Vashti the Queen Veiled and Sacrificial in Sermon
A sermon parallels Esther 1 with Vashti as queen veiled and sacrifice. It honors humble Christian women, praises steadfast faith, and warns against vanity and ruin, urging endurance through Christ to reach heaven.
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Shushap
Amethyst
Jacinth
Topaz
Chrysoprastis
Shushan
Persia
Eulaeus
Ispahan
Shiraz
Vashti
Ahasuerus
Queen Vashti
Mary
Scotland
Elizabeth
England
Margaret
Heaven
Society of Angels
Jesus Christ
Rachel
Hannah
Abigail
Deborah
Esther
Provisional Baltimore stamp fetches four thou and more
A Springfield philatelist paid 4400 for a post age stamp described as a 10 cent provisional Baltimore. The sole other known copy, though damaged, is valued at about 2000 by its owner. The item highlights rare stamp collecting and high collector values.
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Asa
Springfield
Mass
Baltimore
Gen
Booth
India
California
Los Angeles
San Diego
Budapest
Zalinski
Men of the World Show Biz and Feats Abroad
Tales of Gladstone’s restraint on public speech and Cecil Rhodes’s England visit mingle with Louis the Marathon hero revered in Greece. An Italian in New York reportedly employs 125 bootblacks on ferries, paying $3.50 weekly and taking all daily earnings, even tips, by nightly clothing searches, yielding hundreds weekly.
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Gladstone
Cecil Rhodes
England
Georgina
Countess of Dudley
Louis
Marathon
Athens
Greece
New York
May I have the pleasure of your company at the opera
An advanced young woman asks a handsome man to the opera on Friday night. He replies with delight and the timid youth offers his father as chaperon, expressing a hopeful plan for the evening.
Why New England Conservatory Pupils Are Uniformly Superior
The article asserts NEC pupils are uniformly superior due to superior instruction, top American and foreign teachers, and Boston as a premier art center. It claims one year at NEC is better than two elsewhere and notes the free prospectus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Conservatory
Boston
Art Center of America
Resturant Confrontation Over Lodgings Charge
A man waiting for his order confronts the proprietor asking if he ordered the waiter to stay away so a lodging bill could be charged to him. The exchange centers on alleged guest charges and the host's response.
Marshalltown Woman Praises Dr Kay Renovator Cure
WwW Hatch of Marshalltown Iowa reports four years of rheumatism and nervousness. After six weeks on Dr Kay Renovator she says she feels better than ever. Sold in stores for 25 cents or one dollar or mailed with a free sample booklet from J B J Kay Medical Co Omaha Nebraska.
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Hatch
Marshalltown
Iowa
Dr. *S
Dr. Kay
J. B. J. Kay Medical Co
Omaha, Neb
Record sow spot of 1868 spans 143000 miles
The largest sow spot on record occurred in 1868 and measured 143000 miles across, noted in historical observations.
Piso’s Cure for Consumption Endorsed by Patient in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia resident, C. L. Baker of 4228 Regent Square, attests Piso’s Cure for Consumption saved him from large doctor bills. The note is dated December 8, 1895.
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C. L. Baker
Regent Sq
Philadelphia
Born into life Man Grows Forth From His Parents
A historic verse fragment reflects on lineage and bloodlines, portraying how a person emerges from parental roots and blends inherited traits, echoing themes of kinship and continuity across generations.
Reading His Own Shame
Brewer Jones of New Hampshire keeps a ten inch thick scrap book of prohibition clippings to show his grandchildren the era’s crankiness. The Midland predicts future generations will view their grandfather’s business as a disgrace akin to slave auctions.
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Brewer Jones
New Hampshire
The
Midland
The Fall Account Tale From a SaloonBoasting Liquor Dealer
A prosperous liquor dealer boasts of $1,000 earnings in three months to a group near his saloon. A listener counters you have earned more, and the dealer warns that his sons’ drunkenness and a broken heart for their mother will be fully accounted for one day.
