An Evening Sermon of Love and Temperance Courage
A Civil War era verse and a temperance tale unfold from a station scene to a boy named Gay Allen who hears a life line song. The tale follows his conversion at a printing job, his mother’s joy, and a lasting faith as the temperance movement marches eastward.
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Apedal
Beema
Maine
Connecticut
Frank
Lsten
Gay Allen
Idlera
Brice
Jesus
Bill Brice
Christ
Josus
Guy Allen
Mr. Bryant
Allen
St Ap
Bo Guy Allen
Guy
Gay
Temperance Speskere
Singer
Traineb
Howie’s Final Words Link Whisky to Murder
The Volksfreund reports a year after Howie’s death sentence that in his last will he blames whisky for his downfall. He recalls a father’s drunken death, the downward spiral through work and crime, and the abuse of his wife and step children before killing his wife. He warns friends to abandon alcohol.
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Howie
House of Correction
Volksfreund
Let Independent Thought Lead, Not Echoes and Fads
An essay argues that men commonly outsource thinking to demagogues and social pressures. It urges business leaders to abandon rote routines and cultivate independent, careful thought. The piece cites the value of deliberate planning over hollow routine.
Be Careful What We Borrow From Our Baby
A Detroit Free Press recounts a troubled family tale of lending their baby to neighbors seeking religious nurture. When the child falls ill and dies, a neighbor consoles with the line God has borrowed the baby, amid a crisis of faith and grief.
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Dada
John
Atrangora
Jobo
Mary
Jesus
Gil
Willie Winkie
Theo
Dade
Lota
Lonat
Texas House imposes liquor ban under Speaker and sergeant arms
Texas capitol control tightens after long standing reports of beer and stronger drinks in the Speaker and sergeant at arms rooms. The present Speaker orders no drinking or storing intoxicants in rooms under their control. Eleven pages and eleven colored porters are appointed to enforce the rule and expel violators.
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Sherrill
House of Representatives
Texas
House
Capitol
Hey
New Voice
Stopped Instead of Passing
A brief dialogue notes a character saying a shoe paused and apologized, implying more than a passing interest. The exchange centers on understanding why a person would stop to show attention rather than merely pass by.
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Aho
Lawyer and Culprit Debate Deer Mistake in Courtroom
In a terse exchange the lawyer accuses the defendant of denying the shooting while the culprit jokes he mistook the victim for a deer. The lawyer notes deer season as an impossibility for a defense.
Honest Fare and the Trolley Conductor
A well dressed middle aged man pays the conductor a nickel and complains he was overrun by the crowd. The conductor explains he must collect fares and uses spotters to catch fare dodgers, arguing honesty must come with timely payment and vigilance on crowded cars.
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Condastor
Humorous Recollections and Moral Lessons in Old Boston Tales
A Boston Transcript columnist recalls a boy with buttered bread and a penny swallowing tale, the minister quip about money, a distrustful audience remark, and a political bite about trusts. The piece blends humor with social commentary on honesty and ambition.
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Saya
Boston Transcript
Willie
Helen
Fogg
Playing the Fool and the Kipling Controversy
The Nashville Advocate satire notes E Benjamin Andrews former Brown University president and Chicago Public Schools superintendent objects to teaching Kipling. It argues if he rules against Kipling he must ban numerous other authors. The piece mocks his narrow view and laments loss of literary value.
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E. Benjamin Andrews
Brown University
Chicago
Kipling
Andrews
Bohesley
Swinburne
Chaocoer
Spencer
Milton
Shakespeare
Wordsworth
Tennyson
Browning
Longfellow
Whittier
Bryant
Lowell
Sidney Lanier
Paul Hayne
Manter
Nashville Advocate
Thoughtless or Dishonest Debtors Warned by Nashville Advocate
The Nashville Advocate denounces debtors who spend beyond means warning that postponing retirement does not erase bills. It cites families living luxuriously while neglecting obligations to merchants and grocers and calls them thoughtless or deliberately bad, needing warning and exhortation.
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Nashville
Appreciation as Key to Leading Christian Work
The author urges sympathy and genuine appreciation as vital to effective leadership. True appreciation encourages effort, develops gifts, and sustains workers, contrasting superficial defeats with a call to encourage and value faithful service in a heavenly ministry.
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Nathanal
Jeane
Eell
A Merry Heart Guides Through Weathered Days
A poemish reflection on persistence and optimism. It speaks of facing wind and night with a dauntless, cheerful heart. Courage and wisdom light the path, as faith in God and resolve sustain through trials.
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Outata
Tata
Amary Bradley
Canadian edition of Houses of Glass by Dr James Algie
Canadian edition of Houses of Glass by Dr James Algie profiles the Ontario born physician writer born 1957 in Ayr Ontario. He studied in Toronto and Prinity then practiced in Port Elgin Claude Brampton and Alton before turning to writing claiming to have produced chapters in spare time. Readers are assured the book will spark interest.
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James Algie
Ayr
Ontario
Dundan
St. Catharines
Toronto
Prinity
Port Elgin
Goldwin Smith
W. J. Gage Co. Limited
A Little Folly Spoils a Man of Reputation
An essay warns that minor faults ruin overall character and taint even the good in men. Examples include Naaman, John Soolth, Henry Jones, and William Brown, illustrating how one flaw can wreck trust and standing for otherwise decent people.
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Naaman
Syria
John Soolth
Henry Jones
William Brown
Archduchess Valérie Helps Mourning Boy on Train
Vienna correspondent reports Archduchess Valérie, daughter of the Emperor, comforted a 13-year-old boarding schoolboy from Linz traveling alone to Vienna for his father's funeral. She paid his first-class fare and shared a tale of personal loss to ease his distress on the long journey.
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Valerie
Autstria
Vienna
London
Linz
Bill
Ling
Hia Excens Tare
Mothers and children the sacred balance in life
Barbetts Brown in the December Lawlies' Home Journal warns mothers against repressing children. He urges keen guidance while honoring each child’s inner life and privacy, stressing that each child carries a unique purpose within the universe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbetts Brown
Lawlies
Home Journal
Stand Up for the People Quote Sparks Backlash
A political orator proclaims support for the people while a World quote accuses him of neglecting a poor old lady in a car this morning and a gamin in the rear. The remarks reflect partisan tension and public scrutiny.
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Halse
Gamin
New York World
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