Warm the Cold World with Gospel Fire
In a March Washington sermon Dr. Talmage argues the world stays cold amid frost and famine until Christ’s warmth through charity and faith warms it. He cites the Good Samaritan, Elijah, and Martha Washington’s toil to urge practical help, hospitality, and a universal gospel feast to unite nations.
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Martha Washington
Christ
Ralph McDonald
Jerusalem
Jericho
Beast
Anow
Zerepthath
Elijah
Ravens
Palestine
Joseph
Arctic
Antarctic
Nain
Lazarus
Jesus Christ
Lebanon
Portraits of a Traveling Actor and Abyssinian War Views
A Brooklyn Eagle piece sketches a touring actor's grueling life from dawn trains to cold stages and meager earnings. It then surveys Italians in Abyssinia, Menelik II's large army, French and Russian interests, guerrilla fighting, and Abyssinian customs including debt laws and reverence for motherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Russia
Menelik
Shoa
Abyssinia
Massowah
Makalle
Adowa
Abyssinia Feuds Honor War Customs and Baratieri
The article reviews Abyssinian feuds and reciprocal killings, detailing a formal war summons and family revenge patterns. It profiles General Oreste Baratieri, his early career, colonial duties, roles in Africa, and the Dervish threat, then notes Blackwood's Magazine discussion of elephant howdahs and their drawbacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baratieril
Oreste Baratieri
Abyssinia
Garibaldi
Marsala
Baratieri
Custozza
Khartoum
Revista Militaire
Rome
Berlin
Vienna
Italy
Bersaglieri
Gordon
Africa
Gandolfi
His Substitute and a Western Judge in Court Rules
A civil war veteran called as a witness cannot raise either arm due to injuries. The judge demands the witness hold up a hand or pay a fee, asserting no one can be sworn in without holding up something. The scene underscores a humorous, apocryphal account of court procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abyssinia
Blackwood
Jude
Four Lincoln Conspiracies Revealed in Century Article
War Department attache Victor Mason previews the April Century piece on the four Lincoln conspiracies three to kill Lincoln and one to kidnap him. He recounts the Booth aftermath with new witnesses, plus unpublished pictures and a final note on historical caution.
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Lincoln
Victor Louis Mason
United States War Department
Booth
Mr. Mason
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Brooklyn Eagle
Sheba
Humbert
Iluasia
Louis Globe-Democrat
Solomon
Cecchi
Kling Menelik II
Mitkings
Knssala
Matama
Danguas
MIDEB
Asmaal
Eon Dar
Axke Ren
Masio
Qura
Antalo
Ana
Abys
Sinia
Makounen
ERAL
Krom
Arimodi
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