Realities of Life at the Chicago People's Church Sermon
Frank Crane's Chicago sermon, The Real Ways, argues that true reality lies in the invisible eternal soul rather than visible things. He compares city life to signs of deeper truths, defines a real home by virtue and patience, and urges courage, faith, and gentleness as marks of a man.
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Frank Crane
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Israel
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Samued Johnson
Boswell
Samuel Johnson
Dr. Johnson
London
God
Addison
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
Mr. Pulitzer
Harvard
Thebes
Orpheus
Schelling
Graham
Wordsworth
Goes To Berling
Selma Lagerloef
Ekeby
Death and realization in Goesta Berling tale
An elderly woman confronts Goesta Berling in a heated inn scene, urging him away from suicide and urging focus on spiritual realities. She condemns living dead, recalls the Apostle Paul, and urges mothers to seek enduring truth over material trappings. The speech ends with a refocus on faith and the promised resurrection.
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Goesta Berling
Major
Ekeby
Paul
God
Bananas shape life and idle nature in Uganda district
The London Telegraph reports Sir H Johnston linking Uganda protectorate bananas to idle native lifeways. Banana rhizomes produce endless shoots that grow into fruiting trees with minimal labor, leaving natives with little to do beyond harvesting ripe bunches.
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H. Johnston
London Telegraph
Uganda Protectorate
Early Christian Missionaries in Antioch and Cyprus
The Antioch church ordains Barnabas and Saul for mission work and they travel to Seleucia Cyprus Salamis and Paphos preaching in Jewish synagogues and confronting Elymas the sorcerer Sergius Paulus is converted Pauls leadership emerges as the mission advances the text notes and comments on the beginning of organized missionary effort and the shift in leadership from Barnabas to Paul
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Manaen
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Cyprus
Salamis
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Paphos
Barjesus
Sergius Paulus
Elymas
Paul
Samaria
Jerusalem
Symeon
Luke
God
Salam
Mark
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Crowning Richard III Costume Described in Historic List
The London Chronicle notes an extant description of Richard III attire at his crowning. It details a blue cloth of gold doublet, stomacher, Holland cloth lining, and panels, plus a long velvet gown with ermine trim and 3300 powderings. The piece hints at a modern parallel to King Edward VII's ceremony.
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Richard III
Holland
London Chronicle
Edward VII
New Yorker’s matches ignite box causing streetcar blaze
A New Yorker carried matches that ignited only when struck on the box and added chlorate of potash lozenges to his pockets. The reaction with the box’s phosphorus ruined his clothing and forced the streetcar he rode in to stop and evacuate.
The Stylus as a Weapon in Caesar's Defense
The Roman stylus, heavy enough to serve as a weapon, aided Caesar as he defended himself when attacked by conspiracy members.
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Caesar
Omnibuses Arrive in England After 1829 Milestone
The record notes that omnibuses were not introduced into England before 1829 and marks the historical milestone when such transit services began.
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England
Fashion notes on summer lace and hat styles
The piece surveys current women’s fashion with lace trimming on dresses and undergarments, lace hats and gowns, and floral garniture. Straw hats in wide sailor shapes with silk streamers, pale pink rosebud chiffons, revived corn flowers, pansy toques, and gray and orange tones are highlighted among evolving lace collar styles and new laces in silk and netted forms.
Family Ties and Tempers in Humorous Exchanges
A beggar jokes about Noahs ark while bragging about family roots as a rival retorts with Homeric pride. A later quip from Domestic Trials mocks nagging faults, noting a spouse loses temper as the true flaw in a quarrel.
Not Difference Enough and the Lobster Joke
A collection of quotes from Chicago Daily News N Y Weekly and Puck features includes a lawyer taunt calling a client a lobster and a quip about sharks. The snippets reference audience reactions to caricatured court talk and a mispronounced christening name in a Irish vernacular exchange.
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Chicago Daily News
Jinks Plans China Ware Store and Intelligence Office
Jinks boasts a new money making scheme combining a china ware and crockery store with an intelligence office in the basement. Minks questions the plan as risky but Jinks promises profits beyond the ice and coal business.
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Jinks
Minks
N. Y
Heavy-Set Heiress Angers Suitor With Quip
A Baltimore American line features a heavy-set heiress who jokes about her father's money and her figure. The foolish youth asks if wealth is measured in pounds or dollars, highlighting social satire on riches and appearance.
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Papa
Baltimore
Choir Funding Ties to Bonnet Purchase
A Chicago Post clipping shows a conversation where a woman must wear a new bonnet to sing in the choir and a man replies the choir must sing to secure funds for the bonnet. The exchange highlights financial pressure influencing church or community singing.
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Chicago Post
Private remark sparks row between ex-widow and No. 2
An angry ex-wife rails at her spouse asking why she married him. No. 2 responds with a calm quip about fate and a clever death, reflecting a dark humorous exchange in a Chicago Daily News snippet.
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Chicago Daily News
Society figure joins the stage amid fashion crowd
In Town Topics a society woman is reported to be pursuing a stage career. The piece speculates she may feel crowded out by actresses who have entered society life.
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Jasper
No Trusts Here Yet Prices Rise Says Readers
Washington Star letters column questions where money goes as prices rise and readers express surprise at lack of trusts.
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Washington Star
Bravery Handicapped The Big One
The Cincinnati Enquirer quotes a student argument about fear and punishment in a boxing or fighting contest. The scared fighter explains he is not afraid but fears parental and family punishment if he fights or loses.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Laxakola CO
Nassau St
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