Hunting for Souls sermon by Dr Talmage sparks spiritual archery
The sermon likens gospel outreach to hunting, urging Christians to be skilled and fearless archers for souls. It cites Nimrod, Luther, and Jesus teaching as fisher of men, asks for courage, seclusion to reach the unseen, and a church on wheels to bring in the uncaught.
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India
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The Sinner's Death Leap and Gospel Trumpet Call
A sermon extols choosing God’s path over sin with vivid images of Seok and a fatal leap. It frames true salvation as a trumpet of the gospel, urging immediate repentance and highlighting God’s pardoning nature. The sermon invokes Roland, echoes from a tomb in India, and angels rejoicing over one sinner who repents.
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Birds and their remarkable events across regions
An eight foot six inch eagle dies near Atlanta while fleeing furious crows. In England a snow storm sinks wings of rocks and trees fall, killing many birds. Viscount Arbuthnot owns a caged brown eagle that laid an egg after twenty years. A London Field correspondent reports a robin nesting inside a dressing room. A Long Branch cottage hosts nesting fish hawks, prompting a local protest. An elderly woman travels miles to warn against bad luck from destroying the nest.
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Amir of Afghanistan governed by justice and fear in court
A Jibote correspondent details Abdurrahman’s rule as Amir of Afghanistan. He splits duties by day from correspondence to military durbar, Diwan i Am, and public justice. The ruler dispenses justice with a sword, orders executions for treachery, and enforces harsh road theft penalties while drafting his memoirs.
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Journal Des Jibote
Afghanistan
Diwan i-Am
Cat in a Pitcher Stirs Uptown Hotel Parlor
In an uptown hotel parlor last night a cat and a porcelain pitcher caused a odd scene. The pitcher shattered against an iron pillar during the chase and the cat, stuck in the chinaware neck, burst into the room while three ladies hopped onto a sofa and a passerby defended with a walking stick. An ex congressman from New Jersey mused about rats.
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New Jersey
New York
The Pistol in Mexico
A vivid Mexican Letter describes how men carry pistols everywhere even to church and opera. The narrator notes a swarthy Spanish teacher who unbuckles his belt and places a nickel plated revolver on the table before lessons begin.
The Great Draft Riots and New York’s Draft Fallout
The article recalls the 1863 New York draft riots with widespread foreign-born and poor residents resisting conscription. It notes mob violence, attacks on officials, the destruction of property, and limited military response. Proclamations by Governor Seymour failed to quell the unrest as death tolls and damages mounted, with subsidies paid to affected families. Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Pulque in Mexico A Toltec tale of pulque lovers and legend
A Philadelphia Press correspondent reports on pulque in Mexico. Americans struggle with the pronunciation as they consume the sour drink in large daily quantities. The legend traces pulque to Toltec times with nobleman Papantzin and his daughter Xochitl, whose beauty sparked a king’s love and a palace captivity amid empire collapse.
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Philadelphia Press
Mexico
Papantzin
Xochitl
No F Works in Our Emergency Letter
An illustrated notice from the Rocky Mountain Cyclone laments missing letters in a tongue in cheek style. The editors explain the delay in receiving p and h letters and vow to endure until the correct alphabet returns. They stress the seriousness of the matter despite the playful tone.
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Solace for the Aged Laments Dwindling Friendships
Aged readers face fading social ease as youth skews social ties. The essay notes the loss of lightheartedness and teasing, leaving older people isolated and judged for vitality. It suggests turning to books, fishing, and spiritual friendship as solace, per the Pittsburgh Chronicle.
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Pittsburn Chronicle
Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites
Many people avoid cod liver oil because of its taste. Scott's Emulsion makes it as palatable as milk and promotes recovery in consumption scrofula bronchitis debility wasting diseases in children chronic coughs and colds. Physicians report children take it with pleasure.
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Powder Overboard Phrase Warns of Vessel Danger
A wartime style exhortation urges swift action to save lives at sea and promotes Dr. Harter's Iron Tonite as a preventive remedy. The speaker emphasizes wisdom in self handling of peril and the blessing of prompt treatment.
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The Morning Dress and Health Tactics in Society
An advice style piece extols dress as a social indicator while promoting patent medicines. It urges women to avoid illness tied to female diseases and touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy, with an offer for a free pamphlet from Dr J B Marchisi in Utica New York.
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