Bread Upon the Waters Ends in Restored Hope
Jacob Manfred, once wealthy, faces ruin with his wife Susan as all four sons die and they fear the poor house. A stranger, Lucius Williams, who owes his life to Manfred, arrives with a pledge of a home and support, restoring their faith and his bread returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Danforth
Warren
Wetmore & Spencer's
Pangster
East Indies
Egypt
Japan
Dr. Heath
Spring Street
St. Nicholas Hotel
Jacob
Jacob Manfred
Susan
Manfred
Lucius Williams
House of Correction
Odo
Washington City
The
Republic
Georges M. Weston
Union
Kansas
Aged pastor Beecher returns to Litchfield memories
The article recalls Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's return to Litchfield, where he reflects on aging parishioners, the old graveyard, and scenes from his early ministry. It notes recollections of the Sex Sermons on Intemperance and a lecture to fund a new organ, with tearful reunions and memories of past sermons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
Independent
Litchfield
Lyman Beccher
Henry Ward
Dr. Beecher
Isreal
Mr. Longfellow
Brooklyn
Return of the aged warrior to sacred church meetings
An aged warrior revisits early church battles, meeting companions of past toils. The author notes we cannot fully capture real histories and that such reunions evoke memories of tears, prayers, joys, sorrows, deaths, and hardships beyond description.
Debut Debacle on Stage Ends in Laughter
A young debutante Miss Peggy faces a chaotic moment as the stage box incident causes the Duke and Senators to forget decorum and the audience to erupt in applause. The box attendant helps Peggy down and the crowd agrees her debut was notably clumsy and unforgettable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper
Cincinnatti
Peggy
Othello
Desdemona
Burton
Great Saratoga trunk tale ends with surprise twist
An ornate comic tale follows Old Anthracite and his wife Mrs. Anthracite as he confronts a secret flirtation linked to a massive Saratoga trunk. He traps the culprit, the trunk is opened, and Belzebub escapes in a humorous dash before the trunk is shipped away.
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Saratoga
Broadway
Cheops
Mrs. A
Old Anthracus
Belzebub
Lucifer Belzebub
New York
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Warren Mail
E. Cowan
Num
Ual
Meadville Academy
Teacher’s Normal School
Meadville, Pa
T. F. Thickston
Carver
Eddy
Water Street
Warren County
Hackney House
Second and
Liberty Street
Warren, Warren Co. Pa
Richard
Barbour
Temperance House
P. S. Cole
Court House
High Street
Warren, Warren Co
American Hotel
Independence Hall
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Wyatt & Hermies
P. R. Bennett
L. T. Parmlee
Carver House
Wetmore and Spencer
Second Street
Johnson & Brown's
Warren, Pa
L. D. Wets
T. C. Spencer
Scofield and Brown
Glenni W. Scofield
P. D. Fitch
Water and
Hazel Streets
Old Bridge
Ww. D. Brown
Parthena Williams
Reformed School
L. E. Guignon
Sugar Grove
Warrei Co
E, NM
Pierce
Third
Hickory
Nesmith and Keller
Exchange
I’a
Bartlett and Morgan Merchant Tailors
Orr & Henry's
Rowly
Bennett
Stranahan & Randall's
George Sailor
G. N. Parmiecs & Co
C.W. Rathbun
Point Breeze
D. MW. Williams
Chauncey Hulburt
Samu, Merrmy & Co
Great Pennsylvania
Pry Goods
Market Street
Church Alley
Lewis Arnett, & Co
Pealer
Patents
Washington
H. G. Otis, Esq
Geneva
WN. Y
Hon. B. Hackney
Aurora
W. Hackney
W. W. Dayton
P. Johnson
Fredonia
N. Y
Warren and Vicinity
J. MW. Hall
Express
WM. Massenberg
Verback's
Mrs. Lofty and
C. H. Gildersleeve
Than Am
Mrs. Lofty
the New Washington City Daily
Chicago Times
Journal
Bucanaxar
Columbia (Pa
Democrat
John
Aslape
Swampville
State of
Mr. Snickless
Thad
Wal
Spirit of the Times
Applyina Lernout
Morse
Gay
James
Jim
Cleveland and Erie Railroad
Sal
Solomon
Murther
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