Plain Way to Heaven Sermon on True Holiness
A sermon urges plain, childlike faith over philosophy for salvation. It argues holiness and repentance clear the path, rejects worldly wisdom, and proclaims Christ invites all to heaven with simple trust. The speaker asserts once saved, a believer is secure, like a pilgrim protected by divine power.
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Heaven
Faraday
Shyron
Christ
London
Sinpera
Kingdom of Heaven
Zion
Wong Sung
Foaus
Silent Etiquette for Deaf Guests in Social Settings
The passage advises a deaf person to participate in company without displaying need for constant hearing. It emphasizes concealing infirmity to avoid discomfort for others, entertaining oneself mentally, and not becoming bored or solicitous to hear more. It cautions that a dependent listener weakens conversation and portrays a social burden, urging self-contained engagement and measured contributions.
He Doth Care Poem Excerpt by Margaret J Proston
A reflective verse celebrates belief that the self-existent Creator governs all creation and still cares for even the smallest life. The speaker questions human ability to grasp divine concern yet resolves to praise and bless. The piece cites celestial beings and nature under divine will.
Seeing Things Rightly in Life and Faith
A devotional urging discernment in how Christians view God’s providence. It contrasts looking at trials as afflictions versus blessings, warns against worry and seeking luck, and urges petition for spiritual insight. The piece cites Theodore L. Cuyler and ends with the Watchman’s note on the enduring river of salvation.
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Jesus Christ
Christ
Baru
Theodore L. Cuyler
D. D
N. Y
Source of Gladness The Life-Giving Waters From Jehovah
An article discusses the biblical metaphor of a life giving river flowing from Jehovahs throne. It links the Kedron to Jerusalem and Hezekiahs time, then expands to the gospel as a perpetual blessing from a living source. It cites Patmos vision and the invitation to take the water of life freely.
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Kedron
Jerusalem
Mount Moriah
Mount of Olives
Athirst
God
Hezekiah
Church of God
Patmos
There is Another Life at the Deathbed of an Atheist
An excerpted reflection on Prof Paulus, a German atheist philosopher, who, on his deathbed, dictated symptoms and proclaimed there is another life. The scene frames a debate on immortality and the human urge for belief beyond this life. Also includes a brief devotional verse from Ram's Horn urging self-improvement and humility.
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Paulus
Choice Selections On Life Faith And Duty
A compilation of brief quotations from various 19th century authors and church publications. It reflects on direction over stance, God’s voice, mortality softened by death, daily prayer, handling criticism, divine grace through affliction, conscience and sin, and the steady path of progress toward a future end.
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O. W. Bames
Anne Sheldon Coombs
Thackeray
Christian Inquirer
Pittsburgh
Harvest Drinks and the Harvest We Remember
Evokes a sunlit rural harvest day with river shade and old field scenes. Describes a family ritual of serving cold drink to workers, mothers recipes, and neighbors enjoying simple hospitality. Includes reflections on temperance, weather heat, and health guidance urging water and nonalcoholic beverages.
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Maggie
Forest Home
Jennie
Ranger
Mother
Jack and
Gray
Mary
Mike
Knute
Hans
Satkre
Chicago
Daily Press
Lake Michigan
From Father to Son in a Dray Driver’s Family Visit
A writer recalls Dr Garnier’s room where a six year old boy is examined after his parents report fears of insanity and a murderous urge toward his infant brother. The father, a railway dray driver, is questioned about drinking as the boy calmly proclaims intent to kill.
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M. le Docteur
Poison in the Blood Dreams of an Assassin
A fragment from the Fortnightly Review notes that a man, given a drink, becomes unaware of his drunkenness as poison fills his blood and the young child’s dreams turn to thoughts of an assassin.
