Whittier Poem Expresses Faith Beyond Night’s Edge
Whittier recalls leaving familiar hearth and entering unknown final realms seeking love and divine truth. The speaker asks for lost loved ones to speak again and pleads for mercy beyond knowledge while affirming faith in a Father and the broader divine will.
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J. G. Whittier
N.Y
Waves of Fortune and a Vanished Rose in Lottsville Verse
A verse lament from Lottsville Pennsylvania dated 1583 speaks of fate like storm waves and fleeting gifts. A rose scene shows a cherished heirloom ruined by a spoiler, the memory kept by a breeze, and a sorrowful shipwreck left in its wake. Park Proex.
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Lottsville
Women refuse to take husbands names in temperance group
In the Adrian Times account, Michigan Women’s Christian Temperance Union members discuss names, with several women declining to adopt their husbands’ surnames. The scene ends as the president calls the meeting to order and the women disperse, leaving the issue unresolved.
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The Old Husking Bee Fading From Vermont Rural Life
A Burlington cor respondent recalls the traditional husking bee and its festive rural atmosphere. Lads and lasses husk corn by lantern light, share humor and kisses, race to build corn piles, and end with refreshments as the crowd disperses after a lively, communal event reflecting old country customs.
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Troy Times
Vermont
Queen Victoria's Health and a Prolonged Interregnum
The piece reports whispered concerns in London about Queen Victoria's health, noting dropsical symptoms and mental low mood. It cites the Queen's age, long period of seclusion, and suggests dropsy could threaten recovery, while predicting a possible painful, protracted interregnum for the British Empire.
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London
Queen Victoria
Boston Herald
M. Y. Sun
Ministerial scandals provoke sharp daily press critique
A Pittsburg minister derides daily papers as sewer pipes in a Sunday sermon. The speaker notes the coverage of church scandals and ministerial backslidings. A playful exchange about stockings and thread gloves follows, highlighting domestic humor.
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Pittsburg
Dr Williams Indian Ointment Cures Chronic Piles
A cure for Blind Bleeding Itching and Ulcerated Piles by Dr William an Indian remedy is advertised. A single box allegedly cures chronic cases of twenty five years standing and provides instant relief by absorbing tumors reducing itching, especially at night. Sold by druggists and mailed for $1.00. L G Noyes Warren Pa distributes locally.
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L. G. Noyes
Warren
Snatched from the Grave by Peruna Cure Claim
Woman near death after consumption is said to have revived by hourly teacup doses of Peruna given by Dr Hartman. Neighbors and doctors reportedly witnessed her recovery within a week and full improvement within six months. Free booklet offered from the druggist or by mail from Dr Hartman in Ohio.
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Chicago
Women Pursue Vocations Beyond Teaching In Buffalo
Sensible sentiments applaud young women who earn independently by entering medicine architecture nursing and the arts. The piece argues against the old view that women should only teach, noting many find better wages and freedom in professional work while balancing duties and social life.
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New York
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Word Power in Sermons and Church Milestones
The Moravian church in Lancaster Pa celebrates its 150th birthday. New York hosts 43 Presbyterian churches with 19,871 members. Worldwide Protestant Sunday schools total about thirteen million pupils with a million and a half teachers. A new Methodist cornerstone in New York was laid at 10:30 PM lit by electric light. Biblical scholarship progress notes Psalms revised by American and English committees. upcoming Songs of Solomon Ecclesiastes to follow. The Baptist Weekly cautions against overly short sermons stifling thought and suggests longer, fuller preaching remains essential.
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Lancaster
New York City
United States
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England
Our minister and parish life under the lens of duty
The piece questions overemphasis on a minister's sociability, urging balance between public duties and family, home care, and personal limitations. It argues for sympathy toward the minister's human burdens and calls criticism to be guided by love as in First Corinthians.
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Boston financier mocks manuscript submissions from graveyard view
A friend visits Mr. T. B. Aldrich in his Boston office overlooking Granary Burying Ground. He notes the pleasant surroundings and Aldrich quips that his neighbors, the tombstones, are excellent but never submit manuscripts.
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T. B. Aldrich
Boston
Mr. Aldrich
Akron Woman Fined Seven Dollars for Swearing
A single known instance from Akron Ohio reports a woman fined seven dollars after exclaiming obscenities when her clothes line broke, releasing Monday washing. The incident records the unusual punishment for language used in distress.
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Akron O
Whisky’s Mixed Effects on Mind Body and Markets
The old saying notes whisky softens the brain yet stiffens the breath and knees while loosening the tongue and tightening the money market. It portrays alcohol as a force that blends humor and risk across health behavior and finance, reflecting social attitudes of the era.
Virtue of a Good Sleep in Detroit Free Press Story
An Atlanta doctor extols sleep as nature’s restorer and warns against sleep loss. A worker’s sacrifice leads to vision of dead Charlie aiding his wife, illustrating unseen helpers and comforting beliefs. The piece closes with a Detroit Free Press poem praising guardian spirits.
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Remarkable Western Cyclones Cause Unusual Havoc
A Western cyclone swept a mill pond dry drowning a cow in a barn 100 feet away. It shredded a flock of geese feathers. It carried a cooking stove 200 yards to lodge in a straw stack, leaving the house intact. It lifted a 42000 pound stone filled car and scattered the stone in all directions.
Zopesa Promises Quick Relief For Digestive Mood Blues
Letters from druggists praise Zopesa for quick pleasant relief of indigestion liver troubles and low spirits. Sample available for ten cents to prove its value, indicating improved secretions and digestion. In a gallery, a young woman in fur walks a frozen stream under snowfall, with rosy cheeks and a captionless title that reveals itself as Spring.
A Sure Cure for Skin Diseases by Dr Frazier Ointment
An advert promotes Dr Frazier’s Magic Ointment claiming to cure pimples black heads grubs blotches eruptions and conditions like ichth or salt rheum. It promises clear healthy skin and lists cures for sore nipples lips ulcers and sores. Sold by druggists and by mail for 50 cents, with L G Noyes of Warren PA as a seller.
Dentists Endorse Yes Tooth Powder
Dentists recommend Yes Tooth Powder and it is offered for sale by Johnson and Siegfried.
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Woman Known by Neighbor’s Guests, Not Her Circle
A witty adage contrasts perceptions of men and women based on social circle. It notes that a man is defined by his associates while a woman is defined by those invited to her neighbor’s home. The saying underlines social double standards in polite society.
Endless Rain Stirs Despair in Grim Silent Verse
A poem laments relentless rain draining hope as clouds weep, skies stay gray, and weary listeners watch through a window. The speaker repeats sighs and rain to emphasize gloom and the sense of endless, unchanging weather.
Traveling Man’s Little Daughter Hums About Missing Papa
A Cincinnati man’s young daughter, often away on business, plays with kittens and asks the felines where their papa is. She softly suspects he must be a traveling man, prompting a lighthearted family chuckle when her remark is overheard.
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Cincinnati
The Scrofula Patient's Remarkable Recovery
The narrator describes eight years of severe scrofula with flesh-consuming sores on the face palate nose and eyelid and ulcers nearly to the bone. After futile treatments from multiple doctors in this country and the west the patient was reduced to a skeleton and exhausted by November 1569 but later found relief.
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