Christmastide Sermon Celebrates Mary Brutes and Fields
The piece surveys a Christmas night scene focusing on Mary and the infant Jesus, praising motherhood and the humble Bethlehem stable. It argues God honored creation and fields, science, and childhood, urging reverence for mothers and the vulnerable, with references to historical figures and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Christ
Earth
Boors
Caspar
Balthasars
Melchior
Jesus
James Y. Simpson
Valentine Mott
Abercrombie
Abernethy
Joseph Ienry
Agassiz
Mary
John Wesley
St. Bernard
Samuel Budgett
Doddridge
Walter Scott
Benjamin West
Titian
Rubens
Dean Farrar Calls Reforms for Church of England
Dean Farrar of Canterbury warns England’s church must reform to keep the masses. He argues ceremonies, rituals, and theological subtleties should be dropped and a living spirit infused into the state religion. He says the prayer book fails to attract the people. Urban poor complain services are tiresome and too long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Farrar
Canterbury Cathedral
England
Church of England
Philippine Orchid Collection at Siegfried’s Conservatory
J. C. Siegfried of Alameda California owns the finest Philippine orchid collection in the country. His private conservatory, recently opened to the public, houses 2760 plants with an approximate commercial value of 69000 dollars. He has added to the list for over fifteen years and now holds more than 166 varieties sourced from 36 regions worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Siegfried
Alameda
Cal
Siegfried
Wealthy trade shows strong gains in November markets
R G Dun weekly review notes that railway stocks fell yet November earnings rose 11.5 percent from last year and 18.2 percent over 1899. Manufacturing plants stay busy as labor wages peak, retail distribution soars with holiday goods. Iron centers report possible output drop, yet iron in blast and furnace stocks reveal mixed signals. Wheat exports rise. corn hits decade highs. failures rise in US and Canada. A columnist laments the ubiquity of dull knives amid a lengthy anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Zo.s Weekly Review of Trade
United States
Atlantic
Canada
Henry VIII Weighs Match After Jane Seymour's Death
Henry VIII faced a difficult task finding a new wife after Jane Seymour's death. His first offer went to the duchess dowager of Milan, who reportedly replied that she had only one head and would be available only if he had none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Elopsch
New Orleans
Henry VIII
Jane Seymour
Milan
Lem onade straw confusion and strong manila paper record
A diner asks for a straw with lemonade while the server mishears and repeats confusion. The text notes that manila cap paper can support 300 pounds and holds a record for strength among papers.
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Europe
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le Latving
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Daily Times
Daily Gazette
Dispatch
Ohio Farmer
Youth’s Companion
National Stockman
McClures
Frank Lestie
Magaz Progress
Farm Journal
the Progress
Indiana, Pa
Model Flouring Mill
Onor Wheat Mills
Rossmoyne Flouring Mills
Frantz Bros
Rossmoyne, Indiana CO
Pennsylvania
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