Various World News Items From Warren New York 1888
A collage of brief notes from Warren New York 1888 covers church openings and closures in Maine, prison industry price effects in the Midwest, a Bethany Presbyterian mortgage ceremony with a mock funeral, and historical notes on New York State constitutions and ratifications. It also notes a colonial era commemoration potential in Poughkeepsie and a peculiar tale of a German East Africa seed shipment tied to a Zanzibar tragedy, plus a War Department table listing army officers by birthplace and foreign nationality totals.
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New York World
Maine
United States
New York State
Court House
Poughkeepsie
New York Historical Society
Kingston
van Kleeck
Texas
Africa
Zanzibar
New York Sun
Mx. Mizau
Mr. Mizau
War Department
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Nevada
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Utah
Washington Territory
Ireland
Asia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Chita-Nagpoor
Corfu
Ast Indies
England
France
Germany
Fungary
Malta
Italy
Netherlands
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Poland
Prince Edward Island
Prussia
Sandwick Islands
Saxony
Scotland
South America
Sweden
Switzerland
Wales
Adoption Ring the central claim of a Fort Scott sermon
A Fort Scott Kansas discourse on adoption through Christ presents the ring of adoption as a symbol of divine acceptance. The preacher extols in vivid religious terms how faith creates family, liberty, and heavenly inheritance, urging listeners to embrace Jesus and join the church for salvation and joy.
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Luke Gr
Heaven
Thiladelpia
Kent
New York
Earth
Charles Wesley
Long hymn and temperance sermon excerpt from Harper’s Bazar
An extended religious meditation features praise for God and calls for repentance, with lines by Harriet Prescott Spofford and a commentary on temperance and missionary work. It cites moral exhortations, quotes from various figures, and urges readers to fund and support missions, avoid temptation, and see Christ’s example.
Some French Intoxicants and Their Adulteration in Parisi
An item reports on the adulteration of French drinks such as Absinthe Vermouth Kirsch Lum and brandies. It notes use of industry alcohols pigments acids and other additives to create color and taste. The piece cites a statistic about British soldiers in India joining a total abstinence association.
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Temperance
Britain
Stewart
Liberia
Africa
Petitham
Liegs
Belgium
Ayr
Scotland
The Rogue's Ruse and a Houseful of Oddities
A shabby visitor feigns epilepsy to gain entry, reveals a kleptomaniac act, and pitches inventions to a householder, including a theatre hat-check wire system and a disposable paper shirt front, then vanishes with valuables. The tale shifts to Pierre Barlat, a Sevres gunner, who, amid war, destroys his own cottage while protecting a strategic position, tears streaking his face as he endures the shelling.
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Eighteenth Street
Fourth Avenue
Hong
China
Sleisht
Pierre Barlat
Sevres
Paris
Jeanne
Pierre
Jeanie
Piscie
Joanne
Germany
Serres
Mount Valerian
Noel
Guinner
Sevres Biidge
Extraordinary Old Age Longevity Across Nations
Cassell's Journal notes several centenarian claims from Britain Ireland Jamaica and Portugal. Thomas Parr died 1635 aged 152 Henry Jenkins died 1670 aged 169 Fairbrother 1770 aged 125 James Sheilse 1759 aged 136 Martha Fanoah 180% aged 126 Elizabeth Waywood Jamaica 130 Joa Tomem da Cunha Deci 129 Joanna Francisca de Vredade 120 still living in 1700.
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Thomas Parr
Henry Jenkins
Yorkshire
Mr. Fairbrother
Wigan
James Sheilse
Martha Fanoah
Cullybackey
Ireland
Great Britain
Elizabeth Waywood
Jamaica
Joa Tomem da Cunha Deci
Joanna Francisca de Vredade
Cassell
Silver Lining to His Cloud in Missouri Grand Jury Case
A Missouri farmer faced a grand jury indictment for Sunday work. He summoned his four sons as witnesses, was fined $1 plus costs totaling $5, while his sons’ mileage and witness fees ran $10.40, yielding a net gain of $5.40 for the family.
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Missouri
Bailey and Miss Recherche Quip in a Boston Club Scene
In a witty exchange at a Boston gathering Bailey asks if Miss Recherche was unusually cold. The judge quips that she would be in her element if she went west to work as a thermometer in a blizzard.
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Bailey
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Third and
Liberty Streets
Rep Bros. Proprietors
Warren, PA
Detroit
Savings Bank
Ohio
Indiana
Minois
Bethany
Penn
Talmage's
Fort Scott
Kansas
Christ
Goss
Hell
Ahasuerus
Vashti
Napoleon
Josephine
Margaret
Jesus
Jusus
God
Christ Jesus
Gal
Bose
Joe
Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus Christ
Kingdom of God
Brother
Goda
Harriet Prescott Spofford
Harper's Bazar
Puson
Tabernacles
Jackson
Jesu
Johnnie
Hov. T
S. Munger
India
Corea Africa
Japan
Barmah
Ord
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