St Philip's Church Steeple Serves as Charleston Lighthouse
The Louisville Courier Journal notes St Philip's Church in Charleston as a unique beacon guiding ships into Charleston Harbor. Since 1894 a lantern atop the 125-foot steeple lighted by sexton T. J. Riley has helped vessels align with Fort Sumter and enter the harbor. The aging church tower survived Civil War bombardment and the 1886 earthquake, continuing to welcome mariners at sea.
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St. Philip’s Church
Charleston
5. C
St. Philip's
America
United States Lighthouse Department
OL Tee
Charleston Harbor
St. Philip’s
Fort Sumter
T. J. Riley
St. Michael's Church
Morris Island
Louisville Courier-Journal
Trick Worth Trying Comedy Prank Described in Newspaper
A trick is explained where one person tells another about it to trigger laughter. The victim stands in a room with a stout cane pressed to the forehead, left hand on the knee, moving around the cane for minutes until giddiness forces a stagger. Safety lies in gripping a nearby piece of furniture.
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The
New York Herald
The Penny Box Sermon And The Candy Face
A preacher recalls a Sunday school custom of children quoting verses while dropping pennies into the contribution box. One boy, with molasses on his face, loudly proclaimed the aphorism A fool and his money are soon parted as he gave his cent.
The World’s Fair Abroad in British Press Clippings
British and Irish newspapers sent to George F. Parker report wide interest in the St Louis World’s Fair. Articles from Birmingham Post and others praise US industry growth and the exhibition’s scope, noting twelve to fifteen nations already expressing participation and major coverage in London and Dublin journals.
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St. Louis
George F. Parker
United Kingdom
Birmingham
England
Post
Japan
France
United States
Midlands
Arthur Keen
Ebenezer Parkes
St. Louis World's Fair
London Times
Railway News
Westminster Gazette
London Architect
the Press
The
Times
the Mercury of Bristol
Edinburgh Scotsman
Plymouth Mercury
Post and
the Gazette
the Express
the Guardian
Nottingham
Belfast Whig
Newcastle Journal
Yorkshire Observer
Liverpool Courier
Leicester Post
Leeds Mercury
Dublin Independent
Wuddersfield Chronicle
Dundee Advertiser
Croydon Advertiser
Cork Constitution
Plymouth News
Pall Mall Gazette
London Globe
Invention
Daily News
Daily Chronicle
Court Circular
Electrical Review
Financial Times and Engineering
Leader
the Chronicle
Newcastle
the Citizen
the Herald
Glasgow
the Mail
the Post
Belfast Telegraph
Liverpool Mercury
Manchester Guardian
Null News
Ipswich Times
Dundee Courier
The Ladder as a Market Cleverness Lesson
A mountain cave tale illustrates that recognizing needs and offering a simple tool can launch a thriving business. A boy with a ladder turns visitors into customers, while a publisher and a widow show how perception drives success. Training can sharpen this instinct to climb beyond mere effort.
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New York
New England
Sons and Daughters of the Revolution
Frank H. Sweet
They Lumped Their Prayers In The Rainy Week
A Germantown mother saw her five year old climb into bed without prayers and heard his reply that Grace and he had said them for four nights during rain days when they could not play. He joked that they would have finished the week if the nurse had not dressed them.
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Arren
Grace
Laying the Foundations for Exposition Buildings
The Rountree Construction Co began laying the foundation for the Varied Industries building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition with cribbing timbers and iron bolts. About thirty footings were placed on the first day as work proceeds on this large exhibit complex. In Washington, a Senate committee discussed selling the Borig palace in Berlin to the United States for an embassy center at a price of 200000 dollars, though no decision was made.
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St. Louis
Rountree Construction Co
Varied Industries
Berlin
Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Borig Palace
United States
White
Noted Knight Templar Praises Peruna Cure
A Chicago jeweler and K T lodge member Colonel T P Moody credits Peruna for curing chronic catarrh and stomach trouble after decades of suffering. He reports his wife also improved, and the ad promotes Peruna with the Peruna Medicine Co of Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel T. P. Moody
United States
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago
Masons
Colonel Moody
Oriental Consistory Masons
Michigan Avenue
Ill
Peruna
T. P. Moody
Level Headed Youngster Makes Longest Sentence
A Vandalia schoolboy, asked for the longest sentence he could craft, wrote a stark two-word line Imprisonment for life. The brief gag highlights a humorous schoolyard dare reflecting on language and length.
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St. Jacobs Orn
Dres
Tire-Co
A.d. Tower Co
Boston
Mass
PS Eno
Canada
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Estern
Salzer
John A. Salzer
Othe
Mynore. & JE. & Bho. CO
Uwisville
Iowa
Iwenty
Johnny’s
Business
Perma
Southwest
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Baden
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids, Mich
DRS
A ‘M. Kellogg Newspaper Co
Wala Bie
Anakesis & iEeeana
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