Ruth and Naomi sermon on choosing Jehovah and Christian life
A preacher urges five bold choices inspired by Ruth 1 16 17 to become true Christians. Change gods from Chemosh to Jehovah, inhabit a Christian home, seek Christian company, commit to a Christian death and burial, and embrace Christian associations culminating in a prepared heart for eternal life.
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Ruth i
Judah
Elimelech
Naomi
Moab
Ruth
Orpah
Land
Heaven
Jehovah
Chemosh
Bethlehem
Hannah
Esther
Mary
Havetriet
Dead Sea
Waneberg
Jesus
God
Tam
Episcopal Church
Land of
Christ
Canaan
Boaz
John Leech
London
Christopher North
Tom Hood
Mt. Pisgah
The Society Islands a Pacific Group Under French Rule
The Society Islands lie in the South Pacific between 16 and 18 degrees South and 148 to 155 degrees West. They comprise thirteen islands with Tahiti as the largest, totaling about 580 miles area and around 20 000 people. Exports include coconuts, oil, fruits, arrowroot, and shells, traded mainly with Valparaiso, Sydney, and San Francisco. French rule, a native king, and mission history define the governance and cultural changes since the 19th century.
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Society Islands
South Pacific Ocean
Ahiti
Otaheite
Tahiti
Valparaiso
South America
Sydney
New South Wales
San Francisco
Captain Cook
Royal Society
London
Fame and Infamy: The Dual Path of Human Deeds
A moral reflection contrasting fame as the reward of unselfish labor with infamy as the consequence of selfish acts. The text argues fame honors beneficial acts across scholars and workers, while infamy wrecks discipline and progress, urging choice of worthy effort over indulgence.
Widow and gravel bank deal ends with marriage twist
An Ohio widow owned a large gravel bank sought by a railroad company. After several offers were rejected, the President sent his Private Secretary to bid up to 14000 dollars. The secretary returned and said he would accept. He married the widow and gained the gravel bank ownership.
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Ohio
Fashion notes of Paris and London women trends
A survey of latest fashions includes plain muslin and palm stripe fabrics, gun sewing machines, rhinestone buckles, lace flounces, velvet belts, India silk overdresses, narrow ribbons, and gray gloves post mourning. Parisian weddings display gowns on dummy figures, with embroidery in prune violet browns and smoke. Royal and social touchpoints mention engagement rings, large buckles, long eye glasses, and Egyptian inspired bracelets.
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India
Paris
Mousseline de Soie
Egypt
Geo
Birdseye
Brooklyn
Miss Braddon
Sarah Coleman
Rainville
Shepherdéen
London
New Southern Crop: Broom corn grows well in South Carolina
A broom factory in Atlanta uses Chicago broom corn and pays heavy transport tolls. Georgia farmers are offered seed to encourage planting of broom corn, with reports of extraordinary growth in South Carolina’s low-country. The Agricultural Department is urged to provide seed and guidance for next year to foster a profitable crop and possible local broom industry.
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Atlanta
Chicago
Georgia
South Carolina
Agricultural Department
Cpop
Agriculuing Bureau
Charleston
Bill Nye on Explorers and the Pole History
Bill Nye surveys Arctic exploration from Iceland to Greenland, recounting early Norse discovery, Norwegians and Italians with flawed accounts, and repeated perils faced by many nations. He notes polar hunger, harsh climates, and the enduring mystery of locating the pole while satirizing explorers and their tales.
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Erik the Red
Greely
Iceland
Naddodr
Naddodh
Hose
Oether
North Cape
Arctic Circle
Greenland
Erik
Pole
Lem
Great Pole
Columbus
Europe
Bill Nye
Chiexas News
Blockade Runner Andrew Low Left Heirs Millions
Savannah businessman Andrew Low, a Civil War blockade runner who died abroad, left three to four million dollars to heirs and smaller gifts to favored charities. He built his fortune shipping cotton to Liverpool via the blockade fleet with partner Green. After the war they faced arrest for blockade running. imprisoned in adjacent cells, Green moved to Low’s cell as space ran out, and the two reportedly made up. Also note a Peru monetary proposal to base transactions on the American gold dollar.
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Andrew Low
Savannah
Liverpool
Low
Green
Washington
Hair Renewer Restores Gray Hair to Original Color
A historic ad notes Hall's Hair Renewer returns gray hair to natural color. It also promotes Ayer's Ague Cure as a specific remedy for long standing ague symptoms, urging readers to seek its use for persistent fevers and chills.
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Hall
Ayer
Curious number seven noted in Norristown Herald
The Norristown Herald notes curious claims about seven in relation to President Cleveland. It mentions a week after his birth he would be seven days old and being seven years old before marriage, highlighting the mystique around the number seven.
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Cleveland
Norristown Herald
Rheumatism relief and ads from a historic Observer page
Editor G P Miller recovers from a severe knee rheumatism after using St Jacobs Oil. Scotland endures its heaviest rainstorm on record. Red Star Cough Cure touted for coughs and colds. US Treasury blocks duty-free status for cotton ties cut abroad. Kilmer's remedies advertised as disease specifics. Port Hamilton to be abandoned by England. Men’sPeptonized Perfor promotes beef-based health tonic. Caswell Hazard ads for New York druggists. Baltimore Man's Day parade draws 25,000. Piso’s Cure for cough praised by Leonora Vermilyer.
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Fiso
Piso
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Greenwood Cemetery
Congress
Dearera
the Coquette
Bill Mye
Explorers
Arctic
Peru
Corsicana, Tex
Observer
G. P. Miller
Scotland
Sumner
Treasury Department
United States
Kilmer
Binghampton
N.Y
England
Isle of Port Hamilton
Mensman
Caswell, Hazard & Co
New York
Turkey
B. F. Johnson & Co
Richmond
Baltimore
Avion
N. Y
Ldarles
Leonora Vermilyer
A. M. Vaughan
Greenwich Review
Greenwich, O
Henry
The
Prohibition Party
Maryland
USA
ELY Brothers
Owego
Preres
Sere Sympham
Washington, D. C
N. Holliday St
Baltimore, Md
A.J. T
Simmons St
Boston
Poe
Elien
Bingham
Brown
Ron Bitters
Bross
Col
Ham
L Jones
Dr. Pierce
Ronchitt
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Main St
Burraxo, N.Y
B. F. Johenson & CO
Thomascam
Devingsaas
Horse Book Company
Leonard Street
New York City
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