David Playing Fool and the Call to Trust in God
The Brooklyn preacher compares David's feigned madness in Gath to those who abandon faith in life’s crises. He argues wise and brave people often act foolishly by solving problems without God, urging surrender to divine guidance amid trials and emphasizing eternal priorities over worldly gains.
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Bivation Tabernacle
David
Goliah
A . Tulin
Saul
Madmar
Amajes King Lear
Regan
Toner
Cordelia
Meg Merrilies
Walter Scott
Guy Mannering
Alexander Cruden
Blackwell's Island
Mme
Israel
Enewy
Alleghanyountains
God
Victoria
Great Britain
Europe
Heaven
Atlantic
Pacific
New York Harbor
Herbert
Now Is the Moment to Seek God and Salvation
A sermon urges immediate repentance and faith, warning that the present moment defines eternity. It contrasts the precarious pace of life with the urgency to seek a new heart, salvation, and forgiveness before death.
Sleep and the search for wakefulness across human limits
A discussion of extreme sleep deprivation from explorers to endurance tests. It notes Rouzani’s three week sleep attempt ended in deception, describes nocturnal survival in torture and death-row contexts, and outlines Preyer’s theory on sleep as accumulated waste. A 32 hour wake episode is cited from Youth's Companion.
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Rouzani
Preyer
Phipson
Marvelous Changes and The Hidden Dangers of Kidney Disease
The article argues major industrial shifts and social changes are transforming the economy from Pittsburg to Birmingham and beyond. It then highlights rising awareness of kidney disorders as a cause of death and praises Warner's safe cure, urging public trust and preventive action.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Birmingham
Alabama
Cincinnati
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
New England
Brompton
Warner
San Francisco Funeral Observed Amid Ancient Chinese Rites
A young artist writes from San Francisco describing a Chinese funeral she witnessed via the street procession. Coffin bearers, music with cymbals and a clarinet, followed by the widow tied with her head to the floor, and ceremonial prayers, candles, and further rites.
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San Francisco
Honest Advice on Iron Tonic for Readers
An old subscriber urges readers to avoid hype and consider Dr Harter's Iron Tonic as a cooler honest remedy. He claims neighbors have been harmed by repeated purchases of various medicines and appeals for prudent health choices.
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Dr. Harter
Lion keeper hides daily takings in lion cage
A prominent Paris area menagerie proprietor places that day’s receipts in a leather bag inside the lion’s cage each evening. No one has attempted to interfere. Sir William Thompson asserts the sun will endure 10,000,000 years as is.
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Paris
William Thompson
Work at home opportunity advertised by Harett & Co
If you have sufficiency of this world but no money, write to Harett & Co in Portland Maine to receive free full particulars about work you can do at home. Earn from five to twenty dollars per day with no capital required. All sexes and ages welcome. Investigate at once for likely success.
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Acain
David
Jesus Christ
Moses
Silliman
Bowling Green
New York
London
Spain
Cuba
England
India
Venice
God
Angels
Croesus
Cleopatra
Xsopus
Lentulus
Seaurius
Tiberius
Martin Luther
Savonrola
Christ
Heaven
Swammerdam
Hell
Mexico
Paradise
Stonewall Jackson
Jesus
Mercy
Hallet & Co
Portland
Harett & Co
Mehemet Ali Statue Survives Egyptian Bombardment Wrecked City
A letter from Alexandria to the New York Sun notes much of Alexandria remains wrecked after the 1883 English bombardment. It laments that the Mehemet Ali equestrian statue was spared and recounts fierce religious opposition to erecting such a statue. Religious authorities argued it imitates creation and could provoke divine wrath. Despite protests, a successor of the Prophet finally approved the statue, seen here as a travesty of art amid centuries of Muslim rule on the Nile.
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Alexandria
New York Sun
Mehemet Ali
Mohammed
Allah
Mussulman
Egypt
Nile
Singular Dueling Case Hears in St Petersburg
A closed trial in St Petersburg examined a duel case involving Captain Paniatine of the Czar’s Body Guard and General Lazareff’s brother in law. The court applied Russian law to determine who provoked the duel. It held Lazareff’s side provoked, granting him the lighter punishment while Paniatine faced the heavier sentence.
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St. Petersburg
Paniatine
Caucasus
Lazareff
Asia Minor
Turkey
Paliatine
M. Lazareff
Cough mixtures blamed for thousands of child deaths
A physician cites six thousand yearly deaths from morphia and opium in cough syrups, while Red Star Cough Cure is claimed to be free of drugs and made from vegetables. The note highlights medical progress and mentions St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism and Augusta Klumpke’s appointment as Paris hospital house surgeon amid opposition.
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Augusta Klumpke
California
Paris Medical School
Thate
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Aman
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KR. V. Pierce
Pierce
Alice R. Jordan, LL. D
Yale
Kilmer
Binghampton
Edinburgh College
Scott
W. R
Connen
M. D
Manchester
Wantabe
J. B. Marchisi
Utica
N.Y
L. N. St. Onge
P. P
Glen Falls
N. Y
St. Jacobs
Elyy
Cataarre
rAia
Eam
ELY Brothers
Owego
V.Y
America
Benson's
Seabury & Johnson
State of Maine
W. Cushing & CO
Foxcroft
Tansill
Paowitt
Denver
Col
R, W. Tan
AG I. Butler
Sec
Bradford Plock
Cor
Sixth & Vine
Cincienati
Ohio
Hood
Poultry Yard
Dale Poultry Yard
Williams
Express
Vre Pela
Lamar Rankin & Lamar
Atlanta
France
Dunham, Reea
Bonheur
M. W. Dunha Wayne
DuPage Co
Illinoia
Hainesville, N. J
E. T. Hazeltine
Warren, Ta
Port Jervis
Piso
Frank McKevvy
Ole Laesto
Columbus
Eastern Branch House
Hagerstown
Maryland
Svory
H.a.french & Co
James
Inferios
J. Means & Co
Aames
Jeurron
James Sean
Sis Manprewche
Moeamsoga &Pecia
L. Powsa & Oom
Dorchester
Mass
Hatolline
Allerton Spook Fins
Norway
LL. Binenam
Washington, D.C
Chap Fee
Oswege
Pam Tlery Show Case Co
Seaeite
Ih Bran
Trade-Mar
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