The Crystal Cannot Equal It in Religion
Washington dispatch reports Dr. Talmage praising religion over crystal in a sermon drawn from Job. He extols religion’s exactness, transparency, and transformative power, contrasting crystal’s beauty with the Bible’s greater splendor and the soul’s marvellous conversion through grace. He urges personal rejection of sin to gain eternal jewels.
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Louis Klopsch
N. Y
Washington
Job
Xeiming
Hart Mountain
Mammoth Cave
Exacrness
God
Napoleon
Ion
Borodino
John Thomas
Alexander Severus
Her
Bowen
Salisbury
Simai
Pisgah
Oliver
Calvary
Hidekel
Jordan
Christ
Igmasius
Jesus Christ
Solomon
Paul
Apocalypse
Ezekiel
Meg Merrilies
John
Heaven
Crystal River
Potomac
Hudson
Rhine
Carnegie funds Scottish organ donations amid return to New York
Rev. Donald Sage Mackay, after visiting Skibo, describes Andrew Carnegie’s philanthropy. He reports orders for 350 church organs valued at 1,500 to 3,500 dollars each, totaling near 1 million dollars, and notes Mrs Carnegie’s full support. The Carnegies and their daughter Margaret will sail back to New York on the St Louis in early November despite an unfinished home.
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Scotland
Andrew Carnegie
Skibo Castle
Donald Sage Mackay
Fifth Avenue Collegiate
Mr. Carnegie
United States
Carnegie
Mackay
Habit of disrespect at court recalled by Wellington
A Leslie's Weekly item notes how French marshals once turned their backs on the Duke of Wellington at Louis XVIII court. The king apologized and Wellington quipped that they have got into the habit and cannot get out of it.
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Duke of Wellington
Louis XVIII
Wellington
Leslie’s Weekly
Farmers Duped by Confidence Men Cited in Press
A Philadelphia Press quotation notes surprise at farmers falling for confidence schemes. It contrasts farming being uncalculating with the need to be sharp like a raiser to succeed.
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Joakley
Philadelphia Press
Antique Ring Draws Caution at Jewelry Shop
A woman after her fiftieth birthday asked a jeweler to handle a treasured ring carefully noting she got it as a girl. The jeweler replied that the ring is clearly an antique, underscoring its age.
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N. Y
Joseph Raised to Power in Egypt by Pharaoh
The lesson recounts Joseph's rise after interpreting Pharaoh's dreams. God’s guidance leads to seven years of plenty followed by famine, with Joseph overseeing storage and distribution. His wisdom and faith earn him authority second only to Pharaoh, and his family’s future is tied to his new status.
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H. C. Lenington
Pharaoh
Joseph
Egypt
Zaphnath-paaneah
Asenath
Poti-pherah
Joshua
Sam
Gsiveedes Geares
Manasseh
Ephraim
Israel
Jacob
Peloubet
Scientists Record Noted August 1859 Aurora Event
A week long aurora observed in August 1859 is cited as a major scientific record. The passage also notes historical observations on canaries, channel depths, coal fire heat, iron melting, heartwood function, Franco German war smallpox mortality, lens making in Germany, a German asbestos mica insulator, prawn color change, and an electric photography prank scheme.
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English Channel
Irish Sea
Germany
Voigtlander & Sohn
Johann Strauss the Third Tours Europe with Old Style Orchestra
The famed composer conductor Johann Strauss the Third travels across Europe with an orchestra in the traditional old style. The tour highlights classical settings and period performance practices.
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Johann Strauss
Johann III
Europe
Widow's tribute marks odd cemetery stone relief
A Missouri widow honors her husband with an unconventional tombstone at a St Charles grave. The 18 inch bas relief shows a farmer’s relief scene: a mule appears to strike, a rope is held by a surprised maid, and a man is suspended in the foreground with a hat mistaken for a bird’s nest. The scene echoes a New York Herald description.
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Missouri
St Charles
St. Louis
New York Herald
Monument Of A Mule And A Man Stirs Cemetery War
In marble a widow commissions a dramatic monument depicting a mule leaping toward a man. Children oppose it and authorities threaten punishment or removal. The widow mounts the entry by tearing a fence panel and placing the sculpture outside the gate beside a modest headstone.
Miss Kate Gordon New Suffrage Secretary in National Association
Miss Kate Gordon of New Orleans becomes the new corresponding secretary of the Woman's National Suffrage Association, succeeding Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery after 18 years. She led a landmark pro tax vote campaign in Louisiana showing women voters can sway major tax measures and sanitation initiatives.