Optimism of Christian Influence Spreads Worldwide
Reverend A. L. Banks of Brooklyn Maine praises Christianity as it rapidly girdles the earth, bringing a gracious influence on humanity and elevating the value of human life. He asserts daily progress toward a better world through faith.
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Rev
A. L. Banks
Methodist
Brooklyn
Universal Divorce Law Urged by Methodist Leader
Rev. G. C. Jones of Pittsburg urges a universal divorce law to end state by state discrepancies. He says in Connecticut and Dakota divorce outcomes rest with judges and calls for nationwide standardization.
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Connecticut
Dakota
G. C. Jones
Pittsburg
Gambling as theft of others property says preacher
The Rev. M. J. Breaker declares betting winnings, whether from horse races, fare banks, or cards, constitute taking without proper return and amounts to theft.
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Rev. M. J. Breaker
War Denouncement: Government Duty to Forbid Conflict
Rev. Wallace Nutting argues war should be denounced as slavery and that a righteous government must prevent and render war impossible. He frames war as a moral failing requiring proactive policy to avoid bloodshed.
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Wallace Nutting
Repentance and Salvation Core Message
The passage argues salvation requires repentance not mere belief. It asserts man is saved from sin but not saved in sin and begins to articulate that genuine repentance is essential to the gospel.
The Joker's Corner Football Fame Tale
A poem recounts a youth leaving home to seek fame and wealth, promising his mother he will earn renown. He returns years later proud that he captains a football team and a cigar bears his name, portraying the quest for glory and the cost of ambition.
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L. F. Gernhart
Looked Like Ma as Tramp Begged for Bread and Wood
A destitute man, emaciated and tearful, pleads at a farm door claiming the matron resembles his mother. The woman rebukes him and orders him to wash, clean up, and fetch wood before threatening to sic dogs on him. He wails as farmhands urge a sprint escape.
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Lion
Jack
Nero
Bull
The Merchants Interrogate a Clerk Over a Strained Bill
A stern old merchant questions his clerk about Mr Skinem’s bill. The clerk falters but says Skinem paid by tearing the bill into tiny pieces himself. A stranger’s entry interrupts the tense exchange, possibly averting danger.
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Skinem
Origin of the custom of mothers taking daughters to watering places
The dialogue recalls ancient custom tracing mothers guiding daughters to watering places back to biblical times with Rebekah seeking a husband at a well in the era of Abraham.
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Abraham
Rebekah
Old Wheat Crops Overwhelm North Dakota Counties
A real estate agent recalls a pair of bumper wheat harvests in North Dakota. He says the two years of heavy crops crowded mortgages off the land and caused county lines to bulge, blurring township borders as the land appeared unusually round.
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North Dakota
Bankrupt Exchange Sparks Curious Exchange About Business
A boorish stranger declares his trade as gentlemanly business while a dyer questions the other's purpose. The dialogue centers on the tension between commerce and civility as the exchange ends with a sharp realization of failure.
Vagrancy Case Lands 30 Day Deal By Judge
A brief court action results in a 30 day sentence for vagrancy. The exchange includes a defiant remark about innocence and a curt judge response.
Not at all tedious in the country
A Dallas man discusses country life with a young woman returning from the country. She recalls an eclipse of the moon as a notable event. The scene shifts to remarks about a concert and a resident expressing enjoyment of the performance.
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France
Catherine of
Russia
Jephthah
Abigail
Ruth
Naomi
Florence Nightingale
Crimea
Government Hospital
Vashti
Dallas
An Appeal for Assistance From Stomach Bitters
A persuasive advertisement urges readers to use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for digestive distress. It links stomach discomfort to bile-related symptoms and warns of heartburn wind and jaundiced skin, urging timely use.
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Hostetter
Weill Said Miss Justout Marriage Age
In a witty exchange between Weill and Outal Knight the duo jokes about the marriageable age between religious schooling and death, implying a broad range and poking fun at social expectations.
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Weill
Miss Justout
Outal Knight
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