Great Results May Depend on Small Events Sermon
Rev. T DeWitt Talmage preached in Gramspy Oaxapa on the Damascus basket scene. He stressed that small acts and helpers behind the scenes hold vast, unseen impact on Christian history and personal faith, urging readers to value modest beginnings and quiet service.
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Belle Isle Prison Tale of Suffering and Escape
George B. Crawford of West Virginia’s Co G recalls the September 1865 capture near Moorefield and march to Libby and Belle Isle. He describes guard mischief, meager rations, harsh confinement, improvised trade on the island, and occasional mercy from sailors and guards amid the grim prison experience.
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Belle Isle
National Republican
Petersburg
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Deseter
Bet
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Dixie
Daniel Hl. Burd
Ben. F. Kent
Reson
Sherman
Shenandoah Valley
Staunton
Richmond
Libby Prison
Libby
Sibley
Bele Isle
Reliable Insurance Promises Prompt Indemnity in Iowa
Hawkeye Company presents itself as a 23 year old Iowa focused insurer known for prompt loss adjustments and payments. It emphasizes strong capital, farm property policy emphasis, and experienced officers, claiming reliability and popularity among Iowa patrons.
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Iowa
Hawkeye Company
Department of Insurance
Extravagant book bindings through the ages
The piece traces odd bindings from an ass skin for Apuleius to bound works for Jeffrey Hudson and Francis Bacon, with human skin used in murder trials. It notes fox and hog skins, various animal skins, and the shift to cloth bindings beginning in 1845 with Byron.
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Apuleius
Jeffrey Hudson
Charles I
Fox
Bacon
France
England
Public
Bury St. Edmunds
Archibald Leighton
Byron
Where F Beans are Raised
Vermont stands as the only eastern state that grows as many beans as it consumes. New England raises about 100000 bushels while buying 500000 from other states. Western New York counties shifted from wheat to beans, with farms of 200 acres and 20 to 30 bushels per acre harvested.
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Vermont
California
Boston
Canada
France
Austria
Italy
Germany
New England
New York
A Foolish Indiaman Ends in Tragic Mine Dispute
R C Parsons fled Indiana eight years ago after a quarrel over property and New Mexico wealth. He struck it rich at a White Oaks mine but refused offers of 100 000 and 150 000 for halves, insisting on 500 000 to return home. Unable to obtain that sum he killed himself, leaving the mine to Indiana relatives.
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Indiana
New Mexico
White Oaks
Congo touted as next granary of the world
A bold claim declares the Congo valleys the new granary of the world with immense wheat potential. The piece mocks other leading producers and imagines Congo surpassing Dakota and Minnesota yields, urging readers to welcome Congo as the future breadbasket.
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Congo
Africa
Dakota
Minnesota
Argentine Republic
Australia
India
Corrected Encounter Over a Printer’s Error
A man asks a woman if she is the mother mentioned in a report about diphtheria or twins. She answers she is the seamstress who has visited for a bill, prompting a sharp exchange and a graceful retreat as he admits his memory lapse.
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Lea
A Patchwork of 1900s News and Oddities
A Central American plant Moxie Nerve Food touted as a cure opens questions of efficacy with a $5,000 bet. A St Louis girl and a Chicago man meet via marriage paper only to learn the suitor is Africa’s dusky son. Ice cream and wraps trend with fashion notes. Mrs. Eliza Garner runs for school commissioner in South Carolina. Jibes fly as Chicago and Boston are mocked for culture.
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Africa
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South Carolina
Boston
Great Rock Island Route Excursions Offer Low Round Trip Fares
The Great Rock Island Route promotes its low round trip fares for excursions from Chicago to Kansas Nebraska North western Iowa Minnesota and Dakota. Departures are September 11 25 and October 9 23 in 1888 with tickets valid 30 days. Contact William Rickey Davenport Iowa or E A Holbrook Chicago for rates and full details.
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Nebraska
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Minnesota
Dakota
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Davenport
E. A. Holbrook
Ill
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Missouri River
W. G. Martin
T. P
L. M. Martin
Des Moines
Farmers Land Excursions
Wabash Western Ry
Jackson
Tenn
Aberdeen
Artesia
Miss
Citronelle
Ala
Hammond
Lake Charles
Jennings
Castoria Nostalgia and German War Remark Echoes
The passage recalls Castoria广告 from childhood and cites a quip by the young German emperor about a drill. It also notes a claim of chronic nasal catarrh cured by Dr Sage's Remedy and ends with a provocative historical line about Castle Garden and a possible blast on arrival.
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Dr. Sage
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