The Cold World Warmed By Christ The Great Fire
Dr. Talmage preaches that a cold world is warmed by Christ the universal heat. He cites the need for mercy and charity, the good Samaritan, Elijah feeding the widow, and Martha Washington’s charity as models. The sermon invites all to come in from the cold to the gospel banquet.
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Martha Washington
Christ
Ralph McDonald
Jerusalem
Jericho
Beast
Ever
Anon
Samaritan
Theilandlord
Zerepthath
Elijah
Ravens
Palestine
Joseph
Lazarus
Jesus Christ
Lebanon
Life of a Traveling Actor and Abyssinia War Notes
The piece contrasts the rigors of touring actors with a sweeping Abyssinian campaign context. It profiles performers enduring hardship and cold stages, then shifts to a detailed 1900s World War I era look at Menelik II's forces, French and Russian involvement, and Abyssinian culture including debt, motherhood, and feuds, plus Generals Baratieri and Arimodi.
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France
Russia
Menelik
Shoa
Abyssinia
Shooting From an Elephant in Blackwood's Magazine
The elephant's howdah is a bee of Procrustes: it forces a recumbent posture and offers advantages in shooting all sides and carrying gear, yet the device remains an abomination. An attendant can shade the hunter, reload, and pass firearms, but the overall image condemns the contraption as grotesque.
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Blackwood
Judge Forces Witness to Show Body Parts in Court
A Western judge enforces oath rules by insisting a witness lift a body part. The man, a Civil War veteran, explains both arms were shot, and the judge finally allows an alternative by choosing a leg. The tale reflects a humorous, apocryphal incident from a town’s history.
Four Lincoln Conspiracies Revealed in Century Article
War Department attaché Victor Mason previews an April Century article detailing four Lincoln assassination plots, including three to kill and one to kidnap. He compiles testimonies from Booth’s associates, with new unpublished images of events and relics from the era.
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Lincoln
Victor Louis Mason
United States War Department
Booth
Mr. Mason
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