Secrets and silence in a world of associations
Dr. Talmage urges restraint in speech, arguing that secrecy protects families and institutions. He defends secret societies when used for good, cites their aid to victims, and warns against personal ruin from gossip, drunkenness, and neglect of home duties.
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Wasiuieron
Talmage
Solomon
Jerusalem
Satan
the Lord
Gideon
England
Manchester Bricklayers’ Association
Pins damage air mattresses on steamship berths
A steamship line faced recurring mattress failures in top class berths after hatpins and stickpins pierced air filled cushions. Officials traced the cause to pins used by women passengers and now post a notice: do not stick pins in berth cushions or mattresses as they injure them.
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Loch Barn
Ville de Havre
Chicago
Buffalo
Lake Shore
House of God
Steamship Company
Explorer Sven Hedin Finds Second Dead Sea in Tibet
Sven Hedin reports a vast salt lake in the Tibetan highlands with no indigenous life. He and companions waded out two boat lengths to reach water, coating legs and clothes with salt as the lake bed appeared entirely salt and lifeless.
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Sven Hedin
Tibet
Washington and Jefferson courtship tales reveal widow wisdom
Curtis reports Washington was jilted twice by two damsels before marrying the widow he chose. Jefferson also faced rejection by Belinda and was later consoled by a widow named Martha. The anecdotes suggest widows' superior judgment in choosing husbands.
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Curtis
Virginia
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Belinda
Martha
Minneapolis Tribune
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