Outwitted by the World emphasizes common sense in religion
Rev. T DeWitt Talmage argues Christians must apply the cleverness used in business to spiritual matters. He urges more church adaptiveness, better lighting and ventilation, consistent prayer, and active pursuit of faith, urging immediate decision and personal effort to accept Christ now.
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Celestial City
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the Foxes
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Jesus Christ
Value of Persistence in a Glasgow Firm Story
A ragged barefooted boy seeks work as an errand boy at a Glasgow firm. He returns in time with shoes, then learns to read and write at night school. After long persistence he becomes chief foreman, proving perseverance opens doors the world may seem to lock.
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Glasgow
Christian Union
The Clever Poodle and the Whip He Carried Home
A poodle in a historical tale steals a maid's bread and a whip from a saddler. After mischief and a beating, the dog carries the whip to the shop floor, where the owner points out the humorous moral. The narrator recalls the dog’s clever but stubborn nature and mischief.
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Iirish
Kindness and Smiles Light a Humble Home
A reflective note from the Evangelical Messenger extols how kind words and gentle acts brighten a home. It compares a single bitter word to gloom and a smile to sunshine, stating that even a humble abode becomes dear when sweetness fills the household.
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Evangelical Messenger
State News Briefs From Ohio Patents and Personal Tragedies
State SenaTor Com has been renom inated. Joan Striker arrested at Steubenville for brutality to wife and children fined $100 and jailed six months. Mamie Creichen burned filling a gasoline stove. A. N. Mippeton whipped by White Caps. James Benjamin driven to suicide after a juror remark. Lew Cheney killed on Pan Handle Railway. Epidemic returns near Otway and Hurley. JoAn Baver fatally injured at Chillicothe. Ninety-fifth O. V. I. reunion at Champaign County. Census shows 9,602 saloons and $1,160,145.06 Dow tax. Burglars loot Harrison Longberry safe. Dgas explosion injures bakery workers. Diphtheria cases rise at Mason. O. W. I. reunion at Middleport. Pension totals by war era. John Striker 75 arrested for abusing his children. Marion man killed by saw. Accidents at Leesville and Scipio Township. Calves stolen escaped West Jefferson jail. Griswoup struck by lightning. Greenbacks parcel of $300000 arrives in Columbus. Cora Clements commits arsenic suicide. Zepepian Lee dies aged 101 in Hancock County.
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Urbana
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Pennsville
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Cincinnati
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Madison County
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Hamilton County
Harrison Monument Commission
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Virgil Snyder
Logan
General Revenue Fund
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Marion
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Homer Ness
Leesville
Crawford County
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Meigs County
Ile
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Prep Griswoup
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Clermont County
Heffner
Franklin County
National Park Bank
New York
Brooksville
Cora Clements
Zepepian Lee
Orange Township
Hancock County
Farquier County
Lee
Ohio
Dow Law Saloon Counts in Ohio by County 1889 Reports
The Auditor of State releases semi annual Dow law returns for the first half of 1889 showing the number of saloons by county, statewide totals, and revenue figures. Excluding Logan, Ohio has 9,602 saloons, up from 9,487, with general revenue receipts $282,012.11 and total collections $1,160,145.06. Three counties Geauga Harrison Morgan have no saloons, Harrison now dry.
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Columbus
Augus
Dow
Auditor of State
Logan County
Ohio
State General Revenue Fund
Geauga, Harrison and Morgan
Harrison County
General Revenue Fund
Auditors and treasurer in Warren County embezzlement case
The Graham investigating committee reports extensive embezzlement since 1887 totaling over 70,000 dollars. Auditor Graham drew 17,772.42 with 10,462.37 illegal via fraudulent warrants, while Treasurer Coleman is jailed on embezzlement charges. Deputy Randall appointed as vacancy fills. Coleman’s bondsmen desert him as controversy over county accountability widens.
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Coleman
Squire Blackburn
Graham
Randall
Sparrows Targeted by Nationwide Arsenic Plan
The article notes widespread debate on eradicating the wicked English sparrow. Forest and Stream argues only a concerted US Canada attack can work, with poisoned grain fed at feeders in winter and kept away from poultry.
