Lost Love and a Hard Prayer Turned to Reconciliation
An old Deacon's search for his estranged son, Tom, unfolds as he finally learns the true meaning of opportunity. The mother’s pleas reveal his harshness and lead to a reunion and redemption, with Tom returning home a changed, honest man.
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Deacon Chandler
Tom
Tom Chandler
Thomas
Deacon Chander
Toone
Mrs. Chandler
Chandler Farm
Deacon
Wayward Boy
Thomas Chandler
Waal
Mr. Chandler
Scientific and Industrial News Highlights From the Era
A survey of topics spans electric railways in New Zealand and Bright’s disease prevalence in New Jersey versus Virginia. Cancer research in New York hints that erysipelas virus injections shrink tumors while a lion-tigress hybrid in Cambridge’s museum draws curiosity. Other notes cover Egyptian camel impact, soil bacteria by depth, snail drought defenses, purslane seed abundance, biblical creation timelines aligned with fossil study, a telephonemeter for call timing, and a London hill fort project using an electric stump puller to clear tree roots.
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New Zealand
E. M. Hale
Bright
New Jersey
Virginia
New York
Cambridge
England
Egypt
Cairo
Alexander A. Houston
Edinburgh
Moses
London
Deacon Chandler Opportunity Seizes a Narrow Chance
The New York Mercury notes a rare success arising from Deacon Chandler's opportunity. The text reflects on grim choices and the relief of a favorable outcome after many near-misses and painful alternatives.
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Deacon Chandler
New York Mercury
What Every Man Is Worth Exhibit Reveals Body Chemistry
An exhibit at the National Museum displays the ingredients of a 154 pound man, totaling 96 pounds of water and various chemicals. It lists oxygen and hydrogen quantities, calcium valued at $18,300, and other elements, highlighting the intrinsic worth of the human body.
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National Museum
Hair Lock Grows Lengthy at Mrs Credle’s Boarding House
Mrs S E Credle keeper of a South Front Street boarding house owns a remarkable hair lock sent two years ago from a friend. Initially about 14 inches, it has since grown to over a foot in length and remains a curious living tress reported in the Newteca Journal.
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S. E. Credle
Howard Building
South Front Street
N. C
Transporting Treasure and the US Express Contract
A Washington Star reportdetails how the Treasury ships currency and precious metals, the United States Express Company handling government transfers east of Utah. It covers rates for currency versus gold, safes, seals, patrols, and past robberies, noting no losses on the government contract but occasional thefts from mutilated currency.
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Treasury Department
Uncle Sam
Utah
United Express Company
E. T. Platt
Patt
New York
United States Company
Adams Express Company
Adams Company
Express Company
Mr. Platt
Washington
Transportiee
Pany
Baltimore
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Colorado
Congress
Treasury
San Francisco
United States Express Company
Philadelphia
Washington Star
Wise Words and Sayings Nationwide Reflection
A collection of maxims on virtue guilt and wisdom. Notable lines warn that true justice eludes the wicked, happiness depends on balance, and self praise reduces value. Ramstory attributed quips reflect on sin, ambition, charity, and human folly.
The Electric Horsewhip in Racing Protests
A trainer provided a jockey with an electrical outfit for current to spurs, boosting horse speed. The horse won, a protest led to disqualification for cruelty, and a race forfeiture was cited. The newer electric whip, with a celluloid handle and copper points, is described as a humane stimulant.
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New York
German inventor’s patent rejected over dangerous erasable paper
A German inventor faced patent denial as authorities forbidden the manufacture and sale of his erasable paper. The pulp involved asbestos and parchment glue, treated with sulfuric acid and extensive rollers to resemble ordinary paper. The paper’s capability to vanish ink with moisture raised safety concerns.
Wind and Wave Devastation Hits Georgetown and Coast
Special dispatches report a West Indian cyclone tearing through Georgetown South Carolina with nineteen drowned. Tide heights, waterfront flooding, and loss of merchandise followed as Prosperity schooner and several vessels were wrecked. Wilmington and Savannah faced major damage but few or no deaths. Chicago saw a northwest gale with high lake wreckage and possible loss of life. New York area and Buffalo reported strong winds and vessel damage with no confirmed fatalities.
