Stand Still and Let God Fight Our Crises
A 1902 sermon on crises as turning points where God leads. The preacher cites Exodus 14 to urge watching for the crisis, waiting for God’s command, and trusting deliverance, with personal testimony of past failures and renewal. It urges nations churches and individuals to set a watch and await the Lord’s move before acting.
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A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Company
Chicago
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Egypt
Moses
Land of
God
Saul
Gilgal
Samuel
Gilga
Watch Tower
Solomon
Rehoboam
Earth
Red Sea
Light Brigade
Paul
David
The Glory of Crises and Moses Faith under Trial
The sermon urges waiting on God during crises to hear His voice and move in faith. It contrasts the Red Sea deliverance with wilderness fear, credits Moses for steadfast patience, and calls readers to meet small crises with quiet trust, then obey when directed. The message ties divine glory to obedience amid peril.
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Red Sea
Egypt
God
Moses
Peanut Cure for Insomnia Promoted by Rox Borough Man
A Rox borough man credits peanuts with curing his five year insomnia after trying many remedies. He kept a bag of freshly roasted peanuts by his bed and chewed two dozen peanuts per night, reporting gradual drowsiness and eventual sleep after each dose. He says he now always keeps peanuts by him at night.
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Philadelphia
Roxborough
Saloon Crime Link Sparks Public Debate
The editorial argues that most Buffalo murder and manslaughter cases last year stemmed from saloon activity and intoxication. It cites six murder convictions with five linked to saloons and thirteen manslaughter convictions, ten due to intoxication, plus many assault and arrests for drunkenness.
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Buffalo
Man waits for owl airship then walks home in rain
A disgruntled man waits two hours on the milky way side for the owl airship. The belated craft arrives and the motorman calls out as the passenger vows never to stay out so late again without wings, then walks through wet clouds toward home.
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Owl
Baltimore American
No Place for a Lazy Cat in Limehouse Wine Cellars
A London Limehouse wine cellar network with 20 miles of lanes houses 300 cats used to control a rat plague. The cats are rotated, with old or lazy animals replaced by young ones to maintain peak morale and effectiveness. The New York Sun notes the unusual pest-control force.
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Limehouse
London
N. Y. Sun
Silk industry capital and wages rise in 1890s
From 1890 to 1900 the capital invested in the US silk industry grew from 51 million to 81 million dollars, the value of finished silk products rose from 87 million to 107 million dollars, and wages to silk operatives increased from 18 million to 21 million dollars, signaling success.
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United States
Bankrupt in Vitality A Life Bank Account Lesson
Chicago Record-Herald compares energy to a bank account in the body noting that overworking, overplaying, and constant speed overdraft the nerve capital. A disciplined, purposeful approach preserves strength, focus, and the ability to love work and enjoy life.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Giant Congo frog with humanlike fingers astonishes naturalists
A gigantic olive brown Congo frog from West Africa features manlike fingers and toes, a long bearded side stripe, and over a foot in length. Discovered by Mr. Bates along the Benito river in Gaboon district, the specimen is the first of its kind and is now to be mounted at the London Museum of Natural History.
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Africa
Chicago
Museum of Natural History
London
G. P. Bates
Mr. Bates
Benito River
Gaboon District
West Africa
French Congo
Bates
Congo
Cities of Immigrants and Their Growing Impact
The piece notes that Italian immigrants arriving in the year ending last June would form a city larger than Venice and a third the size of Rome. It states these newcomers could outnumber Providence or St Paul in an American municipality, illustrating the scale beyond bare statistics.
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United States
Venice
Rome
Providence
St. Paul
N. Y
Woman voices own view on reason and choice
A Chicago Post quote notes a woman who says she will listen to rational arguments yet insists on deciding for herself what counts as reason. The exchange highlights perspective on autonomy and judgment.
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Chicago Post
Quick counsel on debt relief from a Chicago Tribune quip
A Sharp reader asks for the fastest route to debt relief. The lawyer's brisk reply is simply to pay the debts.
Chinese Chart of Man Ignorance in Ancient Text
The Detroit Free Press notes that Chinese medical beliefs differ from Western anatomy. It claims the heart sits near the stomach, bile comes from the back of the head, and humans have 365 bones, with varied rib counts by gender. It mentions 22 important parts and 56 unimportant ones and cites limited respect from Western physicians while praising some Chinese healers.
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Huang-ti
B. C
China
Detroit Free Press
Cancer rates and theories across regions and ages
Review of cancer trends notes disputed increases in England, America, and New York. Prof. R de Bovis argues no clear rise, equal impact by sex, and urban versus rural data bias. He cites age peaks near 70 for men and 75 for women and hints at racial receptivity differences.
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England
America
Roswell Park
Buffalo
New York State
Europe
Paris
R. de Bovis
Colorado's Scenic Wonder Discovered Near Pine Grove
A new natural wonder in Platte Canyon south of Pine Grove near Lake Wellington is the state’s largest balanced rock. Discovered by accident last summer on a wilderness trail, it stands 30 feet high on a granite base with a five foot circumference contact point. H G Jones, Colorado Camera Club member and brakeman, secured a prize photo after Postmaster Duke told trainmen. The rock lies roughly 3 miles from Pine Grove and 0.44 miles from Denver.
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Pine Grove
Platte Canyon
Lake Wellington
Duke
H. G. Jones
Colorado Camera Club
Denver
Samuel Leads Israel to Repent and Defeat Philistines
Reading from 1 Samuel 7, Samuel calls Israel to renounce foreign gods and serve the Lord with a united heart at Mizpeh. The Philistines threaten, but Samuel prays, the Lord sends a thunderstorm, and Israel defeats the Philistines, establishing Ebenezer as a marker of divine deliverance.
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House of Israel
Samuel
Israel
Mizpeh
Bethear
Shen
Ebenezer
B. C
Ebenzer
Ashdod
Gait
Ekron
Dagon
Shiloh
Miz- 12
Beth-shemech
Eli
Aminadabd
Samuel Man
Amusing Exchange Quips From Two Papers
A Chicago American item notes admiration as Amie asks who attracts more attention and Arthur jokes that people think he is a bright chap for having a fine girl. The New York Times quip recalls a husband letter that begins My Precious Treasure and ends with Send me fifty.
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Arthur
Amie
Chicago
N. Y
One of Boghood's Dreams
In Yonkers, Bennie declares he will run his own house when a man. His mother replies that his father had the same thought at Bennie's age.
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Bennie
Yonkers
Multiple Michigan and Ohio land and property exchange listings
A sequence of land and property notes offers 187 acres in Tennessee and various Michigan and Ohio lands for sale or exchange. Entries include acreage details, improved status, outbuildings, timber, wells, and prices from per acre rates to totals, with several exchange preferences and nearby city references.
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City
Mich
Oregon County
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
Ney
Tennessee
Kentucky
Midland
Gladwin
Newaygo County
Kalkaska
Antrim
Defiance County
Williams County
Highland Township
Paulding County
Toledo
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