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United States
Canada
Delegation of American workers sails to Paris exposition
A selected group of 35 artisans and several newspaper men left New York for Paris and the continent, aiming to study the exposition and labor conditions from a workers perspective. They seek to report back on industrial practices and the newspaper industry abroad.
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United States
New York
Congress of American Catholics to meet in Baltimore in November
A national gathering of representative Roman Catholics will open November 11 in Baltimore to mark the centennial of the hierarchy in the United States. Cardinal Gibbons and church leaders approve. The congress aims to show unity, faith, harmony, and loyalty to U.S. laws, with credentials issued by bishops. The Catholic University of America opening in Washington coincides with the congress.
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Baltimore
United States
Carroll
Cardinal Gibbons
Catholic University of America
Washington
Forest Fires Blacken Huge Montana Region
The Sun Hidden. Aug. 2. Forest fires show no abatement with a black smoke cloud over western Missoula and surrounding areas. An estimated $500000 in timber is destroyed as fires threaten Granite and Boulder canyon. Ashes cover streets and buildings. intense heat and smoke strain residents.
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Missoula
Boulder Canyon
Phillipsburg
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Lightning strikes Alburgh barn killing horses in calm
Lightning hit H. L Lowles' barn at Alburgh on Wednesday without any storm nearby. It shattered part of the structure, killed two horses, injured other animals, and felled several bystanders. The event’s oddity lies in the absence of any proximate storm.
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St. Aupans
H. L Lowles
Alburgh
Nearly Ten Thousand Saloons in Ohio in 1889 Tax Reports
Dow liquor tax data for the first half of 1889 shows 9,602 saloons in Ohio, up 115 from the previous period. Revenue fund receipts total $232,009, an increase of $6,000.
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Ohio
CoLtumBus
Dow
Daring thief robs Altman Jewelry of diamonds in Kansas City
A well dressed man entered F. G. Altman's jewelry store at 3 pm and stole about $1,500 worth of diamonds and ear rings after examining a tray of stones. He fled through a saloon to an alley and bookstore basement, brandishing a revolver to deter pursuers. police describe multiple sightings but no capture.
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F. G. Altman
Mr. Altman
Alman
Altman
Plans to harness Niagara water power provoke bold tunneling scheme
A Niagara Hydraulic Electric Company report details a plan to tunnel hundreds of feet above the falls to tap water power from Niagara River. The project contemplates a Maid of the Mist to tunnel access, a flood of electrical dynamos sending power to Buffalo and other cities, and a New York stockholder meeting to finalize arrangements.
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Bank Teller Confesses Theft of 24000 From Wheeling Bank
West Virginia teller Harry Seybold confessed to stealing 24000 from the Bank of Wheeling last May and hid the cash at home. He exonerated co‑worker George Hennig, said 12000 was deposited in banks, and about 24000 more remains unaccounted. The bank faced losses totaling 32000 to 35000 over two years.
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Pittsburgh
Wheeling
W. Va
Harry Seybold
Bank of Wheeling
George Hennig
Hennig
Seybold
Aboutia
George Arkle
Johnston Breaks Record Pace On Cleveland Track
In Cleveland on August 3, Johnston trotted the mile in 2:06 1-2 to near the Maud S. record, driving for Budd Doble. Allerton, driven by W Williams, later posted a 2:20 1-2 mile, aiming to beat his own 2:23 record amid a 5,000 strong crowd.
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Maud S
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Great Fire Destroys Ripley Manufactory District
A Fire at 2 a m destroyed every manufactory in Ripley Ohio including the Ripley Mill and Lumbering Company plant the Phoenix foundry of John P Parker the Radys piano manufactory and the Ohio Valley Piano Company with all but six dwellings on the square The loss is estimated at 200000.
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Times-Star
Ripley, O
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Sycamore Street
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Bowel disease epidemic hits Warsaw and Hamilton areas
An outbreak of bowel complaint sweeps Warsaw Illinois with fifteen deaths in the past day or two and eighty cases under treatment. Older adults and children are affected as sudden illness leads to rapid death. The illness is blamed on late wet weather and temperature swings, with reports of spread to Canton Kaboka and Hamilton.
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