Silence in Heaven Thirty Minutes and Eternal Half Hours
Dr Talmage preaches that Heaven once paused for thirty minutes in a silent interlude. He extols silence as powerful, cites biblical and historical examples, and describes Heaven’s beauty, urgency of time, and the enduring value of half hours for moral choices and eternal rewards. He urges brief worship and mindful living until Heaven’s full glory returns.
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Stuart
Jerusalem
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Sea of Galilee
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Antonio
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Hudson
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Jesus
Alabama
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Tower of Heaven
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Stock Exchange
Lord Jesus Christ
Clever New Jersey Woman Invents Cheap Poultry Heater
Miss Hattie Seely of Hammonton New Jersey introduces a low cost easy to assemble poultry house heater. Made from tin or sheet iron with riveted joints no solder, using a lamp or small stove with a tin chimney and air vents. The heater can be floor or hung, kept three feet above the floor to avoid hen interference, and distributes heat in both directions for dry unfrozen houses.
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New Jersey
Hattie Seely
Hammonton
N. J
Winter Poultry Feeding Tips From American Agriculturist
American Agriculturist recommends a winter feeding routine for fowls starting with a warm breakfast of cut clover hay, cornmeal, and bran soaked overnight. Morning meals should be warmed and fed in troughs, with extra wheat at noon to encourage activity and egg production. Evening feed includes whole corn, and twice weekly a warm mash of potatoes, turnips, beef scraps, pork cracklings, corn meal, and bran. Periodically swap to corn and oats ground together.
Rural Grevities and Agricultural Puzzles From Hampton
Thomas Sarry of Hampton Conn shows a home remedy for ticks using snuff to treat sheep by laying them on their sides and applying snuff under the wool. Others root cuttings in sunny windows with heated receptacles, and a new red cotton variety is reportedly growing in Georgia from seed. The article urges three school reforms to elevate farming: cultivate love of land, teach profitable agriculture, and raise farm life to the level of other pursuits.
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Thomas Sarry
Hampton, Conn
Georgia
Manure Handling Shifts to Fresh Application On Fields
N. J. Shepherd discusses changing manure practices on farms. Farmers increasingly haul fresh manure directly from stables to fields, spreading on plowed land or meadow and letting rain or snow move nutrients into soil. Surface spreading on grass or clover often yields better plant access, while shallow placement benefits shallow-rooted crops. avoid deep burial.
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Siauling Direct
N. J. Shepherd
Sifter for Ashes From a Wisconsin Machine
A Rural New Yorker note describes a home built ash sifter using a standard coal sieve fixed in a box with a hinged lid. The design lets ashes be sifted without handling hot material, reducing mess. The maker notes the task is a man’s duty, not just a wife’s.
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Wisconsin
New Yorker
Distribution of Seed for Even Crop Growth
The text emphasizes even seed distribution to maximize growth and yield. It discusses soil fertility, spacing, and the benefits of drill planting for crops like corn, potatoes, cane, and small grains. Good tilth, proper season, and seed quality are key to a strong stand, with a preference for using adequate seed and thinning if needed.
Valentine Day Window Tale of a Blind Girl
A St Valentine tale follows Agnes, a hopeful girl expecting a pony from Uncle Tom, as a late postman delivery and a mistimed valentine lead to a turn of fate. The blind Mary Carter receives the valentine by error, reveals a misaddressed fortune, and learns that prayers were answered. Both girls, Carters, share a bond as the tale ends with renewed faith and promise.
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Valentine
Uncle Tom
Agnes
Papa
Mamma
Pony
Swallow
Mammal
Tom
Pacific
Mary
Carters
Mary Carter
Mary A. Carter
Mary Anne
Mary A
Doctor
St. Valentine
M. F. Butts
Christian Union
A Little Boy Who Will Be My Valentine
A verse describing a small boy who is neat, dutiful, kind, and loving toward his mother and the elderly. The speaker praises his moral traits and generosity, concluding he would be a fitting Valentine. This poem by Anna M. Pratt appears in Golden Days.
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Valentine
Leole
Cad
Anna M. Pratt
Clothes Shape a Boy and the Noble Heart
A teacherly tale by Hezekiah Butterworth about a boy who chooses to wear modest, neat clothes to mirror a poorer friend. His sacrifice earns admiration and trust, illustrating that clothes reflect character, not value, and that neatness and taste express virtue.
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Hezekiah Butterworth
Value of a trade and life lessons from Roach and Cooper
Foster Coates recalls shipbuilder John Roach and philanthropist Peter Cooper urging every boy to learn a trade. Roach emphasized a trade as lifelong security from a clear conscience, while Cooper urged dedicating to one craft and loving it. The piece reflects on immigrant beginnings and enduring work ethic.
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John Roach
Chester
Pennsylvania
New York
Ireland
Peter Cooper
Foster Coates
Ladies’ Home Journal
Hittle's Mistake
A brief vignette from a Ladies' Home Journal entry about a girl named Kittie walking with her aunt and spotting tempting pears and apples outside a grocery store, her wide eyes taking in the curious new world.
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Kittie
Ladies’ Home Journal
For Summer Use Ele Delighted By First Show Experience
Ele, excited by her debut, asks her mother to store a bucketful of winnings in the closet for next summer. The remark appears in Harper's Young People. The aside questions if selfishness blinds men and whether moral vision is dimmed.
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Ele
Harper
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