Lessons of Wealth from a Sultan Tale
A tale from Harper's Young People recounts a riches hoarder who hides wealth, loses it to a neighbor, learns to farm and share, and is rewarded when the Sultan restores his wealth and praises open prosperity. The moral: riches are worthless if hoarded for self. generosity brings lasting benefit.
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Harper
Tististenane
Indies
China
Japan
National Publishing Co
Chicago
Pleasure of Losing on Wall Street Delivers Candid Satire
Isaac Bromley in Spirits of the Times mocks speculative mania by detailing the narcotic allure of risk and the relief of loss. He argues that true happiness lies not in gain but in shedding wealth and its burdens while reflecting on quixotic schemes and failed schemes.
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Wall Street
Eric
Oshkosh
New Haven
Boston
Dove
TI. C
Broad Street
Isaac Bromley
the Times
Ouray's Horse Race in the Ute and Navajo Nations
The 1874 Navajo and Ute horse races near Ouray ended with Wachita beating the Navajo favorite, boosting Ouray's authority. After a costly loss, the Utes recovered wealthly through betting, while the Navajoes were left poorer, cementing Ouray as a respected leader.
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Ouray
Sapenaro
Shavino
Cojoe
H. F. Bond
St. Louis
Utah
Wachita
Sapavanaro
Math-o-kan
Denver Tribune
Gambetta and the broken engagement tale in France
A short, anecdotal portrait of Gambetta tracing his rise from Cahors to Paris and his close bond with a devoted aunt. The piece notes an heiress engagement in Western France that ended when the aunt was demanded excluded, ending the match with a formal farewell. The Turkish press is said to hate England.
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Gambetta
France
Cahors
Paris
Towle
Farming Wisdom From The Past On Animals And Tools
A compilation of agricultural columns advises prudent farming practices. It cautions against selling fodder in bulk, praises diligent hands on the farm, recommends hard paint for kitchen floors, and promotes advanced husbandry through improved machinery and seeds. It also discusses cow care, profitability of well-tended stock, and methods to treat broken limbs rather than immediate euthanasia.
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Lansing
Iowa State Register
Iowa
Feeding steer parade and a blizzard tale montage
J W Lantern argues Eastern feeders must adopt stock management laws, favoring large breed, well bred steers, early mature cattle, and high rations for efficient growth. He links manure value to feeding and cites experiments on intake and weight gain. A long illustrated blizzard anecdote from a Wyoming rancher follows with vivid survival details and stock losses.
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J. W. Lantern
New Hampshire
Texas
New England
Combinations Of Foods For Stock Feeding And Manure
The speaker argues nitrogenous foods should be combined with carbonaceous feeds to save on feeding costs and improve manure value. After three years of weighings on steers, he asserts mixed rations must be discriminately composed, with nitrogenous foods paired with bran, cotton seed, oil cake, shorts, meat and clover alongside coarse foods such as straw and fodder.
Thy Light and Hope in Life's Dark Storms
A devotional verse reflecting faith and trust in God. The speaker appeals for divine guidance and light amid life’s storms, seeking preservation of faith, presence, and support until life’s end and beyond toward joy. It echoes Isaiah 38:18 19 style imagery.
Sunday School Lessons First Quarter 1880
Sunday-School lessons schedule for January to March 1880. Entries include Jesus baptism by John January 18 based on Matthew 3 1 17, the Temptation of Jesus January 25, True prose salon February 1, The Truly Righteous February 8, The Tongue and the Temper February 15, Giving and Praying February 2, Our Father's Care February 29, The Savior's Golden Rule March 7, and The False and the True March 14 7:15 29.
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Jesus
John
The Invisible God and the atom debate in modern science
A critical essay contrasts the theistic view of an infinite invisible God with materialist atheism arguing for a universe built from invisible atoms. It traces origins of the controversy from Epicurus to Tyndall and Darwin, contending science challenges belief in God and that only one path explains existence. The piece frames the choice as belief in a creator versus a universe of self-originating matter.
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Hamlet
Strang
Job
St. Paul
Tyndall
Huxley
Darwin
Britain
Epicurus
Lucretius
Lucan
France
Great Britain
Chicago
The Ladies Favorite Prescription in Use by Noted Women
A promotional sample highlights Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe effective remedy for women’s diseases and weaknesses. Endorsed by Grace Choate of Baltimore and R. T. McCay’s wife, with dates in 1878, praising restoration to health.
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Dr. Pierce
World of Letters
Peter Pindar
N. Y
R. T. McCay
Warner
Pius
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Defiance Co. Express
Frank C. Culley
Prsusner
ANCE
Ohio
Mga
Syracuse
Murray Hill
Mary Vonder
Ouray’s Horse Race
England
Nebraska
West Line
Rockies
Detroit Free Press
Idaho
Beaver
Beaver Canyon
Oneida
Ogden
Andney O'Niel
Harper’s Bazar
Miss Gamboge
Blixen
Bethany Church
Pulaski County
Georgia
Hawkinsville
C. Gilbert
East India
Herar
Sensible Canadian
Gadbois
Brockville
Can
Toronto
H.R. Stevens, Esq
Wilton Avenue
Ont
Mr. H. R. Stevens
H.R. Stevens
Mass
Bifters
Freneraily
Hiram Bolt &Co
East Wilton
Franklin Count
Maine
Mioney
M. HW
Holmes
Chicago School of Art
Prairie Ave
Graefenberg
Boericke & Tafel
Clark Street
Grand Street
New York
N. B.oericke & Tafel
Philadelphia
Shober & Carqueville Lithographing Co
Monroe ST
S. Newton's Safety Lamp Co
Weat Broadway
Binghamton
Frank
Sean James
J. A. Dacus
Deeda
W.S. Bryan
Pub
N. 4Th St
St Louis
WH. A. Pond & CO
Union Squire
N.Y
Sherman & CO
Marshall, Mich
SS Cps
Asien Sui’ 3 Valve Omgan CO
Murray & Baker
S. Canal St
Joseph Singer
Stinson & Co
Portland
Yonge & CO
Miller's Great Business College
Keokuk, Fa
J. SrerHeEeNs
Lebanon
Addr’s Tine &Co
Augusta
Great Western Gun Works
Pittsburgh
Geo
van Sands
Middletown, Conn
Addi’s H. Hallett&Co
Portland,Ma
AN. K
Davis
Ainekiller
ARIS
Tmetic
Lydia Nash
Elizabeth
N. J
Haney's Guild
Es Haney & CO
Nassau St. N
Agen
WE & CO
S. Fifth Street
Sy. Louis, Mo
Money Starsiticiut
Janesvile, Wis
Tasy
H.H. Warner & Co
Rochester
J. H. TeNnxey
A. J.anpey
A. N. Johnson
St. Saens
Lyon & Healy
Ill
Oliver Ditson & Co
H. Ditson & Co
J. E. Ditson & Co
Broadway
Chestnut St
Phils
Iar d
Dairymaid
Butter Improvement CO
Burrao
Bes ‘Wardome
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