Martyrdom of the Needle and Women's toil sermon
Dr. Talmage argues industry is essential for women, condemns idleness, endorses equal opportunity and pay, and urges women to work in skilled fields. He cites examples from history, factory exploitation, and the need for justice, urging God’s judgment on wage inequities and societal hypocrisy.
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Peace and obedience to His will in troubled times
A religious reflection questions peace amid life’s trials and calls for submitting the stubborn heart to divine will as expressed by Nathan H. Dole in the New York Independent.
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Nathan H. Dole
N. Y. Independent
Perplexing Faith Reflections on Guidance and Happiness
A collection of devotional reflections on trusting God in times of trouble. Emphasizes rolling burdens onto the Lord through prayer and obedience, contrasts unbelief with Christian reliance, and closes with anecdotes about Queen Victoria and a Virginia island fisherman who find happiness in faith, home, and simple joys.
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Queen Victoria
Virginia
The Just and Noble memories beyond the last great silence
The piece reflects on society’s true core beyond laws and institutions. It honors brave, generous lives now gone and warns against forgetfulness as new generations remember those who stood out. It argues personal character shapes civilization and lasting influence.
A Silent Talk With God and Queen Victoria Anecdotes
A late English Court Journal piece recounts Queen Victoria comforting a Highland widow, Mary, and sharing pain after Prince Albert's death. The queen visits Balmoral, hears Mary’s fever tragedy, and reflects on shared suffering with her attendant.
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Deid
Sunshine in the Sunday School Brightens Hearts
J. S. Phillips in Interior argues cheerful teachers lift despondent scholars, making Sunday School a bright, life-affirming refuge. The piece stresses expression and demeanor over surroundings, noting cheerfulness as prudent, wholesome, and godly when for Christ’s sake.
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J. S. Phillips
Two Faculties and the Light of God In Promises
A compact digest of moral exhortation argues that speech and hearing rightly used can redeem the world swiftly. It urges turning from garbage communication to constructive talk and lighting human life with Christian faith to dispel darkness. Courage and patient endurance will vindicate right living and silence foolish slander.
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Christian Inquirer
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Christ
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Manen
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Nan
Cenudd
Che Iiar
Ram's Horn Teachings and Warnings From a Faithful Page
A collection of aphorisms and moral exhortations set as notes from the Ram's Horn. The text emphasizes sin, virtue, trust in God, charity, and public religious life with various cautions about devilish deception, pride, and hypocrisy.
Temperance Notes on Beer and Liquor Use
The piece warns that alcoholic consumption is rising in the United States and France. It argues beer fuels whisky use, urges dual temperance and prohibition efforts, and notes urban growth and immigration influence drinking. It cites per capita beer and spirit data and compares nations’ trends.
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France
Great Britain
Accidents and Alcohol Liberal Use Described as Dangers
An unsigned editorial warns of alcohol as a cause of accidents and property loss, citing brewers and malsters with high accident rates, and noting studies by Dr E Golebiewski on weekly patterns. It condemns overuse in brewery wages, building trades, and general society, calling for awareness and reform.
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E. Golebiewski
Medicinische
Temperance notes and social concerns from 1893
In a 1893 style overview, statistics on per capita spirit use, costs of alcohol and tobacco, and deaths tied to inebriety are cited. Calls for temperance education, legal action, and moral commentary urge banning drink to lift workers and society, with remarks on saloons, crime, and labor relations.
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Scotland
New Jersey
Misidentification Exchange Aboard Train
A passenger in the front seat asks if another spoke to him as a remark about rain prompts a clarification. The second passenger says he spoke to a different man he thought resembled the first, then admits the error. The exchange appears in the Chicago Tribune.
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Chicago Tribune
California Snakes and Crops Tale from Wandell Interview
Mount Hamilton farmer Jake Wandell recalls misadventures with snakes in a San Francisco interview. He describes squash crops damaged by snakes, a moonlit discovery, and a dramatic incident with a grazing snake near an observatory, ending with a comic elevator crash as reporters part ways.
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Mount Hamilton
San Francisco
Call
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