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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1895
Page
23
A dated devotional piece presents two poems and sermon-like prose urging faith in Christ. It contrasts sleep and safety with life in liberty through redemption, urging believers to rest in God while following Him on a widening spiritual journey.
Caleb Davis Beadle cautions that life is short and future promises may fail. He argues for immediate, wholehearted spiritual effort over delayed virtue, urging consistent energy into soul culture to grow toward God's ideal. Even diligent effort leaves us unfinished and continually striving.
A moral essay urges readers to “keep to the right” in life. It compares busy city sidewalks to personal purpose, warning against idleness gossip and meddling while urging each person to pursue their own definite work.
A devotional piece compares Psalm 23 imagery to the Christian life, noting how believers both rest in God’s promises and labor in daily service. It argues true faith imitates an ongoing balance of stillness and progress, like the earth’s orbit.
A sermon portrait recalls the servant who, without complaint, rushed to obey his master’s command to invite others to a great feast. His unwavering zeal, rapid dismissal of excuses, and relentless outreach filled the streets with those seeking supper, illustrating steadfast obedience.
The piece notes increasing cooperation between the established church and nonconforming groups in England. It cites Balfour opening a Presbyterian bazaar in Manchester and Salfour addressing nonconformist halls during elections as signs of a loosening divide. A Derby meeting in October unanimously backed a bill to end civil registrar attendance at marriages in nonconformist chapels.
Libbie Hellman of Woodman Wisconsin began a Sunday school that had faded, then was reorganized by her a year or more ago. She raised funds with friends, kept the school going after others moved away, and the missionary praised the progress in Bible learning.
Rev Dr Faunce recalls a Hartz mountains pastor who eats a heavy Saturday night meal of sour milk cheese blood sausage black bread and strong cheese. He then smokes a large pipe and drinks black beer while writing his Sunday sermon by 4 am and may sleep briefly after. He could discuss philosophy and science as well as preach well.
Salvation Army touts a gospel ship used among Alaska Indians. Earlier a government tug was wrecked on a sharp rock and abandoned. locals, including Indians in the region, removed it.
The steamship owned by the Mission of the Deep Sea Fishermen returns from a six months tour among Labrador fishermen. Loyal Salvation Army members patched leaks and spread the gospel. The crew, serving in medical and religious work, covered 2,000 miles and treated nearly 3,000 patients aboard.
Twenty five women students pursue a program covering food drink and house care from sanitary and architectural angles. They visit houses under construction and interview successful housekeepers to gain original insights. The article notes other educational and state efforts in the region.
A discussion notes that teachers generally earn less than clergy on average though some clergymen are well paid. City salaries rise and northern pay outstrips the South, with foreign born congregations earning less. Only a few college presidents reach ten thousand dollars while many ministers earn far less.
The author condemns agnostics who boast of ignorance about God and the afterlife. He argues that claiming unknowability assumes complete knowledge of all that can be known. If God cannot be known, that would be a final, ultimate truth. A sincere person remains driven to seek the highest good.
The piece surveys church figures and public religious aides. It notes Sir James Fitzjames Stephen as an ascetic intellectual and recalls Queen’s favored tutor Jolley. It details Rev. Dowling’s faith journeys and call to Grace Church New York, plus Rev. Fulton’s election day watch in Boston and Rev. Raboteau’s anti international marriages stance Jersey City.
A brief reflection warns that relying on personal power endangers faith. It emphasizes humility and dependence on divine guidance over one's own abilities. The message frames danger as spiritual, not physical, urging vigilance and prayer.
The Monon Route introduces a fast train from Chicago to Jacksonville covering the route in 24 hours 28 minutes and featuring Pullman sleepers and high back seats. It departs Chicago at 8 32 p m daily and reaches Jacksonville by 8 20 the following morning, with connections to Central and Southern Florida.
Frank J Reed is listed as General Passenger Agent Chicago with a City Ticket Office at 232 Clark Street. For time cards pamphlets and information, address L E Ses at Northwest Passenger Agent Minneapolis.
An electric target using colored wire meshes signals hits via a cable to an indicator and rings a bell when the upper body figure is struck. Placed underground, it operates automatically with no maintenance, reducing accidents in military shooting drills praised by Austrian army experts.
County map promotion invites readers to request a folding map showing principal cities in Kentucky Tennessee Alabama and parts of Mississippi and Florida. Contact P Sid Jones in Birmingham Alabama or C P Atmore in Louisville Kentucky for delivery details.
A national women's club named The Home Makers has been incorporated to carry on one phase of women's work. It has national officers and a constitution with headquarters in New York. Local clubs of the same name are forming in major cities as auxiliaries, led by founder and national president Mrs N Coe Stewart of Cleveland Ohio, who also chairs the Cleveland Sorosis.
Burlington Route offers a three by four foot seven color wall map showing states counties towns and railroads. Priced at over fifteen cents each. send stamps to J Francis G P T A Omaha Nebraska as supply is limited.
