A Cloud of Witnesses for a Nation's Memorial Day
A May 29 1904 sermon links Hebrews 12 2 to Memorial Day and the nation s dead as a cloud of witnesses. It urges laying aside selfish habits and sins and running the race of national duty with patience, looking to Jesus as guide and acknowledging the sacrifice that forged unity and purged slavery. It emphasizes civic obligation, national destiny, and moral renewal through past heroism and present conduct.
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Chicago
Jesus
Christ Jesus
God
Bneath
Paul
Disciples of Christ
Tim
Zens
Ismarck
Germany
D Little Essay For Girls
A Chicago American urged girls to guard against unfitting fashion and excessive makeup. The piece argues modest, neat dress suits most men and warns against illusions from cosmetics and drastic hats, calling for discretion and self respect.
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Chicago American
What to Ask the Butcher Valuable Hints for Housekeepers
Practical guide for shoppers outlining how to talk to the butcher and select cuts. It notes that porterhouse sirloin rib roasts are best, rump for boiling or pot roast, and round serves as a cheaper alternative when cooked properly.
Beef cuts and cooking methods guide from a 19th century text
The article lists beef cuts and preparation tips, noting tenderizing by chopping, stuffing, steaming and browning. It ranks cuts by price from flank to shin, neck, and brisket, and suggests short ribs for roast and stock.
Alimony Is Duty Not Debt in Ohio Case
In Cleveland Judge Duane H. Tilden rules alimony is a duty arising from marriage, not a contractual debt or dischargeable in bankruptcy. The case, Lizzie F. Lucas vs William C. Lucas, involved a $1,000 alimony judgment and a bankruptcy discharge that did not free the husband from payment. The court clarifies alimony remains enforceable as a court order, modifiable if needed, and not a provable debt in bankruptcy.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Duane H. Tilden
Common Pleas Court
Lizzie F. Lucas
William C. Lucas
Lucas
Finest palace in Paris shows Castellane taste and wealth
A foreign correspondent lauds Count Castellane and Anna Gould Castellane for a Paris residence described as a jewel of architecture and art. The palace features a grand red marble staircase, genuine eighteenth century furniture, and rooms steeped in royal associations.
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Count de Castellane
Bois de Boulogne
Count Castellane
Anna Gould
New York
Pittsburg Dispatch
Castellanes
France
Trianon
Marie Antoinette
Count Boni
Castellane Palace
Anna
Princess of the Blood
Lou
la Pompadour
Lambalie
Nursery Decor Trends for Bright Homes in Washington Star
Nursery adornment ideas include bordered handkerchiefs repurposed for dresses and collars. Wall and window treatments feature chintz friezes, pink greens, and scrim with royal lions, plus inexpensive handcrafts like 8x9 inch transparencies of Mother Goose and Kate Greenway motifs to brighten rooms and windows for children.
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Mother Goose
Kate Greenway
In the Farm Kitchen and Old Fashioned Home Life
The piece counters a Boston cleric’s slur on rural social life by praising kitchen-centered gatherings of farming families. It argues that wholesome home life, not parlor grandeur, builds national strength and happiness and asserts a millionaire’s palace can imply moral decay.
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Boston
New England
Sashes for Summer Gowns and Curiosities in Verse
In a fashion note the piece discusses sashes as essential trims for summer gowns with new ribbons and sash styles. It mixes sewing tips with humorous clippings about a mule hoof offer and playful quips from Philadelphia papers.
American Tramp in Mexico Faces Simple Menace and Charity
A column contrasts how American tramps fare in Mexico with harsher U S and Texas and Arizona measures. It describes Mexican charity and dangers of itinerant beggars, the ease of avoiding police, and the tramp’s tactics to obtain aid from tourists. It notes the tramp’s nonparticipation in temperance and recalls a San Francisco street encounter. It also touches on electricity and magnetism theories and a brief note on fires started by boys with grass and brush.
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Mexico
United States
Republic
North
Mexican Herald
Texas
Arizona
Nuisane
Blue Gulch
Trampdom
San Francisco
States
Easter lessons and resurrection notes
A religious study notes Jesus burial and resurrection with references to Matthew Mark and John. It covers Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus placing Jesus in a tomb, the women at dawn, the guard, and the message to the disciples with Peter in Galilee. The text discusses the significance of the event and includes devotional reflections.
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Christ
Jesus
Emmaus
Calvary
Joseph of
Arimathaea
Nicodemus
Mary Magdalene
Mary
James the Less
Joses
Mark
Peter
Galilee
Jesus’dought
Israel
Bruce
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Philadelphia Ledger
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Philadelphia Press
Grayson
Chichester
Emah Ggiwesten
Grionnsted
Madison Square, Prils, PA
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George Horne
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Jewell Dance
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Jenjamin B. Kingsbury
H. W. Myers & Son
Lr. E. N. Lewis
Clinton
Third Arvante
Nofrance
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Perces
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Chattanooga
CH & D
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Toledo
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