What profit is gained if the soul is lost for wealth
A Jefferson Park sermon argues against trading eternal welfare for wealth ambition or pleasure. Rev. Frank De Witt uses Mark VIII 36 to urge listeners to compare earthly gains with the value of the soul, warning that life’s wealth cannot redeem spiritual loss.
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Chicago
Frank de Witt
Jefferson Park Presbyterian Church
Europe
Steel Trust
Oil Trust
Tin Can Trust
Sugar Trust
Tobacco Trust
Coal Trust
Christ
Worldly gain vs. soul in a biblical echo
A reflective line questions the value of worldly profit when one risks losing the soul. The passage emphasizes spiritual worth over material success and invites moral contemplation.
Our Customs Reversed by The Chinese
A critical travel note contrasts Chinese customs with Western norms. It claims women wear the trousers and men wear skirts, hair styles inverted, dressmaking by men, foot notes at page tops, and surnames treated as last names. It also suggests dessert timing, greeting habits, funeral attire, wedding bridesmaids, ship launching, horse mounting, and a south pointing compass.
Limitations of Genius Authors Cited in Nursery Rhyme Lines
The piece notes the author of Twinkle Twinkle and the writer of Roll on thou dark and deep blue ocean roll finding satisfaction in guiding their creations. It also mentions the man who said Blow blow thou winter winds and the delight he shared in his lines.
Effect of Tight Clothing on Appearance
Red hands result from tight stays sleeves or pinching shoes and choking collars. Comfort in dress prevents facial strain and weary looks. Even small vanity like a hairpin can alter expression. a simple diet supports beauty.
Motherhood as Noble Ideal Across a Woman’s Life
A reflection on motherhood as the core of femininity from childhood to marriage. The author argues a girl’s doll and maternal instinct shape her role, extending to her husband and wider family. Carolina Gibbons attributes an enduring maternal influence to womanhood.
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Carolina
Gibbons
Mutton Fat Suet for Soothing Hand Care
Save suet from mutton chops or a leg of mutton. A few cents buys suet enough for a season. Melt, strain, and chill to form snow white grease. Used on sore and chapped hands it relieves pain and soreness better than anything else known.
Cushion making tip for smoother, neater cushions
A simple method covers cushions with a thick wadding layer under the cover. Tacking at corners and mid-sides secures it. White wadding suits light covers and black for dark ones, improving feel and appearance.
Progress in Taxidermy Reproduces Naked Skin Features
The text notes advances in taxidermy for reproducing naked skin parts of birds and mammals. It cites techniques using wax, pigments, and other materials to recreate wattles and combs on fowls and heads of turkeys vultures and condors to resemble their living appearance.
Untrustworthy Man Revealed by Casual Meeting
In a sharp exchange between Mabel and Kate, Mabel recalls rejecting Mr Bullfinch three weeks ago and his threat to pine away and accuse her of murder. She then reports seeing him walking with another girl, noting his weight gain as a mocking sign of his duplicity.
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Mabel
Kate
Mr. Bullfinch
Dialogue Fragment From an Old Play Scene
An exchange shows a quarrelsome couple arguing about marriage. The Worm and Sbhe-Yes trade sharp lines as He-Oh asserts the choice was desperate while She counters with remarks on ages and benefits. The fragment hints at a public domain stage dialogue.
Batterson Dodges in Charter Battle with Waller
James G Bat terson president of Travelers Insurance of Hartford appears as star witness for opponents of a Hartford charter bid by ex Governor Waller Batterson answers two questions then his side rests leaving the rest to chance Waller bids for his man who knows his subject aiming to out talk the veteran Hartford figure
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James G. Batterson
Travelers’ Insurance Company
Hartford
Waller
Connecticut
Mr. Batterson
Coal Stock Chatter On Toronto Streetcar
Two Toronto residents debated stock activity on a Queen streetcar. One notes buying coal stock at a favorable price while remarking on market conditions and value, amid talk of a falling market and cheap coal. The exchange hints at speculative talk and price awareness.
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Toronto
Queen Street
The Largest Telescope Tale and the Moon Illusion
A group talked of the largest telescopes until a quiet man recalled looking through one that brought the moon close enough to see a man in it gesturing and crying Dont shoot Dont shoot The old duffer thought it was a cannon and we were pointing at him
Hervesford’s Choice: Young Charles Beresford Chooses Navy
A portrait of Lord Charles Beresford as a boy whose teachers doubted his drive. On his thirteenth birthday his father asked him to choose a profession and he answered he would join the navy to become an admiral like Nelson. He pursued the navy and achieved his aim.
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Lord Charles Beresford
Charles
Collier's Weekly
Army
Navy
Nelson
Why He Was Rejected
A humorous tale where Brahma quizzes souls at paradise gates. One man, released from trouble and an uncongenial wife, is admitted after noting he has been married. Another arrives claiming a late entry due to his marriage, prompting Brahma to banish the imbecile who married thrice to the lower regions.
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Paradise
Purgatory
Brahma
Reserved
Conversation captures a jokey exchange about Miss Upperton and her father showing possessive interest in her. The dialogue hints at social courting and a humorous sense of rivalry between Joe and Fred.
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Joe
Miss Upperton
Fred
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