A Famous Preacher Spurgeon Aims a True John Bull
Special Correspondence outlines Charles Spurgeon a towering English preacher of Calvinist Baptist faith famed for his voice humility and philanthropy. It notes his orphanages pastor’s college and vast social work while contrasting his style with Beecher Parker and other luminaries. Spurgeon’s restraint on wealth and dedication to the poor are highlighted. Oscar Lynn.
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Lennon
Spurgeon
Baptist Church
Wesley
Brigham Young
Beecher
America
England
John Bull
Metropolitan Tabernacle
Con
Lithwellia
John Bright
the Beecher
Parker
Creed
London
Teo
Spergeon
Selalie Po
Tabernacle
David
John Ploughman
Australia
Gladstone
States
Oscar Lynn
Musicians of the Street Inspire with Scottish Melodies
A New York dispatch notes street musicians extend beyond hand organs with bagpipes and pibroch. Patrons toss coins, tears rise, and an old man with a grand clariond plays classic airs. The performers, often poor yet dignified, evoke histories and romances, keeping hearts tender despite hardship. GG.
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New York
Forseoth
Homer
Night target practice directed for seamen drills
The admiralty orders annual night drills for seamen with quick firing and machine guns. Ships must steam at six to eight knots during practice, with anchored special targets and safety precautions to prevent accidents to boats and shipping. Public Opinion reports the directive.
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Admiralty
Pedal Etiquette at the Hotel Table A Look at Feet
Observations on foot habits and etiquette in hotel dining rooms from the New York World. It describes various foot styles and missteps, including feet under chairs, on chair rungs, and a woman occasionally slipping off a shoe, with humorous yet pointed commentary on social manners and class.
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New York World
Dog That Became Famous From War Loyalty and Loss
Col Everson of Auburn Maine recounts a dog that joined a Portsmouth man at the war’s start and rode through three months of conflict. After theft by Tenth Maine troops the dog served two years with them, later returned to Maine with an owner bid for his return. Re enlisted with the Twenty-ninth Maine and was killed at Sabine Cross Roads. The dog showed battlefield zeal barking and gnawing at the earth as bullets struck.
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Col. Everson
Auburn
Portsmouth
Maine
Boston
New York
Baltimore
Twenty-ninth
Sabine Cross Roads
New York Sun
A New Metal Industry by Kuhblow’s Shields Scarfs of Metal
Kuhblow’s describes welding gold platina and silver strips on a ground prepared by the incandescent process then rolling into long sheets. The resulting scarfs and neckties, in colors yellow red green white gray and black, are indestructible and said to be practically valuable. The novelty has gained wide foreign acceptance with many export orders reported by manufacturers.
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Kuhblow’s
Germany
Popular Science News
Grotto Capri Adventure of an American Evangelist
George F. Fiske M D recounts an perilous swim into the Capri Grotta Azzurra. He describes the blue light, starry reflections, and the narrow entrance battered by waves as he escapes to the surface then back to the boat, detailing danger, awe, and a near miss with the sea.
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Grotto
Capri
George F. Fiske, M. D
Thrift of the French People and Public Credit
George Alfred Townsend reflects on France’s thrift and tax system, noting sustained public support for debt service and the army. He contrasts wartime conscription costs with ordinary taxation, praising France for honoring creditors and maintaining fiscal honesty despite heavy public burdens.
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France
Napoleon I
Europe
Napoleon
George Alfred Townsend
Education for the Indians and the civilization gap
The Hartford Courant argues that eight years of schooling cannot fully civilize an Indian child. It notes the contrast with eleven to thirteen years given to ordinary American boys for skilled trades and laments the limited escape from savage surroundings. The piece questions feasibility and persistence of civilization efforts.
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Pennsylvania
Hartford Courant
Very Thin Veneering A and J Louis cigar dealer anecdote
A Louis cigar dealer recalls laughing at a second hand dealer calling a bedstead solid poplar. He notes buying cigar boxes thought solid cedar but found ash with cedar veneer. He remarks the business is improving.
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A &J. Louis
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