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Ple
Playing with Poison and Dangerous Delusions of Taste
A Lancet tone warning against risky indulgences that mimic remedial uses. It condemns opium, ether in flavoring, chloroform, and absinthe as misapplications of poisonous agents, arguing such experiments reveal a mercenary palate and reckless folly, with poisons rightly confined to the pharmacopoeia.
Drunken France and rising alcohol crime in Paris
The Fortnightly Review notes a 30 percent rise in insanity in Paris since 1888 and warns alcohol drives crime. Garniers says alcoholic insanity now twice what it was 15 years ago, linking wine and spirits to social decay as beer and wine prime drunkenness.
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Paris
Garnier
Prefecture of Police
France
Great Degenerator of Man Kind Alcohol Debate
A compilation of historical comments on alcohol dangers and temperance themes. It cites Dr. B. W. Richardson on alcohol harming tissues, notes temperance congresses at the world’s fair, and recalls alcohol’s effects observed in New York firms, Glasgow meetings, and a Louisiana refinery bar room clash. It also mentions Bets on births linked to opium exposure and school demographics in Therville, Louisiana.
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Bowery
New York
Wall Street
Fifth Avenue
Archbishop Ireland
Frances E. Willard
Liberia
Egypt
British Africa
Boston
Glasgow
New Orleans
Little Men and Mighty Minds in Height and Honor
A humorous catalogue compares famed rulers and warriors by height, noting many greats were short or tall, including Agesilaus Attila and Louis XIV. It recalls Keppel, Drake, Cromwell, Napoleon, Nelson, and writers like Shakespeare and Cervantes, illustrating stature versus intellect across history.
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Confucius
Socrates
St Paul
Alexander the Great
Philip of
Macedon
Agesilaus
Attilla
Theodore II
Cassiodorus
Atiua
Valentinian
Timour
Tartar
Asia
Conde
Marshal Luxembourg
Louis XIV
Louis the Great
Sir Francis Drake
Admiral Keppal
Little Keppel
Keppel
Algiers
Oliver Cromwell
Cloverhouse
Mehemet Ali
Napoleon Bonaparte
le Petit
Iron Duke
Nelson
Waterloo
Shakespeare
Michael Angela
Richard Savage
Byron
Cooper
Cervantes
Browns report profits from Kansas City trip at $1200
Captain Manager Caruthers confirms the Browns earned $1200 in net profits on the Kansas City expedition. The Sporting Life notes a challenging season with an irritable chief executive and frequent captain changes among five already this year. McPhee earns the nickname Biddy from early kitchen work in Alvedo. Cleveland is hailed as the Eiffel Tower of baseball while St. Louis Browns’ leadership shifts continue.
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Caruthers
van der Ahe
Browns
Kansas City
Sporting Life
McPhee
Alvedo
Cleveland
St. Louis Browns
Cub Stricker
Baltimore
Calliope Miller
Geelse
Hadi Iately
Thrifty Soldier Builds Wealth From Rented Homes
A Salt Lake City private earns small pay yet saves enough to buy land and erect cheap frame houses. He rents them to soldiers, amassing about 25000 dollars in personal wealth. Other notes warn against bad breath with SOZODONT and promote Simmons Liver Regulator for various ailments. Rats drive demolition of St. Louis Mercantile Club building, promising a rat proof structure in its place.
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United States Army
Salt Lake City
Mercantile Club
St. Louis
Simmons Liver Regulator: A Reliable Family Remedy
A testimonial extols Simmons Liver Regulator as a dependable cure for constipation head aches and dyspepsia without pain or intoxication. It claims safety for children and broad physician endorsement, including W F Pax, M D, of Tracy City Tennessee, who calls it the best family medicine and reports excellent results.
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Simmons Liver Regulator
L. A
W. F. Pakx
M. D
Tracy City
Teun
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Margaret J. Proston
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B. W. Richardson
Therville, la
Norway
Basheljof
Simmons
Castori
Ron
Berlin
Germany
Lincoln Ave
Rio
Old Jara
Ruan
California
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