Camel and Gnats in a Sermon on Small Sins
Rev Dr Talmage uses the camel and gnat parable to denounce zeal for minor faults while ignoring major sins. He criticizes sanctimonious conventionality and hypocritical piety in churches, urging believers to confront inner corruption and seek eternal, not earthly, concerns.
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Christ
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Venus
Sunmtuy
Mons Piacradie
Avi
Nyinns
Perons
Jesus Christ
Elijah
Locher
Wistom
Chris
Herod
Matthew Henry
John
Robert South
John Wesley
George Whitefeldt
Jeremy Taylor
Row and Hill
Geosgs Finney
Ecclesiastics
Burke
Apostle Paul
Judas
Eternity Dominates Time in A Stark Rhetorical Passage
A fragmentary meditation uses biblical imagery to contrast time with eternity, mocking the elevation of temporal questions over future fate. The speaker warns that those fixated on time invite catastrophic consequence, invoking thunderous moral reckoning.
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Lebanon
White House Dining Customs Described by Washington Critic
The Washington Critic outlines White House meals with breakfast at nine on weekdays and a half hour later on Sundays. It notes varied meat dishes, tea and milk preferred by Mrs. Cleveland, milk for the President, and half hour meals. Luncheon at two, dinner in six courses, wine sparingly, and a relaxed service style.
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White House
Washington
Half Stone
Saratoga
Cleveland
Coreans Known For Unbounded Appetite At Feasts
Describes Corean mealtime zeal with insatiable hunger, large portions, and fasting traditions. Notes mothers feeding babies, frequent meat and fruit consumption, and lack of table talk. Highlights that nothing goes to waste and food rituals emphasize quantity over quality.
Decapitation of rebels in Chang Chou Kiangsu uprising
Seventy one rebels of a religious sect were severely harmed in Chang Chou Prefecture Kiangsu. Seventeen more were captured at Soochow with papers for plans to capture Chang Shou. Viceroy sent battalion and war junks. executions carried out outside the city. The rebels posed as street vendors of toy cash swords to fund their activities. locals commend strict enforcement and prompt punishment.
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Chang Chou
Kiangsu
Soochow
Chang Shou
Uint
Pice S.ince
Paths Gymnastics and Mountain Climbing Prescribed
Corman physicians prescribe physical activities for heart disease including walking paths, gymnastics, and mountain climbing as part of treatment.
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Corman
Grafting Techniques For Vines And Ground Layering
The article describes cleft grafting on vines with scions inserted into a prepared stock, including above and below ground methods. It notes March and April as common grafting months and mentions propagating by layers and cuttings as the easiest method.
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New
How to Raise Onions for Market and Home Uses
Practical guide notes soil types and drainage for onions, with recommended methods for field and bed cultivation. It covers seed sowing, rolling, row spacing, and the use of sets, plus varieties like Silver Skin, Yellow Danvers, Strasburg, and Red Wethersfield. Prairie Farmer.
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Strasburg
Poultry thrift as key to profits in raising fowls
The article urges thrift and strict management for profitable poultry farming. It covers keeping fowls healthy, saving and drying droppings for corn crop use, feeding economy, culling and timing for market birds, and housing, crowding, and cleanliness. It also highlights varied feed, spring breeding condition, and a winter feeding plan with broth, beef scraps, and mixed grains.
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Ulu
Farm and Garden Notes Spark Fertilizer and Storage Tips
Sheep manure is a very rich fertilizer. Most cellars are too warm and dry to keep celery well.
Tomb of Rameses II Reveals Porcelain Shubti Images
At Haraol’s Tomb the discovery of porcelain shabti figures shows ancient funeral customs. Researchers note these little servant images remained undisturbed for over three thousand years, placed by mourners to aid the deceased in the afterlife.
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Rameses II
Gracklyn Standard Union
Woman in business proves capability and persistence
The article argues women now dominate various commercial roles from stenographers to editors and business leaders. It cites Phil Armour's secretary, Mrs. Frank Leslie, Madam Demorest, and Annie Jones Miller as proof women can run companies, influence detail work, and drive health focused enterprise. It stresses health and prevention as key to sustained success.
