Birth of Christ in Bethlehem Stable Saintly Sermon
Dr. Talmage reflects on the nativity focusing on the Bethlehem manger scene. He praises the humility of Mary and Joseph, the role of the brute creation, the honor to childhood, science, fields, and motherhood, urging mercy and reverence in a Christmas reverie.
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Joseph
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Tintoretto
Ghirlanajo
Bethlehem
Christ
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Naaman
Jordan
Waterloo
Wilucher
Europe
Gettysburg
Harrisburg
Newsboy Turns Fortune From Johannesburg Mines to Sister
William H. Jones once cleaned boots and sold papers at Newark Lackawanna station. He died in South Africa leaving mining shares and other property to his sister Mrs Henry McCann now living in Huntington Long Island. Jones built a contracting business after mining success.
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N. J
Wiliam H. Jones
Lackawanna
South Africa
Jones
Henry McCann
Huntington
L. I
Lackawanna Road
Johannesburg
Raw meat and tariffs highlight science versus habit
A discussion notes German raw pork consumption fuels tariff disputes with America. Dr Stiles cites 274 trichinosis cases in the U S including 208 among Germans, arguing the public would benefit from applying scientific prevention over tariff fights and costly protections. The piece urges the medical profession and government to educate the public.
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America
Germany
Stiles
Convict Seeks Marriage in French Penal Colony
A life-term convict wishes to wed a fellow prisoner in a French penal colony. The governor raises no objection but the priest demands proof of the wife's death. The groom confesses he killed her to supply the required proof, and the bride agrees to marry anyway.
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France
Edinburgh Scotsman
Music Shields Musicians From Flies
A Philadelphia youth notes music frightens flies at a park concert. He observed insects troubled by the audience while shell musicians remained undisturbed, concluding sound waves form a magic curtain repelling pests. The remark mentions Wagner and a tune to keep flies away.
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Philadelphia
Park
Wagner
Lawyer confronts witness on gender bias in court
In a Chicago Record-Herald item a lawyer angrily declares to a female witness that she cannot bamboozle him because she is a woman. The witness retorts asking if his wife is present in court.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Law-Abiding Commonwealths Highlight Lynchings Gap
Massachusetts stands among five states with no lynchings in the past 16 years. Delaware New Hampshire Rhode Island and Utah are the other four in this record of none.
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Massachusetts
Union
Delaware
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Utah
The Sunday School Lesson Chronology and Gospel Texts 1901
A summary of the December 20 1901 Sunday School quarterly review lists biblical chronology from Benjamin’s birth to Moses birth and exodus. It outlines Joseph and Moses lessons Gen 37 50 Ex 12, plus the 12 golden texts from Acts to Is Isaiah and a Christmas alternative from Luke.
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Quarterly Review
Jacob
Benjamin
Bethlehem
Rachel
Joseph
Hebron
Egypt
Dothan
Potiphar
Isaac
Pharaoh
Ephraim
Manasseh
Goshen
B. C
Moses
Ussher
Arabia
Israel
Red Sea
David
Luke
Volcanoes and Violets
A group crossed an active Vesuvius crater amid scoria rubble and toxic gas then descended in a hushed mood. The moment of danger faded to reflect on history, as April blooms carpet slopes and vineyards spreading beauty over the incendiaried core. The piece argues nature and faith intertwine in enduring grace.
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Vesuvius
Hell
Chicago
Ram's Horn Blasts and The Quiet Path to Grace
A reflective meditation on divine love as God’s character. It discusses humility in faith, the lure of power, and the value of friendship as a grace amid worldly pain. The text contrasts loveless life with godly devotion and urges accepting rebukes in the right spirit.
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Ram
Global Education and Tax Trends Highlighted
Across nations since 1871 Japan built about 30 000 elementary schools for 4 million pupils with girls forming a quarter. Germany’s child labor is down to one third of 1895 levels but evasion persists. Hungary benefits from phylloxera relief restoring wine exports. The Turkish kanoon remains a popular instrument for ladies. Spain adopts a new income tax targeting business profits with banks and corporations facing 15 and 12 percent income duties plus dividend taxes.
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Japan
Germany
Turkey
Memorable Christmas Seasons in American History
The piece surveys Christmas as a peaceful national theme across U S history. From Plymouth’s peaceful voyage to Washington’s 1783 peace surrender in Annapolis, to the 1814 Ghent and Baltimore Methodist founding, and Civil War amnesty in 1868, Christmas is portrayed as a day of peace rather than war.
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Prince of Peace
Wilmington
S. C
Admiral Porter
Butler
Plymouth
Washington
Congress
Annapolis
Maryland
Baltimore
America
Methodist Episcopal Church
United States
Ghent
Belgium
England
Lincoln
Johnson
Effect of High Altitudes on Blood Concentration
Four balloon loads of scientists and animals studied altitude effects on blood. Ground blood shows 6,000,000 cells per cubic millimeter, rising to 10,000,000 at 4000 meters but not clearly. Rabbits and dogs lost weight during ascent and regained on descent, indicating body water loss and concentrated blood. Experts question mountain air as a cure for consumption.
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Nervita
Nervita Medical CC
Clinton & Jackson Sts
Chicaco, Ill
When Sympathy Was Needed in a Neighbor’s Baby Case
A mother rushes to a neighbor’s home to help an infant but is curtly rebuffed by the father who says, If you have any sympathy to waste give it to me the baby doesn't need it half as much. The scene reflects tense caregiving and cold reproach in a domestic moment reported by the Chicago Post.
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Chicago Post
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