Ants as Moral Teachers in Solomon's Wisdom
Washington notes use of the ant as a moral model from Proverbs to teach forethought, industry, and providence. The sermon by Dr. Talmage highlights ant habits of summer harvesting, winter readiness, and orderly, selfless work, drawing broader lessons on spirituality, wealth, charity, and eternal preparation.
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Aeschylus
Euripides
Warro
Quintilian
Solomon
Lebanon
Jerusalem
Jan Swammerdam
Amsterdam
Holland
New Granada
Jeremiah
Ant Hills
Christ
Paul
Herse
Henry Bergh
St. John
M. Strauss
Hubers
Immigrants at Havana Reach 14578 in Second Half 1900
A War Department division report shows 14 578 immigrants arrived at Havana Cuba in the latter half of 1900. Spanish entrants dominated with 12 935 total including 12 094 from Spain and 396 from Mexico. Other sizable groups included English 148 French 195 Italian 304 Mexican 225 German 99 with smaller counts from the United States United Kingdom China and other regions.
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Cuba
Division of Insular Affairs
War Department
United States
United
Spain
Mexico
Coming-out Party Turns Heads in Chicago Gossip
In Chicago gossip, Mabel-Poor and Carrie discuss a debutante whose reception has her all smiles and sway. Maud comments that the neckline of the dress will settle her vanity, a playful jab about fashion and social scenes.
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Mabel
Carrie
Maud
Chicago Tribune
The Great Commission Lesson in Galilee
The article analyzes Jesus final instruction in Matthew 28 16 20 detailing the meeting in Galilee the disciples worship and doubt the source of power resting with Christ the twofold commission to teach and baptize in the name of the Father Son and Holy Ghost and the promise I am with you alway unto the end of the world as divine assurance for followers.
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H. C. Lenington
Galilee
Jesus
Earth
Paul
Thomas
Heaven
God
Jesus Christ
Christ
Answering the Challenge and Perseverance in Difficulty
A sermonlike reflection urges men to view extraordinary difficulties as signals to push harder. It contrasts hesitancy with decisive effort, citing a Sunday school class as test case. The piece argues the world needs persistent, self sacrificing resolve to overcome obstacles and achieve victory.
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S. S. Times
Deeds Measure Our Days and Suffering for Grace
Ram's Horn asserts deeds alone measure days and urges bearing crosses in faith. It argues divine grace requires gracious works that appear through patient, step by step following of Christ, not crowd pleasing.
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Christ
College-educated men and a historic New Jersey white oak
The piece notes high college graduation rates across professions and the outsized impact of college education on attaining leadership positions. It also identifies the largest tree in New Jersey, a white oak near Mickelton in Gloucester county, dating to before the colony’s settlement, with its height, trunk diameter, and branch span.
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State of
New Jersey
Mickelton
Gloucester County
Bright Eyes Indian Woman to Enter Harvard Annex
Wah-ta-Waso known as Bright Eyes or Lucy Nicola, Penobscot of Maine, will enter Harvard annex next summer under the protection of Montague Chamberlain an ethnologist and former Boston trader who aided her education. Chamberlain has helped Penobscots go to Carlisle built island library and Bright Eyes charms New York society with singing piano and an immigration address highlighting heritage and American roots.
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Harvard University
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Wah-ta-Wasp
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Bright Eyes
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Montague Chamberlain
Lawrence Scientific School
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Ticonderoga
Boston
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St. Lawrence River
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Carlisle
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Tract
Penobscot River
Child's Hand Carved From Apple Tree In Virginia Graveyard
A farmer named Robertson found a hand shaped growth on an Ashland Virginia apple tree. He cut and carved the bark to resemble a child's hand, adding nail tips and knuckle notches. The piece became a local curiosity and was sold to J P Luck of Ashland where it remains in his collection.
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Robertson
Roberson
J. P. Luck
Apple Tree Hand Fossil Sparks Local Legend
The article describes a hand carved into a growing tree after bark was removed. It asserts fingers and palm match a human hand with a notch near the thumb lost during bark removal. Rumors say a child is buried nearby and an apple tree grew from that site, linking growth to the child's life.
How to Clean Soiled Millinery Wings
Ladies' Home Journal describes methods for cleaning millinery wings and white feathers. Wings are shaken in corn meal and brushed clean. aigrettes are washed in warm suds, rinsed in cold water, and dried over a fire.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Shall we elope George
A brief exchange expresses elopement plans hindered by financial concerns and a father's displeasure. The Detroit Free Press notes the couple weighs parental approval against cost.
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George
Detroit Free Press
Sale of Rare China Fetches Large Private Treaty Price
England’s famed oriental porcelain collection sold in London by private treaty to Mr. Duvein for a very large sum. Highlights include the largest peach blow vase at 18 inches, surpassing the Walker collection vase in Boston. The vendor, Mr. Arkwright, is a grandson of Sir Richard Arkwright.
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England
London
Decorative table center using liberty muslin and ivy
Create a pale lemon liberty muslin center with smilax or ivy forming an initial at the host’s end. Add geranium petals along the smilax to emphasize the initial, surround with an ivy and geranium framework, and place vases of geraniums and maiden hair at corners. Variations use forget-me-nots and lilies of the valley for a pale green center.
To Believe Black Costumes in Regency Dress Advice
A woman can vary her black outfits with two or three colored petticoats. A black and white check contrasts with white revers or collar, white feather or wings in millinery, or a black and silver toque with white osprey, plus white gloves.
Most Commonplace Girl Weds a Modern Young Man
In Leslie's Weekly a brief note highlights a woman who, though considered ordinary, has done a romantic thing by marrying a young man her own age who is neither a coachman nor a prince.
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Leslie
End Not Yet in Sight
The dialogue claims a wife has reached a conclusion, but she has not acted on it. The exchange notes misunderstanding and asserts she is still talking.
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Crimsonbeak
Yonker’s Statesman
Too Well Done Joke At Employer And Clerk
A stern employer chides clerk Bagster for overcooked accounts. The clerk quips about them being well done, while the employer admits they are indeed cooked.
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Bagster
Dear Little Darling Questioned by Brother
A Chicago Times Herald item quotes a sister asking her bachelor brother about the baby’s future. He replies he’s unsure and that someone might be needed to raise the child.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Honest Man or Honest Deal
An admirer praises a new neighbor as the most honest man, but the farmer recalls paying $60 more to sell three horses to him, casting doubt on the neighbor’s honesty. In a separate scene a persistent office seeker recounts a stalled job promise as a political boss keeps him waiting with a curt farewell.
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Leslie’s Weekly
Philadelphia Press
Bashful Husband Describes Public Likes and Low Pride
A Harlem Life note recalls a husband who enjoys home life but dislikes shopping. He endures public calls of dear from his wife, feeling costs and pride collide in everyday affection. The quip highlights social friction within a domestic scene.
Poet’s lament on golden apples of contentment
A refined verse reflects on contentment as often only dried apples of resignation, voiced with zeal by a poet in Puck’s voice. The fragment contrasts idealized felicity with the sober note of resignation.
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Puck
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