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Atay
Busine
Phil Armour
Armour
Frank Leslie
Frank Leslie Publishing Company
Madam Demorest
Annie Jomess Miller
Dress
Daily Mail
United States
Miller
Oldest state capitol at Richmond famed for statues
The Virginia State Capitol in Richmond is described as America’s oldest state capitol still used for its original purpose. Thomas Jefferson supervised its construction, and its grounds boast a star pedestal with Washington and other antebellum figures. The rotunda holds rare paintings and Houdons Washington.
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State Capitol
Richmond
America
Thomas Jefferson
Capitol
Governors Mansion
Union
Virginia
Thomas Crawfons
Washington
John Marshall
United States
Houdon
Lafayette
Paris
Henry Clay
Kentucky
South
House of Delegates
Aaron Burr
John Randolph
Roanoke
Capitol Square
Confederacy
New York Commercial Advertier
The President’s Coachman Albert Hawkins
Albert Hawkins, a former slave from Anne Arundel County Maryland, became a celebrated racing stable figure. Found by General Grant after the war, he ran the stables at the Executive Mansion and served every president since. He famously quieted runaway horses near a requiem mass for King Victor Emmanuel, earning autographs for his skill and calmness.
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Anne Arundel County
Grant
Crant
Victor Emanuel
Legation
Albert
Rew
Vil
Bey Ress
The Art of Sermon Making by Rev Behrend
A Brooklyn preacher explains his shift from writing and speaking methods to a three way approach. He describes drafting a 2000 word written brief for clarity and precision and then delivering it freely from memory.
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A. J. F. Behrend
Brooklyn
Blowing the Mayor's Horn and Wake Lordly Customs
The article describes English corporation customs such as the Burghmore Horn and Ripon horn. It notes Anglo Saxon origins, the mayoral horn signal for the watch, and the wakeman’s duties. It mentions three nine o’clock blasts and a 1433 ordinance requiring signals at the cross corners to deter theft.
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England
Rays Cynsell’s Magazine
Burghmore
Ripon
Ringiow
Cannon shot embedded in oak tree near Franklin Tennessee
A twelve pound cannon shot, fired by Federal forces during a battle twenty three years ago, was found lodged seventeen inches deep in an oak in the Franklin suburb. The oak fibers cling to the ball and remain nearly as hard as the iron.
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Franklin
Tenn
Trial by Jury Declares for Dr Pierce Pellets
A local note reports a jury verdict favoring Dr Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets as a remedy for lower stomach disorders and related symptoms. It quotes John Bright arguing for prohibition as impractical for now. It also mentions Dr Sage's Water Remedy and General Swift's claim Massachusetts spent 4,140 dollars on not drinking last year.
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Dr. Pierce
General Swift
Young Men's Union of
Boston
Massachusetts
First-born breath and death’s bridal chamber warned
A historical notice warns of consumption’s stealthy approach and its terrible toll on youth. It claims early intervention helps and cites supposed cures with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, urging vigilant diagnosis and treatment.
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Pierce
Golden
Parsatens Sip Sparks City Rumor on Local Drink
The Alliance News notes in Parsatens a growing debate as obepe drinkers claim picrenest from LOM in DSsito AAW. At present Vrance is cited as a wine inquiry facing questions about origin and safety.
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Parsatens
Lom
Dssito
Remedy Claims Cure For Consumption In Letter Page
A reader letter from T A Slocum M D offers a positive remedy for consumption claiming thousands of cures with timely use. He will mail bottles to readers who send a express address. A Tennessee publisher notes state spending on bad whisky versus schools and mentions a Nebulizer cure for catarrh with City Hall Pharmacy in New York as contact.
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Bway
New York
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Express and Post Office
M. C
Pearl St
New Vert
W. LL
Koya
W. L. Douglas
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