Visions of Heaven By Ezekiel in Spite of Sorrow
The preacher argues that heaven preserves individual temperaments and callings. Departed friends retain earthly joys such as art music science and law, now expanded beyond earthly limits. He envisions heavenly arts, military order, mathematics, metaphysics, exploration, history, astronomy, law, medicine, and dialogue, all pursued without earthly constraints.
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Chebar
Ezekiel i
Ezekiel
Nebuchadnezzar
Heaven
John
Paul
Earth
Heavenly City
Christ
Raphael
Michael the Archangel
Michael Ange'o
Turner
Holman
Louvres
Luxembourgs
Antioch
Mount Piscah
Haydn
Ioma
Wrchestra
Herta
Harmony
David
Elisha
St. John
Naner
Toshua
Caleb
Gideon
Samson
John Milton
Plato
Dick Sant
Sir William Hamilton
Jonathan Edwards
Christian John Franklin
Erebus
North Pole
Christian de Long
Jeannette
Christian Livingstone
Mont Blanc
Humphrey Davy
Acaophon
Herodotus
Moses
Adam
Jupiter
Mars
Orion
Vieiades
Herschel
Isaac Newton
Joseph Henry
Agassiz
Brazil
Chen- Nemwen
Archangel
God
New York
Brooklyn
Abercombie
Scotland
John Brown
Edinburgh
A Vision of Heaven Guests and the Glories of Christ
The speaker imagines Heaven as a grand gathering of biblical figures and saints from history, asking to visit their earthly congregations and ministries. He envisions departed Christians continuing active worship and service, studying Christ, and praising Him as the conqueror in a vast temple where all creation gathers to adore the Lamb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaven
New Zealand
Australia
John Howard
George Peabody
Thomas Clarkson
Christ
Roe
Heaven
Not Honored at Home
A historical passage argues that exceptionally gifted individuals face rejection by their native communities. The story follows a clever man named Jack Smith, shunned since childhood for petty misdeeds, who leaves home, achieves fame, and is celebrated by the world while his village clings to a simple, dismissive label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Hoyt
Mary Jane
Verybody
Jack Smith
The Drugs Most Used in Prescriptions
Digest of 10 000 prescriptions from the Chemist and Druggist shows spirits of chloroform, sal volatile, gly cerine and syrup of orange peel as top drugs. Bromide of potassium ranks second, with wine of ipecac, quinine sulphate, bicarbonate of soda and carbonate of ammonia also common. Respiratory disorders predominate. season may influence use, but hospital data suggest bicarbonate, rhubarb and gentian often exceed these in frequency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Electric railways expanding across cities and states
Electric railroads are operating eleven miles in Montgomery Alabama at half the horsepower cost. Additional cities with electric traction include Baltimore Los Angeles Port Huron Detroit Scranton Appleton and Denver. Twelve more cities have electric railway projects and thirty seven companies have formed or taken steps to build such roads per Electrical Review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Port Huron
Detroit
Scranton
Appleton
Wisconsin
Denver
Curious 19th Century Echoes From an Odd Volume
A fragment from a periodical recounts curiosities and antiquities from history and myth. It notes Benjamin Creh of Milton Massachusetts, Amsterdam's rise as a European trade hub, Pine City Washington Territory’s tiny resident woman, and a Roman tale of a punished noblewoman for locking a wine chest. It also covers historic knighthood, a shark tooth discovery, a jurist’s harsh dowry remark, a Texas lightning death, Salvation Army insignia, and a medical sketch of tetanus including symptoms, progression, and care advice from Youths' Companion.
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Amer
Benjamin Creh
Milton
Mass
Amsterdam
Europe
Pine City
Washington Territory
Fabius
Torgnatus
Tiberius Claudius
Tricongius
California
Nipomo
Texas
Salvation Army
India
What a Clearing-House Is
The Clearing House clears nightly balances between banks, saving payment labor. It simplifies a tedious task and records the level of banking activity, with exchanges showing rising or falling business by banks and the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
A Child's Tears and the Mirror of Life Tale
A Detroit Free Press piece recounts a mother praying for her sick child as an angel shows a mirror of life. Through images of a boy, a youth, a man, and a dying child, tears signal virtue and vice. the final vision shows tears in the mother and child, prompting mercy and divine rejoicing.
