Now Is the Accepted Time in Felix and Paul Tale
Rev. Talmage reading on Acts xxiv 2 portrays Felix delaying religion amid worldly power and pleasure. He fears losing status and wealth if he welcomes Paul’s message, while Drusilla’s influence and urgent duties pad the time, risking eternal doom. The preacher urges immediate repentance, noting death waits for no one and “now is the best time.”
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T. de Witt Talmage
Pacific
Felix
Cesarea
Gov. Felix
Rinald Vesuvius
Breusilla
Paul
Corinth
Acropolis
Philippi
Thessalonica
Drusilla
Azizus
Delilah
Sampson
Salome
Herod
Drusilla Dbi
Sicarii
Charles Sumner
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Boston
Boston Common
Billingsgate
Senate Chamber
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Heaven
Italy
Vesuvius
Palace
Christ
Zee
Jesus
Lazarus
Completeness of Divine Demand From a Verse of Scripture
The article argues that worship of God alone shapes all life turning ordinary duties into sacred discipline. It emphasizes serving with a selfless motive, doing good deeds with Christian love, and gaining eternal riches by losing one’s life for Christ. It warns selfishness dulls the heavenly treasure.
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Christian Inquirer
Military Beaux in Germany
A Philadelphia Press description of young German army officers in Germany highlights their red cheeks yellow hair tall builds and strong frames. It notes the blue overcoat with a frock-length cut broad shoulders large epaulettes and a gleaming stylish look that must be seen to be appreciated.
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Germany
Philadelphia Press
Stand and Wait in Duty as a Spiritual Duty
A passage urges the value of standing and waiting as a form of service within the body of believers. It contrasts battlefield enthusiasm with the quiet discipline of endurance, citing Paul’s injunction Having done all to stand as the test of real Christian steadfastness.
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Apostle Paul
A Paris Sabbath Brings Active Sundays and Restless Pace
A Paris correspondent notes that Sunday in Paris is a day of activity not rest. He argues American praise for a secular Sunday ignores the feverish weekly pace and the lack of true rest for craftsmen. Medical experts blame the weekly strain on the absence of rest.
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Paris
New York
Grey Ladies of London Serve The Poor At Blackheath
Fourteen women known as the Grey Ladies dedicate their lives to visiting the sick and educating the well in Blackheath, a district of over seventy thousand. They rest one day a week and otherwise devote themselves to local people according to the Chicago Journal.
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Grey Ladies of
London
Blackheath
Chicago Journal
Hidden Quiet Greatness in Everyday Acts
The passage highlights a modest unconscious greatness found in ordinary deeds, admired for its sincerity and consistency. It emphasizes that true merit often appears not as bold triumph but as steady integrity and unassuming virtue.
Belgium Manufactures Iron and Sugar from Beet Roots
Belgium reports development in heavy industry and agriculture with iron production and sugar extraction from beet roots. The progress highlights industrial and agricultural modernization.
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Belgium
The Making of a Nation Sunday School Lesson 1594
An outline of the Sunday School International Lesson for June 24, 1594, titled The Making of a Nation. It covers biblical history from Jacob to the Exodus, with places, persons, and scenes, plus a Mathematical Review puzzle about dates, ages, and exodus timing.
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Peioubet
Stephen
Jacob
Pandan-Aram
B. C
Egypt
Peniel
The
Jordan
Hebron
Shechem
Palestine
Heliopolis
Zoan
Pithem
Goshen
Red Sea
Joseph
Moses
Pharaoh
Breen
Padan-Aram
Arabia
Sinai
Dothan
Potiphar
Acgvatnrep
Ulr
Arnep
Thuem
God
Ingenious river bridge uses planks and timber
A rapid Indian river current aided an improvised temporary bridge built from three inch planks ten feet long and three feet wide. Two pontoons formed from single planks stood at fifty degree angles upstream and were moored by a chain. The inclined surfaces carried significant load enabling lively traffic for a long period.
