Felix and Drusilla Hear Paul Speak in Felix's Palace
Terse sermon recounts Paul before Governor Felix and Drusilla in the marble palace. Felix trembles at Paul’s message on eternity but postpones conversion, choosing a convenient season, while Druilla and worldly concerns tempt him to delay. The tale warns that postponing faith leads to eternal loss and urges immediate repentance.
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Marlle
Marie
Felix
Peelix
Breakjanc
Hirth
Mount Vesuvius
Drusilia
Folia
Paul
Tertius
Corinth
Acropolis
Philippi
Kessalonica
Yong
Pelix
Drusilla
Aszius
Deliah
Samson Salome
Herod
Conviviniity
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Daath
Cmsarea
Charles Sumner
Tnce
Independents Mall
Philadelphia
Boston
Macs
Coenmon
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Americas
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Pelle
Heaven
Taly
Vesuvius
Gualdaman
Christ
Lean
Dean
Tean
Chrrist
Bhen
Wong
Jesus
Lasiurus
Ocean liners under storm lock passengers below deck
Passenger recounts extreme storm aboard a steamship with hatchways nailed shut and no crew on deck. He compares railcar confinement to being locked in the saloon during rough seas and questions safety of ocean travel.
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Henry L. Laker
Denver
St. Louis
Children Smile Legend From Archangel Story
A Kate Field quote recalls an unwritten legend about an archangel visiting earth long ago. He found no pillow for his head, but children offered smiles, making the faces of youngsters among the most beautiful things on earth alongside flowers.
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Earth
Kate Field
Washington
Never Judge a Woman by Her Church Social Cake
A wry Texas Siftings quip notes that a woman’s cooking should not be judged by the dessert served at a church social, reflecting humorous social flair from the era.
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Texas
Fashion Notes: Beautiful Disorder and New Accessories
The item surveys summer dress trends with Belva Lockwood reference, describing swivels silks, light colors, short blazer suits, lace trims, silver cuff buttons, jet feathers, ostrich tips, white trimmings, and new belt styles. It notes jewelry like blue and red enamel watches, mucilage and cologne receptacles, and novel suffused hair accessories, detailing sought fabrics and decorative touches for the season.
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Eton
Batiste
Irish Point Collar Dominates Fashion Trends for Hats and Gowns
Fashion notes describe the rise of large bows and high back Grecian knots, with light silks and crisp taffetas ruling Paris tastes. A gown featured a simple gathered waist and satin bow, trimmed sleeves, and a satin collar among varied fabrics from Fayetta to Mohair.
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Paris
Fayetta
Paris Hairdressing Style Creates Loose Tied Waves
A New York World report notes Paris introduces a studiedly disordered hair trend with waves tumbling over the ears and loosely gathered at the nape, appearing ready to escape its pins with every movement.
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Paris
New York World
Elegant manners taught by visiting tutor at New York boarding school
A Detroit Free Press item describes a New York boarding school where girls learn elegance alongside cube root and rhetoric. A distinctive visiting teacher, paid 15 dollars an hour, arrives in a coupe and shapes behavior through conversations, fashion, and refined discipline. She guides each girl as a guest at meals and theater during the year and later writes letters praising and correcting their conduct.
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New York
Detroit Free Press
Female Dean Named for Barnard College in New York
Miss Emily Jane Smith appointed and confirmed as dean of Barnard College New York City She is daughter of Judge James C Smith of Canandaigua New York graduated Bryn Mawr 1908 held Greek fellowship at the University of Chicago taught Greek at Packer Institute Brooklyn and later at Girton College England She returns to take up the deanship in October and has published Selections From Lucian.
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Barnard College
New York City
Emily Jane Smith
James C. Smith
Canandaigua
N. J
Supreme Bench
New York State
Miss Smith
University of Chicago
Harvard
Bryn Mawr
ISS
Miss Smith Spent the Year Iss0-90 As A Student At Girton College
England
Jebb
Packer Institute
Brooklyn
Chicago
Lucian
Chicago Herald
Mrs Belva Lockwood in Court Without Headgear at Supreme Court
Washington correspondent notes Mrs Belva Lockwood seated in the bar section at the Supreme Court session with no bonnet or hat as she presses a mandamus motion against Virginia for permission to practice at its bar. The scene recalls Judge Drake’s earlier insistence on oath customs when admitting her before the Court of Claims.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Washington
Belva Lockwood
Christian
Virginia Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Virginia Court
Lockwood
Court of Claims
Drake
Judie Drake
Service and gratitude in a Berlin anniversary fete
The Rochester Post Express notes the Berlin fete marking 25 years of faithful service by a German servant in a Berlin family. It counters Boston Herald ridicule, arguing long service stems from mutual respect, kindness, and humane treatment rather than mere wages, and cites New England cases of enduring employer servant bonds.
