Feeling After the God of Love and Hell’s Teaching
The preacher outlines a corrective view of God as loving and just, rejected creeds, and a personal journey from fear of hell to a faith grounded in the Bible. He argues that the gospel should reveal God’s love, not eternal torment, and describes the plan of Christ’s kingdom offering universal salvation through a future Messianic reign.
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Puseeli
God
Adam
Satan
St. Paul
St.aul
S. Paul
Delares
Generest
YMCA
Thne
Christ
Elso
Messiah
Redeemer
Heavenly Kingdom
Invention Collar-Button Calls From Dark Corner
Brown asks Jones about a new invention a collar-button with a hidden piemorrarh that activates and shouts its presence when it rolls under the bed. The playful exchange imagines a gadget alerting when hidden.
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Brown
Off Day Reflections Among Horsemen
Two horsemen converse about an apparent off day. One remarks on following the hounds for years while the other notes this is merely an off day, highlighting the mood and tone of the exchange.
Friendship Tested by a Drowning Attempt
A sentimental cinb member asks about a friend who would not dive into a river to save someone drowning. Spicer replies that the friendship was only surface level, not deep or genuine.
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Cinb
Spicer
Phonograph Clocks Spread in Switzerland
Clocks without hands or faces become common in Switzerland. The time display rests in the hall and a pushbutton triggers phonographic arrangements to announce phrases such as Half-past five or Five minutes to nine.
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Switzerland
A Long Record Forty veers in the workhouse
An aged man from New Ross County Watford, believed to be seventy years old, is noted in a long record within the workhouse.
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New Ross
County Watford
Remembering the Day I Quit School
An Echoes of Arconds Standard piece recounts a man recalling leaving school to face the world. He narrates yrs of learning not to be a fool and reflects on perseverance, humility, and the uneasy path to maturity. The quotation blends a personal vignette with a dialogue about marriage and a future husband’s test.
A Redeeming Distinction
Berton attends school for the first day and returns home happy yet admits struggles in spelling and reading. His mother expresses concern but he boasts that the girls like him and he has the biggest feet in the room, from the New York Evening Post.
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Berton
Ratther
Joggerphy
Uber
New York Evening Post
Advice to a Son From a Father in Verse
A Chicago Record Herald poem urges a son to pursue a hard path with courage and restraint. It counsels patience, prudent spending, and self discipline, warning against reckless risk while encouraging readiness for opportunity and wise choices.
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Chicago
Random Reflections From The Boston Transcript
A compiled set of aphorisms on money pride and opportunity. Each saying hints at caution in debt and the wisdom of timely action. The tone resembles a 19th century editorial mood and uses pointed, practical maxims.
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Boston Transcript
Oh Don t You Remember Ball Games With Ben Bolt
Milwaukee Sennel recalls youthful ball games in a two by four lot. The poem remembers a high scoring match 174 to 100, a home run over a neighbor s fence and a shattered window, capturing nostalgia and local pride.
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Ben Bolt
Milwaukee Sennel
A Dinner Party Dilemma Over a Clean Plate
A Newark Star story mentions a little girl at a dinner who sat beside her mother and received no dessert. Reminded by sobs, she held up her plate and asked if anyone wanted one clean plate, highlighting neglect at table.
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Newark Ster
Don’t Ology Dances Through Summer Health Advice
The Washington Star poem warns against neglecting health in heat. It urges attention to active trouble germs behind daily foods and thoughts and notes overheated minds may produce harmful speeches.
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Washington Star
Evasive Answer Praises Extraordinary Envoy
A tourist asks about the envoy extraordinary. The diplomat replies that he suits the title admirably and is one of the most extraordinary envoys seen, per Baltimore America.
Grandpa at Work and Duty in Chicago Record-Herald
EB Kiser notes a busy grandfather who never rests his hands or mind earning his keep. He stays alert, cares for family, and endures social duties while balancing youthful pretensions and steady labor. The piece reflects themes of aging, responsibility, and enduring devotion.
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Grandpa
EB. Kiser
Chicago Record-Herald
Green First Irishman Refuses Red Flag Duty
An old Irishman offered a crossing keeper job at a small railroad station doubts his ability to remember flag signals. After a lesson on flags, he jokes he would not trust himself to wave a red flag when the green flag is shown, in a Current Literature quip.
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Grandpa
Patrick
The Suffragist's Dilemma
A Springfield Massachusetts Union poem rails at a string of female candidates for political support. The speaker lists Mrs Driggs Anastasia Bunce Mabel Jones Agnes Carr Clementina Ball and Angelina Pratt, criticizing fashion and honesty, then laments being unable to vote. The piece mocks social judgments and the ballot’s emptiness.
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Angelina Pratt
Brotherly Affection in Camp Memoir
A humorous vignette describes a farmer's boy driving mules to supply a regiment in camp. He holds the team as a band rehearses, and an officer asks why he grips his brothers so tightly. The boy sighs that the mules might enlist, not because they like music.
The Dance of a Little Maid of Four
A poem recalls a young girl of four dancing across a dusty floor with brightening steps and lively music. The speaker evokes fairy imagery and moonlit journeys while praising the child’s graceful movement and innocent charm. The piece closes on nostalgic tones from Cleveland Piano Dealer.
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Cleveland
William Tell mentioned in classroom exchange
In a St. Louis Republic fragment a teacher prompts Johnny Binks to reveal what he knows about William Tell. The student belts a disjointed retort ending with a dubious bell ring and a cigar remark, showing chaotic classroom dialogue.
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Johnny Binks
William Tell
Johnny
Bowansrrow
Drew B
St. Louis Republic
Line 'Em Out and Echoes of Ancient Ball
An old verse about ancient teams and players, noting great pace in Jericho Tyre and Nineveh, with sly humor about modern hitters. The piece blends misspelled names and playful jargon to evoke historical sports rivalries.
Milady's Mirror Care of Hands in Summer
Summer hand care tips focus on preserving softness and youth. Recommends nightly treatments with oils, creams, or mixtures including cocoa butter, almond oil, eggs, honey, and benzoin. Suggests gloves, ammonia wash, starch, and boric acid powder to prevent swelling and clamminess.
Edison Promotes Beauty Gains From Invention
In a playful boast Thomas A. Edison declares his new beauty process will reduce double chins and brighten eyes while claiming six hours sleep suffices for youth. He quips about teaching his wife and notes family members show mixed interest in the scheme.
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Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Poe
Paventor
Estra
Theodore
Cheries
Perspiring Hands Benefit Claimed From Daily Tincture Mix
A reader writes about an aromatic preparation claimed to restore perspiring hands. The remedy blends ninety grains of cologive with tincture of belladeans and is to be applied three times daily for noticeable improvement. The note emphasizes steady daily use.
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Secot
Laca
Paetor Russell
Asplien
Pscene
Aaton
Scheer
Detroit Free Press
Polonius
Mey
Olf
Green
Met
Springfield
Qmass. Union
Jericho
Hell
Tyre
Nineve
Rome
Milady’s
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