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Angel of Mercy
Angels of Heaven
Golden Gates
Detroit Free Press
Earnings On the Stage List 19th Century Actors Profits
The report tallies earnings of stage figures for a season, including Annie Pixley about 25000 dollars, Joe Jefferson near 40000 in fifteen weeks, Lotta about 35000, Fanny Davenport 15000 less, Denman Thompson 60000 to 70000 mostly from The Old Homestead, Mrs Langtry at least 75000, Adonis Dixey around 300 for eight months, Sara Bernhardt 300000 on this side of the Atlantic, Abbey Shoeffel & Gray 200000 to divide, Patti’s notes plus interest 250000, Abbey and Shoeffel 100000, Edwin Booth about 800000 with Booth’s share 200200 Barrett 75000 and Chase 25000, Wilson Barrett likely losing over 20000.
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Annie Pixley
Joe Jefferson
Lotta
Fanny Davenport
Denman Thompson
Mrs. Langtry
Adonis Dixey
Sara Bernhardt
Atlantic
Abbey, Shoeffel & Gray
Patti
Abbey
Shoeffel
Edwin Booth
Booth
Barrett
Chase
Wilson Barrett
America
Picayune
Not at Home Sitings in a Sharp Exchange
A witty exchange centers on a strong minded woman and a relative who visits. The relative asks about a husband who has secured a place in the orchestra and plays first fiddle, prompting the reply that he does not play first fiddle at home. The brief vignette captures domestic humor and social tone.
Hogs Swim Tale From Old Connecticut Sow
A Cincinnati Times-Star item notes a long standing belief that hogs cannot swim, but tells of an eight to ten year old sow in the Nauga tuck hills Connecticut who swims daily from her riverbank pen to a central river island and back, rivaling swimmers of legend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naugatuck Hills
Connecticut
Boyton
MD River
Cincinnati Times-Star
A Costume for Comfort from Oriental Dress
The New York Tribune argues that loose light fabrics and turbans are cooler and safer in heat, noting Oriental robes banish tight garments. It questions Western headgear and attire for hot conditions and rapid travel like ferries or trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Lightning Kills Large Sheep Flock at Cape Farm
A severe storm struck Biesjesdam farm in Victoria West Cape Colony killing 780 of 1430 ewes sheltering near a building. Owner Mr Thompson and eighteen men spent three days skinning the carcasses. The Pall Mall Gazette notes such wholesale lightning destruction is unprecedented in South Africa.
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Biesjesdam
Victoria West
Cape Colony
Thompson
South Africa
Transvaal
Average Farm Income From Agricultural Returns
The latest Agricultural department returns show leading farm products yielding 4.014 billion dollars yearly, equating to an average income of 70 dollars per person for every man, woman, and child in the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Department
Over-Worked Women Offer Patent Remedy Claims
An advertorial note promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic for worn out women and various disorders, claiming it strengthens the system and relieves stomach weakness, indigestion, back pain, and sleeplessness. It markets at $1 per bottle or six for $5, with a 10 cent mailing informatory tract. Also mentions Pierce's Pellets and a temperance conference in Zurich.
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Worth’s
Dispensary Medical Association
Main Street
Buffalo
N.Y
S . Neya
Pete Jon Waed
Express
Wm. F. Kidder & CO
John the N.Y
Pettit
Pierce
Chemical Laboratory of World'’S Dispensary Medical Association
Butfalo, N. Y
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Pearl Street
Cincinnati
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le Mass
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Holly, Mich
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Tansill
A. Tovier
Brockport, N. Y
R. W. Tansill & CO
Chicago
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Lebanon
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Martin Fire Arma Co
New Haven
Coan
Piso
PE Pensions
Washington, D
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Washington, D.C
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