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Woman's National Suffrage Association
Rachel Foster Avery
Kate Gordon
Miss Gordon
New Orleans
Louisiana
Miss Gordor
Gordon
Progressive Union
National Suffrage Association
Renovating Furs A Old Home Expert Guide
Instructions on cleaning and renewing worn furs from the Ladies' Home Journal include methods for different fur types. Use gasoline cautiously for neck wear, oil of turpentine and ether for stains, heated sawdust for dark furs, and cornmeal or magnesia for white furs. Avoid heat sources when drying.
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Alaska
Ladies’ Home Journal
Cleaning a Hat With Sulphur and Lemon Method
The method instructs to mix sulphur with a lemon juice to scrub a hat. Rinse with cold water, scrub to remove sulphur from crevices, hang to nearly dry, then iron on the wrong side. For a stiff brim apply weak gum and water before ironing.
Remarkable Elk Horns Measured By Gen Darling Utica NY
A pair of giant elk horns owned by Gen Charles W Darling of Utica New York measure nine feet three inches across the skull with a 534 inch spread. The beams run 55 and 56.14 inches and ten prongs include lengths of 16 and 17 inches. Only a larger pair exists at 12 feet and they are located in Germany.
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Charles W. Darling
Utica
N. Y
Germany
Hard Wood Floor Care From The National Builder
Guidance for cleaning and maintaining shellac finished floors and other wood surfaces. Keep dust loose with brushing or dry cloth, use slightly damp cloth if needed, wash with soap and water, dry promptly, and rub with a turpentine linseed oil mix as needed. Refinish worn shellac with No 1 sandpaper and another shellac coat. Waxed floors wash, then re wax. Oil finishes follow same care with more soap. Maple kitchen floors use market scour options for cleaning.
Bakers to Have a School at Chidlow Institute in Chicago
Chidlow Institute in Chicago expands from teaching wheat flour chemistry to baking and bread quality. The three story building at 320 Washington boulevard will host 150 students baking 8000 loaves daily as part of a broader curriculum led by founder David G. Chidlow with Azel F. Hatch and George Thompson listed in the recent incorporation papers.
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Chidlow Institute
Chicago
Washington Boulevard
Institute
David G. Chidlow
Chidlow
Azel F. Hatch
George Thompson
Pepper Keeps Buff Fabrics From Fading In Wash
Pepper is used by some housekeepers to preserve the color of buff gray or khaki fabrics. A tablespoonful of ground black pepper in washing water is a favored method to maintain color.
Inflexible Rule for Mixing: Add Liquid to Flour
A culinary guideline states never add flour to liquid. instead pour the liquid into the flour to achieve smooth mixing and consistent batter or dough texture. It emphasizes gradual incorporation and control to avoid lumps.
Mere Money Matters
There are 304000 in circulation in $1 notes, 166000 in $500 notes, and 28179 in $100 notes. New silver certificates will be in $1 $2 and $5. Stock trading through July 1 is nearly three times last year, and bond buying more than doubles. Loans at the Bank of Spain on August 1 rose by 20 million dollars from twelve months earlier. This reflects improving trade.
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Bank of Spain
Rich mineral wealth and distant rail routes noted
Tasmania is praised for mineral wealth relative to area. Silk crops rise 5 to 10 percent while European and Japanese crops fall 12 percent. The Buenos Aires to San Martin horse drawn railway covers 50 miles with hourly trains and a thirteen hour trip.
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Tasmania
Australia
Buenos Ayres
San Martin
Chaperon History and World Records Noted
The word chaperon once referred to priests hood from the fifteenth century. Kangaroos jump about 11 feet, deer's best is nine feet six inches. Only six pounds of every hundred of world paper becomes books. France uses the kilometer, about 1 000 meters, a bit over three quarters of a mile. Baalbec in Syria holds the largest stones 60 feet long and 20 feet square. Fossil oyster beds near San Diego California are 200 feet thick and stretch 30 miles. London Express notes Turkish opium crop rains harming supply and American importers cornering what remains.
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France
Egypt
Baalbec
Syria
Bowers
San Diego
Cal
London Express
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Zee
Pas RA Biped
Woman's National Suffrage Assortion
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Laxakola
Laxakola CO
Nassau Street
Dearborn Street
G. W
G. M. Watkins
First National Bank
York
TRI Weekly
Tribune
National Family Newspaper
Daily Tribune
Clinton St
4Th
5Th Street
D. E. Dozer
Defiance, Ohio
DR. G. D. Edgar
Crosby House
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