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Ellsworth American

Location

Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1901

Page

2

Christian Endeavor Sermon On Samson Weakness And Strength

A Christian Endeavor talk analyzes Samson as a Bible example of strength from divine power and weakness when trusting in self. It cautions against evil associations and broken vows, urging reliance on God's Spirit and strict Nazarite vows to sustain spiritual power. Bible readings and a structured discussion format follow.

Ramson Gaia Samson Delilah M. B Sea of Ute Mariner Christian

The Fruit of the Spirit and Moral Beauty

A reflection on the fruits of the Spirit love joy peace long suffering gentleness faith meekness and temperance. It likens divine touch to morning dew on life and calls readers to answer God’s call with readiness and joy.

Christian Intelligencer

Rejoice in the Lord Always in Darkest Hour

The piece urges believers to hold to hope and joy through sorrow, recalling Christ’s spirit as a basis for cheer despite sin, suffering, and societal ills. It cites a Herald and Presbyter exhortation to rejoice in the Lord always.

Christ Tsay

One Motive and Love as the Law of Life

A fragment reflecting on Christian doctrine that the religion of Christ is a spirit and a life, not a set of rules. It emphasizes love as the core motive guiding the redemption of souls and the simple machinery of action, citing the Apostle’s claim that love fulfills the law.

Christ

Mutual Benefit Column Edits on Virtue and Cooking

A reader column from Ellsworth Maine shares poems and essays urging moral living and practical advice. It reflects on homemaking, motherhood, and guiding daughters toward self sufficiency, with notes on supporting curious cooks and praising successful results.

Carrier Pigeons in War and Peace Its Expanding Role

The article by George Ethelbert Walsh in St. Nicholas surveys carrier pigeons as war messengers and domestic pets. It notes use from South Africa to Durban, Cape posts, and naval lofts in England, with private breeders supplying the US amid long distances from rivals. It cites strict European controls and broad adoption for peace and pleasure in the United States.

George Ethelbert Walsh St. Nicholas Durban South Africa Hassard Royal Engineers Cape Ladysmith Kimberly Mafeking Sir George White Royal Navy Portsmouth England Europe Germany German Goif War Department United States Atlantic Union

Report on W C T U activity at South Deer Isle convention

Ariadne K. Webb W. C. T. U reports county convention at Stonington May 22 1900 with 36 meetings in year and extensive flower mission work including visits bouquets church and funeral deliveries coats boots dresses food and cash. Temperance lessons Sabbath observance and purity efforts noted with literature distribution petitions to Congress and state officials, and Neal Dow day events.

Deer Isle Union Ariadne K. Webb South Deer Ele Stonington Flower Mission T. I Flower Mission Department Harry Hill Congress W.C.T Mercy Department Neal Dow Se Seernee

Union Signal and Star in the East Circulations Discussed

A secretary notes modest membership of twenty active and three honorary members and mentions plans to introduce school savings banks this year. She reflects on ongoing efforts, expresses determination to press onward, and records receipt of three copies of the Union Signal and a few of the Star in the East.

Union Signal Star

Trick in Arkansas Election Backfires on Young Candidate

A young Arkansas candidate for the state legislature challenged an incumbent by claiming the journal held a record of a distasteful party line. He failed to find the record after frenzied page-searching, while the seasoned opponent had torn out the incriminating pages to win the race.

Arkansas House Journal Genteman Stager New Orleans Times- Democrat

Dog rescues kitten and guards it after near drowning

A London Spectator anecdote recounts a servant tossing a kitten into a pond three times. Each time a loyal dog swam out, saved the kitten, and returned it to land. After the third rescue the dog remained devoted, guarding the kitten and even sharing the same bed, until they became inseparable.

London Spectator Gsaster

Friends No Longer Short Quotation From Philadelphia Times

A Philadelphia Times item quotes a woman who says she ended a friendship because a man offered a poor compliment and asked her to marry him. The remark, framed as emotional detachment, signals a social shift and personal decision in a historical context.

Philadelphia Times

A Poor Millionaire Lately Starved in London

An early advertisement claims a London millionaire starved due to indigestion and promotes Dr King s New Life Pills as a remedy. It asserts the pills strengthen the stomach aid digestion improve assimilation and appetite. Sold by Wigand Mook druggists.

London Dr. King WiGaix & Mook

Vacation Recreation Place in Northern New England Exults

A New England tourism pitch touts Northern New England as the world’s summer pleasure ground with scores of lakes beaches and a mountain range within a compact area. The Boston & Maine Rail Road offers an excursion book free by mail from its general passenger department in Boston to attract travelers seeking trips this season.

New England Boston & Maine Lines Boston & Maine Boston & Maine Railroad Boston

The Great Train Robbery And Other Readings Offer

Limited time catalogue offers several novels bound in cheap editions at new cents each. Each title is from a different author yet printed from the original plates, advertised as a fraction of the $1.00 to $1.25 price. Remit 99 cents for postage to Jordan, Marsh & Co. Horton to receive the set.

Isher Jordan, Marsh & Co. Horton

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