The Mission of Art in Christian Character
Dr. Talmage argues that art and pictures are a divine tool for moral uplift and salvation. He cites Bible scenes, engravings, and masterworks to show how visual imagery shape faith, urging patrons to fund year round galleries and to fill homes with uplifting art rather than depictions of vice.
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Talmage
Kingdom of the Bad
Herculaneum
Pompeii
Satan
Pliny the Elder
Vesuvius
Sin
David
Handel
Gottschalk
Ole Bull
Samson
Gaza
Elisha
Christ
Holman Hunt
Temple
Paul Veronese
Magdalen
Raphael
Michael the Archangel
Albert Durer
Michael Angelo
Tintoretto
Egypt
Rubens
Leonardo da Vinci
Claude
Milan
Orcagna
Miles
Serious Mine Disaster at Caledonia Mine Glace Bay
Norry Lipsry reports a Cape Breton coal mine disaster at Caledonia owned by Dominion Coal Co. Two explosions caused by gas left at least eleven dead including Thomas Johnson the underground manager. Rescue efforts faced dense smoke and fire damp as 11 miners remained unaccounted for by Friday afternoon with Donald Martin missing.
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Norry Lipsry
Cape
Caledonia
Glace Bay
Dominion Coal Co
Thomas Johnson
Johnson
Daniel Merlin
Hub
Manager Brown
Brown
Norry Stoyer
C. B
Donald Martin
Fire at St Johns Park hotel leaves four rescued
New York June 17. St John s Park hotel on Hudson Street gutted by fire Friday morning. Four guests Mr and Mrs Morey Reuben Donnelly and S S Swartz were brought to safety unconscious by firefighters using scaling ladders. Others fled to the roof and escaped. Cause of blaze unavailable. Bunker Hill Day events in Boston June 17 included ships New York Massachusetts Indiana and Texas arriving and parading Marines and blue jackets planned for Saturday.
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New York
St. John’s Park Hotel
Hudson Street
Morey
Ellensville
Reuben Donnelly
S. S. Swartz
Bunker Hill
Boston
Massachusetts
Indiana
Texas
North Atlantic Squadron
Adm
Sampson
Fort Warren
Navy Yard
South Sea Maidens on New Britain Island
A New York exchange report blends satire and anthropology to describe New Britain natives. It details arranged marriages, girls kept in wicker cages from ages one to marriage, their limited childhood freedoms, and the shift from cannibalism to peaceful customs. It notes that marriage occurs at 11 or 12 and that courting happens through bars, portraying an evolving yet controversial view of South Sea society.
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New Britain
South Sea
New York Exchange
Ireland
Papa
March of
Brushing Hair For Health And Shine
The article champions vigorous brushing of hair at least 100 strokes daily with firm but not damaging bristles. It cautions against hard or yielding brushes, insists on brushing the scalp as well for friction, and urges brisk, purposeful strokes to promote growth and a bright healthy gloss.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Kansan Precceity Case Stirring Local Readers
A fragment from the Kansas City Star reports a 16 year old Ida girl described as hardly old enough for spanking is labeled a divorced woman, reflecting a sensational tone and possible miscaptioning in a clipped item. The passage ends abruptly with the word wether.
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Kansan
Kansas City Star
Wether
Rare Treasure Box Hidden Spoon Cherry Stone Mystery
A Nantucket tale describes a cherry stone containing a hidden trove of twelve dozen solid silver spoons from Miss Phoebe Ann West’s house. The tiny spoons, about pinhead size, are mounted on an ivory silver stand, with a screw-off top revealing the minuscule cutlery.
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India
Phoebe Ann West
Nantucket
Massachusetts
Miss West
How to iron table linen for perfect finish
Instructions for drying and ironing linen to remove wrinkles. Dry until just pliable, use a luke warm iron, press hard with long folds, iron until completely dry, avoid starch, and keep table linens simple with plain square napkin folds for home tables.
Dainty Silk Hosiery Designs For Dancers
A description favors three silk hosiery designs for dancers. The first features pale violet silk threads with dark green embroidered loops up the calf. The diamond pattern complements figured gowns, with a harmonizing stocking backdrop. The half hose matches fancy high shoes, and the upper striped silk is separated by an open network.
The Fashionable Stone Jade in Jewelry Demand
The article notes jade as a fashionable ornament rising from London origin and valued alongside malachite. It suggests a potential revival of malachite, though hard to craft into jewelry. Silversmiths have diversified precious stones, with sapphires once costly now more affordable and pearls remaining pricey.
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London
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
Mission OF Art
Louis Klogsch
Strasburg
Germany
Paul Gustave Dore
Abraham
Sarah
Joseph
Boaz
Ruth
Goliath
Cana
Babylon
London Art Gallery
Dove
Praetorium
West
Howe
Poussin
Richard Wilson
England
Elizabeth
Charles I
Regent
Porof
Chaucer
Quentin Matsys
Mexico
Oliver Goldsmith
Asbury
America
Copley
Allstai
Inman
Greenough
Kensett
W. W. Corcoran
Washington
Philadelphia
Greenwood
Tower of David
Volapuk
Fine Arts
France
Old Dominion
Cape Breton
New York Hotel
Burns
Hrides
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