Arrogance and Humility in a Temple Sermon by Talmage
Reverend Talmage contrasts the Pharisee and the publican in Luke eighteen with vivid temple imagery and a sermon on mercy. He praises confession, humility, and the sufficiency of divine mercy while urging personal repentance and earnest prayer.
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Dr. Talmage
Mount Moriah
Satan
Christ
Holy of the Holies
Holy of Holies
Cicero
Lord Jesus Christ
Charleston
San Francisco
Chicago
David
Isaiah
Ezra
Lorger
The Aeolian Harp and Its Musical Winds
The Aeolian harp, a wind driven instrument with a history from Kircher to Frost and Kastner, is praised for its evolving form the 1891 Alian harp by G Crosland Taylor. It uses metallic rods for eighty notes and hangs on a tree, turning to catch every wind direction while producing evolving tones.
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Father Kircher
Savant
David
Wprust
Judea
Kircher
Messrs. Frost
Kastner
Baden Baden
Strasburg
Hector Berlioz
Ossian
Chateaubriand
Les Natchez
London
Paul at Athens in the Acts narrative and sermon on Mars hill
The lesson outlines Pauls stay in Athens after leaving Berea, discussing his reception by Jews and Greeks, his speech at the Areopagus, and the cultural setting of Athens. It notes the citys intellectual prominence, the Areopagus podium, and the respectful address Ye men of Athens as he spoke to the assembled court about worshiping God in spirit and truth.
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Athens
Peioudet
Lewin
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Berea
Thessalonica
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Salonica
Saloniki
Turkey
Thessalonians
Corinth
Greece
Twrea
Rome
Jerusalem
Saronic Gulf
Acropolis
Areopagus
Demosthenes
Mars’ Hill
Socrates
Mars
Neptune
When Worlds Collide and Odd Superstitions
A mixture of science musings on a hypothetical two worlds colliding at cosmic speed and the heat it would generate, citing the St Louis Republic, plus light anecdotes about superstition and a Louisian Piedmontese joke about thirteen.
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Finis
St. Louis Republic
Birds nest soup tale reveals ingredients and prep
A private dinner dish featured birds nest soup, a chicken broth thickened with nests procured from a Chinese seller. Historical notes describe nest construction from seaweed forming a basket, dried and cleaned, then sold as eight inch strips resembling Iceland moss with little taste.
Then She is Eating My Grass In A Read Will Moment
An old gentleman attends a distant relative's will reading in London. A clause leaves him a field but bequeaths the old gray mare in that field to an unfriendly rival, provoking a comic outburst as he declares the mare is eating his grass.
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London Spectator
Pigeon Fancy and Home Pigeon Loft Setup Guide
Webb Donnell writes on pigeon breeding as a refined hobby with rich pedigrees and varied varieties. He recommends beginners start with fantails or Jacobins, explains loft design with roof chambers, perches, and nesting bowls, and notes multiple color subtypes though white fans are preferred for consistency.
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Pouter
Webb Donnell
Australians Judge Sheep by Pre-Shearing Fairs
Australians use a pre show shearing method for wool class prizes. Sheep are shorn a year before the event and marked for identification, then exhibited and shorn again at the show. Prizes go to the animals producing the heaviest fleece of scoured wool. This system prevents exhibitors from showing at multiple fairs.
An Excellent Rotation for Cropland Use and Benefits
The guide praises rotating crops to improve land with clover and a sequence of corn, potatoes, wheat and clover. It notes that growing corn and potatoes aids clean cultivation and weed control, and suggests rye, oats, buckwheat and millet as alternatives. The aim is to avoid repeating the same crop in succession on a field.
Height of Mount St Elias Given At Over 18000 Feet
The National Geographic Society report confirms Mount St Elias as one of the highest western hemisphere peaks with a measured height around 18010 feet. Five summit sights from different points established the figure, while boundary questions with Britain touch on whether the peak lies within U S or Canadian territory.
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National Geographic Society
T. C. Mendenhall
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Alaska
Mount St. Elias
Hemisphere
Coast Survey
St. Elias
Orizaba
Andes
United States
British America
Vancouver
International Boundary Survey
Uncle Sam
J. B
Washington Post
Reformers Urged to Clean Up at Home
A Buffalo Courier remark suggests many women advocating sweeping reforms should start by cleaning their own houses, noting their carpets likely need attention.
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Buffalo Courier
The Old Homestead Stays At McVickers Theater Chicago
McVicker's Theater in Chicago keeps The Old Homestead on stage for some time. The ad urges audiences to see Denman Thompson in this genuine American play while noting other items from Yankee Blade and local druggists.
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McVicker's Theater
Chicago
Old Homestead
McVicker’s Theater
Denman Thompson
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