Satan on His Travels in a Sunday Sermon
A preacher surveys the Devil’s routes from the air to domestic life, factories, and mercantile rooms. He catalogues the demon’s reach through warping atmospheres, marriage strife, labor disputes, and corporate greed, urging moral reform and renewed old-fashioned courtship.
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Satan
Paul
Ephesians
Edward Ayson
William Cowper
James W. Alexander
St. Paul
Perdition
Gulf
Dikes
Moral
New Hampshire
Maine
Massachusetts
New England
Illinois
Hal
Satan and the ruin of youth in a moral sermon
A preacher depicts Satan driving youth to ruin through commerce and vice, citing embezzlement, crime, and weakness before divine justice. He argues Satan targets young men, forecasts battles of good against evil, and urges faith in Christ, moral revival, and a coming kingdom.
Philadelphia Society Ladies Host Literary Musical Circle
A leading Philadelphia social circle gathers women devoted to literature art and music, highlighting their role in cultural life. The group includes many of Philadelphia's prominent society ladies who contribute to its discussions and events.
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Philadelphia
Succi Ends Thirty Day Fasting Trial in Barcelona
Italian athlete Succi completed a thirty day starving trial in Barcelona Spain. He walked talked and fenced with vigor claiming an elixir made food unnecessary.
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Succi
Barcelona
Spain
Nawab Pays Surgeon Major Freyer Big Fee After Illness
The Nawab of Rampur paid Sergeant Major Freyer a British Army surgeon a princely sum of $50 000 for guiding him through a three month illness of malignant rheumatic fever.
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Inpia
Nawab of
Rampur
Major Freyer
Critics fault GrapstToxe memoir for limited style
Critics attack Mr GrapstToxe for heaviness and lack of versatility in his autobiography. One critic says he is not cynical enough to be frank.
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GrapstToxe
Young Pennsylvania hunter earns local fame with bears
Charles Whelp LY is a 13 year old lad who has drawn praise for hunting in Pennsylvania forests. He took to shooting only a year ago and has killed three or four bears and many smaller game, gaining a proud reputation among locals.
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Satan
Huzza
Hernando Cortes
Mexico
Gustavus Adolphus
Raphael
William Pitt
England
Jesus Christ
United States
God
Christ
Gadara
Judah
Vod
Charles Whelply
Pennsylvania
Centenarian Aunt Tri Retey Makes Long Circus Trip
A Marion County Kentucky resident Aunt Tri Retey, claimed 121 years old, reportedly walked twenty eight miles to Lebanon and back to attend a circus, noting she never nursed George Washington.
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Tri Retey
Marion County
Kentucky
George Washington
Lebanon
Lottery Winner Amos Marsu Seeks Social Standing
Amos Marsu of Orange New Jersey won fifteen thousand dollars in a lottery and abandoned his wife to marry a white woman after paying three thousand dollars. Experts appointed by the court examined the Keely motor but could not compare it to any known device, reporting inability to evaluate the dismantled machine.
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Amos Marsu
Orange
N. J
Tax on wives in Kashgar and press power views
A traveler notes in Tashkend that Chinese law taxes all marrying women and requires visiting merchants to take a wife, triggering revenue for the state. GLapsToONE expresses high value for the free press in home affairs while cautioning its limited impact on foreign affairs.
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Tashkend
Kashbar
Glapstoone
History of canes in America and Europe
The article traces cane use from Mexican and Spanish origins to colonial America linking canes to civic and religious authority. It describes a mayoral practice using a cane as a summons and notes the conical wooden scepters with knobs and feathers. It also mentions the blackthorn stick favored by the Irish and its historical role in invasions and wars.
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America
Spain
Shires
Poisonous Tin Plate Danger Warned by NY Expert
Mr. Jacob Reese of New York warns that rising tin prices tempt tin plate manufacturers to mix lead with tin or use tin lead amalgams. The result could leach poison into canned fruits, threatening public health amid widespread fruit consumption.
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Jacob Reese
New York
United States
Novel window display recreates early Cleveland schoolhouse
A Cleveland window trimmer outfits a large display showing an 1817 schoolhouse scene with a fenced forest at the ends. The exhibit recalls the village’s first school funded by 25 residents for 198.70 dollars, using a teacher and about twenty pupils. It opens today at 1 o'clock on Superior Street near St Clair.
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Cleveland
Superior Street
St. Clair Street
Cliveland Plain Dealer
Accidents to Railroad Men Highlight Dangers Workers Face
The piece notes high casualty rates for railroad employees in March 1887, with 34 workers killed versus 25 passengers after disasters like Bussey bridge and Chatsworth. It argues official stats are lacking and stresses workers face non fault related risks, citing Chetsworth incidents and subsequent months.
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Chatsworth
Ill
Railroad Gazette
Bussey Bridge
Boston
United States
Chetsworth
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