Ants as moral teachers from Solomon's injunction
In a Washington April sermon Dr. Talmage expounds on Proverbs go to the ant with no guide or ruler and wise harvest habits. He cites Swammerdam and ant behavior as signs of forethought, industry, and Providence, urging prudent provision for both temporal and eternal needs.
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Aeschylus
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Warro
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Lebanon
Jerusalem
Jan Swammerdam
Amsterdam
Holland
New Granada
Great College of the Universe
Christ
Henry Bergh
Moses
St. John
M. Strauss
Hubers
Immigration at Havana Port in Second Half of 1900
Immigrants arriving at Havana during the latter half of 1900 totaled 14 578. Spanish entrants dominated with 12 935 people, mostly from Spain. Other major origins included Mexico 225, Italian 304, French 195, English 148, German 99, and Mexican 225. Small groups came from the United States and various regions of the world.
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Havana
Cuba
Division of Insular Affairs
War Department
United States
United
Spain
Mexico
Her Best Friends at a Coming Out Party
A 1900s Tribune snippet notes Maud’s rigid neck and Carrie’s reaction to a gift at a coming out party. The jagged line suggests social snubs and fashion gossip among girls, with a playful tone about status and appearances.
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Mabel
Carrie
Maud
Chicago Tribune
The Great Commission in the International Series
The May 12 1901 Sunday School lesson by H C Lenington analyzes Matthew 28 16 20 The eleven disciples meet in Galilee some worship some doubt Jesus declares all power is given to Him and commands to teach all nations baptizing in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost The promise lo I am with you always assures divine help.
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Thomas
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God
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Christ
Answering the Challenge Prompted by Hard Problems
A S Times reflection urges men to view difficulties as signals to try harder and act with persistence. It contrasts two responses to obstacles, urging steadfast effort, radical self-improvement, and dedication to overcoming challenges for the sake of success.
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S. S. Times
Deeds Measure Our Days and Grace Through Suffering
Ram's Horn quotes urge that true Christian living requires bearing burdens and patient growth. It contends the superhuman must not be inhuman and warns against pleasing the crowd at the expense of conscience. It emphasizes step by step following Christ and the necessity of gracious work before grace can appear.
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Christ
The College Trained Men and A Notable New Jersey White Oak
The article notes high college graduation rates among ministers teachers lawyers bankers and others and argues college education boosts success. It also identifies the largest white oak in New Jersey near Mickelton in Gloucester county with a 95 foot height three foot trunk diameter and 118 foot branch spread, dating before the colony’s settlement.
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United States
State of
New Jersey
Mickelton
Gloucester County
Bright Eyes, Penobscot Woman Set for Harvard Annex
Wah-ta-Waso or Bright Eyes, a full-blood Penobscot from Maine, will enter Harvard annex next summer. Ethnologist Montague Chamberlain has mentored her, aided Penobscot education, and traced her descent from the captive at Ticonderoga. She is educated, musical, and has attracted New York society attention with her immigration remarks.
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Harvard University
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Wah-ta-Wasp
Lucy Nicola
Bright Eyes
Harvard
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Lawrence Scientific School
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Boston
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St. Lawrence River
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Carlisle
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Cleaning millinery with corn meal and soap solution
The article describes cleaning methods for millinery items and white aigrettes. It explains shaking soiled wings in a box of white corn meal and brushing away the meal, then washing white aigrettes in warm soapy water, rinsing in cold water, and drying over a fire.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Forehanded Lover in Elopement Talk
A dialogue from the Detroit Free Press shows a couple debating elopement. The woman asks Shall we elope George and he replies Yes if it pleases your father, noting financial unpreparedness to face his anger.
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George
Detroit Free Press
Child’s Hand Carved From Tree Frames Ashland Curio
A carved apple tree hand, formed by natural growth and later fashioned with finger nails and knuckle notches, was discovered 18 years ago in an Ashland graveyard. Robertson cut the bark, shaped it, and sold the curio to J. P. Lueck, who has kept it since.
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Robertson
Roberson
J. P. Lueck
Hand Growth on Apple Tree Linking Child Burial Myth
A carved hand growth on an apple tree is described with exact likeness to a child’s hand, fingers, palm, and wrist. Rumors claim a child’s burial nearby and a swift tree growth near the root, feeding superstition about a life linked to the tree. An Admirer of Honesty notes a neighbor’s past horse sale, affirming the man’s honesty by a $60 margin.
Sale of Rare Chinese China Collection at London
A renowned English collection of oriental porcelain sold by private treaty to Mr. Duvein for a large sum. The lot includes the largest peach blow vase in the world, eighteen inches high, surpassing Mrs. Stephens vase now in the Walker collection in Boston. The seller’s source, Mr. Arkwright, is a grandson of Sir Richard Arkwright.
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England
London
Elegant Liberty Muslin Centerpiece with Floral Initials
Make a pale lemon and white gold centerpiece using liberty muslin. Create a central motif with a host initial formed by smilax ivy and geranium petals. Surround with ivy leaf framework, four corner vases, and optional forget me nots with lilies of the valley for a pale green center.
Black Wardrobe Changes With Colorful Petticoats
A woman who wears much black can transform her look with two or three petti coats in different colors. Include a black and white check or spot piece with white revers or white collar stitched in black, plus a white feather or wings in millinery or a black and silver toque with white osprey and white gloves.
Romantic Choice Breaks Tradition in Post Piece
In Leslie's Weekly the woman is praised for a surprising romance marrying a young man of her own age who works as neither coachman nor prince. The piece notes the shift from quaint ideals to everyday love in a human moment.
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Leslie
Conversation About Arriving at a Conclusion
A dialogue from Yonker's Statesman notes a quarrel over a woman's decision. Crimsonbeak asserts she has concluded something, while Yeast-I retorts that she has not acted yet and is still talking.
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Crimsonbeak
Yonker
Statesman
Cooked Books Sparks Clerk-Employer Exchange
An employer rebukes clerk Bagster over accounts calling them cooked and too well done. The exchange underscores tension over financial records in a sharp Tit-Bits moment.
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Bagster
Persistent office seeker pressed for a promised job
A political boss dismissively tells a persistent office seeker he is keeping him in mind for a job, ending the conversation with a curt farewell. The exchange captures routine patronage behavior in mid‑century Philadelphia politics.
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Philadelphia Press
Public affection sparks comic quip on shopping trips
In Harlem Life a columnist jokes about a husband who resists shopping because his wife, in public, calls him dear and cheap. The lighthearted piece highlights domestic teasing and affectionate banter.
Ice Cream Tale Cited By Detroit Free Press
A Detroit Free Press excerpt recalls a cautionary girl’s tale where a six year old named Grace asks what happened to the rest of the ice cream after a girl ate too fast and died.
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Grace
Detroit Free Press
Fruits of Experience in Puck’s Satire on Contentment
A quatrain from Puck laments that the golden apples of contentment are often only dried apples of resignation, delivered with earnest but rueful wit about pleasure and acceptance.
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Puck
Brute and Sister Debate Baby’s Future
A quoted exchange shows a sister and her bachelor brother discussing the fate of a baby with laconic, sardonic humor. The brother’s blunt reply frames the humorous, grim mood of the moment.
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Chicago Times-Herald
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