Dead Pompeii Lessons On Morals From A Burned City
Rev T DeWitt Talmage guides a Naples evening walk through Pompeii describing its walls temples baths and theaters as the Vesuvius eruption of AD 79 buried the city. He argues art and learning alone cannot save a society and calls for moral reform through Christ.
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Herculaneum
Pompeii
Pliny, the Elder
Italy
Mucho
Museo Borbonico
Naples
Cicero
Sallust
Mercury
Diomed
Dusseldorf
Dore
Jesus
Christ
Pompeii and Pompeii resurrected through gospel reform
A preacher laments modern cities echoing Pompeii's sin and calls for citywide evangelization. He urges strengthening churches and Sabbath schools, condemns Coney Island carnivals, warns against politics without morality, and urges Brooklyns for God and America for God. The piece ends with a plea for righteous reform.
Abstinence for the Sake of Others from The Sunday School
A temperance lesson on Christian liberty and community duty from Paul's letter to the Corinthians. It notes the city’s corrupt context and outlines arguments for and against partaking of meat offered to idols, highlighting dangers to weaker believers and the need for unity.
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Corinth
Paul
Europe
Philippi
Thessalonica
Berea
Ephesus
Lewin
F.phesus
Farrar
Alford
Ellicott
Aristotle
Thucydides
Spain
Stanley
India
Jerusalem Council
Jerusalem
Dean Stanley
How to administer medicine to a sick horse safely
Practical advice from Wallack in Farm and Home on dosing horses without causing panic. It covers methods for liquid medicines by restraining the horse and for pastes by making a bran ball wrapped in tissue. Step by step: position the handler, control the tongue, insert the ball at the root of the tongue, and reward with hay while watching the neck for the swallow.
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Wallack
Unusual Happenings Across Towns And Times
A whisky flask exploded during a family dinner. A Noxre Carolima turkey scratched eight potatoes and sat on them for weeks. James Crimson of Hancock NY, delirious with drink, cut his throat while imagining a boa. Clergy sanity doubts in Warren PA spark discussion. A farmer in Carroll County MO found water with white walnuts while digging ten feet deep. A Salem bride fainted in marriage. she witnessed the groom collapse with a caustic lecture. Emma Lindsay of Ohio Falls IN swooned during a quarrel, later going blind and mute. Mrs Gamble of Grassy KY rose in weight from 165 to 605 pounds since 1889.
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Columbus
James Crimson
Hancock
WN. Y
Béseimeck
Warren
Carroll County
Groon
Salem
Mass
Emma Lindsay
Ohio Falls
Ind
Samuel Gamble
Grassy, Ky
Scratching for Eggs How I Keep Eight Dozen Hens Busy
A farmer details winter coop care for thirty Plymouth Rock hens. He divides feed into specific portions, uses a scratch exercise setup with straw and oats, and emphasizes exercise over overfeeding. He notes one seven year old hen laying daily and compares results with neighbors.
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S. K. Elwell
Cheap Corn Crib from Fence Wire and Wood Pickets
A Farm Stock and Home article credits an unnamed inventor for a circular 8 foot high corn crib made from wooden pickets woven with No. 9 galvanized wire. The design forms a circular fence height with a roof made of canvas or forage materials and can be moved when empty.
Household Tips From The Illustrated Newspaper
A compilation of kitchen ideas and homemaking hints including fried cucumber slices, stove cleaning with paper bags, a pot rag cloth, baked corn layering, stuffed crabs with breadcrumbs, rich rice pudding, ham toast, and pepper mangoes with brine and mustard seed. The notes cite sources like Prairie Farmer, Rural New Yorker, Detroit Free Press, Good Housekeeping, and the New York Observer.
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Osnaburg
New Yorker
Detroit Free Press
N. Y
Wise Words About Wrinkles From The Chicago Post
A Chicago Post excerpt argues wrinkles cannot be cured, only delayed, and urges preventive care. It emphasizes avoiding strain on the eyes through rest, proper eyewear, and wide hats, noting social ladies protect their eyes with accessories to preserve sight and reduce crow’s feet.
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Chicago Post
Superstitions in Umbria and Village Medicines
A description of Umbrian village beliefs in charms and magical healing practices. It notes use of names like Gaspar Melchior Balthazar and various animal parts in family remedies, folk beliefs about hair curses, and rituals to transfer illness to trees, water, or animals as described by The Athenaeum.
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Melchior
Balthazar
Macbeth
Umbria
Theocritus
The
Athenaeum
California Fig Syrup Co
Young Lady Belts With Gate Policy At Fair Entrance
A vignette from the Chicago Inter Ocean describes a girl at a fair who redefines her age to fit the gate rules. A gateman jokes she must buy a fifty cent ticket, prompting the girl to revert to being a little girl and use the children's gate.
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Fair Grounds
Sixty-fourth Street
Chicago
Burglars Target Businesses Amid Busy Theater Season
The column notes ongoing burglar activity as shops are opened for business while MecVicker's Theater in Chicago highlights Mr W H Crane in Brother John drawing crowds through October 28. Also mentions remedies like Syrup of Figs and a Washington Star quote.
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MecVicker’s Theater
Chicago
Mr. W. H. Crane
Brother John
Wit and whimsy mix in scattered chronicle snippets
A jumble of quips and comic snippets from various papers. Snatches reference lines on manners, heredity, and philosophy, with a brief health ad for Soecham's Pills and a stray remark on bronze clocks and hard times.
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