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Georgetown
Prosperity
South Island
Creaton
North Island
Magnolia Beach
Wilmington
N. C
Savannah
Titusville
Fla
Tybee Bar
Chicago
Chain of Lakes
Enterprise
New York
New York City
Ohio
Buffalo
Cardinal Gibbons Celebrates 25th Year as Archbishop
Baltimore saw the grand ceremonial honoring Cardinal James Gibbons on the twenty fifth anniversary of his elevation to the episcopate. Bishops from across the country attended the solemn pontifical mass at the cathedral followed by a banquet at St Sulspice Seminary with archbishops bishops monsignors and priests in attendance.
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Baltimore
James Cardinal Gibbons
Rooker
American College At
Rome
Holy Father
Cardinal Gibbons
Corrigan
St. Sulspice
Frost cost Alabama cotton crop in north and central counties
A Birmingham special reports frost Sunday night killed late cotton and will reduce the already short crop by about ten percent in north and middle Alabama. The crop was ten percent smaller before frost and twenty percent short overall.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Train wreck kills whole crew near Wellsville Ohio
A Pennsylvania Limited derailed at Wellsville on Tuesday at 6 15 causing the deaths of the engine crew and fatal injuries to three others in the baggage and express car. The train struck a safe crossing on the main line.
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Pennsylvania Limited
Wellsville
Ohio
Ted
Business Review Shows Uncertainty Bottling Economic Heat
R.G. Dun weekly notes lingering uncertainty delaying actions across industries and merchants while demand grows for essentials. Wheat, corn, cotton, and wool prices shift as official estimates clash with market sentiment. failures rise to 849 in the US and 42 in Canada, with overall liabilities increasing. The piece blends cautious optimism in some goods with broader market hesitancy and widening distress in others.
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R.G. Dun & Co.s
Atlantic
New York
United States
Canada
Humorous Quotations From Numerous 19th Century Papers
A collage of humorous lines and quips from multiple newspapers including the Pittsburg Dispatch Boston Courier Philadelphia Times World’s Fair Pack Cleveland Plain Dealer and more. Puns about money society vacations and manners mixed with light dialogue and social observations.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
Boston Courier
Statesman
Philadelphia Times
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Atchison Globe
Baltimore American
Texas Sistings
Lowell Courier
Troy Press
Philadelphia Record
Manners Fair
Detroit Free Press
Cleaning Engravings With Chloride of Lime Solution
To restore spotted steel engravings and prints pour clear water into a basin large enough for the works. Place chloride of lime in a muslin bag and immerse to make a strong solution, then immerse the engraving or print. Leave until clean and rinse in weak yard water.
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New York World
Is Dr Graves Dead The Denverers Hypothesize Liberated Heir
The Denverers report a sensational claim that Dr Graves once thought dead in jail is alive He allegedly found a pine log in the coffin at a grave in Thompson Center Conn and asserts Graves has fled to a foreign country Chandler and Morse of Thompson Center traveled to Denver and told a hotel keeper they believe Graves is free abroad They imply the widow protested the casket opening
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Denverers
Dr. Graves
Charles N. Chandler
Thompson Center
Saginaw reports sinking of German bark Ceres near hurricane
The Saginaw, inbound from Asna, relays that the German bark Ceres, bound for Savannah from London, was six feet underwater in her hold and burning after a hurricane on October 10. Captain Herch, his wife, and ten crew members were rescued.
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Saginaw
Asna
New York
Ceres
London
Savannah
Herch
Geary act drive and political notice in 1890s San Francisco
The Chinese Six Companies push to use the Geary act before the McCreary bill becomes law, aiding police to arrest and deport highbinders while screening some as hard workers. Also Democratic Negroes issue an address urging labor support for the ticket in five states, blaming Sherman tariff and McKinley tariffs for distress.
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San Francisco
The
Negro National League
New York
Massachusetts
Virginia
Iowa
Ohio
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Ella W. Wilcox
Frank Leslie
Louis Lanze
Feartel
South Carolina
Business Review
Dun & Co
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Gregory
Chicago Dispatch
Fogg
Buxby
Boston Transcript
Pappa
Kate Field
Queen Victoria
Boston Herald
Proctor
Boston Globe
Saratoga
Brooklyn
Buffalo Courier
Bridget
Dime Museum
New York Recorder
Detroit Tribune
Boston
Chicago Tribune
Galveston News
Monkania
New York News
Kansas City Journal
Mae
Chicago Inter- Ocean
Denver
China
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