Spider Web of Trust and Bank Fraud Warns a Nation
A Sunday sermon by Rev. Dr. Talmage likens fragile credit to a spider’s web and warns that careless bank directors and corporate officers threaten widows and orphans. He condemns borrowing to speculate, urges honesty, and urges faith aligned with works to curb financial crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastile
France
Post Office
United States
Bank Driae Insurance Company
Pharut
Aries
Indi
Presibank
Wall Street
Trinity Church
Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Hill
City of Churches
Christ
Paul
Corinthians
Humorous Vignette Snippets Across 19th Century Papers
A collage of quips and cartoons shows dawdling suitors, witty exchanges, and social misfires. Jokes about marriage nerves, clever banter with echoes of Boston and Detroit papers, and light satire on manners appear framed by a teasing tone.
Ring the Bell for Janitor Prank and Cartoon Snippets
A column compiles short comic vignettes from the era. A New York moment shows a man rang the bell for a janitor only to confront the door man. Several jokes follow about politeness, signs, and cross cultural quips, with a St Paul shoe store sign and a Philadelphia politician anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Sum
New York
Fourth Avenue
Col. Sumpter
St. Paul
Parallax Measurements Define Distant Stars
Astronomers measure stellar distances by six month parallax as Earth’s orbit of 183 million miles shifts viewpoint. Parallax values range from 0.919 to 0.046 arcseconds with Alpha Centauri about 20.5 billion miles away and first magnitude stars far farther on average. The text notes coffee use in England declines due to poor preparation and unsatisfactory taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansaw Tosca
Bottle from 1759 whiskey found in log at old fort site
W Granam of Ivansville possesses a bottle unearthed from a log at the fort site in present Booneville Kentucky. Buckskin wrappings bear initials B B and the date 1759. The bottle held a few spoonfuls of whisky and a wealthy Kentucky man offered $1 a drop for the liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Granam
Ivansville
Booneville, Ky
Kentucky
Court to Decide If Maguire Burial Allowed at Calvary Cemetery
Officials of Calvary Cemetery New York refuse burial within its sacred precincts for cn Maguire who died after attending a Dr McGlynn meeting. The legality of the refusal will be tested in court with this contested burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Gazette
France
Carl Pretzel
Matvo
Lofty
Ethel
Detroit
New Jersey
Jersey
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Arcola Lecord
Johnson
yYes
Arkansaw
Clara
Manuele
Mabel
Dboston Beacon
Calvary Cemetery
New York
Cn Maguire
Maguire
McGlynn
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DR. Talmage
Cape Farewell
Thank God Harbor
Boston Exchange
Adam
Teras Siftings
Buaps
John
Sam
George
Texas
Charley
Harry
Boston Transcript
Chicago Times
Boston
James
St. Louis
Chicago Tribune
Mademoiselle
Brown
Chiamnan
Ben
Bradder
Rastus
Anna
Bradder Joe
Phradelphia
Chicago Triline
Chinaman
N. Y. Sun
Chloe
Kansas Hotel
Newcastle
England
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