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Let All Men Pray and Seek Thy Will Be Done
A Zion's Herald excerpt discusses prayer beyond philosophy, stressing devotion over reasoning. It contrasts earthly desires with spiritual aims, urging prayers aligned with God's will and the chorus of heaven, from personal longing to universal harmony.
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Zion's Herald
A City of Perfumes in Tunisian Arab Life
The Tunisian Arabs prize flowers at spring with scented blossoms worn above the ear and celebrated perfumes from Tunis. The attar from a pale rose is famed for its powerful yet delicate odor likened to odors of paradise. Violets jasmine orange blossom and amber scents also blend in bazaars with sandalwood and other woods. Vendors offer ivory boxes or porcelain vases containing scented unguents or bead strings for perfume. Incense and sandalwood are burned in Arab households on charcoal braziers.
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Tunis
It is not enough to avoid what the divine law condemns
A reflective line urging adherence to divine commands beyond mere avoidance of sin, stressing active practice of virtue and obedience in daily life.
Ellen Churchill Wins Love Through Selfless Sacrifice
In Meredith & Son’s Philadelphia factory a forewoman Ellen Churchill endures poverty while aiding her impulsive brother Stephen Grady. Walter Rodman, the manager’s son, discovers her secret and supports her, revealing her generosity. Ellen lifts her life by repaying her brother’s debt, then reunites with Walter as they marry at last.
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Meredith & Son
Philadelphia
Ellen Churchill
Ellen
Mr. Rodman
Rodman
Susie Whiting
Great Factory
Lena
Ilver
Mary Leigh
Walter Redman
Meredith
Walter Rodman
New York State
Walter
Lenwood
Stephen Grady
Stephen
Grady
Longfellow
MISCELLANY Reflections on virtue and opportunity in society
A compact collection of aphorisms on diligence, friendship beyond death, caution in education, and the value of timely opportunities. It contrasts wit with judgment, notes the pressure of first impressions, and observes that silence can be deeper than speech.
Paul Converts In Cesar's Household As Prisoner Worker
The text asserts a believer with worker traits for Christ will find or make a field, citing Paul as an example who, even while imprisoned, won converts in Cesar's household.
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Paul
Cesar
Honest men and the link between poverty and honesty
A dialogue contrasts honesty with wealth, arguing that while a man need not be rich to be honest, poverty appears to be a common companion to virtue. The speaker notes a perceived tension between being honest and being poor, highlighting a social distinction.
Not the man who cannot feel what peris is
A fragment from a quotation emphasizes that true suffering comes from perceiving pain and bearing it through duty. It argues that endurance, not abstraction, drives one to do meaningful work, citing Sta ples as the source.
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Peris
Tral
Knowledge is a divine hunger for understanding
The quote likens humanity's desire for knowledge to natural needs such as hunger or sight and asserts that the appetite to know divine truths signals our permission to learn. It presents a view of knowledge as an inherent, God planted drive guiding access to spiritual light.
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H. Bushnell
Hindoo priest baptism ritual quoted in criticism
The reader recalls a Hindoo priest baptizing a child with a stark verse about worldly sorrow and joy. The remark probes whether sending religious tracts to Hindoo people could provoke them to share their beliefs in return.
Wear and Tear on Faith and Heart
The piece warns that continual life stresses erode religion and memory like sea wear on cliffs or sand erasing hieroglyphs. It urges constant, earnest effort to renew devotion faith and love, lest the kingly name be effaced from the tablets of the heart through everyday trifles.
The Prerogative of Man and the Smile
A poetic meditation on smiles as a uniquely human prerogative. The speaker asserts that sight of joy shines through the eye and face, surpassing gems, birds, and flowers. It links facial brightness to home, love, and connection, describing a smile as twilight between day and night.
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Earth
Igen
FasaLy Troubles and Courtesy Principles
Nearly all family and neighborhood troubles stem from bad manners and needless intrusions. A courteous, within one’s own business limits approach prevents quarrels, as harsh words provoke replies that escalate conflicts. The piece urges soft, indirect responses to intrusions.
Recollections of John Brown Show Puritan Pike in Ohio
A writer recalls meeting the stern Puritan John Brown of Hudson Ohio. The piece recounts Brown’s sharp mind, a quarrel over horse theft, and a dramatic knife-stroke proving his adherence to biblical principle. It ends noting Brown’s martyrdom and enduring fame alongside Washington.
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New York Tribune
Brown
Dinin
Cleveland
Kansas
Missouri
Moses
Virginia
Washington
The Prompt Clerk and the trusted young worker
A young clerk proves his energy by organizing a late cargo job with early start and precise accounting. His master’s surprise turns to praise as the timely, accurate work earns him steady importance and a lasting reputation for reliability. He grows to be indispensable, devout, and benevolent, leaving his family a ample fortune at death.
The Old Fashioned Deacon and the Widow
Elisha Hawley of Ridgefield Connecticut, a Revolutionary soldier and deacon, learned a widow’s poverty and offered to pay a debt owed to her late husband. He recounted past furniture work and an overcharge, adding interest, and left the sum on her table, tears in her eyes. The tale portrays his Golden Rule charity.
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Elisha Hawley
Ridgefield
Conn
Don't kill the toads, the ugly toads, that hop around your door
Ys Toap Colman's Rural World praises the author for a verse urging kindness to toads. The reader is thanked for spreading the message that toads eat many bugs, aiding gardens, and should be spared despite their odd looks.
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Colman
Do Not Fall Down Shaft Notice in Mine
Warning posted in a western mine warns workers and visitors not to fall down the shaft as men are at work at the bottom. The safety notice emphasizes elevated danger and ongoing underground labor.
A Friendly Scurrie in Civil War Quaker House Raid
During Gettysburg campaign two Confederate infantrymen raided a Quaker house seeking fodder. The owner offered food but not theft, leading to a scuffle in which the robbers departed damaged and the Quaker calmly refused to fight, citing conscience if injury occurred. One raider later recalled jaw ache. another suffered sore throat and dizziness.
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Lee
Pennsylvania
Gettysburgh
Pickett
Penn
York
Richmond
Modern Delusions of Four Famished Flies
Four flies seek nourishment from sausage, flour, and milk. The first three die after consuming adulterated food. the sausage bears ani line, the flour contains plaster, and the milk is mixed with chalk. The fourth, staring at their fate, dies by fly-paper that proves counterfeit and offers no death.
Carter's Iron Pills Strengthen Nerves and Blood
The well known strengthening properties of Iron combined with tonics and a nervine are found in Carter's Iron Pills, which strengthen the nerves and body and improve the blood and complexion. Sold by J. H. Young & Co.
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Carter
J. H. Young & Co
Imagination Sparks Slow Reason and Judgment
A note reflects on how careful reasoning moves slowly while imagination kindles rapid mental fire, suggesting creativity outpaces cautious analysis in problem solving and design. The observation centers on cognitive balance between logic and invention, urging steady judgment alongside bold ideas.
Moving West Village Family Faces Neighborly Inquiry
A family in a western village settles in and a friend asks about neighbors. The response is cautious about calling on locals unless more firewood goes missing. The ad promotes Parker's Hair Balsam as preventing hair loss and grayness.
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