The Arena of Faith in a Celestial Gallery
A sermon-inspired piece frames life as an arena where believers fight sin with the lions of temptation. Paul is cited as fighting beasts at Ephesus while a celestial gallery of witnesses, angels, prophets, martyrs, and loved ones cheers. The sermon urges perseverance and ends with a roll-call of heaven.
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Wyright
Louis Klopsch
N. Y
Washington
Dr. Talmage
Ephesus
Alps
Mont Cen
Mgs
Paul
Verona
Fortifh
Oman
Christ
Beit
Abel
Enoch
Noah
Abraham
Sarah
Isaac
Joseph
Gideon
Barak
Tiberius
Augustus
Jesus
Gate of Eden
Ezekiel
God
Sennacherib
Bethlehem
Heaven
Michael
Archangel
Hosea
Jeremiah
Daniel
Isaiah
Peter
John
James
Moses
Huzza
David
Lord Jesus Christ
Welkin
Hugh Latimer
Diocletian
Felicitas
Rome
John Bradford
Henry Voes
Albert Barnes
Presbytery
Lyman Beecher
John Calvin
James Arminius
George Whitefield
Toplady, Montgomery
Charles Wesley
Isaac Watts
Mrs. Sigourney
David Abeel
China
John Scudder
India
David Brainerd
Adoniram Judson
Burma
Greenland
Tropics
Toplady
House of God
Angels
Prophets
Apostles
Son
May Not Sing High C. Church Choir Leader Resigns
In Middletown New York the St. Pauls Methodist Episcopal church music committee bans high C singing. Katheryn EF St John musical director and solo soprano resigns after refusing to limit her selections. She led the choir for nearly two years and faced discipline over operatic style.
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St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church
Middleton
N. Y
Katheryn EF. St. John
Reverence for Obscurity Probed in Clergy Quip
A dialogue cited by the Washington Star notes a sharp exchange about a new minister's sermon. Mr Comrox's wife asks for thoughts while he offers a dry verdict. The remark contrasts perceived obscurity with unexpected engagement.
Healthful Women and the Call for Hygienic Dress
The piece urges American women to value health over fashion, noting many pale, ailing girls. It argues for warm clothing and proper dress to protect circulation, protect feet, and support bodily well being, citing a divine remark on liver and stomach health and warning against cosmetic overstatement.
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Department of Science
N. Y. Weekly
Charming letter on building a decorative American furniture piece
A Chicago Daily News note describes a straightforward carpentry project for an attractive high back cabinet or shelf unit. It outlines square spaces for art, corner shelves for curios, a top shelf for display, and a simple seat cushion, finishing with white or cream enamel.
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China
Chicago Daily News
CURED OF AIDING TRAMPS IN NEW JERSEY FARMING
A New York bookkeeper resigns to take up farming in New Jersey after his wife’s open house draws tramps away. He credits a previous imposter who feigned illness to obtain liquor, and recalls the man’s explanation of catching a chill while standing in bed to keep his feet warm.
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New York
New Jersey
New York Times
Twin-yolk eggs hatch two chicks each in curious experiment
William Fanning of Cornwall New York kept a setting hen with twelve twin yolk eggs. One egg did not hatch while the other eleven produced two chicks each, an odd and interesting poultry result.
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William Fanning
Cornwall
N. Y
The Shaws Home in Des Moines Farewell
Des Moines bids farewell to Gov. Leslie Mortimer Shaw whose term ends and who will join President Roosevelt's cabinet. Mrs. Shaw reshaped social life with biweekly receptions at the capitol and guided political choices privately. The family includes Enid 21 Erma 16 and Earl 18 with futures tied to Denison Vassar and a military academy.
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Des Moines
Hawkeye State
Leslie Mortimer Shaw
Treasury
Chicago Tribune
Shaw
Washington
Capitol
Iowa
Gov. Shaw
Enid
Erma
Earl
Cornell College
Vassar
Denison
Indiana
Knitting Advocated for Rheumatic Hands and Nerve Relief
Specialists proclaim knitting a helpful exercise for hands stiffened by rheumatism. Physicians prescribe it to limber fingers affected by cramps or paralysis. It is said to ease nerves and aid sleep, with sanitarium patients enjoying the bright steel work.
