Open Air Ride Invites Escape From City Smoke
The Chicago Times-Herald describes a quest for the open air away from smoky streets. A joyful sprint to the country lanes promises fresh breath and light hearts, as branches mingle with the bright blue sky and distant city blaze fades like a phantom.
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Asvay
Anhbeel
Chicago Times-Herald
Domestic Turmoil Drives Gerald Fenton to Chicago
In a tense household scene, Mrs. Fenton clashes with her husband and a wary housekeeper named Mrs. Maloy. After a stormy evening, Gerald departs for Chicago while Emmie considers visiting Cousin Maggie. The family faces estrangement and uncertainty as the clock ticks toward a quiet, unresolved night.
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Abe
Ada
Emmie
Enomle Uked
Mmle
Deepdene
Gerald
Fenton
The Train Photographed Itself by Electric Switch Photo
A Burlington train taken at near sixty miles per hour photographed its own image using an electric switch linked to a high speed shutter. Chicago inventor Ayrault Green devised the method after failures with ordinary snapshots, employing dry cells to trigger the shutter and capture a sharp plate image of the locomotive and its smoke.
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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Ayrault Green
Chicago
Burlington
Tramp Confusion Ends in Reunited Hearts
Emmie Fenton wrestles with doubt after a tramp misidentification and a missing husband Gerald, believed to be in England for mining business. A London hospital stay, a dangerous misunderstanding with Mrs Maloy, and a hopeful reunion lead to renewed marriage closeness and Ada’s joyful wake.
Humorous Printer Errors in Classic Texts and Odder Mixups
A playful collection of printer and oral slips from literary and social scenes. Examples include misread biblical phrases, wedding toast gaffes, and a Trojan princess misunderstanding a fashion item, all illustrating quirky miscommunications and reader-spotlight moments from a New York bygone column.
Following the Pattern of God’s Vision for Our Lives
Rev Nehemiah Boynton argues that God’s plan is revealed as a pattern for holy living. Moses saw the divine ideal in the mount, and believers are urged to build their lives in accordance with Christ as the pattern. The message stresses personal experience of Jesus as the guide, sacrifice, and love shaping daily conduct.
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Israel
Moses
Moses I
God
Bint
Mount
Jesus Christ
Lfe
Man of Nazareth
The Dignity of Labor by Rev F Priest
The essay argues labor is not a curse but a vital means for self and world improvement. It rejects the belief that labor is degrading, urging everyone to do their share and to measure life by daily effort and character rather than rare public feats. It contrasts public brilliance with private fidelity and the quiet, steady labor of love.
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Adam
Idling
Tropics
Sermonettes and God's Light Featured by Presbyterian Pastors
Brief church notes present two sermons by Rev Fulton of Pittsburgh and Trev Dr Shaw of New York City. Shaw argues Jesus requires concern for others to avoid spiritual contradiction. Fulton compares doubt to the sun’s light, saying belief in God comes with exposure to divine truth.
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Dr. Shaw
Presbyterian
New York City
Maimer
Fulton, Presbyterian
Pittsburg
Mark Twain Given Remarkable Honors at St. Louis
Captain Samuel Langhorne Clemens, famed author and river pilot, receives notable honors in St. Louis. Born in Florida Missouri in 1835, he trained as a typesetter before becoming a river pilot. The setting for Tom Sawyer is traced to Hannibal, Missouri, and his pen name derives from Mississippi river channel lingo.
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ST. Louis
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Florida
Pike County
Tom Sawyer
Clemens
Honnibal, Mo
Mississippi River
A Pretty Trick With a Handkerchief
A detailed performance of a dexterous illusion using a handkerchief and a hidden corner of linen. The conjurer hides a fourth corner in the flame then extinguishes it and returns the unburned fabric to the owner, ensuring the rag is fully extinguished before discarding.
Lord Salisbury Honored as Saint Model From Oxford
In a faded reminiscence a sculptor used Lord Salisbury as the living model for a row of saintly niches in All Souls, Oxford. The figure, shown in his prime with cloak and sword, was praised by contemporaries as a striking Christian warrior. The tale connects to Runnymeade and Magna Chuta depictions, while other historical notes recount a Massachusetts Tech toast on science and a joke about Corbett’s victory.
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All Souls
Oxford
Robert Cuell
Reredas
Lord Lawrence
Henry Smith Pritchett
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Columbia
Sherry’s
Belance
Beaton
New Orleans
Jim Corbett
Corbett
Suy
Heston’ Journal
Temperance Lesson on Spiritual Life and Body
A temperance sermon based on Romans 13 8 14 argues Christians must live by the Spirit and care for the body as a vital instrument for the divine life. It warns against confluence of health and virtue with worldly appetites and urges temperance as a duty for all ages under Christian kingship.
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Apostle
Paul
Christ
Richard Wagner and His Dog Pepe at Riga
The article recounts Richard Wagner's devotion to his dog Pepe, who followed him everywhere and became his property during a Riga stay. Pepe, originally owned by an English merchant, joined Wagner’s entourage as he rehearsed and even during canal baths, while Dina the piano cat remained at the composer’s feet and occasionally joined in the mood.
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Peps
Dina
Waa
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