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India
Dinner party guidance from Mary Livinston Andrews
Speaking of dinners advises smart dinner parties of four or six, with clear servant instructions and a relaxed service. Emphasizes planning, prior-day prep, and a balanced conversation as essential to a successful feast.
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Mary Livingston Andrews
Better Muzzle and Kind Handling of Working Horses
Advice on humane horse care stresses restraining harsh reins and rough driving. Kind steady control reduces stress, keeps horses from thinning under work, and reflects driver temperament. If a horse is unthrifty, add oil meal gradually up to a pint daily split twice.
Deadly mine explosions kill 180 miners in Karwin
A blast at the Franziska mine in Karwin Austria Silesia on June 16 triggers a second explosion in Johannes pit. A rescue party of ten men perishes. Ventilation shafts collapse and fire spreads. Fourteen bodies recovered with hundreds injured. Dynamite blasting by a miner, against rules, is blamed.
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Trerrav
Austrian Silesia
Karwin
Franziska
Johannes
Count von Larisch
M'Bride's Defense and Miners' Conference Verdicts
Reports from Ohio and Pennsylvania describe miners in the Hocking valley and Pittsburgh district weighing acceptance of a 69 cent strike rate. Union leaders warn of bankruptcy, jailings, and funding woes while some groups push to remain out if a 60 cent rate is imposed.
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Cor Rmorus
Hocking Valley
Nelsonville
Longstreth
Orbiston
New Pittsburgh
Adams
Sand Run
Minerton
Buchtel
Straitsville
Shawnee
Steubenville
McBride
Snall
W.B. Wilson
National Board
Cumberland
Coal Creek
Tenn
Kansas
Virginia
West Virginia
Prrissvren
Columbus
Pittsburgh
Terre Havre
Ind
Washington
Daviess
Double Murder by Italian in Coal City
Three Italians fought after heavy drinking in Coal City on Thursday night. Guns were drawn and two men were killed instantly, one shot through the heart and the other in the forehead. The killer was jailed. names of the principals could not be obtained.
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Coal City
Morris
Deficit Expected to Exceed Seventy Four Million Dollars
Wasurveton June 16 Treasury officials estimate the year will close with a large deficit. Receipts total 282 204 721 while disbursements reach 856 197 838 7 leaving an eleven and a half month deficit of 73 992 616. Officials believe year end deficit will be near 74 600 000.
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Wasurveton
Treasury
Tragedy in Wooster Nighttime Shooting Fatal to Millie Zimm erman
In Wooster Ohio on June 16 15 year old Grant Baum of Smithville shot and killed 17 year old Millie Zimmerman near a Dunkard love feast. Baum says the pistol fired accidentally. The victim was the daughter of a widowed mother.
Abdul Aziz Pronounced Sultan of Morocco at Fez
Abdul Aziz officially proclaimed sultan of Morocco in Fez amid a peaceful ceremony. No disorder occurred as the proclamation was announced.
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Morocco
Tanorwr
Abdul Aziz Has Ben
Fez
Death of a Lake Navigator
Marquette Mich June 16 Captain Smith Moore aged 65 a famed Great Lakes vessel man died in a street car after a stroke before aid arrived. He had sailed many years and amassed a fortune.
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Marquette
Mich
Smith Moore
Great Lakes
Populists Nominate Full Slate in North Dakota
Jamestown June 16. North Dakota populists nominate a complete ticket led by Edward Wallace for governor and Walter Muir of Cass county for congressman at large at their state convention.
