Paris Exhibit Showcases Delicate Diamonds and Inventions
A Paris exhibit reveals ultra fragile diamonds weighing as little as an eyelash, alongside notes on new silvered carbon rods and a Galton timing device. Edison and Bergmann are cited on experiments, while armor backing from coconut fibre is proposed to aid warships, with bullet tests in progress and rapid water cooling noted.
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Choffsheim
Mineralogical Museum
Paris
International Chemical Congress
Aly
Edison
France
Francis Galton
Spain
Bergmann
Berlin
Isaac Newton
Jesson
James Watt
Atlantic
The Saving Look Unto Jesus in War Time Sermon
Dr Talmage preaches on salvation through faith in Christ during wartime, comparing believers to sailors and vessels, urging looking to Jesus as personal savior and example. He cites sin’s ruin, repentance, Christ’s sympathy, and the path to eternal life, ending with the image of Christ’s wounded arm offering comfort.
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Thor” Brown
Jesus Christ
Welliston
Tiake
Christ
Crpoal
Islam
Gino
Tubare
God
Israel
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Desuk
Jesus
Turner
Mint
Addison
Carlyle
Spenser
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lord Byron
Edward Payson
Cowper
Pappie
Rio IE
Jong
Palestine
Alexander
Persia
Tio
Sahara
Despand
Lazarus
Bether
Croxt
Genesaret
Tle
Chee
How the Pope Lises. An account of Pope Leo’s daily life
A correspondent describes Pope Leo’s routine from dawn to night. Masses, extensive audience hours with bishops and ambassadors, papers and books central to his day, meals of simple fare, and evening prayers with the papal household. The pope and key secretaries are often active late in the night.
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Leo
Vatican
Papel
Rampolia
Mocenni
Conductor Teaches Brakeman With Station Chant
A railroad conductor instructs a new brakeman by reciting station names then asks him to answer at the far end of the line. The brakeman loudly echoes the familiar chant Ma-wash-in-e tal a small town between Indianapolis and Elkhart Ind.
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Indianapolis
Elkhart
Ind
Heavenly Rest Versus Earthly Struggle In Vision Of Heaven
The speaker urges turning to Christ for rescue and contrasts earthly hardship with heaven’s glory. Images of rivers, streets, walls of gems, harps, trumpets, and divine rest emphasize the stark contrast between this world’s temptations and perfect joy. A child’s vision of heaven offers mercy, as the gate opens to the pilgrim with Jesus presenting a crown.
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Atlantic Ocean
Heavenly Land
Jesus
Vision of the heavenly city and praise at the gates
The excerpt describes praise for the king and salvation through grace. It recalls Bunyan’s vision of the heavenly city with gates opened to admit the saved, streets paved with gold, crowned inhabitants, and golden harps, longing to enter.
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Soal
Mint
Quaint
Dobn Bunyan
Uryself
Talmage Appeals for Aid After Brooklyn Tabernacle Fire
On the morning of a scheduled sermon the Brooklyn Tabernacle burned to ashes. Dr. De Witt Talmage appeals to Christendom for funds to rebuild, seeking £100,000 plus insurance to create a lasting, city worthy edifice. He asks readers worldwide to donate and delays his Holy Land trip to manage the response from Brooklyn, New York.
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Talmage
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Christendoms
Holy Land
Brooklyn
N.Y
Venezuela Coffee and Cocoa Prosperity Amid Global Trade
Venezuelan coffee yields surge as droughts in Brazil raise prices. plantations near Caracas fetch high values with 60 to 75 year lifespans. Cocoa, including the native Caracas variety and the Trinidadian El Trinitario, proves even more profitable, sold in bags and used as barter in some towns.
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Venezuela
Brazil
Venezueli
Caracas
United States
Arabia
Boulton
House of Boulton
Capana
Venezela
Ecuador
France
Cardinal Richelieu
Trinidad
West India Islands
The Range of the Turkey and a Trap Story
The New York Sun recalls Gen. John A. Dix born in New Hampshire who remembered wild turkeys in his youth. A trapper known as Turkey Bill lured nineteen birds into a log house and failed to capture the twentieth, illustrating a moral about overreaching by statesmen.
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Hampden County
Massachusetts
New York Sun
John A. Dix
New Hampshire
Turkey Bill
Loth
Theo Turkey Bill
Gen
Dix
Old Countries Favor Age Over Youth in Europe
The article notes European respect for senior leaders, citing Germany where sagacity comes with age. It recalls von Moltke near ninety, Dinh in his eighty‑eighth year, and Bismarck and William with enduring presence. It contrasts U S attitudes toward aging leaders.
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United States
Blakely Hall
Frank Leslie
Germany
von Moltke
Dinh
War Office
Bismarck
William
German Empire
Menelik II Crowned Heir to Abyssinia’s Throne
A long article profiles Menelik II, the promising Abyssinian claimant to the throne, noting his rise after King John’s death. It details his humble origin, wide influence, and steady consolidation of Shoa, while describing his friendly stance toward Europeans and interest in machinery. The report also chronicles his notable affairs, military expansion, and clashes with foreign missions and powers over firearms.
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Menelik
Ras Dargha
Mr. Chefneux
Perse
Africa
Ifv
John
Abyssinia
Tigre
Rere Ter
Love's Young Dream Dialogues in Everyday Speech
Fragmentary dialogue between lovers about marriage and nicknames. References to a statement on consumption being rare in childhood but increasing with age, with notes on risk and longevity. The text appears as casual social exchange with medical commentary.
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Chiklood
King Menelik II Rise in Abyaynia Politics
Menelik II becomes ruler of Abyaynia as reports describe his ascent from a beggar mother’s son to a sovereign favored by his father. The account notes the dramatic social ascent and royal approval shaping his claim to the throne.
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Menelik II
Abraynoia
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