The Departure of Paul and the Christian Hope
The preacher paints Paul’s death as a glorious departure from a dungeon to heaven, urging believers to embrace death with cheer. He contrasts earthly sufferings with the bright hospitality of heaven, invites curiosity about the beyond, and centers Jesus as the hope of all solace and triumph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
Heaven
Paul
Tullianum
Mamertine
Troas
Elmwood
Strugaoe Omere
Mediterranean Sea
Rome
God
Christ
Nero
Egypt
Ben Holmes
Columbus
John Franklin
Switzerland
Matterhorn
Alpenstock
Eternal Hills
Alps
Montague Street
Jonathan Edwards
St. Paul
Devacre
Univers
Jesus
Lord Jesus Christ
Lukes
Mark
John
Vision of Messiah Oratorio and Heavenly Bridegroom
A rousing sermon orchanting heavenly imagery describes the Messiah as the Lamb and the divine narrative unrolled. The speaker urges awe as the oratorio unfolds and the Bride of Christ, the Church, is depicted as ready for the wedding bells of heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Jesus
Fashions Through a Hundred Years of Hats and Beards
Fashion plates trace dress tastes from piety to show. Easton Methodists shunned bows on bonnets. Lorenzo Dow wore a full beard to shock and reveal in a pulpit candle display. Leather aprons, worn Sundays for work, provoked jokes while one youth kept them on in winter, claiming fear of cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Massachusetts
Lorenzo Dow
Giants and Dwarfs Across History and Legend
The article surveys reputed giants and dwarfs from ancient authors to modern exhibitions. It notes tall figures such as Gabbara and Amanach, cites eight to eight and a half feet as authentic upper bounds, and mentions documented cases from Rouen, Sweden, and Prussia. It contrasts with dwarfs like tomlawsky, 28 inches tall, highlighting variability in stature and the tendency toward exaggeration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pliny
Gabbara
Poison
Secundilla
Garopius
Lecat
Rouen
Buffon
Cujanus
Frederick William
Prussia
Gille de Trent
Tyrol
Duke of Brunswick
Amanach
Chang
Winckelmeier
Paris
Tomlawsky
Pepular Science Monthly
John Adams at Home Visit Recounts 1818 Quincy Table
George Bancroft recalls visiting John Adams in Quincy in 1818. Adams and his wife welcomed guests warmly at a simple parlor tea, with grandchildren present and a calm, republican household cadence. Bancroft stresses Adams as a venerable, vigorous elder statesman observed in retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bancroft
Felows
United States
Quincy
New England
Mexican Bells Compare to US Towers and Tone
Harper's Magazine notes Mexican bells in Morella’s tower are rare and melodious, with many medium bells chiming softly. The piece credits silver content and artistic casting for tone, arguing Mexican bells are shaped for sound and struck rather than swung, better fitting church use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morella
Republic
United States
Harper’s Magazine
Pig within a rattlesnake story from Marshalleile Times
Jasper Bryan recalls a remarkable riverbank incident near town where a sow and her piglets were missed. A rattlesnake swallowed a pig, but the pig kicked free and walked with the snake still attached. The snake was killed, the pig recovered and doing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper Bryan
Ryan
Marshalleile
Jubilees in Ancient Egypt and Pharaoh Amenhotep III
A London Notes and Queries correspondent recalls ancient jubilee customs in Egypt. Amenhotep III’s thirtieth year marked by throne ceremony, tribute list, and rewarded taxpaying subjects with necklaces. Rameses II held jubilees in years thirty, thirty four, thirty seven, and forty, while Thermes III and others had long reigns but unclear records of a thirty-year jubilee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Amenhotep III
Amenophis III
Egypt
Rameses ST
Thermes III
Darkest Nights Yield Chinese Delicacy Squid in Monterey
Monterey Cal Argua reports on squid caught by Chinese fishermen using bright fires to attract eight inch translucent prey in the bay. Women and children clean and dry the catch on boards and rooftops before packing for shipment to San Francisco and China as a delicacy. The itemized list adds that Jefferson Davis Simon Cameron Hamlin and A P Kennedy are among the last surviving members of the Senate at the war’s start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
China
Monterey
Cal
Argua
Jefferson Davis
Simon Cameron
Handal Hamlin
A. P. Kennedy
United States Senate
Bright
What is Woman's Worth and the Favorite Prescription
A crusty old bachelor is asked about a woman's worth and a damsel replies with a pun. The ad promotes Dr. R V Pierce's Favorite Prescription claiming to cure female weaknesses and strengthen the system. Send 10 cents in stamps for pamphlet from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Man
R. V. Pierce
Diepascary Medical Association
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Invalida’ l
Dispensary Medical Association
Pierce Patented Preparations and Medical Remedies Ad Advert
An advertisement touts Pierce remedies including Pleasant Purgative Pellets and catarrh cures by Dr Sage, urging women to read pamphlets on female diseases. It promotes Scott's Emulsion cod liver oil with hypophosphites as nourishing for infants and wasting, with Dr S W Cohen of Waco endorsing its efficacy for infantile wasting and appetite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
S. W. Cohen
Waco
Texas
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DR. Talmage
THE
Brooklyn Divine
John Adams
Pierce
Price
J. B. Marchisi
Hood
Wood
E. Sarcue
Gates Avenue
Brooklyn
Col. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell Mass
Invalids’ Hotel“ Surgical Institute
Buffalo, N. Y
Washington
Florida
New York
Scien
Marvelous
KV. Pierce
M.D
Sant
St. Vitus
Invalids
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Havin
Invalids’ Hate and Surgical Institute
New Oxford Street
England
E. H. Gelston & CO
Washington, D.C
Coleman Business College
Newark
New Jersey
Coleman
P.O
National Coe
Blair
Palm’ Business College
Phils
Moody
Moody & Co
Cincinnati
N. P. Boyer & Co
Coatesville, Pa
Hollindsworth
Celoreco
Columbia Ave
Philadelphia
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