On December 21 the Monon Route will sell round trip tickets to Atlanta for 15.15. Tickets are valid ten days. For full information contact Sidney B. Jones City Passenger Agent 232 Clark St Chicago or L. EB. Sessions Traveling Passenger Agent Minneapolis Minn.
In Pike County Pennsylvania two prize rams fought a unusual duel. They backed off to about forty feet and then charged, their heads colliding repeatedly until one ram collapsed and died.
Comfort to California and economy highlighted for travelers on the Burlington Route Personally Conducted weekly trips leaving Omaha each Thursday. Through tourist sleepers Omaha to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Second class tickets accepted. Contact local agent or write J Franck, G P and T A, Omaha Nebraska.
Wooden pipes with a six inch bore are used in streets of Washington and Oregon towns. They last as long as iron pipes and are much cheaper. A seven mile pine log pipeline recently laid cost only $2,000.
A bright mix of sketches prose poetry and illustrations in an original holiday issue. Mailed free upon receipt of six cents postage. Send requests to Geo H Heafford Publisher 415 Old Colony building Chicago Illinois.
Parisian ladies admire stunted dogs, and at least forty professional dog-dwarfers supply pups raised on an alcoholic diet to stunt their growth. The practice reflects a curious specialty trade and social fascination.
O H Sum of North Huron New York and three relatives faced ill health from tobacco. All four started using No-To-Rac and not only quit the habit but improved to their best physical condition. The Sum family reports widespread adoption among tobacco users.
A traditional paste method mixes flour with warm water to a smooth batter, then boiling water is added until thick and yellow. Pulverized alum is folded in to harden the paste, deter insects, and ease handling of large pasted surfaces. The recipe suits many household uses.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh and offers a one hundred dollar reward for uncured cases. It cites F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and testimonials from Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists. Claims the cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces.
A young mother of means outfits a nursery in white with rosebuds. The room features a brass crib with white enamel, white china silk drapery, white net, white painted furniture, and rosebud textiles in chair cushions curtains mantle drapery and rug.
The Modern Mother finds children improve more with Syrup of Figs than other laxatives and prefer its gentle effect. It is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. as the true remedy.
The piece discusses minor etiquette rules at table including asking to help yourself to dishes at a guest’s table and the proper phrasing when hosts offer food. It notes a distinction between polite hostess conduct and generous but ignorant behavior.
The piece notes a growing impulse among Grand Valley visitors to own a ten acre fruit farm as a remedy to grain farming woes tied to uncertain rainfall. It presents the retirement dream as attractive, independent, and profitable, attributed to Z. Chas. Felt of Denver.
A Danbury hen lays a rare double egg shaped like a dumb bell. One sphere holds white and the other yolk, and the bird’s clucks of delight are frequent. The owner reports the oddity to local observers.
For sale by Calivada Colonization Co. almond and English walnut lands in California and Nevada at five dollars per acre. Five acres promise independence. payments are 2.50 per month. Suite 502 215 Dearborn Street Chicago.
A stump speaker comments that it is best to be on the right side after learning of the election of the man he had advocated. The line reflects partisan support and local political rhetoric.
An old advertisement promotes Des Moines Daily News at 81.00 yearly rate with a special early sign up 1 dollar offer valid before January 1 1806. The notice emphasizes limited time pricing and renewal terms.
In Chicago shoe stores shoes are sold by size with prices for a pair ranging from thirty to fifty dollars. Adelina Patti has earned five million dollars as a vocalist.
The passage features quirky misprints and archaic phrases about tea bowel effects and ginger remedies. It references Parker's GingerTen and sfincercorns with odd spellings and a note on a postmaster composing a lengthy letter.
An advertisement from Nuxsenixs Louisiana Missouri offers payment for selling fruit trees. The note mentions a trend of banks suspending operations and implies financial risk related to leadership during economic uncertainty.
An old advertisement touts Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve with a guarantee of cure or refund. The label promises a money back offer and instructs to ask your druggist for it at a price of 15 cents.
Fragmented newspaper items include a quack remedy claim for Dr Kline's Gress erve Restorer with a $2 trial, a boast about work attire enabling effort, a cough remedy touted as oldest and best, plus a light Omaha anecdote about a ten year old egg.
The item praises Mug Winslow's Socratic Syrup for Children Teething as a long trusted remedy. It urges caregivers to cure teething discomfort with this traditional preparation.
A mosaic of humorous lines and medical ad copy references from early 19th century sources. Mentions Piso’s Cure for ew as a cough remedy and Brown’s Bronchial Traches claimed to give instant relief. Includes anecdotal quips about politicians and animal strength and a Des Moines Daily News blurb.
The passage argues against whipping a starved tired horse and urges stopping the abuse. It stresses feeding as the source of strength to improve tissues and empower the muscular, digestive, and nervous systems. It warns that whipping worsens the horse’s condition and advocates a permanent, nutrition based approach.
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