Recalls By The Minute Gun In a Burning Sea Verse
A maritime poem by Edgar Jones recalls a minute gun signaling danger at sea. The speaker describes storm darkened skies and roaring waves while yearning for a loved one whose face and touch offer solace amid peril.
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An Example in Addition
A reminiscence about a long marriage set during Sabbath night as a couple recalls vows and a plan to add a lean-to and kitchen. Lisher plans renovation, their life through ups and downs, and the strain of delays with builders and a missionary sister’s visit.
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Wrestlin
Hisher
Marthy
Mandy
An Example in Addition in a Rural Home
In a strained marriage over a new kitchen wing and pantry, Marthy and Lisher clash over control of the addition. After harsh words and near-breakup, Lisher admits fault and surprises Marthy with a south window, shelves, and a warm kitchen, calling the project an “example in addition.”
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Lisher
Marthy
Cat
Marthy Maria
Lisher Whitby
Vlallow
Willin
Seven Stars in the Sky Across Ancient Cultures
The text surveys beliefs linking seven stars to souls and afterlife rituals in Egypt Gaul Hottentots Abipones Mexicans Peruvians and Druids. It notes Osiris artifacts November symbolism seven ships and celestial ceremonies tied to moon and stars across cultures.
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Egypt
Osiris
Gaul
Hottentots
South Africa
Abipones
South America
Oakes
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Inheritance Opportunity in Western Canada Draws Americans
A letter to the editor extols western Canada lands in the Saskatchewan Valley and Assiniboia. It cites low prices, easy homesteading, rich soil, and strong yields of wheat oats and potatoes. Settlers report rapid prosperity, cattle and horses winter well, and climate favorable with ample rainfall and milder winters. It invites readers to contact Canadian government agents for details on settlement districts.
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Canada
Railway
Colonization
Saskatchewan Valley
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
Iowa
Docks That Built Cardiff and That Family Fortune
The late marquis of Bute inspired his father's bold move to mortgage the family estates to fund large docks at Cardiff. Once scorned as folly, the docks became Bute's fortune, making Cardiff a leading port and enriching the Bute family, with Lord Bute serving as mayor in 1891.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Military Counthrae Recounted In Local Talk
A reader dialog cites a grand military counthrae with praise for the efforts. Dinny agrees, noting wells out there were drilled and the scene described as thorough and well done.
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Larry
Chicago Daily News
Topeka Beer as Wall Cleaner Provokes Tempers
Temperance groups in Topeka and Kansas protest plans to wash the new city hall with stale beer seized by police. Officials say the beer will be spilled into the street as required by law, while reformers threaten civil disobedience to stop the scheme before the September dedication.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Temperance Union
Ore Kind of Kindness
A reader reflects on a man’s conduct while on the road, noting he never sends money home. The columnist quotes the phrase un remitting kindness as a sharp judgment on his lack of family support.
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Chicago Evening News
Jimmie and James: a maiden name on the roll
A Sabbath school teacher asks a first time attendee his name and is told by the boy that he is called Jimmie for short but his maiden name is James. This playful anecdote appears in the Christian Register.
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Jimmie
James
Christian Register
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