Sound Doctrine and Sanity in Christian Truth
A speaker argues that sound doctrine, rooted in scripture, is essential for true Christian truth. He traces the history of doctrinal soundness through the church, warns of apostasy, and cautions against preferring worldly appeal over biblical accuracy. The piece emphasizes Berean testing and the need for scriptural criterion in doctrine.
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As He Thinketh and Clean Thinking
A brief reflection on the thought that character mirrors inner thinking. It cites scripture that Christ lives in believers as the basis for cultivating and maintaining clean thinking and moral conduct.
Jesus cleanses the temple and its lessons
John 2 13 22 notes Jesus attendance at the Passover, the temple's defilement by money changing, and the cleansing act. It links Jesus authority to purify worship, warns against worldly motives in religion, and points to the resurrection as the sign of his divine sonship.
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Lofty Ideals Meet Grounded Realities
A Western Christian Advocate item reflects on lofty ideals living in humble settings, contrasting high-minded virtues with everyday life and practical faith. It emphasizes steady devotion over grand rhetoric and calls for consistent action aligned with belief.
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Glorious Word on Salvation in a Faith Exchange
A devotional exchange extols the depth of the word saved, noting salvation from guilt love and power of sin and a future presence free from sin when Christ returns, highlighting spiritual assurance and hope.
Religion of many men likened to jellyfish
A quip notes that the religion of many men shares jellyfish traits, thriving in its own element yet losing vigor in adversity, where it floats and lives but perishes in the sand.
Uncle Eben on voting and fate on stage note
Uncle Eben muses that more voters feel they have no real control. The line likens life to a stage where actors seek star parts and a brother’s suffering evokes pity, blending folk speech with reflections on power and empathy.
Without a Tail Comic Punchline About Ink Well Tail
A narrator recalls a playful exchange where a boy named Jack draws a dog and jokes that its tail is still in the ink well. The humor hinges on a visual gag about unfinished artwork and a missing tail.
Statement on Salvation and Silence
A concise aphorism notes that individuals craft their own fate through actions and restraint. It contrasts personal responsibility with the consequences of speech, highlighting prudent thinking and measured speech as paths to safety or ruin. The adage emphasizes inner judgment over impulsive talk.
Castoria Ad Claims For Babies And Children
An old advertising claim touts Castoria used for over 30 years to relieve constipation flatulency wind colic and diarrhea in babies and children while soothing feverishness and aiding digestion without opiates. the genuine product bears a signature.
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Ami
Farmer Wilkins Counsels Son On Dining Etiquette
A Boston Transcript quip imagines Farmer Wilkins telling his son Josh to eat apart from summer boarders to curb his social appetite. The exchange mocks class-conscious dining behavior and family influence on manners.
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Farmer Wilkins
Boston Transcript
Cuticura Soap Ad Promises Pure Skin Health
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for shaving and general use. It claims doubled razor efficiency and skin purity with no mug grime or irritation, even with twice daily shaves. One soap serves shaving, bathing and shampooing.
Fish Rain Report Says Colorado Spruced Up Stories
John W. Garrett of Colorado Springs Colorado reports a strange rain event claiming he gathered 35 small fish from a gutter and heard other tales of fish falling with rain, asserting the incident actually occurred.
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Red Cross Ball Bone Ad Promises Durable Table Linen
The wartime note touts Red Cross Ball Bine as enhancing wear and durability for table linen. It urges consumers to try the product, claimed valuable during war, and is presented as a grocer advertisement.
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Street Car Revolution Debuts May 4 1888 in Richmond
A historic note reports the first commercial posted ablo comady on May 4 1888 in Richmond Virginia marking an early street-car revolution.
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Richmond
Strict mother shapes indulgent grandmother
A compact adage asserts that a strict mother tempering early rules often leads to a more indulgent grandmother in later life. The saying highlights parental influence shaping intergenerational behavior across generations.
Edgeworth Seen as Inventor of the Novel with Purpose
The text credits woman novelist Maria Edgeworth as the inventor of the serious novel with a purpose, citing Castle Rackrent of 1800 as a typical example and noting that her success with Irish fiction helped persuade Sir Walter Scott to write prose fiction.
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California dominates U S citrus production says report
California produces about 70 percent of the nation's oranges and nearly all lemons. A Santa Paula grove is claimed to be the largest in the world. Grapefruit output rises, but Florida leads California in both quantity and quality.
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United States
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