Enlightened Islam and Western Misconceptions Across Civilizational Views
From Mismer’s Souvenirs du Monde Mussulman the article contrasts Islamic social order with Western liberties, arguing Islam’s democratic roots, prohibitions on alcohol, and a system of equality and fatalism. It notes slavery limits and the high status of scholars, alongside critiques of Christian predestination and colonial slavery, with Napoleon’s quote on Islam as a promise. Also included are short anecdotes on health fads, a leaky sausage tale, a Siberian salt lake, and a Christmas innocence vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Mismer
Europe
East
Mohammed
Russia
Brazil
Mussulman
Central Africa
Egypt
Turkey
Allah
Moses
Jesus
Raub Allah
God
Pius IX
Napoleon I
Paris
Figaro
Parrot memories and grim railway humor in prose and verse
A comical tale of a parrot Polly who never forgets and curses a mistress and a rector who offers to help, followed by a grim railway joke where a dealer buys children from a dismantled cart and an old lady screams to stop a train. The vignette blends eccentric humor with macabre edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stodge
London
Loads of Stone and Sapphire Tablets Scriptural Factoid
A Kansas City paper reports a Ozark bowlder attracting a nine foot distant jackknife, with magnetic loadstone causing east west survey deflections in Carter Reynolds Iron and Washington counties along the fifth principal meridian. Hebrew tradition notes Moses tablets of sapphire symbolizing loyalty justice beauty and nobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Ozarks
Carter
Reynolds, Iron
Washington
Moses
Sappir
The Calm Hills and a Vanished Loved One
Poem excerpt from Gentleman's Magazine reflecting on loss and memory. A speaker laments a departed loved one, contrasting serene hills and a joyful nature with personal grief. The verse meditates on rest, distant homeland, and enduring sorrow for a beloved who is no longer present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gentleman's Magazine
A Fly That Kills Horses and Other Vignettes
A compilation of brief observations: the tsetse fly dangers to livestock and humans, Parsee health practices, Burmese cave archaeology, barbering pleasures, Ex-President White’s poster collection, dinner etiquette, tobacco use in India, and 1891 population and Boston bank data. Names include Pittsburg Dispatch, Col. Washington Star, Philadelphia Ledger, National Barber, Andrew D. White, Chicago News, Chicago Herald, Chambers' Journal, and reference figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
White
Andrew D. White
Cornell University
Paris
Chicago News
Bargain Purchases and Guarantees at Local Store
A shopper notes the store’s policy offering small profits on sales and a promise of returns if items do not prove as represented this year. The message stresses cautious buying and willingness to address unsatisfactory purchases.
ERectify in ERectify in As proof of redress offer
The notice states that anyone who bought an article that was not as represented or failed to satisfy may visit the business to prove the issue and receive proper redress. It highlights a remedy process and invites affected customers to seek relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Obdorsk
Siberia
Obi
St. Louis Republic
Pennsylvania
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Art Times
Polly
New York Recorder
Africa
South Africa
Pittsburg
Burmah
British Burmah
F. Mason
Philadelphia Ledger
Chicago Herald
India
Chambers’ Journal
Boston
United States
WL. Wanse
Roslindale
Mass
Harold Hayes
M. D
Main St
Buffalo
ADOLD
McLean
Dr.j. H. McLean
ST. Louis
Mio
Kopf & Henry
Water St. Warren, Pa
F.C. West
Siegfried & Co
Drummsts
Warren, Pa
Men’s Fine Furnishers
Second Street
Sigun—The
American Eagle
Sherriep & Co
George Stinson & CO
Portland
Maine
U.S
L. D. Wetmore
Pres
M. Beecher, Cash
Warren County
England
Ireland
Scot
Myron Waters
G. N. Parmlee
D. L. Gerould
Casuie
Hall
H. A. Jamieson
Davis
S.@Johnson
A. Hertzel
W.D. Brown
N.parmlee
A. T. Scofield
Peuern
United
Istucc
Warren
W. Beaty
Bensworth Cashier
Generel
O. W. Beaty
M. A Dunham
L. B Woon
Chas
F. Noyes
Tunes Clark
Lb HR Freesman
Charles W. Stone
Rockwell
A.J. Hazeltine
Wyman & Davis
Carver House
Rkonne
Hickory ST
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