Sermon to Railroad Men by Rev D H Cooley
Freeport Illinois March 2 1879 updates report a Union Meeting at First Presbyterian Church on February 23 1879 where Rev D H Cooley pastor of the First Baptist Church received thanks from railroad workers. Locomotive Engineers pledge publication of the sermon in the Freeport Journal and Engineer's Monthly Journal. Speeches by GEO M DANA GEO W GABRIEL JAMES RICKARD.
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D. H. Cooley
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First Baptist Church
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Frrerort Journal
Geo. M. Dana
Geo. W. Gabriel
James Rickard
The End Times Vision and the Railroad Faith
A sermon argues the current age fulfills Dan 12 4 and Luke Patmos prophecies as knowledge increases. It cites railroads as modern catalysts, praising Christian railroad workers, urging active faith, sobriety, and readiness for death, and pressing workers to accept Christ now.
Sermon for Railroad Men Issued by Locomotive Engineers
Freeport reports a sermon prepared by D H Cooey for publication to railroad men. The hastily prepared message aims to benefit locomotive engineers and railroad citizens, with Dana G W Gabriel and Jas Rick Anp as order signatories.
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D. H. Cooey
Growth Patterns in Public School Children of B ton
The study notes boys are taller and heavier than girls until about age 11 to 19, after which girls grow rapidly and surpass briefly. once growth completes boys remain larger. American-born pupils are taller and heavier than foreign-born peers, likely due to living comfort and racial factors. American-parent pupils at Latin and private tech schools show similar advantages.
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Institute ¢ Technology
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Novel Reading as a Dissipation in Society
The piece argues that novels are a widespread pleasure across England America and Australia, yet many readers engage with them idly and without exertion. It contrasts thoughtless consumption with how truly great works should be approached by those who can appreciate them.
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Jesus Christ
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U.S. Christian Commission
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Christian Commission
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Tronsides
Charles
Prince Rupert
Havelock
India
Great Britain
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England
America
Australia
History of Blunt Skates and Early Ice Travel
The piece notes blunt skates used since antiquity in Scandinavia Denmark England and Northwest Europe. It describes wooden bone or iron bindings, long blades, and propulsion by an alpenstock. It asks when and by whom the keel blade began and mentions Holland still using the old akat with a long blade and raised front point.
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Denmark
England
Europe
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To Give it a Flavor Irish Whisky Tale
An Irish visitor in Dublin asks what a lemon slice in whiskey is for and learns it is “to give it a flavor” as the tavern prank inspires one host to serve sliced potato in whiskey to mock the guest’s ignorance.
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Bohemian Curiosities and Petrified Forests in Bohemia
The sandstone rocks of Adersback Bohemia attract visitors from around the world for their grotesque forms. A decade ago a sandstone defile near Weekelsd0 was found and now a vast layer of petrified trees extends two and a half miles long and half a mile wide. Twenty to thirty thousand stems of petrified wood are visible at a glance. All belong to the Conifers Auracarias and could furnish every museum with splendid specimens.
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Wisconsin Yellow Cedar Proves Durable for Rail Use
The common yellow cedar of Wisconsin proves durable for railroad uses and comparable to white oak in ten years of service. It holds spikes well for binary purposes, with short curves excepted.
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