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North Dakota
Jamestown
N. D
Edward Wallace
Walter Muir
Cass County
Ending of Coal Strike Signals Market Rebound
R G Dun reviews say the bituminous coal strike will end by Monday, easing the coal famine. Some sectors like New York boot and shoe shops and woolen mills face slow resumption, while New York Philadelphia markets stay dull and Western holders expect higher prices. May fortunes show fewer failures, and rail earnings fall as coal traffic collapses.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Philadelphia
Boston
United States
Canada
Lbradstreet’s
Pittsburgh
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Memphis
Nashville
Atlanta
Augusta
Texas
Omaha
Chicago
Detroit
Nebraska
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Portland
San Francisco
Wiman Convicted Of Forgery In Second Degree
New York June 16 Erastus Wiman found guilty of forgery in the second degree. The maximum penalty is ten years with the minimum abolished. Jury recommended mercy and Wiman’s sentence deferred until June 20 for motions. He was described as overwhelmed, with family and friends offering support. Seven ballots favored conviction, eight were not guilty and two doubtful.
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New York
Erastus Wiman
Wiman
Ingraham
George Murray
Sherwood
Mr. Murray
Floaters Reported Along Mississippi River South of St Louis
A large number of floaters are being found along the river south of St Louis with eleven bodies found in two days at Windsor Sulphur Springs Bushburg Twin Hollows Horine and Rush Tower. Some are believed to be Coxeyites drowned when a raft overturned ten miles below during the night after Gen Kelley left St Louis.
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Mississippi
Str. Louis
St. Louis
Cairo
Windsor
Sulphur Springs
Bushburg
Twin Hollows
Horine
Rush Tower
Immense Manitoba Ore Field Reported Between Rat Portage and Port Arthur
Immense auriferous ore body described as one mile wide and two miles long lies between Rat Portage and Port Arthur, about 70 miles south of the CPR. Assays average eight dollars in gold and four dollars in silver. Geologists estimate the deposit could reach eight to ten thousand feet in depth.
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Manitoba
Wisskee
Man
Rat Portage
Port Arthur
Canadian Pacific Railway
Woman killed by lightning near Prorta during storm
Mrs. William Miller of this city was struck and killed when sheltering under a tree during a June storm near Prorta UL.
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Prorta
William Miller
Peoria Bans Sunday Open on Citywide Order
Peoria will close on Sundays under a mayor issued order. All saloons parks and amusements close including most businesses except barber shops drug stores restaurants and transportation lines.
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Prorta
Peoria
More Victims of the Plague Reported in Hone Kone
Eighty four more deaths from the plague are reported. The majority of sufferers are being removed to Canton for treatment or isolation.
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Hone Kone
Canton
Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge Elects Officers in Cedar Rapids
The Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge in session at Cedar Rapids elected officers including L. E. Fellows grand master and T. S. Parvin grand secretary. Other posts filled include S. P. Barr senior grand warden, W. D. Irvine deputy grand master, N. R. Parvin deputy grand secretary, and J. W. Carr junior grand deacon among several regional appointees.
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Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge
Cedar Rapids
L. E. Fellows
Lansing
S. P. Barr
Eagle Grove
William Elsom
T. S. Parvin
J. R. Bates
Stuart
W. D. Irvine
Sioux City
N. R. Parvin
Grand Rapids
Thomas E. Flemming
F. P. Webber
New Cherokee
J. W. Carr
S. S. Summers
Manchester
John W. Wells
Marshalltown
Grand Mershal
Theodore Schriener
Mount Pleasant
Grand Tyler
Rossa Files Suit Over Taxes in Sioux City
J O Donavan Rossa challenged ex county treasurer W A Kifer before county supervisors alleging improper appropriation of three fourths of one percent of all city taxes. Over four years about $20 000 was taken which Rossa claims is illegal and recoverable. The board will pursue action to determine the claim.
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J. O'Donovan Rossa
Sioux City
W. A. Kifer
Rossa
Kifer
Supreme Court decision requires treasurers to exhibit funds
School directors learn that in settlements with school treasurers they must have and exhibit the money shown as in their accounts. Bank drafts are not acceptable. Banks sometimes rise quickly and the sureties on a treasurer’s bond may be liable.
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Supreme Court
Commission appointed to revise Iowa laws this fall
The supreme court named H. F. Dale of Des Moines and Judge H. S. Winslow of Newton as the commission’s contingent to revise state laws. Emlin McClain, Charles Baker of Iowa City, and Attorney General John Y. Stone complete the panel. Work is expected to begin in September.