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London News
Berlin
Boston Herald
Christendom
Boston
Ier
New England
Rochester Post Express
The Popular Sailor Hat Returns in Summer Style
The sailor hat rises again as a summer favorite with a broad-brimmed, jaunty look. Observations note young women gain charm from the shade and color bands, with Mrs Yznaga highlighted in a white sailor hat and leather belt. Alpine hats in straw appear among fashionable crowds, suited for morning wear with cloth dresses.
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Vynaga
Delmenico
Fashion Notes on Hats and Summer Bonnets by Mildred Madison
Mildred Madison advises on hat styles for summer gowns in the New York Recorder, praising lace straw hats with black ribbon and plumes, mohair twists, and large Alsatian bows. She urges avoiding severe hats with lace or ruffled gowns and promotes rhinestone buckles for black hats along with violet floral bunching and back-placed Alsatian bows for front charm.
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Mildred Madison
N. Y
From Small Beginning Seller Promoted After Ten Years
A wholesale dealer recalls a salesman who started in humble conditions ten years ago asking for ten cents on each dollar sold. The merchant offered 25 percent commission on cash sales but the man chose the simpler plan. He later earned a salary on the road and a raise, with the story repeated many times. The Detroit Free Press is cited.
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Detroit Free Press
California Fig Syrup Co
Taking Men’s Places in Devon Dog Work Tax Remission
The British Government plans to remit the customary tax on dogs used off Devon's south coast for rescue and line hauling duties. These dogs swim to sea, catch lines, and help fishermen bring boats through rough surf, a risky task requiring trained collies. The piece argues such dogs deserve respect and tax parity with common pets.
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Devon
New York
Leather-Lunged Statesmen Echoes of Symes Voice Legend
A Washington Star piece recalls George C Symes, famed for a thunderous voice, contrasting it with Pence of Colorado. Anecdotes describe Symes’s war service, Rocky Mountain life, and a tale of addressing crowds while a storm raged, highlighting his famous bass.
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Lefe Pence
Colorado
Washington Star
George C Symes
Symes
Wisconsin
Rocky Mountain
Silverton
Oroville
George Symes
William Allen
Ohio
Old Hill
Congress
Buckeye
Allen
Al’en
Alleghanies
Continuous Lightning Districts in San Domingo Coast
The Wittsbury Dispatch describes a region along the eastern coast of the island of San Domingo where lightning and thunder strike relentlessly during the rainy season. It notes shifting storm centers, thunder within eight miles, night illumination visible up to thirty miles, and occasional electric artillery with multiple cloud centers colliding in spectacular duels.
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San Domingo
West Indies
Old Maids and Cats Deliberate in Witty Science Talk
A university science lecture on plant fertilization via insects leads to a comic aside about old maids as the cause of ecological balance. A student teases with a slang question prompting Miss Jones to suggest an answer, then the talk resumes after a brief pause.
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Miss Jones
Unclear fragmentary notice from early period paper
The readable text mentions Bethany Indiana resident Christopher Grove and various unrelated product and place references. The passage appears as a damaged OCR fragment with scattered names, items, and nonsensical phrases, lacking a coherent news event.
The Vanishing Moose in New York History
The moose fled after alarm rather than retreating like deer, leaving vast ranges as hunters used hounds and ambush tactics. Moose sightings dwindled from Adirondacks Brown's Tract to 1855 when they disappeared from New York game, with minor later returns to Saranac that did not persist.
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North Woods
Maine
Canada
Adirondacks
Brown
New York
Saranac
Word hello faces challenge from number please campaign
An effort bans hello for telephone clerks urging number please as the substitute. The old exclamation clings on as custom and familiarity keep hello common on the wires.
Teeth Growth Report Alarming Case In Pawling Villa
In Pawling a local resident Wesley Free, a teenaged citizen, is said to be teething unusually early with a third set forming. Doctors and specialists note the phenomenon as highly unusual and discuss potential implications for the Free family and neighbors in Willemabe and Vo. Porge.
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Pawling
Wesley Free
Weil Kteen
Patling
Feu
Bert Ali
Willemabe
Wesley
Porge
Bern
Unclear dialogue about directions and location in Chicago Record
Fragmentary exchange concerns Tommy and his father discussing starting west and turning east, with a note referencing the Chicago Record. Details are sparse and context insufficient.
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Tommy
Chicago
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