Take Heed Toward Little Ones in the Home and Church
A 1902 sermon argues that adults must protect and nurture children, warning against despising little ones. It cites Jesus placing a child among disciples and stresses childlike humility as true greatness, urging room for Jesus in homes and daily family prayer.
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A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
Chicago
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Capernaum
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Peter
James
John
Andrew
Jesus Christ
Christ
Blue Galilee
Kingdom of Heaven
Peraps
Mamma
Papa
Matthew
Hell
Hannah
Temple
Eli
David
Responsibility of Parenthood and the care of little ones
A sermon warns against neglecting children and the dangers of worldly distractions. It urges faithful parental guidance, the value of motherhood in shaping character, and the belief that angels watch over every child from birth. It argues curfew and community care protect youths from vice and emphasizes divine purpose in parenting.
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Angels of God
Gen Putnam's Tombstone Found in Marietta Walk
A long lost marble tombstone commemorating Gen Rufus Putnam was found hidden in an old stone walk at the Putnam residence site in Marietta Ohio. The five by two foot inscription remains legible on the chiselled side, noting the general’s life and death in 1824 at age eighty seven.
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Ohio
Rufus Putnam
Marietta (O
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Putnam
Gen. Putnam
New England
Marietta
United States
Northwest
Pauls Mission to Europe Begins with Lydia Conversion
The lesson recalls Paul and companions blocked from Asia and Bithynia, then guided by a Macedonian vision to Europe. In Philippi they preach by a river and Lydia, a Thyatiran seller of purple, accepts the gospel with her household and invites them to her home.
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Jerusalem
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Europe
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The Useful Cocoanut Tree In Industry And Food
The cocoanut palm yields oil barrels water pipes and tree roots for dye. Its fibers form ropes mats and paper while kernels feed millions as milk and food. The kernel becomes confectioners cocoanut and pressed oil fuels cookery soap and candles. Cocoanut oil soap lathers in salt water and the tree also yields wax resin and palm bud wine.
Nation of Novel Readers in the United States
A reader trend shows nine-tenths of all new books in the country are novels. The statistic highlights a strong appetite for fictional works among American readers and publishers.
Religion and Education Across Nations and Anecdotes
The piece notes 1129 women at German universities and rising demand for Bret Harte books. It cites 16000 women teachers in German unions, US Baptist membership at 4,221,352 with a recent decline, and 1,532,889 Negro Baptists in the south. It mentions Lord Overtoun's 448 member Bible class in Dumbarton learning Scotland church history and a Plymouth Church anecdote about a college graduate proposing a lecture for 1500 dollars for intellect humor and pathos combined.
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Bret Harte
Germany
United States
South
Lord Overtoun
Dumbarton
Scotland
N. D. Hillis
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Hillis
Vestryman Proposes Higher Call Offer Under Urgent Timeline
A church committee offers a doubled safeguard to extend a call to a clergyman who asks for guidance and a three day option to decide. The exchange occurs as the matter must be settled soon per Brooklyn Life.
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Brooklyn
Scientist’s Wry Volcano Conclusion Sparks Travel Adage
In a Washington Star exchange the interviewer asks the scientist for the key takeaway of his volcanic study. He replies that the primary conclusion is simple: if a crater begins to smoke, take steam ship passage to somewhere else.
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Washington Star
It Might Be Improved Mr Blinks Reacts to Conversation Society
The New York Weekly quotes Mrs Blinks suggesting if time drags on two or three hours one might join a conversation club or learn poker from a club member. The other replies propose opening a bar if boredom persists.
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Mr. Blinks
Mrs. Blinks
N. Y
Pioneer Blazer Makes Spring Hat Debut in Town
The quote marks a boastful passerby who claims to be the first to unveil a new straw hat each spring, highlighting frontier spirit and local pride in a Chicago Tribune style jab at early adopters.
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Chicago Tribune
The Fitness of Things in Boston Wedding Carriage
A humor note from the Washington Star recalls a Boston wedding where guests threw beans instead of rice as the bridal couple rode away in their carriage. The exchange contrasts tradition with local custom observed at a Boston ceremony.
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Boston
Washington Star
Debtor Defuses Creditors Question With Oath to Honor Debt
A Chicago Daily News line quotes a creditor pressing for payment and a debtor replying he would rather owe the bill for a hundred years than cheat the creditor. The exchange highlights old city humor about debt and honesty.
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Chicago Daily News
Two Suitors Dilemma Prompted by Old Lady’s Advice
A humorous exchange from the New York Weekly features a woman torn between two lovers. An old woman's counsels to marry both men, secure their lives, and wait for one to die to prove constancy, satirically exposing motives behind marriage choices.
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N. Y
Mistakes Will Happen In No Mood for Flattery
A humorous vignette features Miss Miami Brown and Mr. Erastus Pinkley discussing judging by appearances and mistaken identity. A barber asks a bald customer which side his hair parts from, eliciting a witty reply about being three fourths bald.
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Chicago Tribune
Proverb on Effort and Restful Critics
A concise moral note contrasts the man who does his best with those who scold. It suggests diligent effort leaves little time for fault finding while a life spent solely on rest invites harsh judgment.
Wiseman Questions Poker Hand In Comic Exchange
A Chicago Journal cartoon caption shows Wiseman asking if three aces and a pair of kings form a good hand while others react and he notes he only has a pair of fives. The Washington Star and Ohio State Journal snippets contrast with lines about social status and a child’s joke about a volcano.
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Wiseman
Chicago Journal
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