The Written Sermon and the Offehand Kind
Rabbi Wechsler argues against written sermons comparing them to extemporaneous discourse. He says manuscript sermons feel like essays and fail to inspire, urging preachers to deliver offhand sermons for stronger impact and urging laymen to consider the value of spontaneous preaching. Judge Stubbs urged forfeiture of bonds and compelled attendance to curb gambling.
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Rabbi Wechsler
Lkely
Rabbi Weechsler
Stubbs
Poor Carnegie and the steel trust betrothal tale
The piece notes Carnegie’s exclusion from the steel trust stock while his vast steel trust bonds may keep him financially secure. It also lampoons various figures from politics to journalism and headlines irrelevant local crime.
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Carnegie
Steel Trust
Political chatter crosses party lines in era commerce talk
In a mosaic of editorials and dispatches, tribunes critique reciprocity with trusts, manufacturing delays, and the Cuban reciprocity bill. Figures like Mark Hanna and Philander Knox appear, while a debate about wagon pulling and party cooperation surfaces across multiple papers.
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Edward
Perityphillis
Marion Chronicle
Mark Hanna
Knox Democrat
Paper Snippets Reflect Early 20th Century Wit and News
A collage of quotes from press clippings highlights sly jabs at con artists, price wars in meat markets, sharp wordplay on wages and sin, political heat in the democracy, and a smallpox spreader tale. The items show era tone, humor, and public concerns with economics and ethics.
Quips and Curiosities From Distant Papers
A collage of humorous exchanges and social vignettes from various papers. Snippets include flirtatious banter about marriage and state loyalties, a joke about rain checks, and light domestic anecdotes featuring a Boston teller, a Baltimore voice, and a New Orleans friend.
Humorous anecdotes and a Booth poster tale
A collection of light witticisms and stories from varied sources. An Omaha Bee note recalls Edwin Booth preferring plain posters. New York Times material shares a judge Rabbi banquet quip and jokes about Senator Kittredge and Senator Hanna. A touching line from Ian Maclaren about a poor girl and a carriage ends the piece.
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Omaha Bee
Booth
Edwin Booth
John Watson
Ian Maclaren
Fifth-ave
Thirteenth-st
Bradder
New York Times
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