Religion for today in daily life at Brooklyn tabernacle
Rev Talmage urges bringing Christ into every day work and small annoyances, arguing the Christian life must be continuous not sporadic. He stresses talking about religion, applying faith in humble occupations, and treating all tasks as sacred to God while resisting cant and hypocrisy.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Southampton
Heaven
South America
God
Jesus Christ
Christ
Malachi
Oregon
Lebanon
Simon
Gennesaret
Matthew
House of God
Church of God
Troy
Springfield
Church of Christ
St. Martin's
Luther
Paul
Rouen
Ashland
Hellesponts
Grace
Latimer
Ridley
Plato
Ulysses
Catherine de Medicis
Columbus
Work of Larger Corn Stalk Borer in Agricultural Hints
An old agricultural bulletin outlines the corn stalk borer pest, its global spread from 1856, and its impact on sugar cane and corn. It details the moth and larva life cycle, brood counts by region, damage patterns, and control measures such as burning stalks, crop rotation, and timely planting to minimize losses.
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West Indies
Australia
Java
Borneo
Sumatra
Ceylon
Louisiana
Virginia
Maryland
Department of Agriculture
Ain
Orange Judd
Tommy Figg
Tommy
Paw
Indianapolis Journal
N. Y
Bess
Feeding Live Stock a Maryland Experiment Station Guide
Henry S. Alvord Director of the Maryland Experiment Station outlines practical livestock feeding. He compares hay, fodder, corn, oats, meat and middlings for horses and cows, detailing when to feed dry or moist, grain vs hay, and daily quantities based on work and milk production. He recommends oats for horses, ground corn meal for cows, and supplementing hay with cut feed and middlings.
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Maryland Experiment Station
Henry 5
Alvord
MD. Exp
Among the Poultry Care and Feeding Guidance
Practical poultry guidance from St. Louis Republic on incubation, brood management, and winter feeding. Emphasizes not overloading yards with hens, exercise for fowls, varied feed, and careful handling of eggs. Recommends soft wet meal for chicks and scalded cornmeal bran for incubator birds.
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St. Louis Republic
White specks in butter indicate sour cream woes
The Dairy World notes white specks arise when skimmed cream carries sour milk rich in casein that curdles. Causes include letting cream age before churning and improperly kept dairy utensils. Remedy is quicker processing and using sweeter cream to avoid sour butter.
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The
Dairy World
Wholesome Chicory as a Winter Salad Plant
A guide on chicory as a hardy winter salad plant. Planting, soil, drilling, thinning, and care instructions cover sowing in May or June, hoeing, watering, and storing roots for forced use. Details on pot cultivation, forcing temperatures, darkness, and cutting leaves for market ready blanched chicory.
Rust proofing by an American blacksmith method gains favor
An article notes rust prevention methods in steel making, highlighting a classic American technique taught to blacksmiths and farmers. It describes a resin sandiac gum lac turpentine mixture with alcohol, prepared by heat and filtration, claiming superior value to secret processes. It also reports sheep value in the United States rising by about eight million dollars from last year, signaling growing livestock industry attention.
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Wolf
Ooe
United States
School Bell Song Parody Encourages Diligence
A verse from James Buckham in the Journal of Education contrasts a lively school song with a lazy boy’s wandering mood. It urges punctual effort and balanced work and play as two boys hear the bell and reflect on study and enjoyment.
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Tony
James Buckham
Journal of Education
A Queer Pet The Story Of A Little Tortie
A personal vignette by Eva Lovett Carson about an orphaned turtle kept as a pet in Brooklyn. The tale recounts nightly adventures under a sewing machine, its eventual accidental death, and a contrasting peaceful turtle kept with two kittens. The piece notes turtles as unobtrusive pets requiring little care and offering quirky charm.
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Brooklyn
Mr. Turtle
Mr.Turtle
Turtle
Eva Lovett Carson
N. Y
Lessons From Ants Insects Teach Patience And Industry
The article extols ants as highly serviceable insects and a model for human conduct. It notes ants impart lessons on industry, patience, and usefulness, alongside observations on the roles of mosquitoes, spiders, and flies in nature.
Ants as helpers and cleaners in distant lands
A fragment from a children's readers piece describes ants as moral teachers and useful scavengers. It recounts chasseur ants in the West Indies sweeping towns clean, devouring both living and dead creatures, and sometimes occupying houses in large numbers. The narration muses on training ants for domestic work and the humor of child anecdotes about lolling molasses stoppers and family conversations.
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Ness
Tasmania
West Indies
America
Evs Lovett Carson
Child anecdotes and quips headline from Boston Traveler
A pithy collection of child excerpts and wry quips appears in the Boston Traveler. Jokes touch on capital punishment, school excuses, birthdays, philosophy, and nautical life as youngsters offer blunt, humorous takes.
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Talmagh
Shahon
Jim
Chryse
Chicory
Sweetheart
Papa
Mamma
Sister Hester
Babyland
Winny
Kay
Christian Register
Harper’s
Boston
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