Miraculous Escapes From Capsized Vessels at Sea
A Newcastle NSW report tells how a sailor survived two hours entombed in a hull after the Kate Tatham capsized in a gale. Air in the hull delayed suffocation as water rose while he clung to timber. Earlier cases include Capt Engallandt of the Empire who endured eleven days and eighteen hours trapped in a semi submerged hulk. The Empire later drifted ashore near Danzig where he was rescued emaciated.
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Newcastle
New South Wales
Kate Tatham
Engallandt
Empire
Danzig
Pearson
Booths Grave Kept In Order Despite Newspaper Claim
A Boston Transcript note rebuts a New York letter alleging Edwin Booths grave at Mount Auburn is neglected. The Booth lot near Orange Path and Mound Avenue is well kept, with the family monument secure despite a small crack. Officials say no looseness exists and Ossett? Grossman Booths daughter and the Players club would assist if needed.
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Charles Leonard W Fletcher
New York
Edwin Booth
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Booth
Orange Path
Mound Avenue
Mount Auburn
Con Grossman
Boston Transcript
Senator Gilchrist on removing speculation from insurance bill
Senator Gilchrist in Alabama denounces speculative features in the insurance bill. He recalls a conservative acquaintance who turned to stock gambling and, when asked if he was a bull or bear, replied with a grim smile that he was an ass.
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Gilchrist
Ala
The Man with a Hundred Wives Tale Echoes A Lord Russell Joke
The newspapers recall the case of the man with a hundred wives and note a London Tatler quip about bigamy. A late lord chief justice once overheard a barrister asking the extreme penalty for bigamy and the reply was two mothers-in-law.
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Lord Russell
Russell
London Tatler
Population boom: St Petersburg males outnumber females by 124000
Statistics issued show the male inhabitants of St Petersburg leading the female population by 124000. The capital's total population reaches 1,454,704, a rise of 230,000 or about 19.7 percent since the 1900 census.
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St. Petersburg
Two Topers A Teacher's Experience
A Minnesota school teacher known as the Postum preacher shares how coffee harmed her nervous system and how Postum improved her health. She describes tremors, nervous prostration, and a conversion after switching to Postum with cream. The testimonial promotes Postum as a healthier brain-boosting drink.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Weilville
Think on these things about thinking and religion
By Henry F. Cope the passage argues that prejudice blocks progress and true faith requires free thinking. It warns against intellectual cowardice and urges individuals to question dogma, embrace inquiry, and use daily life as the arena where the “sword of the Lord” becomes action through ordinary tools.
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Paradise
Lord
Gideon
God
Night Watches Hymn Prayer for Rest and Protection
A devotional hymn invoking divine protection through the night. The speaker asks Jesus to grant weary souls calm, bless children and sailors, comfort the suffering, restrain evil, and send angels to watch over them. It ends with a hopeful awakening to purity in God’s sight.
Short Sermons on Virtue and Duty from a Saintly Life
A collection of aphoristic lines urging prudence prayer and moral discipline. It argues that virtue is a living sermon and that true strength comes from steady effort not empty words. It cautions against hypocrisy and promotes charitable actions over empty promises.
IN THE BATTLE OF LIFE Sermon by Rev Hadley
A sermon reflecting on Gideon from Judges chapter 7. The preacher notes Gideon’s initial reluctance and eventual faith in the Lord of Hosts to transform weakness into strength when righteousness guides action. The tale of 300 brave soldiers frames a call to courage and unselfish ambition.
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George Daniel Hadley
Lord
Gideon
Israel
Lord of Hosts
Don’t Bend the Knee or Miss the Blessing
A compact exhortation urging steadfast faith over hollow displays. It warns against empty religious talk and encourages daily devotion, empathy, and courage. The piece concludes that those unafraid to die inspire a world that longs to live.
Servia’s Bloodstained Reign Ends in Palace Murder
A historical portrait of Serbia’s ruling house from 19th to early 20th century. King Alexander and Queen Draga were killed on June 11, 1908, followed by ongoing abdication threats against King Peter Karageorgevitch. Descriptions cover vices, dissipation, and public anger leading to the palace massacre.
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Servia
Little Kingdom
Alexander
Draga
Peter Karageorgevitch
George
Helene
Peter
Milan
Russia
Victoria
Gall stone attack and ex Senator Jones obituary
A medical overview explains gall stone colic and management, including pain relief diet and long term prevention. It also reports the death of Ex Senator James K Jones of Arkansas in Washington, noting his role in Bryan campaigns and Democratic leadership along with his civil war service and political career.
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Washington
James K Jones
Arkansas
Bryan
National Democratic Committee
Teller
Colorado
Tillman
Democratic National Committee
Thomas Taggart
Jones
Mississippi
United States Senate
Committee
Finance
Senate
Cuticura Cures Severe Skin Eczema Former Patient Tells
Mrs Lizzie E Sledge of Selma Alabama describes a four year battle with black skin spots on the face and body that caused intense itching. After two physicians diagnosed eczema and failed treatment she and her husband tried Cuticura Remedies. Six months of use ended in complete clearance with no symptoms for three years.
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Lizzie E. Sledge
Jones Ave
Selma
Ala
Food Fad and a Rich Man's Pity Tale
In New York, a Mexican colony dinner praises Pedrgy Alvarado of Parral who reportedly gave 2 million to the poor. A broker recalls Alvarado’s poverty and generosity, recounting his tale of poverty in Mexico City where a bakery tramp is shamed by a policeman while “inhaling” his breakfast.
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New York
Allen's Foot-Ease Foot Powder Advertisement Claim
A historical advertisement extols Allen's Foot-Ease a foot powder that soothes tired feet and prevents friction. It touts thousands of cures, urges readers to buy the original and reject imitations, and argues advertised articles are superior due to advertiser reputation.
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Allen
Bell toll alarms Bellefontaine church during storm
During services at the First United Presbyterian church in Bellefontaine Ohio the congregation was startled when a stroke of lightning struck an electrical storm causing the bell to toll. The incident interrupted worship as safety concerns were raised.
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First United Presbyterian Church
Bellefontaine, O
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted
An old advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the one remedy for backache and other feminine symptoms. It stresses that the back signals trouble and claims the product swiftly removes the cause and restores health.
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Lydia E. Pinkhawm
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Backed by Women
A historical notice cites testimonials from Mrs Will Young of Rockland Maine and Mrs Augustus Lyon of East Eat Pa praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from chronic backaches and menstrual issues. The ad extols the formula as a standard remedy for female disorders after thirty years of use and claims it cures displacement inflammation abortion fibroid tumors irregularities and related symptoms.
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Will Young
Columbia Ave
Rockland
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dedi
Augustus Lyon
East Eat
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinsham
Mae
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