Retrospection and Prospection on Past Years In Christ
A religious meditation on the value of past days and years, urging reflection before the new year. Elihu’s wisdom, New Year customs, and the need to seek God, eternity, and Christ to interpret the past and direct future resolutions. The piece contrasts worldly time with spiritual trust and calls for Christ as pivotal.
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Elihu
Job
China
Augustine
Ambrose
Paul
Jand
Lord Melville
Christ
Earth
Christ the Son of
God
Man
Samuel Johnson
Jesus Christ
Profanity and faith moral urges from the era
A moral essay warns profanity reveals a soul's disease when it mocks God. It contrasts atheism with belief, urges living with God in heart, and cites a Shelley signature on a rock as example. It also notes Chicago temperance women planning club rooms for off duty railroad men near car barns to avoid saloons.
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New York Observer
God
Mont Blanc
P. Shelley
Chicago
Christmas Gifts and Pretense Across Two Households
A couple navigates charity and vanity during Christmas shopping. A wealthier woman hides poverty by buying flashy gifts for others while keeping her own needs secret, sparking tension with Frances and the washerwoman. A mix up with gift parcels leads to a humbling irony.
Skin Sofa Pillows From Calf Skins Create Domestic Art
A Victorian note describes preserving a dead calf by tanning its skin into a square pillow with ear-like corners and bowknot trim. It recounts a fire scene pillow with a chamois hearth and tabby cats, plus Yale initials on calfskin for college decor. The piece notes soft calfskin and chamois as best for pillows and mentions skins used in men’s dens as stylish show pieces.
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Washington Star
Yale
Bedstead Settle from a Bedstead Featured in Orange Judd Farmer
An older style bedroom furniture item is described as a lawn or porch settle made from a bedstead. The article explains constructing a settle from a headboard and posts, with seat width 12 to 16 inches and arms created from bedstead sides. No staining needed for grandmother’s bed settles.
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Frances
George
Orange Judd Farmer
Roosevelt wed abroad in London church ceremony found
Theodrore Roosevelt married in 1886 at St George's Church Hanover Square London, staying at Brown's hotel Dover Street. Witnesses were Cecil A Spring Rice and Emily Tyler Carew sister of the bride. Clerks record surprised the clerk Massey who discovered the entry while reviewing marriages. The wedding gains attention amid American visitors as a notable historic note.
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St. 4
London
St. George's Church
Hanover Square
Charles Massey
St. Georg
Massey
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Massey
George Eliet
Roosevelt
Accidental Head Wound Restores Libby's Reason in Maine
Charles E Libby of Scarboro Maine regained his senses after a wood pile crushed him in a bizarre incident. He recalled an August lake accident at Lake Sebago and a later impact that freed a blood clot and memory. He now resumes work but remembers only events after August 15.
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Charles E. Libby
Scarboro
Libby
Indian Island
Lake Sebago
Properly Storing Food At Home Warns Of Losses
A Washington Star cited guidance on keeping foods after purchase with tips to prevent spoilage. It covers refrigeration, containers, placement, and handling of meats, dairy, fruits, vegetables, cereals, and fats to minimize waste and maintain quality.
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Washington Star
Exercise and home remedies for modern housewives
A column of household advice during the early 20th century covers keeping fit indoors with posture and breath, pause for rest, and brief exercises. It also includes kitchen tips for fish dishes with oyster sauce, almond nougat preparation, bead stringing with catgut, custard pie browning trick, and a note from various papers.
John the Baptist Preaches in Judea and Call to Repent
John the Baptist appears in the wilderness of Judea preaching repentance for the kingdom of heaven. He wears camel hair and eats locusts and honey, baptizing in the Jordan as crowds confess sins. He warns Pharisees and Sadducees and points to one mightier who will baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire.
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John the Baptist
Judea
Heaven
Esaias
John
Jerusalem
Jordan
Abraham
B. C
Jesus
A.D
Nazareth
Joseph
Carpenter's Bench
Lower
Matthew
Isaiah
Jehovah
Herald
Pioneer Corps
Elijah
Bruce
Jobn
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