Amos and Orion Do Not Forget the Seven Stars
A sermon by Rev. Dr. Talmage praises Amos of Tekoa for studying the night sky while tending flocks. He argues the Pleiades and Orion illustrate divine order and God’s oversight of nations and individuals, noting historical links between celestial signs and earthly events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Talmage
WasuHincTon
Amos
Orion
Tekoa
Moses
Daniel I
Isaiah
David
Pleiades
Hesiod
Virgil
God
Alcyone
Merope
Celene
Electra
Sterope
Taygete
Maia
Christ
Elihu
Job
Calisthenes
Pythagoras
Herschel
Xerxes
Washington
Huzza
Jord Cobham
Alexander the Great
Duke of Wellington
Seven Stars
Orien
Early Church Generosity and the Sin of Lies Narrative
A devotional meditation on Acts regarding communal sharing, Ananias and Sapphira, and the Holy Spirit. It contrasts wholehearted service with deceit, noting divine discipline, fear in the church, and the call to truth and cheerful service without money or price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joses
Barnabas
Consolation
Saul
Ananias
Sapphira
Christ
Peter
Satan
God
Abraham
Devil
Sarah
Isaac
Rebekah
Jacob
Rachel
Look to the Seven Stars and Orion God of Light
A preacher urges seeking the God who made the seven stars and Orion. He links Pleiades and Orion to divine order, winter and spring, and warns that storms and trials refine faith. He contrasts a loving God with grim fire and champions a destiny among worlds beyond this world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos
Pleiades
Sword of Orion
Jesus Christ
Orion
Advance of the Motor Vehicle in England
Discussion on the rise of motor vehicles in England as a serious matter. Major Flood' Page lectured on them before the London Chamber of Commerce, highlighting the impact and implications for commerce and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Page
London Chamber of Commerce
Automobiles and Military Power in Global Transport Debate
The text discusses potential shifts in transport through omnibuses and automotives, suggesting canals and railways alter trade and war dynamics. It notes innovations like an automotive fire truck and speculates on street use in Paris London New York. It argues naval supremacy is essential to defend trade and deter invasion, framing war as unsustainable if invasion looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Holland
Paris
London
New York
Brooklyn
Harper's Weekly
Courage and risk in training from battlefield to mountain sports
The Fortnightly Review argues that fearless conduct can be taught through controlled exposure. It compares salting rifles with ball cartridges, Alpine climbs, and risky sports as means to build endurance, self control, and mutual trust, asserting such activities strengthen national character and should not be condemned by critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alps
Wastdale
Friction of Air and Gases Drives Steam Drip Cutting
The Philadelphia Record notes high friction between air gases and solids and its effect on sea waves and steam drips. It explains that under pressure friction increases, and small valve openings cause rapid steam cutting, a fact well known to engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Theater Manager Snubs Kennedy Repertory Request
Walter Kennedy asked a Connecticut manager for a week's open time for Samson Othello Virginius and Damon and Pythias. The reply dismisses most actors, condemns colored stars, and favors singing and dancing acts with soubrettes and comedians for premier lady audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Kennedy
Connecticut
Samson
Othello
Virginius
Damon and
Pythias
Dime Museum
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Gallery gods have fallen as critics of legitimate drama
The Albany Journal notes that audiences and critics have shifted away from legitimate drama toward farce, vaudeville, and melodrama. It laments that modern "gallery code" critics know little of real drama and have degenerated as theatrical offerings fail to educate them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Journal
Dr. Pierce Publishes Medical Advisor Record Sales
Dr. 8. W. Pierce of Buffalo New York released the first edition of The People's Common Sense Medical Advisor. After selling 680000 copies at 1.50 dollars each the profit was to repay his labor and expenses, with plans to publish the next half million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. W. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
People’s Common Sense Medical Advisor
Shilohs Catarrh Remedy and Other Claims
An assortment of old advertisements tout Shilohs Catarrh Remedy at 50 cents from D Q Storie, with patient testimonials, moral verses, cautions on coughing, and other remedies like Karl’s Root Tea, promoting Christian sentiment and care in a vintage ad paragraph.