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Supreme Court
H. F. Dale
Des Moines
H. S. Winslow
Newton
Emlin McClain
Charles Baker
Iowa City
John Y. Stone
Ottumwa Fire Destroys Three Stores and Homes. One Die
A large Ottumwa blaze destroyed three business blocks and twenty dwellings, starting in a cooper shop. A boy named James Seymour died, with one more expected to die, two seriously injured, and about $200,000 in property lost. Thieves are reported to have robbed during the chaos.
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Ottumwa
James Seymour
Farmer Renshaw Booth Ends Life in Cerro Gordo County
Renshaw Booth, a well to do farmer from the southern Cerro Gordo county area, killed himself by cutting his throat from ear to ear. He was found in the granary with no reason given for the deed.
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Renshaw Booth
Cerro Gordo County
Assessor Finishes Saloons Tax Roll in Fort Dodge
The assessor completed a special assessment of property used by saloons in Fort Dodge under the new law. He returned ten retailers and two wholesalers. Retailers face 1200 dollars annually each while wholesalers owe 600 dollars.
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Fort Dodge
Anarchist Woolner Arrested With Dynamite After Abduction
Charles Woolner, described as an anarchist tramp, was arrested at Burlington carrying dynamite. He is accused of aiding in the abducting of two boys, Fred Cling and James Mooney, from Aurora.
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Charles Woolner
Burlington
Fred Cling
James Mooney
Aurora
Skeleton found in Burlington barn shocks residents
A Burlington man uncovered a full sized human skeleton in his barn floor. The incident adds to a string of regional oddities as investigators seek a link to a mystery crew. Meanwhile, James Wilson, 64, pled guilty in Des Moines to a raised check and received a 12 year sentence.
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Burlington
Iowa
Kelly
James Wilson
Des Moines
Wiota
Shaw & Crombie
Illinois
Thomas E. Billington
Tippecanoe Club
Secret Service
Lincoln
Osceola County
Martin Mulci
George Barnes
Pleasantville
Dunlap
Frank Baird
Ora Bean
Woolson
Keokuk
Y. M. C. Association
Henry H. Trimble
S. Hunting
Unitarian Church
Dean
J. B. Root
Creston
State Society of the Red Cross
Mount Pleasant
Dr. Thorn
W. R. Cole
Jennie Campbell
Sioux City
Pullman Palace Car Company
Tat ers and Rumor Split High Society Night
In a summer hammock Evylyn Throckmorton calls potatoes taters and Carlyle Stanhope learns the truth. Rumor confirms her casual remark shattering his aristocratic facade as he staggers away into the night. Detroit Free Press.
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Eva
Carlyle Stanhope
Evylyn Throckmorton
Detroit Free Press
Stuck on Her Hat A Hub Woman's Flamboyant Compliment
A Boston Post item recalls a high official’s wife who loves showing off new gowns and a hat. She tries to elicit praise by detailing purchases at various shops, causing a quiet laugh among neighbors as she overstates the hat’s cost and her handiwork.
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Thingumbob's
Boston Post
Drunk and Disorderly Man Given Thirty Days
A Chicago Tribune recounts a magistrate sentencing a man for drunken and disorderly conduct after the offender concedes the charge. The jurist notes the man’s prior interactions and work ethic before delivering the 30 day punishment.
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Chicago Tribune
Very Likely Proposal Conversation
A brief exchange from the Detroit Free Press shows a man proposing but the woman rejects marriage while requesting friendship. He declines, citing that the future wife would object to such an arrangement.
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Detroit Free Press
Beard savings joke sparks lighthearted marriage quip
A humorous exchange between husband and wife appears in the weekly edition, with the husband asking if his full beard is an improvement and the wife jokingly replying about weekly savings of about a dollar. The punchline confirms the beard is an improvement in jest.
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