Evils of Gossip Sermon on Discover Not a Secret
Dr. Talmage laments excessive talking and secrecy citing Solomon Proverbs 25 9 and urges keeping confidences. He defends secret societies when aimed at good ends and warns against personal and family ruin from dissipating associations while urging moral accountability and devotion to home faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Talmage
Talmage
Solomon
Jerusalem
God
Humanity
Satan
Lord
Gideon
Irate customer complains about hair tonic guarantee
In Tit-Bits dialogue a irate customer accuses a shop assistant of selling a useless hair tonic despite a guaranteed bottle. The assistant counters that while the product was guaranteed, the guarantee did not cover the tonic itself.
Abraham and Lot lessons from unity to separation
This August 1901 Sunday School lesson on Genesis 13 contrasts Abram and Lot showing prosperity plus strife among herdsmen. Abram's peacemaking leads to their separation. Lot chooses the Jordan plain near Sodom, Abram receives the land and a divine promise, and the tale includes Abram’s altar building and later rescue of Lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Lenington
Abram
Egypt
Lot
Jordan
Sodom
Gomorrah
Zoar
Canaan
Mamre
Hebron
Abraham
God
Plain
Plain of
Melchizedek
Household tips from an old guide you can use today
Practical advice for housekeepers covers pantry and cooking tasks. It advises steeping a new broom to extend life and keeping kettles full of boiling water for safety. It discusses beets, whipping cream, onions and cabbage, restoring oilcloth, gilding safe washing, and preserving fish with a saltwater cloth for freshness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Dreaming schoolboy and the leaders we may become
A verse imagining Time advising a boy that today’s pupils may grow into great figures. The poem references Franklin Jay Adams Marshall Jefferson Washington Otis and Marshall as potential future leaders, suggesting no era’s youth are fixed and greatness can arise from present students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Franklin
Franklin
Jay
Adams
Marshall
Jefferson
Yucca Paper From Desert Tree Promises Durable Bonds
The yucca tree of the Mojave region yields a strong grainless wood usable for paper. A lathe process produces thin, tear resistant sheets ideal for bonds and durable documents. An English firm once eyed California yucca paper but freight and duties proved prohibitive.
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New Mexico
Arizona
California
Mojave Desert
Chicago
Little Chronicle
Path to Power Through Service by a Brave Minister
An earnest Presbyterian minister quietly assists a grieving family after a child's death from diphtheria. He accepts the burden at the coffin and participates in the burial, earning the deep devotion of the parents. The piece argues that service is the path to power and honor.
Why Boys Wear Earrings in China
The piece explains a traditional Chinese belief that boys wear earrings to attract spirits’ favor. It cites that spirits prefer baby girls and will be deceived by the earrings, causing them to overlook the boys. Mothers pierce boys ears to appear as girls to protect them from spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Pigeon Stays Beside Grave of Dead Master
A pigeon bred by Henri Chapelle in Verviers died and followed his coffin to the grave. As mourners formed the procession the bird perched on the coffin and remained at the cemetery stay until it starved to death beside its master’s tomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henri Chapelle
Verviers
Missouri Giant Ella Ewing Builds House in Gavin
Miss Ella Ewing, famed Missouri giantess, constructs a residence in Gavin with doors ten feet high and a ceiling fifteen feet. She stands eight feet four inches tall and sleeps on a ten foot long bed.
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Ella Ewing
Gavin
Baby Telephone Girl Virginia Pixley Claims Modern Baby Status
The 18 month old from Omaha handles a telephone with veteran poise and is named the youngest telephone conversationalist in the United States. Her father W A Pixley works in a local telephone company and she can identify the plug and say names like Dick. The child speaks of daily work and play and even explains if she has stood in the closet, showing businesslike focus rather than vanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Pixley
Omaha
United States
Chicago
Virginia
W. A. Pixley
Horron Tanny
Cat Tabitha Chooses Chickens Over Cats at Kenosha Home
A two year old stray cat named Tabitha at Mr. and Mrs. C. Reindl’s Kenosha residence has formed a unique bond with their flock. The feline sleeps nightly on a perch among hens and even protects and interacts with them, including carrying a rat to a hen during a past incident. Neighbors note her unusual intelligence and preference for the chicken coop over other cats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabitha
A Judge's Wife Praises Peruna Cure
Minnie E. McAllister of Minneapolis describes years of back and side pain and social disruption, then credits seven weeks on Peruna with a complete recovery. The letter warns against cheaper imitations and urges buying Peruna from druggists, plus direct advice from Dr. Hartman at The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
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Judge McAllister
West 33Rd St
Minneapolis
Minn
Peruna
Minnie E. McAllister
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Methods for Preserving Flowers from a French Journal
The article lists several flower preservation methods. Alum immersion in water for two to three days, then pressing with dry sand and gentle heat. A varnish of copal and ether, with repeated dipping and drying. Boiling salicylic acid in alcohol for rapid treatment, noting violet decolorization. Red flowers may regain color with paper dampened in nitric acid and light pressure, avoiding contact with green leaves.
Trees Suffering From Constant City Lights
A city tree fan states that insomnia for trees caused by bright lights all night dries and withers them. Leaves on illuminated sides drop as the long exposure slowly kills numerous trees in the urban area.
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Sion
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Frank Walcott Hutt
Little Virginia Pixley
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Boston
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