Sail Set and Shipwrecks of the Soul parable by Dr Talmage
A parable on steering life through troubles using ships and pilots. The speaker compares winds and sails to fate and faith, urging surrender to God’s guidance. He warns against clinging to self will, noting that God alone takes the vessel into harbor when we yield control.
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Carl
New York Harbor
Dr. Talmage
Christian Herald
Fear Not and the Lord Is My Light
A devotional reflection questions repeating calls to fear not from a kingly comfort, urging obedience to faith through cited Psalms. It ponders whether any reason exists to fear when the Lord is light and salvation, strength and presence, regardless of circumstances. The piece contemplates the sufficiency of divine protection amid worry.
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P. R. Uavergal
Neglect of Prayer Dims Spiritual Life
A concise reflection from Christian Liquarer on how neglecting prayer erodes inward faith. It notes a sense of duty without zeal, hindrances causing postponement, and the fading of early spiritual warmth or “first love” in many believers.
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Christian Liquirer
Great Peace Quote About Trust and Providence
A compact devotional note asserts that God the Father cares for believers today and tomorrow. It emphasizes that he will shield from suffering or grant strength to endure, quoting Francis de Sales in a timeless reassurance about divine care.
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Tomorow
The Watches of the Night Poem by James Whitcomb Riley
A reflective verse on waiting through the watches of the night. It laments restless despair and seeks solace in faith and intercession. The poet thanks mothers and loved ones who accompany through darkness, ending with a gentle, comforting blessing.
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James Whitecoal Riley
Independent
A New Year’s Wish for Believing
A minister reflects on the power of belief as central to personal peace and to extending Christ's kingdom. In this centennial year for missions, faith grows through earnest prayer. The call echoes Carey to expect great things from God and to attempt great things for Him.
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Carey
Christian Inquirer
Service in Small Things Inspires True Faith
A compact moral note urges Christians to serve their Master in small duties. It emphasizes humility and steady effort, likening hidden acts to planting seeds for future abundance.
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Ein
Paul Chings
Cuvier
Tommy Byrne and the Indians War Prevented by Courage
The Chicago Tribune recounts Captain Thomas “Old Tommy” Byrne who led Hualpai Indians in northwest Arizona to a peaceful halt after exposing a weight fraud by a camp agent. Byrne rode ahead unhorse d with a calm plea to return, discovering tampered beef scales and correcting the abuse. His plain fairness averted a costly war and earned trust among the tribe.
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Thomas Byrne
Old Tommy
Arizona
Tommy
Junyon
Colorado
Tommy Byrne
Uncle Sam
Hunalpais
Captain Byrne
Chicago Tribune
Vegetable Diet for Epileptics and Persian Shah Anecdote
Dr Ferguson reports a nitrogen free vegetable diet may reduce epileptic seizures and even replace drugs in some status epilepticus cases, citing clinical experience and experiments. The same issue includes a Paris episode about the shah of Persia at the Louvre, where a remark prompted swift, concise obedience.
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Ferguson
New York Tribune
Voice and Art: A Bologna Master and Pupil Tale
A master wonders why the world’s finest singer returns to Bologna. The pupil answers that true singing eludes even the most gifted. The master explains that youth has voice and age has art, but never both fully together on earth or in the next world. Vernon Lee Fortnightly Review.
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Bologna
Vernon Lee
Fortnightly Review
Street Car Demolished in Newark Collision
At 11 25 last night a Delaware and Lackawanna train struck a street car at a Newark crossing, destroying the car. Six of the thirteen passengers were injured, with J Calling the driver fatally injured and others named Frank Gould K W Matthews George W Jerolman Earnest Hirsch and Annie Barkley among the wounded.
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Delaware and Lackawanna
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Frank Gould
K. W. Matthews
George W. Jerolman
Earnest Hirsch
Annie Barkley
Prohibitionist Murder Shocks Warrior Election
In Warrior Alabama the municipal election over prohibition ended with O B Williamson, a Prohibitionist leader, dying from gunshot wounds after a confrontation with George Kaley, leader of the antis. Kaley fired first. Williamson died. Coroner's jury charges Kaley with murder.
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Williamson
Mayor Wyman Resigns After Conviction in Allegheny
Pittsburg Feb 19 James G Wyman mayor of Allegheny resigned to the city council after a recent extortion conviction and faces embezzlement trial shortly.
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Pittsburg
James G. Wyman
Allegheny
Smallpox Epidemic Reported in Bombay
Smallpox in Bombay has become epidemic with twenty three deaths in the past week. The outbreak marks a sharp rise in fatalities and prompts health officials to increase vigilance and response efforts.
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Bombay
Prices in 1819 San Francisco Bustling with High Living
In 1819 San Francisco amid gold fever clerks earned large salaries and laborers fetched high wages. Carpenters demanded 16 dollars daily, brick costs rose, lumber hit 300 per thousand feet, and rents soared into tens of thousands monthly. Prices for food and goods climbed with a circus entry at 3 dollars and a private box at 55. The Miners' Bank corner and Old Adobe custom house were valued at tens of thousands, while a Parker House rent reached 120 thousand annually.
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Why do minds take little naps during thinking
A Chicago physician notes that when people stare and seem to think they may be dozing between thoughts. The brain often takes brief twenty second mind naps, aiding mental stability, with naps absent in deranged minds and in sound minds aiding focus.
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Chicago
The Case Against First Names In Public Address
A Philadelphia Times editorial condemns calling adults by first names outside the family circle. It argues that addressing a married woman as Mary or Bertha shows ignorance of good form and rude liberty. The piece urges that once adulthood is reached, courteous forms of address are due and misusing them breeds poor manners.
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Bertha
Philadelphia Times
Silver Mine Discovery Near Cabul Sparked by Exodus
From Afghan territory near Sarhad a silver mine at Irkanshan yielded a rich vein after a dire warning. Three men sentenced for offending the state agreed to guide authorities, and after twenty days of fruitless digging, were told to persist seven more days. A sudden rich vein appeared, attracting about a hundred workers, and the mine has drawn attention from an English traveler visiting Cabul.
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Ameer
New York Sun
Thunder music and a presidential prediction
The piece likens thunder’s roar to music and discusses its expressive power over mere notes. It notes New York gossip about a presidential bid and cites ex governor Samuel T. Hanser favoring Chief Justice Melville Fuller as the Democratic nominee, arguing a western candidate is needed.
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