Sermon on Christ the Alpha Omega From Above
A London report on Dr. Talmage after a Russia trip highlights his “Pre-eminent” sermon shaping views of Christ as supreme above all. It praises Christ as the source of all beauty, truth, and salvation, urging vivid language and bold gospel presentation in preaching.
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London
Russia
Talmage
Bethlehem
Christ
Ife
Pelion
Thessaly
Ossa
Olympus
Isaiah
Paul
Raphael
Michael Angelo
Chérubim
Seraphim
Archangel
God
Mount Olivet
Milton
Rufus Choate
Von
A Curious Taxidermist and Polite Gentleman
In a shop of Mr. Vickery, a renowned taxidermist, an old colored man accepts a goose from wrapped eagle remains and later humorously recounts tough chewing. A separate tale follows a young woman who rises from tabloid rejections to success in canning, then a porterly Washington man yields his seat to three fashionable students, earning quiet praise for gentility.
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Mr. Vickery
Darky
Cargo of Elephants on a Calcutta Steamer
A Hindoo proverb notes elephants restless nature. J L Kipling recounts a ship carrying elephants from Calcutta that rocked so dangerously on the Hooghly near Sangor Point the crew feared a capsize. Elephants swayed together to rock the vessel, while mahouts rode their beasts below deck to control them.
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J. L. Kipling
India
Calcutta
Hooghly
Sangor Point
True Celt Never Needs to Kiss the Blarney Stone
An exchange tells of an eight-year-old Irish boy in a public school who was reproved for mischief. He tried to deny his fault, but the teacher said she saw him. The boy replied that with those black eyes there isn’t much they don’t see, a clever retort that turned away wrath.
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Jesus Christ
Christ
Jonathan Edwards
John Banyan
Edward Payson
George Whitfield
Celestial City
John Bunyan
Pontjmil
Jesus
Demetrius
Martin Luther
Staupitz
Paul
St. John
Patmos
Constantinople
Elizabeth
Bess
Mother
Beth
Lizzie
Betsey
Amos R. Wells
St. Nicholas
Court of Appeal of
New York State
Supreme Court of the United States
Court of Appeal
State of
New York
Supreme Court
Tige
Florida
Commonwealth
Homer
Jerry
Wrath
Fairy Land Field Trip Through Meadow and Wood
Three girls Dorothy Cicely and Polly wander a fair woodland in early summer seeking a magical fairy ring in a moss rimmed diadem while listening to birds and verse. They linger by a spring and wonder about the land they leave behind as the day wanes and the forest hides its wonders.
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Dorothy
Cicely
Polly
Birth of Goddess of Liberty model from Philadelphia
The article recounts Anna Willess Williams, born in Philadelphia, as the original model for the Goddess of Liberty on U S silver dollars. Designer George Morgan, aided by artist Thomas Eakins, had Williams pose at Eakins’ Mount Vernon Street home in November 1876. The coin’s cap and sheath design evolved over two years, with Williams’ identity kept secret until a 1879 newspaper scoop revealed the connection.
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Anna Willess Williams
Philadelphia
Treasury Department
George Morgan
Royal Mint
England
Morgan
Thomas Eakins
Eakins
Miss Williams
Ibsens Courtship Ends In Wedding Soon After Waiting
Ibsen wooed the pastor's daughter by letter and waited at her home at 5. He endured two hours alone in the best room, then laughed at by the awaiting bride who revealed she tested his patience. They married within a week.
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Ibsen
Pastor Thoresen
Mrs Booth-Tucker a Striking Figure In Salvation Army
Emma Booth-Tucker known as Ranee led the Indian corps of the Salvation Army and lived as the poorest Indians. The Booths’ jungle life impressed many, then in England she became a platform figure with General and family. Her health declines and she gives up Indian mission work living near London with two children.
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Booth-Tucker
Booth
Emma Booth-Tucker
Ranee
Indian Corps
Salvation Army
London
Home Office
French Women Artists and the Academy Struggle
The article notes no woman has been elected to the French Academy of Fine Arts since Mme Vigee Le Brun. Leon Bertaux, president of the Union of Women Painters and Sculptors, seeks similar honor, drawing Parisian interest as the struggle continues. Under the old monarchy fifteen women joined the Academie Royale in a century, a higher share than in later regimes.
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Academy
French Academy of Fine Arts
Mme
Vigee Lebrun
Marie Antoinette
Leon Bertaux
Union of Women Painters and Sculptors
France
Paris
Academie Royale
Queen Gifts Italian Singer A Royal Pendant
Queen Margerita of Italy recently showered Signorina Palloni with a fine Etruscan gold pendant crowned by the Queen’s initial in diamonds. A Venetian chain accompanied the gift, along with a encouraging note urging perseverance for future royal court concerts.
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Margherita
Italy
Signorina Palloni
Royal
Naples
Bismarck’s Hand Kiss Etiquette Revealed
The article notes Prince Bismarck’s fondness for kissing ladies’ hands drawing on a remark he attributed to Emperor William. It explains the custom as an official sign of age yet asserts a lingering “drop of young blood” when hands are freely offered for the gesture.
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Bismarck
Prince Bismarck
William
Boston Soprano Shines in Paris Mme Marchesi Concert
Susan in Boston and Susanne in Paris highlight Mme Marchesi’s pupil lineup with Mlle Susanne Adams of Boston billed as the star. Her high soprano voice reportedly rings like trumpets and also rivals a flute in sweetness though the article laments her Frenchified given name.
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Susan
Boston
Susanne
Paris
Mme. Marchesi
Mlle
Susanne Adams
Miss Adams
New England
Notable Women and Wealth Across Nations
A survey notes Fraulein Hildegard von Louca don as Berlin’s richest heiress worth 2100000 dollars. It mentions Miss Constance Bache translating Tristan and Isolde, Mme Calliroe Parren editing Ephemeris Kurton for Greek women, and Duchess Karl Theodor aiding her ophthalmologist husband with 1235 patients. Buffalo businesswomen form a club with education access promises. The Comtesse de Navasol and other govesses earn 4000 a year. Mrs. Todd, at Waterloo, lives in poverty in Spitalfields, linking to the old House of Commons’ liberal past and a ladies gallery observation by Lady Verney.
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Berlin
Fraulein Hildegard von Loucadon
Constance Bache
Albert Heintz
Mme
Calliroe Parren
Athena
Karl Theodor
Bavaria
Karl Theodor of
Business Women of
Buffalo
Comtesse de Navasol
Etta Hughes
Fraulein Paula
Infantas
Spain
Royal Exchequer
Todd
Waterloo
Spitalfields
House of Commons
Verney
Lizard Prank Sparks Row in Transvaal Parliament
In a freewheeling Transvaal session, a joker hid a dead lizard among Mr Benkes papers provoking a mock battle between benches. De Beer hurled the reptile at Benkes, the chair Diaz beamed, and the session resumed after the lizard was removed.
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Transvaal
Lord Randolph Churchill
South Africa
Benkes
de Beer
Mr. de Beer
Mr. Benkes
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Detroit Free Press
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Kate Field
Washington
Cies Gadies
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