Pauls Guide to Self Denial for Gospel Gain
The commentator interprets Paul’s aim to become all things to all men as a disciplined, Christ centered life. Paul adapts to Jews and Gentiles alike to win souls, insisting true worth lies in denying self for the gospel and pursuing an incorruptible crown through temperate, purposeful living.
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Jesus Christ
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Rom
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R. V. Paul
Life in the Desert with the Bedouin by R Talbot Kelly
The Century article describes Bedouin daily life and desert abstemiousness as artist R Talbot Kelly rises with the sun. Meals are light until sundown with rice and semna, beans, herbs, riz bil-laban, and a whole lamb. water is scarce and nights are cold, prompting fires and quiet talk after supper.
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R. Talbot Kelly
Kelly
Stolen Goods From Ben Franklin In 1738
The Pennsylvania Gazette reports a theft at Ben Franklin’s house on the 15th. William Lloyd is accused of stealing clothing and sundry items including a silk lined sagatee coat, shirts, breeches, stockings, handkerchiefs, shoes, a castor hat, and other goods. Lloyd is described as Irish, about 30, tall, slim, claiming Latin and Greek, once a schoolmaster. reward offered is thirty shillings plus expenses.
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Pennsylvania Gazette
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B. Franklin
William Lloyd
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N. B
Lloyd
Pennsylvania Fox Hunting in Winter Sport Spotlight
The New York Times reports Pennsylvania fox hunting as a popular winter sport with large hound packs and riders. An outbreak of rabies at the Strafford Hunt kennels led to the euthanizing of 25 hounds to prevent hydrophobia spread, with isolation measures for exposed animals.
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England
Earl of Lonsdsie
New York Times
Calvinist character and stern life praised in Intelligencer
The excerpt describes early Calvinists as austere and grim, yet notes the era and divine commission demanded such preparation. It praises the heroic, martyr-like faith of these reformers, their trustworthiness, fear of God, and little fear of man or the devil.
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Christian Intelligencer
Paralyzed Him Marriage Says Passenger
A weary man with bundles comments on marriage as a stabilizing force while a young passenger asserts marriage steadies a man. The exchange ends with the weary traveler muttering about control.
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Scott
Cincinnati Enquirer
Fairy Fog Piper and Dancer Raise Penny Swarm in London Fog
A London fog feature describes a Scottish piper and dancer performing in full regalia. They lure pennies from window observers with dramatic marches and sword dances, disappearing back into the fog after each collection. The scene blends nostalgia and charm with comic commentary on street entertainment.
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London
Bobby Burrus
Balmoral
New York Press
Old Time Doctors Remembered From an American Magazine
A historical sketch recalls medical education in early America as apprenticeship driven by hands on care. Doctors rode through storms to treat patients while making and mixing their own remedies from village shelves. The piece contrasts scarce libraries, self made tinctures, frequent purgatives, and harsh practices with later reforms.
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America
Medical School
Harvard College
City runs model kitchen in Grenoble meals at cost
The Association Alimentaire of Grenoble operates a municipal kitchen serving about 15 000 meals daily. diners choose from multiple rooms with prices from 8 to 12 cents for meals and 8 cents per liter of aged wine. The city reports no profit, pricing solely on materials labor and upkeep.
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Association Alimentaire
Grenoble
France
New York Press
Banshee Cry Supposedly Heard in East Kerry Tale
A correspondent recalls Archdeacon Whately recounting a banshee wail heard in an Irish parish during the administration of communion to a dying man. The event ties to discussions in English papers about the banshee before a fatal boy moved.
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Kerry
Archdeacon Whately
Inquisitive Gentleman Ponders Cab Horse Preference
An old man asks a cabman if the horse prefers standing on the rank or drawing the cab. The cabman jokes that the horse would rather pull the cab, noting the horse reads shop sign names and laughs.
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Strand Magazine
Story of Puritana and the Crosby Medical Legacy
A historical note on Prof Dixi Crosby leader of Dartmouth Medical College and the Crosby family of physicians. It traces their lineage from Asa Crosby to Josiah and Thomas R Crosby and highlights Dixi Crosby’s prize formula Puritana based on New England roots. It describes its development into a permanent preparation known as Nature's Cure.
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Dartmouth Medical College
Crosby
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State Medical Society
Oneiather
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Thos. R. Crosby
Columbian College Hospital
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New England
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