Husking Time and Heaven A Thanksgiving Sermon by Talmage
Rev. T DeWitt Talmage uses husking corn as a metaphor for death and heaven saying a shock of corn comes in season as frost fades to sun and joy. He consoles the bereaved noting patience in suffering and envisions a heavenly neighborhood reunion where all social ranks unite before God.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
Brooklyn
Joseph
Pharaoh
Ruth
Bethlehem
Abigail
David
Christ
New York
Ohio
Nain
Apostle
Cape Hatteras
Potter's Field
Westminster Abbey
Earth
God
Father
Heaven
Joshua
Naaman
Somone
Lord Jesus Christ
Charleston
Portland
Greenwood
John Milton
John Howard
Charlotte Elizabeth
Hannah More
Hunters of Men and the Caledonian Trail of Pursuit
A seasoned California pioneer argues brave mountaineers can outlast train robbers, warning city officers lack the grit and skill. He recalls a 56 emigrant raid where careless vigilance let Indians strike at night, then contrasts his own controlled pursuit protecting a 6000‑strong sheep convoy with calm nerve and strategic defense.
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Sampson
California
Houmboldt River
Nevada
Resuita
Mexico
Piutes
Chicago Pest
Ferdinand de Soto remembered in Columbian tribute
A historical sketch honors Ferdinand de Soto, noting his role in early exploration and conquest. Born 1496 in Estre madura, he rose from modest means with support from Pedrarus Davila, led campaigns in Darien, Guatemala, Yucatan, and Peru, and guided expeditions from Florida to the Mississippi, earning wealth and fame before returning to Spain.
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Mississippi River
Columbus
de Soto
Ferdinand de Soto
Estremadura
Cortes
Pedrarus Davila
Darien
Guatemala
Yucetan
Pizarro
Fern
Florida
Mississippi
Peru
Cuzco
Spain
Superstitions and Omens Across Ancient to Modern Beliefs
The essay surveys Greek divination from dreams to bird signs and animal liver entrails, with Socratic satire by Aristotle. It notes lingering habits like random Bible verses for guidance, moon and table customs, and fears linked to sneezes, dreams, and specific omens in various cultures. It cites a Chaıntauqua speaker Thomas D. Seymour on German sneezes and regional beliefs.
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Alschylus
Aristotle
Germany
Thomas D. Seymour
Chantauqura
De Soto's Voyage and Rumors of the Mississippi
The article recounts Hernando de Soto's expedition from Cuba to Florida and the Mississippi in 1539 to 1542, detailing hardships, battles with Native peoples, and his death and burial in the Mississippi. It notes Alvarez de Pineda's prior Mississippi voyage and argues De Soto's fame is clouded by mystery over the river's discovery.
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Honor
Davila
Charles V
Cuba
de Soto
Havana
Bay of
Juan Ponce
Savannah
Mobile
Manvila
Yazoo
Mississippi
Missouri
Florida
Mistery
Alvarez de Pineda
Rio de Santo Espiritu
Fiske
Salivary Glands and Their Role in Digestion
The piece explains salivary glands presence across mammals, their diminished use in whales and sea predators, and their crucial role in initiating digestion by stimulating peptic glands to produce gastric juice. It notes extra salivary glands in horses, sheep, and oxen and cites Dr. Kellogg via Good Wealth.
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Mammalia
J. H. Kellogg
Whipping Up Lessons in a Quarrelsome Kitchen
Elin Wheeler Wilcox presents a chaotic kitchen scene where grandmamma explains that whipping makes cake lighter. Eggs, butter, buttermilk, and even coffee feel the repercussion as a wild, comical domestic metaphor unfolds amid a rowdy, melodramatic household.
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Grand Ma
Elin Wheeler Wilcox
Rover Scares Children and Baby Plunges Down Bank
In a Youth's Companion tale read by Sydney Dayre, Polly, Jack, and Jim take Rover the dog on a wagon ride to gather nuts and berries. Rover chases a rabbit, the wagon crashes, and baby falls down a steep bank but is unhurt, his mother racing to retrieve him as the children face a long, anxious trek home.
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Rover
Jack
Polly
Joe
Jim
Baby
Folly
Sydney Dayre
Tad Lincoln's Patriotism and a Civil War Moment
The piece recalls a closing Civil War scene before the White House where crowds cheered as Lincoln, with quiet patience, waved the national flag. An unexpected gesture came when Tad Lincoln, the president's youngest son, lifted a captured Confederate flag to the air, prompting a notable reaction from the gathered crowd.
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White House
Executive Mansion
Abraham Lincoln
Tad
Tad Lincoln and a Loyal Demonstration at the White House
The piece recalls Tad Lincoln, the president's son, unfurling a token of triumph at a major day. The crowd cheered as Lincoln signaled approval, showing the peaceable leadership of his father. An anecdote about Tad at a foreign school highlights his gentleness and charity toward a snobbish classmate.
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Tad
White House
Euerope
Lincoln
Gene Tleman
Harper
Harry's Railroad Train
Mrs J S Lowe recounts a whimsical toy railroad built by Harry with a velocipede engine, express wagons as cars, and two doll carriage passengers. The stone track forms a smooth, nearly wall-like route, while Harry serves as engineer conductor brakeman and fireman, using a shared brake on his seat and a smokeless motor train basic to this curious toy voyage.
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Harry
Fle
J. S. Lowe
Grant's Colt Story Shows Childlike Bargaining Realism
A tale from Gen. Grant's memoirs recalls a neighbor's colt offered first at £20, then £22 10s, then £25.Young Ulysses, eight, pressed hard for the horse, and his father allowed the higher bids, teaching the boy the staged progression before finally buying the colt. The animal proved shortlived, and the episode amused the village. The piece also notes divided views on Columbus and a reflection on ashes becoming crystal in divine work.
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Gen. Grant
Grant
Ulysses
Annie L. Hannah
American Agriculturist
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