland should abolish fast days as they have become feast days for drinking. The Lancet criticizes modern strong people for overindulgence and comfort, claiming fasting is beneficial both medically and religiously.
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Scotland
London Lancet
Ohio Mutual Relief Association Charter Revoked in Pol icy Scandal
The Ohio Supreme Court canceled the North Lewisburg based association’s charter after officers allegedly allowed Columbus agent Jacob Rizer to issue sixty four life policies to one person without consent of others. A woman paid over 1200 dollars and recovered funds through her attorney, claiming mediation by Mrs Rizor and her husband. Home office forms and officer communications harmed the company’s standing.
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Columbus Dispatch
Supreme Court of Ohio
Ohio Mutual Relief Association
North Lewisburg
Champaign County
Columbus
Jacob 5
Rizer
J. Rizor
Rizor
Precious Stones as Playthings in Kimberley Boom
A South Africa traveler named O Reilly bought a pebble claimed to be a diamond from Boers and sold it at the Cape for 3000. He purchased another from a negro and sold it for 56000, triggering a diamond rush as natives and whites swarm to new stones. Kimberley, center of the trade, hosts about ten thousand residents, churches, theatres, banks, hotels and more.
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South Africa
O’ Reilly
Cape
Kimberley
Fashion in Bombay and its intricate adornments
The account details Bombay children wearing only a red cord at the waist while women display minimal dress with a linen cloth over one shoulder. Silver rings multiply across toes ankles arms fingers ears and a large ring through a nostril completes the ornate ornamentation.
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Bombay
Welsh Language Maintains Strong Tide Through History
From Tudor times to 1700 Welsh clergy stayed English aligned, but by 18th century Welsh dissent grew as English officials misread local sentiment. By 1870 Gladstone appointed a Welsh bishop, boosting language preservation. About half of 1.2 million Welsh speakers understand no English service, with 13 Welsh weekly papers and 18 Welsh chapels in London.
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Grand Rapids and
Indiana
R. R. Co
W. C. Hughart
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Church of England
Principality
Wales
Gladstone
England
Ireland
Scotland
Isle of Man
London
Liverpool
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