Rose Rhapsody: Calve’s Father Honors Her
In Rodez a banquet honors Mme Calve. Her eighty year old father explains that one rose tree bore a single bloom after years of effort, calling his daughter the supreme flower of a hundred forgotten generations.
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Rodez
France
Mme. Calve
Mme
Calve
Ice Shaving Tricks for Sick Room Ice Storage
A medical note explains keeping a saucer of shaved ice in a sick room all day and night, even with a fire. Place the ice in a soup plate, cover with a second plate, set on a heavy pillow, and press in pillows to bury the plates. An old jackplane acts as a crude ice shaver, turned bottom up to move ice over the cutter.
Lost and Found on the Dance Floor
A lighthearted Yonkers Statesman snippet describes a couple dancing the waltz. The man slips several times while the woman notices he has regained his footing as they pause beside a chair.
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Yonkers
Natural Mirrors Mystery in a Cape
A courtroom quip where a lawyer asks how a man could identify a pretty woman behind a cape. The witness explains he saw the faces of the men approaching, not the woman, revealing an odd social moment from Life magazine.
Opinion Question Baseline in Debate
The excerpt asks “Upon what do you base your opinion” challenging the basis of a stated view. It signals inquiry into reasoning or evidence behind claims and invites justification or explanation from the speaker.
Impudent Youth Offers to Endure In-Laws for Love
A stern father questions a young man about supporting a family. The youth replies with resolve that he is willing to endure Lillian's family for the sake of Lillian herself, as reported by Somerville Journal.
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Lillian
Somerville Journal
Compensation in a witty verse gag
A Life magazine quip weighs in on marriage fortune noting the first two daughters gain from their spouses while the third’s husband funds them, making the couple most fortunate the first two.
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Dimpleton
Recipe in a cookbook Turns into heavy literature
A husband jokes about a recipe from the cookbook being heavy literature, while Mary answers nervously that she did indeed obtain the biscuit recipe. The exchange from the Baltimore News plays on language and kitchen matters as a light domestic quip.
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Baltimore News
Senator Sorghum Inspects Check Indorsement
Senator Sorghum says he reviewed both sides of an argument and, after receiving a check, turned it over to confirm proper indorsement, per Washington report.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Girl Dreams of Marriage to Tall Man Named Guy
A brief Chicago Tribune exchange has a caller praising Kitty to study hard. Kitty replies she plans to marry a tall, handsome man named Guy when she grows up.
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Kitty
Guy
Chicago Tribune
Snow Covered Ground Hurrah Quick for Thaw
A youngster exclaims hurrah as snow thickly coats the ground before warming begins. Washington Star sets the scene of winter and impending thaw with a brief scene description.
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Washington Star
Do You Think Every Man Has His Price
Quote from Chicago Tribune on whether men can be bought with money, suggesting many have been sold in some form.
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Chicago Tribune
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Mds
Middletown, N. Y
Mr. Comrox
Ion
Charming Lettee
the Shaws
the Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
Jerrold
van Dauber
Harrold
Puck
Chichester
Stooge
Stercussion Chemical CO
Madison Square
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Jerzon
Napoleon
Hamlet
Southern Division
Lima
Bainbridge
Fort At
Union Station
Detroit
Adrian
Denson
Wauseon
Malinta
Leipsic
Ottawa
Columbus Grove
Springfield
Bambridge
Laxakola
Lazakeia
Laxakola CO
Nassau Street
Dearharn
Fems
California
Oregon
Chicago
W. B. Kniskern
Chicago & North-Western Railway
NEW York Tribune Farmer
New-York Weekly Tribune
New-York Tribune
Tribune Farmer
the Express
THE
Express
Defiance
Ohio
Cincinnati
Weekly Gazette
Tonnesen
Austen
Commercial Tribune Company
Oneollar
the Commercial Tribune Company, Publishers
Defiance Weekly Express
Cincinnati Weekly Gazette
Exrpress Printing Office
Rankin
Krankin
Rankin Drug CO
Brown
BuLowe, SO
Clinton Street
Illinois
E. N. Lewis
Defiance, Ohio
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