Sacramental Day Sermon on Christ Cross and Personal Crosses
In Brooklyn on Sacramental Day the Tabernacle fills as Rev. T DeWitt Talmage preaches on the crucifixion of Jesus. He describes the cross, the scourging, and the inhuman suffering, urging listeners to bear their own crosses by embracing a visible Christian life in work, home, and public steps. He urges bold public faith and recalls a Greek architect who proclaimed faith under pressure in a Coliseum scene.
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Ta’mvage
Brooklyn
the Tabernacle
T. DeWitt Talmage
Luke
Darius
Babylon
Alexander
Tyre
Jesus
Christ
Jesus Christ
Antwerp
Rubens
Ruben
Calvary
Cross
Mary
Palestine
Euphrates
Jordan
Amazon
Earth
Heaven
Greece
mid-Atlantic
Gettysburg
Himalaya
Olno
God
Lord Jesus
New York
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Tam
Isis
Ife
Coliseum
Huzza
Galeries
Hell
Lis
Ignatius
John Huss
Constance
Hugh McKail
McMillan
Campbell
Freeman
Cawnpore
You
Scotland
Emmanual
The Cross as Suffering and Triumph in Christ’s Call
A fiery sermon urges Christians to show scars for Christ through steadfast faith and sacrifice. It recalls saints and martyrs from Ignatius to the Waldenses, urging listeners to join the cross and stand with Emmanuel against worldly forces.
Russian Railways Grind Slow Toward Faster Mail Trains
The minister of railways tightly governs lines in Russia including private lines and warns that changes require state sanction. A special commission weighs raising mail train speed from 20 to 23 mph, while current speeds on many routes hover around 12 to 16 mph with long station halts. The courier train between St Petersburg and Moscow reaches about 28 mph with no mails.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Ministry of Railways
Russian Empire
Moscow
Tsaritzin-Don
Pocket Book Clash on Second Avenue Ends in Letdown
A man and a woman argued over a found pocket-book on Second Avenue. They claimed ownership while a bystander suggested division. The contents proved to be two cancelled stamps and a bogus nickel, leaving both parties retreating in disappointment.
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Second Avenue
Ida
Texas Siftings
Edison Phonograph Demonstrates Voice Range Transformations
Edison found that brass notes played fast on the phonograph yielded soprano tones while slow rotation produced bass. By altering speed, a soprano becomes baritone and vice versa. A cricket’s song could be heard as a frog’s timbre on the cylinder.
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Edison
King of Siam awards Chulachomklao order to French dentist
The King of Siam has conferred the order of Chulachomklao on his French dentist. The decoration is the least important of Siam’s four orders and requires wearing a heavy cone shaped hat at all public events. Recipients are not always grateful for the honor.
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Siam
People’s Common Sense
R.V. Pierce
M.D
Eead
Invalids
United Sun
Chicago
Squirrels Attack: Edwardsport Man Survives Ferocious Infestation
In a 1854 incident recounted by Colonel J. L. Culbertson of Edwardsport Indiana a rifle hunter encounters an enormous mass of attacking squirrels. They swarm, bite, and claw him, tearing at his ears face neck and limbs before he escapes with help from bystanders. The tale, sourced from Youth's Companion, ends with his recovery.
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J. L. Culbertson
Edwardsport
Ind
Mr. Culbertson
Culbertson
Nicknames of Prominent Men Reference Historic U S Politicians
The article catalogs nicknames for U S figures from Edmunds and Sherman to Thurman and Cox. It lists humorous or descriptive epithets such as Honest John Sherman, Grandfather Hoar, Grandmother Hawes, Protection Kelley, Tall Sycamore of the Wabash, Uncle Dick Oglesby, Our Evarts, Coal oil Payne, Go-and-Finish-Your-Ticket Spriggs, The Lone Fisherman, Old Roman, Old Bandanna, Calamity Weller, Silver Tongued, Whispering Jimmie Ketchem, Perpetual Motion Burleigh, Horizontal Bill Morrison, and Sunset Cox. It notes regional usage and the affectionate tone of these designations.
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St. Jerome
Edmunds
John Sherman
Massachusetts
Hoar
Ohio
Utica
N. Y
Utia
Wheeler
Frye
Illinois
Carter
Frank
Lawler
Thurman
Weller
Iowa
Congress
Thomas F.grady
Jim’ Campbell
New York
Jimmie
General Ketchem
Whitehall
William H. Morrison
Snake and bulldog battle ends with giant rattler dead
H. D. Mashburn of ten miles north of Quitman fought a seven foot rattlesnake after it attacked a small fire dog and a large bulldog. Mashburn stunned the snake with a fence rail and killed it after a brief struggle. The small dog recovered while the bull dog died the next day.
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H. D. Mashurn
Quitman
Mr. Mashburn
Pittsburg
Orderly Place Saloon License Hearing
New York Excise Commissioner questions a saloon license applicant about order and conduct. A police officer confirms the establishment is ordinarily orderly, noting last month’s robberies were quiet.
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New York
Zezras Siftings
Quick Crop Converts Manure into Lottery Prize
A Washington Star report tells how J W Yates at 612 G Street won 15000 dollars from the Louisiana Lottery after buying a single ticket with a dollar earned from selling manure. The tale includes his bank deposit, the prize draw, and payout by New Orleans bank. Also noted are local items on Rev. Dr. John Paxton wage rise, Knights of Labor assembly talks, Maggie Hughey’s wedding, Nellie’s cosmetic cure, and Hall's Catarrh Cure appeal with Cheney & Co.
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Washington
D. C
Star
J. W. Yates
G Street
Yates
New Orleans National Bank
Capital Prize
Adams Express
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Seal
A. W. Gleason
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Elliott's Business College
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Knights of Labor
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A Band
No. 2
Silent Majority
Nellie
Pierce
U. S
New England
Moxie
Botanic
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Isaac Thompson
Hood
Physicians Arts
W. S.aceon Co
Aurora, Ill
Atherbrone
Oaks, Michigans
America
Thomas Gray
M. Thome
Wabash Ay
Invalids’ Hotel
Surgical Institute
Main Street
Buffalo, N. Y
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Florida
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Tenos
Kinney
Bright
Gaution
Emnela
Deligate
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
New Oxford Street
London
England
Gnan
Howe
Invalids’otel and Surgical Institute
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Sary Hans Rake
Ae Eston
Court Avenue
I Moines
Partners AN Dairymen
Summerrs
Morrison & CO
Commission Merchants
South Water Street
Metropolitan National Bank
Brant Casmica Co
Onie
G. B.ingrahan
Amsterdam
N.Y
DR. Dychf & CO
Turriser & Co
Howa College OF Law
Drake University
N. BE. Coffin
Sec
Law
Des Moines
Lake St
Balland
INC
Craham Con CO
Jntelogue
Cushman’s Manthol
Wen
M. D. Cusuman
Three Rivers
Mich
W.N
Pettit
F.L. Pond
Aurora, Kane Co
Teck & CO
Augusta
Maine
W. W. Carpenter
Fifth St
American School of Telegraphy
Madison, Wil
Moody's New
Moody & CO
Cincinnati
Bryant's College
Main St
C. M. Sites & Co
Atty's
Washington,d.c
Kidder
Stowell &Co
Charlestown
Mass
Cook & Mciain
Dearborn, Street
Min Jons
Kranens
Minnesota and Sons
Pratricland
Tinber Jeaud
Eeours Tkvek Ksen & CO
Slogton St
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