Alone With Jesus In Presence Of The Savior Sermon
A 1903 sermon argues that real conversion and growth come when the soul is alone with Jesus. It describes how expectations clash with divine plans, the need for surrender, and how God’s unexpected methods redeem sin, grant strength, and raise responsibility for service. The piece uses biblical examples to urge patient prayer, humility, and readiness to act in God’s will.
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Esms
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John
Tabernacles
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Peter Pregrmmed
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Beersheba
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Temple
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Jerusalem
Damascus
Saul
Jairus
Nicodemus
Christ Jesus
Brother
Lake Galilee
Jesus Christ
Antioch
Paul
Barnabas
Stephen
Breaking and Keeping Promises In Scripture and Life
A compact reflection on promise making and breaking. It argues that one should not pledge to do wrong even if one desires to keep a commitment. The piece compares bad promises to entrapment and urges that true reliability holds even at personal cost, citing scriptural ideals of integrity.
Life's Best Always Ahead in Mature Years
A brief meditation on aging from S. 6. Times urges gratitude for past joys while embracing better things ahead. It cautions against dwelling on past mistakes and encourages living fully in the present, valuing continuity and faith.
Storage Battery Advances Claim From Schmitt Design
French newspapers describe Paul Schmitts storage battery as a significant advance over lead and Edison nickel iron models. The design emphasizes maximum surface exposure, compact active material, and a two wall plate with oxide contained between perforated walls to prevent dislodgement and short circuits, aiming for longer life and lighter weight.
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Paul Schmitt
Schmitt
M. Schmitt
N. Y. Tribune
Invention Cuts Ship Brakes To One Vessel Length
Louis Joseph Lacoste of Montreal son of Canada’s chief justice developed a ship brake device after years of work. Experiments aboard the Dominion government boat Eureka 103 feet long showed the vessel could stop within its own length, a breakthrough for large ocean craft.
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Louis Joseph Lacoste
Montreal
Supreme Court of Canada
Lacoste
Mechanical fins slow a ship with water cushions on sides
The Eureka tests a brake system with side fins ten feet long and thirty one feet wide fixed amidships. Steam starts the fins and water cushions back the plates, stopping a vessel quickly with minimal stress. Officials may push adoption for ships on the St Lawrence routes.
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St. Lawrence
Ocean
Brooklyn Eagle
Rats Carry Consumption at Baltimore Health Department
Health officials report postmortem exams on rats captured at an institution housing tuberculosis patients show the animals almost always carried TB. Commissioner Jones notes that lower animals can spread disease, with rats and fleas cited as main vectors for plague and other infections, including tuberculosis transmission risks in dwellings of ill humans.
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Health Department of Baltimore
Jones
Evolution of color sense in humans shown by study
The passage notes that human color perception developed gradually, with natives of remote Pacific islands unable to distinguish blue from black. Dr. F. W. E. Green asserts color vision is a recent acquisition, evolving from red and violet as the broadest color differences to yellow, green, and blue later, describing current trichromatic color blindness as recognizing red, green, and violet.
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Pacific Islands
F. W. Earidge Green
Pauls Teaching On Meat Offered To Idols In Corinth
Paul discusses Christian liberty and conscience in first Corinthians chapter eight. He warns that knowledge must be tempered by love and that eating meat offered to idols is not inherently wrong, but can offend the weak. The message urges humility, charity, and considering others before personal liberty.
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Earth
Father
Jesus Christ
God
Icol’s
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Paul
A Triumph of Science and a Lesson on Boiling Water
A Brooklyn Eagle anecdote explains boiling water without fire by two methods. First a college professor uses a sun glass to light his pipe. Second a paddle method with ice water requires five hours of stirring by workers or 300 minutes with a machine, illustrating practical folly versus heat.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Odds and Ends from the Era of Trade and Royalty
Canadian trade with Great Britain rose by over 6,000,000 in the last year while British public revenue gained 36,000,000 since April, with expenditures largely steady. Brazil approaches Europe in size with Rio de Janeiro and Bahia as major cities. Queen Victoria’s baptism marriage and crown were by Archbishop Howley, as George II’s were by Archbishop Secker. A Washington rector recalls Dr. Burchard’s line on ruin, romanism, rebellion, and Rev. Mr. Tunnell’s remark that the Negro issue must be faced with soap soap and salvation.
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Brazil
Europe
Rio de Janeiro
Bahia
Victoria
Howley
George II
Secker
Burchard
Mr. Tunnell
Washington
Debates on Earth's age ignite between scientists and biologists
Sir Edward Fry argues a 20 to 40 million year earth age based on heat loss sun contraction and tides while geologists estimate 450 million years since life began. Biologists push much higher figures yet cite pelorism as evidence against such lengthy timelines. Pelorism first noted over 150 years ago in the Baltic yellow toad flax and seen in 110 plant varieties.
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Sir Edward Fry
Sir Edward
Baltic
Girls in bull fights in Spanish cities raise eyebrows
Mrs Crimsonbeak notes it is becoming common for girls to take part in bull fights in Spanish cities. Mr Crimsonbeak quips that unmarried status leaves them with something to fight. Yonkers Statesman.
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Crimsonbeak
Yonkers
Barber Quip Reflects on Razor and Pull
A brief New York Times style joke features a man asking a barber which politician he shaved with the razor last. The barber replies because the razor has a pull, delivering a sharp political quip.
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N. Y
Lasting Consequences in Matrimony Humor
A playful quip contrasts kisses with germs of matrimony. The line, attributed to the New York Sun, riffs on lingering social infection by marriage.
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Cora
N. Y. Sun
The Expensive Town Yes I’ve Been to New York
The Philadelphia Press quotes a compact exchange about New York. A speaker notes the city’s costliness and the ease of short stays. The remark underscores rapid impressions of urban expense and transience.
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New York
Philadelphia Press
Rich marriage talk in the Smart Set dialogue
In a Snappy dialogue Bilkins is to marry, Pinhedde asserts Bilkins will marry a very rich girl. The exchange captures the social banter about wealth and match making in the Smart Set.
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Bilkins
Confessions of a Cook A Novel Revealed
Detroit Free Press reports Stubbs announces a new novel titled Confessions of a Cook. The item notes the work aims for broad public release and anticipates reader interest.
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Stubbs
Scribbs
Detroit Free Press
Practical View of It Cheaper Than Paying Rent
A brief carnival of wit notes a poet declaring “The spirit moves me!” and a friend counters that sentiment as cheaper than paying house rent, styled in a light Atlantic Constitution voice.
Mystery Exchange Over Fresh Fish At Restaurant
A brief comic exchange from Town Topics features a customer questioning freshness and a waiter admitting limited tenure of three days, delivering a light note on dining experiences.
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