The Vacant Chairs Sermon On Family Losses
A Sunday sermon uses the image of vacant chairs at a kingly table to teach memory and duty. It recalls fathers mothers invalids and children as living presences whose absence prompts reflection, repentance, and faith toward heaven.
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I Samuel
St Aedive
David
Wen
Jonathan
Louvre
Luxembourg
Saul
Miltons
John Quincy Adams
House of Representatives
Wilson
Henry Clay
American Senate
Prince Albert
Windsor Castle
Thiers
Mer
Father
Napoleon
Lakeside
Ohio
Edward Payson
Richard Baxter
Robert Hall
Christ
Heaven
California
Sierra Nevada County
Earth
Davia
Shining
Betbe
Pennsylvania Coal Sells Cheaper in Italy Than Welsh Coal
A report notes Pennsylvania coal costs less in Italy than Welsh coal, highlighting cheaper pricing on the international market and the competitive position of U.S. energy exports amid European demand.
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Pennsylvania
Italy
Cannibalism Claim Among Congo Basin Inhabitants
A newspaper figure asserts that about one third of the Congo basin’s estimated 20 million people are cannibals. The claim appears in a brief note highlighting cultural practices in Central Africa.
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Congo Basin
Soap as Currency In Mexican Trade Cited by Courier Journal
A Courier Journal comment notes that in parts of Mexico soap already circulates as money and jokes that closer ties with the United States could reveal soap’s true purpose as currency. The remark implies currency-like use amid informal exchanges.
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Mexico
United States
Courier-Journal
Pork product consumption in the United States last year
The total pork products consumed in the United States last year, excluding lard, is estimated at 5.653 billion pounds. This corresponds to an average annual per capita consumption of about 58 pounds.
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United States
Mrs John Sherwood Praises Queen Margaret of Italy
Mrs John Sherwood extols Queen Margaret of Italy calling her smile a force that holds Italy together. The Chicago News notes many praise women’s smiles as a moral influence.
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John Sherwood
Margaret of
Italy
Chicago News
Western Kansas Sees Bright Future For Irrigated Land
A western Kansas resident asserts the region has a great future as irrigation expands. He notes crops thrive in the temperate zone and attributes growth to available water shortages resolved by irrigation.
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Kansas
Belief in Substitutional Atonement Cited by New York Paper
The New York Mail and Express quotes Prince George of Greece asserting that two Japanese women attempted suicide in expiation for a Russian czar’s son's killing, as atonement for the attack.
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New York Mail and Express
Prince George
Greece
Czarewitch
Immigration remedy urged for European side
A Pittsburg Commercial Bulletin excerpt argues that to fix immigration evils the cure must be applied on the European side rather than here. The discussion shifts to root causes and policy measures beyond the United States.
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Pittsburg
Drainage Plan for Okensenokee Swamp Proposed in Georgia
A reclamation scheme for the Okensenokee swamp in Georgia proposes drainage canals feeding into the St. Marys River. The project covers 676 square miles with about sixty four miles of main canals and one thousand miles of lateral and numerous small agricultural drains.
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Okensenokee
Georgia
St. Mary's River
Eighteen Pennsylvania counties report no debt
Fifteen named counties including Lehigh and York are debt free while the remaining counties carry a combined debt of 58,979,972. The figures cover the state's county finances and show substantial variance in fiscal health.
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Pennsylvania
Lehigh
Beaver
Cameron
Center
Columbia
Erie
Forest
Franklin
Green
Lawrence
Mercer
Montour
Perry
Pike
Sullivan
Susquehanna
Wyoming
York
Beaver farming on Kilgore beaver farm in Georgia
A Georgia beaver farmer Dick Kilgore raises beavers on 1000 acres along Briar creek. Local fisherman Mudat Williams describes beaver habits, dam building with his tail, and the potential profitability due to rising beaver skin values from London dyeing. Expected skins reach about 25 to 60 yearly with low raising costs.
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Dick Kilgore
New York
Bascom
Briar Creek
Kilgore Place
Beaver Dam Hollow
Williams
London
Kilgore
Atlanta Constitution
Monkey Actors Train Like Prized Primitives On Stage
A long passage on Brockmann the monkey trainer describes approaching pupil simians by mimicking their view of the world and rewarding understanding. The piece paints a vivid backstage image of monkey performers awaiting their cues like tiny actors, disciplined and focused as they study the plot and their parts.
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Brockmann
Krockmann
Puroif
Brockman
Monkey Theatre
London Roots and Names Through Ages
Haydn's Dictionary notes Lynden or Llyndin as old London names meaning the lake city. Legends say Brute founded New Troy Troynovant and Lud built walls naming Caer Lud, a translation linking to London. Some claim a city existed 1117 B C with Romans founding Londinium in A D 61.
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Haydn
London
Lynden
Llyndin
Brute
Eneas
New Troy
Troynovant
Lud
Caer-Lud
London School Board to feed every pupil daily
London authorities plan to provide at least one good meal per pupil per day to ensure proper assimilation of lessons. This comes despite London charity groups spending $25,900,000 annually, which could feed 85 per person or $425 per five-person family, with funds for distribution.
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School Board of London
London
New Orleans Picayune
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