The Well of Salvation from Jacob to Rachel
A preacher extols the Gospel as a refreshing well from Mesopotamia, urging all to come and water their thirst. He urges removing pride and hard hearts, promises comfort for the afflicted, and envisions heavenly reunion and joy at the eternal well.
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Jacob
Rachel
Laplander
Patagonian
Mesopotamia
Christ
Nob
Jeaus
Daniel
Belshazzar
God
Jesus
Heaven
Earth
Abraham
Isaac
Paul the
de Quincey
Charles Lamb
Theodore Hook
Edwin Forrest
Christian
Gou
Angels
Paul
Silas
Latimer
Ripley
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Payson
John Milton
Gabriel
Michael the Archangel
Primitive Finnish bathhouses in subzero Norway
In northern Norway Finlanders, immune to water bathing in 40 degree below zero winters, use a community bathhouse method. A windowless 15 by 12 foot room with stone oven, birch benches, steam by throwing water on hot stones, followed by vigorous switching and a roll in the snow.
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Norway
Lapps
Paul du Ghaillu
N. Y
Endless Stairway Brings Safer Moving Steps to Stores
James M. Dodge of Philadelphia introduces an enhanced moving stairway with steps rising on an endless chain conveyor. The design forms treads at the bottom and provides a moving hand rail, offering a firm foothold as passengers ascend to the upper level.
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James M. Dodge
Philadelphia
Louisville Courier- Journal
Improving the Potato Plant by Removing Blossoms
A French experimenter M. Michalet from Vaucluse advises stripping potato blossoms to boost tuber quantity and starch content. He notes flowering is unnecessary for plant health and that blossoming consumes starch and other substances.
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M. Michalet
Vaucluse
France
The Electric Eye and Wireless Telegraphy Breakthrough
A New York Herald summary explains the electric eye device showing coherent metal particles respond to electric waves, enabling Marconi’s wireless telegraphy over 200 miles. It notes dark and fog do not stop waves, and hints at future ocean-spanning, cableless messaging.
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N. Y
Trolley Sprinkling Trial in Cleveland Promises Efficiency
Cleveland reports a trial of a street sprinkler trolley running on an electric rail system with power from an auxiliary motor. A trolley water tank led the way, spraying from track center to curb, followed by a seven mile per hour sweeper with a 16 foot revolving brush, piling dirt in a curbside furrow. The venture is praised for economy but may challenge railroad franchise claims by cities seeking paving snow removal and street care duties.
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Cleveland
Household Witty Exchange On Beard As Crumb Catcher
A humorous exchange in Leslie's Weekly features Mrs Tidey revealing how marrying Arthur taught her a full beard lightens housework by serving as a crumb catcher. Visiting Friend questions the link, Laura questions the relevance, and Mr Tidey affirms the practical oddity.
Global Oddities of 1890s Trade and Technology
The report notes Germany owning 742000 acres in Central America with 20000000 coffee trees, Brazil yielding 350000 tons of coffee from a 600000 ton world crop, and the United Kingdom surpassing France in population in 1892. It cites Holland's 10100 windmills draining 310 acres each year at 25 cents per acre, Lake Haarlem pumps moving 400000 tons daily for 11 years, Russia shipping 300000 geese to Saxony with carloads of 1700, and a new highest viaduct in Upper Burma using 5000 tons of steel. It records Belgium as the only country brewing more beer per inhabitant than England, German beekeepers facing artificial honey competition, and Turkish women enjoying gramophones once barred.
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Germany
Central America
Brazil
United Kingdom
France
Holland
Lake Haarlem
Russia
Saxony
Shan Hills
Upper
Burma
England
Belgium
Dodd's Kidney Pills Bring New Life to Ill Woman
New Baden Illinois August 12 Mrs Anton Griesbaum Jr suffered from severe female troubles and weakness. After trying many remedies she used three boxes of Doda s Kidney Pills and recovered fully, now able to work and free of symptoms. The pills are gaining wide local reputation for addressing female health issues.
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New Baden
Ill
Anton Griesbaum, Jr
Doda
Bright
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File
Louis Klopsch
Washington
Croesus
Rothschilds
Far East
Finland
Dordthy
Milwaukee Sentinel
THE
Marconi Coherer
Carter
Carters
Ss. Ge. VT
Careton Bldg
Lenin
Edale College
Hopedale, O
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