Borrowing Trouble: Talmage Urges Faith Over Fear
In a Washington sermon Dr. Talmage warns against letting foreboding shape life, urging readers to trust God daily. He cites Bible text and examples, argues misfortune is often imagined, and calls for gratitude, prudent care, and prayerful reliance rather than anxious anticipation of future hardships.
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Dr. Talmage
Louis Klopsch
N. Y
Washington
Talmage
Redeemer
Helen Chalmers
Thomas Chalmers
Free Church of Scotland
McCheynes
Robin
Sunday School Lesson Warns Against Wine Temptations
The article expounds Proverbs 23 29 to 35 on the dangers of drunkenness noting woe and sorrow from wine and its ruin. It cites verse 31 warnings and describes the drunken mind and risk, ending with a temperance allegory of a Black Valley railroad leading to ruin.
Statement on character and ambition in moral reflections
The excerpt presents moral maxims on loyalty courage and wisdom. It argues that a traitor flees not merely fails, true worth comes from steadfastness. It condemns selfish ambition as sin and defends the Bible as a guiding compass despite sorrows that obscure stars.
Comparative Statistics Snapshot From Diverse Data
The excerpt cites color blindness by gender, coal and oak densities, wool consumption in 1846 and recent years, crime demographics by class, hospital death rates, and seasonal mortality patterns in London Paris Germany and England. It ends noting sugar cane sap productivity.
Sepia pigment from cuttlefish used in painting
Commercial sepia is produced from the sac of ten armed cuttlefish found in European waters. The liquid pigment renders water opaque and diffuses through water. The powder contains melanin and minerals, forms sticks for commerce, and is used in watercolor mixes but not as an oil color.
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Mediterranean
Automatic pistol development highlighted by Swiss adoption
The American Machinist notes the Luger automatic pistol adopted by Switzerland and tested by the U S War Department. It explains revolver drawbacks from gas escape and describes semi-automatic operation where gas expansion powers the cycling and reloading process after each trigger pull.
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United States War Department
G. H. Powell
Powell
Remarkable Luger pistol tests spark Army interest
An editorial notes the Luger pistol's performance in army board tests. It fired 24 shots at 116 per minute, with eight shots per magazine, and reloading times, while accuracy averaged a 0.5 inch deviation at 75 feet. It disassembled and reassembled quickly and resisted dust and rust, potentially leading to U S Army adoption and domestic manufacture.
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United States Army
Test of a New Air-Tight Coffin Promises Endurance
A Chicago casket firm demonstrated an air-tight rolled steel coffin weighing under 80 pounds filled with 800 pounds of water. The test showed no leakage and suggested revolutionizing funerals for contagious diseases. Witnesses claimed bodies in such coffins could be preserved and exhumed later in original condition.
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Chicago
Night insect trap tackles tobacco moths in fields
The trap by William Hill Morgan of Port Royal Kentucky uses a light under a hood with a slanted glass face to attract moths and insects. A kerosene water mix in a tray catches them as they strike the glossy surface, aiming to reduce pest numbers across tobacco fields.
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William Hill Morgan
Port Royal
Depth of Rainfall Measurement by Funnel and Tube
A method to measure rainfall depth uses a funnel of 100 square inches feeding a proportional tube. Water depth on the tube equals one tenth of the rainfall in inches, with a graduated scale for quick reading. Roof gauges often collect less water than ground gauges due to air moisture and drop size.
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N. Y. Herald
Indiana Dunkard Praises Western Canada Soils And Open Land
Frank Fisher of Mexico Indiana reports rich loamy soil in Alberta Assiniboia and Saskatchewan. He says land can be bought for 3 to 4 per acre with 160 acres possible for 10 dollars and notes vast prairie areas ready for plow. He highlights cattle grazing water stocks and free dairies plus high yields from oats and Paris Prize oats.
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Ottawa
E. T. Holmes
Indianapolis
Indiana
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Mexico
M. V. McInnes
Avenue Theater Block
Detroit
Mich
James Grieve
Sault Ste. Marie
J. S. Crawford
West Ninth Street
Kansas City
Benjamin Davies
East Third Street
St. Paul
Minn
O. Currie
B. Callahan
Grand Avenue
Milwaukee
Wis
J. Broughton
Monadnock
Chicago
Ill
New York Life
Omaha
Ned
W. H. Rogers
Watertown
S. D
N. Bartholomew
Fifth Street
Des Moines
Insianapolis
India
Young
State Street
Columus
Canada
Alberta
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
White County
Thomas Daley
Edmonton
Frank Fisher
Boat Tow With Kites Sparks Early Aeronautic Interest
A European report notes kite propulsion experiments on the Moselle river where a Malay kite two meters long towed a six-person boat against a swift current. Hargrave kites at 1.4 meters high could lift greater forces, though cable strength and wind angle affect steering and speed. The method is simple but needs height for traction.
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Cosmos
Moselle
Hargrave
Scientist’s Death Test Suggests New Death Confirmation
Prof. Ottolenghi of the University of Siena reports that applying rays to living lungs is easy but to dead lungs is nearly impossible due to an intervening obstacle. He has tested this repeatedly and proposes using the test to confirm death when doubt exists.
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Prof
Ottolenghi
University of Siena
Wyld Hints at Fitzcorbett Knockout Blow
Wyld claims Fitzcorbett has invented a new knockout blow described as a ten syllable Ane. Engle asks for details while Wyld refuses to elaborate.
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Wyld
Fitzcorbett
Engle
Scientific Facts From The Early Almanac
This excerpt lists assorted measurements and natural facts. It notes pressure drop with altitude, nors toward nettles and wild plants, global average temperature, relative densities of turpentine olive oil and alcohol, bacteria breaking cement, beetle strength, Halley’s Comet orbit and period, and sea island cotton fiber length.
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Sea Island
Bits About Britain and Nearby Facts
Eight in ten thousand English emigrants each year. a Dublin film builds a typewriter that writes Irish characters. Londoners spend over £1,000,000 on flowers yearly. Liverpool with 99 people per acre is England’s most crowded city. Suffolk farmers travel to Denmark for dairy farming tips. A coast bicycle trip around England and Wales is about 2,500 miles. A Hobbema landscape sold in London for $11,250, up from earlier years. No British ship may carry timber loads into a port between Oct 31 and Apr 16. The UK produces about 40,000 tons of cheese from 120. Shaseiss grass xen by, the people.
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Dublin
Suffolk
England
Denmark
Wales
London
United Kingdom
Latest fashion notes and color trends in linen gowns
The column highlights current dress features with trimmed linen gowns and pique details. It notes possible novelty handles like a bust of a favorite author, emphasizes extreme daintiness, and cites light blue as a prevailing color with white and pale yellow also stylish.
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Daily Tribune
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