Marriage around the world a voyage through custom and law
The article surveys marriage customs and gender roles across nations. It cites Lycurgus, Persia, Chinese Tartary, Thibet, Calmucks, Ceylon, Hindostan, Africa, Italy, France, and Russia, noting polygamy, dowries, arranged matches, and harsh treatment of women. It contrasts selective abolition with enduring rituals and social norms.
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Pereia
Persia
Thibbet
Itia
Ceylon
Ing
Italy
France
Russia
Europe
The Number Throe and Threefold Faith Reminders
A fragmentary narrator recalls biblical triples across creation and scripture. Highlights include Joash in the whale, Jesus in the tomb, Peter denying thrice, the three patriarchs Abraham Isaac and Jacob, Samuel called three times, Simon Peter’s question, Daniel in the lions den, Shadrach Meshach and Abednego in the fire, the third day return, Job with three friends, and Elijah’s three prostrations.
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Joash
Peter
Abraham
Ieaac
Jacob
Samue Wan
Simon
Daniel
Shadrack
Meshack
Abednego
Job
Wants Bryan's Contract From Editor Brownles
A. M. Brownles demands Bryan's contract and the promised terms to secure the job. A letter frames a $10,000 to $50,000 lecture deal, promising two lectures nightly and dramatic rhetoric to persuade the recipient to send funds and confirm the engagement.
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A. M. Brownles
Benton Standard
Bryan
Billie
Ory
Rome
Trith Crushed to Earth and the Pantry Misadventure
A disjointed tale recounts a colored deacon whose child discovers a porky tale of eating a prized fruit. The boy lies about a midnight feast involving a incorrectly cooked Python? No. The old man discovers bones in a dish and drags the boy to confess the truth about the hidden morsel. The scene ends with a tense admission of deceit.
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Moore
Harel New-Yorker
Benegel
Wraxall
Elizabeth
Catharine II
Stienhans
Troy Lumber Yard
Tuie
Busse Bros
Ye W. Jarvis
Trith
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