Wall Street as a moral battlefield warns youth against gambling
The speaker decries stock speculation as a moral trial on Wall Street, recalling historic financial manias from tulips to John Law and Mississippi scheme. He urges integrity, warns of ruin for the reckless, praises honest bankers, and quotes George Peabody on opportunity and virtue.
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Talmage
Wall Street
Unity Church
New York
East River
Mg Press
Qeall
Lombard Street
London
United States
Washington
Adams
Caldwell
Knox
Witherspoon
Jonathan Edwards
George Whitefield
Dr. Mason
Alexander Hamilton
Dugan
Trinity
Walltreet
Mercchants
Christian Commission
The
Sanitary Commission
Ireland
Ketcham
Gay
Central Park
Wallstreet
Stock Exchange
Paris
Daniel
Amsterdam
Holland
France
John Law
Mississippi
Senate
England
South Sea
New Heaven and New Earth in Revelation 21
The lesson presents Revelation 21 1 7 22 27 as the culmination of Scriptural teaching on heaven. It describes the New Jerusalem the absence of sorrow and death the residents being God s people and the light of the Lamb ruling there. It emphasizes worship of God and the invitation to drink of the water of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Lenington
John
Holy
New Jerusalem
Heaven
Jerusalem
Daniel
God
Earth
Heavenly City
A Godly Life and Love as Christian Legacy
A reflective note on living a godly life as the best legacy and love as the life-blood of Christianity. It asserts honest conduct toward God and others, the peace of God bringing victory, and that retirement with God yields courage before men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ram
Will of William Penn Fetches 1775 in London Sale
A London sale has fetched William Penns will in his own handwriting for 1775 dollars. The item highlights include scientific notes on sea temperatures at depth and quirky curiosities about tribes in the Purus region. It also mentions oculist anecdotes about misperceived vision and a British firms magnifier confusion with a bee and a blackberry.
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William Penn
London
Chicago
South America
Old Baltimore cat tale ends with boy saved by feline
A Baltimore boy attempted to drown Genevieve the cat in the river but the cat clung to the piling with one claw and survived. A Rawson Street patrolman pulled both boy Henry Wilczswarski and the cat from the water, ending the act of cruelty and serving as a harsh lesson in feline respect.
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Baltimore
Genevieve
John Wilezswarski
Henry Wilczswarski
Henry
Blanche Street
Rawson Street
Summer’s Out At School The Brook Calls Children Play
A playful verse invites children to quit their books and enjoy the hilltop woods and a nearby brook. It beckons them to pull lilies, wade, swim, and fish while summer lasts, celebrating the end of the school term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Thomas
Tooth of Buddha in Kandyan Shrine A Treasure of Faith
In Ceylon the tooth relic of Buddha is celebrated at Kandy as a sacred jewel and focus of devotion. Pilgrims gift gold, jewels, flowers and wealth, while legends claim millions of blossoms and daily offerings. The relic resides in the Temple of the Tooth within a crystal shrine guarded by royal gems and guarded by ritual guardians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceylon
Isle of Flowers
Kandy
Gaatama Buddha
Buddha
Birds as Surgeons in Wounding Wounds Observed
Observations by M. Fatio before the Geneva Physical Society describe birds using feathers beaks and moss as dressings and splints to repair wounds. Snipes were noted securing broken limbs with interwoven feathers and even a leg splint, sometimes delaying hunger and death.
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M. Fatio
Physical Society of
Geneva
M. Maginn
Dynamite Cartridge Mistaken for Pipe At Newark School
Mrs. Georgia B Crater vice principal of Lawrence Street School Newark frightened when she disciplined pupil Leonard Schureman ten misled by a dynamite cartridge mistaken as a lead pipe. The cartridge was handed to janitor William Wiggins who alerted the boardroom sparking panic. Authorities said the device could have killed many and speculated on how it remained intact.
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Georgia B. Crater
Lawrence Street
Newark
N. J
Leonard Schureman
William Wiggins
Board of Education
Reeves
Boston Boy Hero Rescues Two Boys From Runaway Horse
Eddie Ryan, a Boston youth, risked his life when a runaway horse charged Liverpool Street near Liverpool Street. He pulled two unconscious boys from the curb to safety before the horse passed over his foot. The injury was minor and he recovered quickly. Witnesses praised his bravery.
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Eddie Ryan
Boston
Liverpool Street
Young Ryan
Ryan
Topsy Regains Her Chair After Dog Intruder
A terrier named Topsy resists a visiting dog that occupies her chair. She bursts from the house barking at a perceived threat, then returns to reclaim her seat from the intruder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsy
The Bible as a Civilizer in Micronesia Mission Described
A historical note recalls that over 40 years ago missionaries arrived in Micronesia where no Bible existed. Today hundreds and thousands of natives are intelligent church members who own and prize their Bibles, showing transformative impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thousand Islands
Micronesia
A Pleasant Neighbor Quarrelsome Man Draws Snide Remark
A short item notes Davis being called a disagreeable person and described as quarrelsome, with the humorous quip that such a man would provoke a smile. The sketch uses Ally Sloper as the voice for the jab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Scratcher
Ally Sloper
Heating Stoves Use Rare in Portugal
Due to Portugal's mild climate, heating stoves are seldom employed, even within detention facilities where warmth is not a major concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
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Mexico
Virginia
Titusville
Gulf
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So-and-so
George Peabody
Danvers
Mass
Christ
Christ the Lord
Johhny
Far East
Nettie A. Belau
Defiance
Ohio
Clinton St
Mahlon E. Wilson
Law Defiance
Benjamin B. Kingsbury
Attorney AT Law
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Maroh
Hicksville
Sherwood
Boxwell Examinations
O.T. R.C
Roark
Buros
Burrough
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W. Dustines
County Board of Examiners
Ray Plumbing
Clinton
4Th and
6Th Street
Brave and
Boy
J. G. Lever
M.D
Clinton Street
DR. G. D. Edgar
Crosby House
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Cincinnati
Louisville
Evansville
St. Louis
Memphis
New Orleans
Pensacola
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Tennessee
Alabama
Louisiana
Florida
Co. L. Stone
General Pass. Agt
Loussville, KY
G. W
G. M. Watkins
First National Bank
Lewis Block
R. W. Wortman
York
TRI Weekly
Tribune
National Family Newspaper
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Strine CO
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Minsel
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