Peacock Feather Duster Sparks Superstitious Adventure
A Detroit Free Press snippet tells of a young husband presenting a feather duster with peacock feathers to his practical wife Maud. She fears the feathers bring bad luck, recalling superstition about peacock plumes, while the husband muses over the odd gift and a late return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
yFoung
Vassar
Maud
Mund
Claude
Detroit
Presa
Curious Austrian Case of Laughter Disorder at Night
An 80 year old man described to Vienna's Psychiatric and Neurological society suffers paroxysmal laughter fits for three years. Attacks begin with left foot tingling and progress to loss of consciousness, facial spasms, and intense laughter lasting about two minutes. Most episodes occur between 9 PM and 6:30 AM with some daytime events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Psychiatric and Neurological Society of
Vienna
Popular Science News
Worthington editor praises Electric Bitters remedy
Morrison of Worthington Indiana commends Electric Bitters as a valuable remedy for constipation and sick headache and a superior general tonic. A Chicago woman cites six bottles restoring appetite energy and health. Price 50 cents to 1 dollar with local store availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
Worthington
Ind
Annie Stehle
Cottage Grove Ave
Chicago
D. Q. Storie
Dr King's New Discovery and Life Pills Promised Cure
An advertisement extols Dr King’s New Discovery as a universal remedy for coughs colds consumption and related illnesses. It claims guaranteed satisfaction or money back and offers a free bottle at Stoke’s Drug Store with regular sizes priced at 60 cents and 1. It links use with New Life Pills to regulate the stomach and bowels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
D. Q Stoke
Remarkable Double of George Du Maurier
A London anecdote recounts George Du Maurier’s double being the artist Alma Tadema to many friends while a young lady argued the likeness. In a separate note, a copy of Goldsmith’s Deserted Village sold in auction for 125 dollars to an American, while a nearby bookseller sold another copy for 75 cents, illustrating oddities in old book trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George du Maurier
Mr. du Maurier
Alma Tadema
du Maurier
Mr. Tadema
London
Goldsmith
New York Tribune
Bismarck Reflects On Peace, War And Personal Cost
The notes in Bismarck's Table Talk quote his mixed feelings about politics. He laments the vexation and trouble caused by public work yet argues his efforts spared many from large wars and loss of life. He notes the sadness shared by families and the heavy burden of leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Lowe
Varzin
Playful exchange as Miss Browne dodges a lie
In a Cincinnati Enquirer snippet a playful exchange has a question about age. Browne refuses to tell, then withdraws the question after saying she cannot tell a lie. The brief dialog captures light social humor.
Sun and Moon Light Relative to Each Other
The sun dominates celestial light with vast magnitude while the moon emits a tiny fraction. The moon’s light is about one six hundred thousandth of the sun’s brightness, illustrating the vast scale difference between these two bodies.
William's Kidney Pills Promote New Life For Diseased Organs
Questions on kidney and bladder trouble precede an advertisement for William's Kidney Pills from the William Manufacturing Company of Cleveland Ohio. The ad promises renewed vitality and system toning with a mail order sample available for 50 cents per box, sold by D Q Storie in Chariton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
M'F'g CO
Prop’s
Cleveland
Ohio
D. Q. Storie
Chariton
Apple Pie Tea Infused Flavor Note and Jelly Warning
A note details using three tablespoons of fresh Japan tea with nutmeg to flavor an apple pie. It also mentions that cinnamon bark sticks and lemon juice with crab apple produce a tasty jelly, highlighting the flavor outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Pennyroyal Pills Adverts by Dr Mott’s Chemical Co
An old advertisement promotes Dr Mott's Pennyroyal pills as the only safe reliable female pill. It targets married ladies and offers a circular on request. Pricing lists $1 per box or 6 boxes for $5, with distribution through D Q Storie in Chariton.
Corned beef hash moistened with stock and spice
A cook advises using good soup stock to moisten corned beef hash and adding a pinch of salt sugar and cayenne for flavor.
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the. Patriot
West Side Square
S. L. Lewis
E. Lewis
Business Directory
W M. Kennedy & Co
Frocerius
Opera Block
Qimon Ope Wheimer
W. Blake & CO
Court House
North Side Square
Physicians and Surgeons
W.A. Todd
Gibbons Drug Store
J. A. McElveen
M. D
Pase Square
Stanton
Ofive
Commercan Street
Fourth Iyveurs
Et Pacity North
Office nUautide Silleriy
FIELD
Chariton and
Ofee
W. B. Barger
Maple
Osage and
Orchard Avenues
Enlis
F. HW. Boynton
J. D
Aeris
Chariton Lowa
Objer
Feriary
SS. E
Squuve
Aypestie
Manning & Penick’s
West Side
H. HW. Nelson, M.D
Russell
Onmee
Litzenberg
Towa
Q A. Hoagland
Architee
Dung
Mali
Indi
tNo
Tndianota
Charitona
St. A
Charit
Chariton North
Fred. C. Wood
Meadows & Wood
W. H. Smyth
Carper Square
Tiffany & Co
Columbia
Columbias
Catab
Hartford
Pope Manufacturing CO
Hartford, Conn
E. H Lewis
Columbia and Hartford Bicycles
Patriot Office
Agency For
Atlantic Ocean
Earth
Sisera
Jerusalem
Cassiopeia
Charles IX
France
St. Bartholomew
B. C
D. M. Stearns
John
Lord Jesus
Zech
the God of Light
Kingdom of Heaven
Liverpool
Gea
Heaven
John Milton
Bridgewater
Mazaroth
Arcturus
St. John
Joshua
Gibeon
Father
God of the Seven Stars
Cologne
Germany
Europe
Lazarus
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Goda
Sweeney
San Diego
Cal
Shiloh
D. Q Storie
Karl
Mars
Chas, Dalin
Aiden
George
Willie Littleboy
George Washington
Papa
Willie
T. F. Anthony
Promise City
Jaws
Alliam
T. A. Bown
The
Statsara
J. Yongie
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