Talmage Sermon on Sparrows and Divine Providence
In a sermon titled The Cheap Barrow part of Voices of Gardens and Firs, Rev. T DeWitt Talmage uses the sparrow as a symbol of God’s care. He argues God guides occupation, residence, and friendships, and that life’s trials fit into a divine plan, urging contentment with one’s place and trust in providence.
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Home and Farm Notes on Food and Farming Practices
A collage of domestic advice and farm tips including dehorning calves with horn germs blocked by red salt, root growth vs soil depth, calf care in summer heat, maple cream and nut candy recipes, breeding word on test stone, and pest and poultry tips. It also covers stewing raisins with fish for digestion, and seasonal farming variations.
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Troy Tirers
Philadelphia
Mowkry
N. i. Bearneer
Beaton
Wien Ib
Practical Education and the Case for Manual Training in Public Schools
Opinion piece arguing for integrating manual training into public schools to prepare children for trades. Cites Girard College model where apprenticeships and tool use are taught, noting improved interest in skilled work and a shift from clerical pursuits. Calls for systematic, broad access to technical education within the common school system.
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Girard College
Philadelphia
Thichteen
Philadelphia Record
South America
Africa
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Merly
Gosign Herel
Broken Heart Story Behind Buchanan's First Love
Washington Cor World recounts President Buchanan's early engagement to Miss Coleman, a Philadelphia family, and the broken match amid letters halted, a carriage accident, and her mysterious death blamed on a broken heart. The account notes Buchanan later pursued another woman, while Coleman’s family concealed letters and denied the liaison.
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James Bushs Temainer
Washington Cor
Buchanan
Coleman
Philadelphia
Colemans
Penneylvenia
Misa Coleman
Lnst
Philatelphia
Lancaster
Cole
Miss Coleman
Mr. Durhanne
Wnelas
Phildelphia
Dallowinn
Mise Colemans Northvr
Comical Elopement Ends in River Rescue Near Richmond
A young couple eloped near Red Sulphur Springs and rode a buggy toward Indian Creek. The buggy flooded, throwing them into the water where the man held the woman for two hours at the tree root as rescuers arrived. An umbrella steadied the couple, and a brave rescuer swam a horse to the scene. The father intercepted before the wedding could occur.
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Richmond
Red
Sulpur
Indian Creek
A Woman Worth Woolan in Maine
Mrs. Mary Pollard of Rhowhogan is hailed as a representative Maine woman who runs a two hundred acre farm. Last summer she handled house chores, butter making, chest to hell, and berry picking and canning beyond neighbors. She milks four cows nightly, cares for pies and hens, and travels five miles to church each Sunday. She reads the paper daily and is described as informed and vigorous.
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Woolan
Mary Pollard
Maine
Rhowhogan
Untitled 19th century medical ad claims and tonics
Fragmented OCR text presents a late 19th century advertisement mix claiming cures for liver disease consumption and scrofula with Dr Pierce and other tonics. It extols Golden Medical Discovery, Pile pills, and Ayers Ague Cure, interwoven with dubious medical assertions and product placements. The snippet mentions liver disorder symbolism and patent medicine branding.
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Piorea
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