Talmage Sermon on Christian Character and Guarding Associations
Rev. T DeWitt Talmage preaches at Brooklyn tabernacle on putting on the whole armor of God. He urges high Christian aspiration, disciplined effort, and steadfast weaponry against temptation. He cautions young believers to avoid pernicious associations, stay active in prayer and Bible study, and seek uplifting company to strengthen faith and service.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
Brooklyn Tabernacle
God
Earth
Heaven
Hell
Lord Jesus Christ
Oul
David
Summerfield
Doddridge
Hannah More
Charlotte Elizabeth
God's
Christ
Holy Ghost
Paul
Christ's Church
China
India
Fenelon
Jesus Christ
Hueza
Agricultural Hints On Cattle Housing In Walworth County
A Walworth County Wisconsin account describes a stone basement barn complex with a 70 by 0 feet main area and a 67 by 27 feet stable designed for 31 cows plus two box stalls. Cows are stalled in three rows with eight exterior doors, ten windows, and a roof shaft for ventilation. The layout emphasizes inward facing cows, stanchions, and a wide feeding alley, arguing the method’s safety efficiency and cleanliness despite criticisms.
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Varely
Walworth
Wis
Plan of Barn for Cold Country and Gutter Details
Charles UB Beach describes barn construction for cold country from Rural New Yorker. The article outlines gutter dimensions ten inch planks three feet from wall, soil fill behind gutter for a walkway, and a water tight floor with sloped joints. It notes eight inch wide gutters, elevation of feeding alley, and opinions on cow positioning and cart access.
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Charles UB. Beach
New Yorker
Sheep Husbandry Advice for Texas Pastures and Flocks
The Live Stock Indicator urges gradual change in sheep management and notes dogs boast more support from Texas lawmakers than sheep. It discusses pasture variety, feeding, wool timing, disease prevention, and closing sheep near homes at night to prevent losses, stressing preventative care over costly cures.
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Texas
Milker Fatally Burned After Cow Accident
A country youth tried smoking while milking a cow and burned himself when the lit end touched the cow’s tank. The cow stepped with two tons of force on his hind leg and then dragged him under her jaw. He described farming as the hardest work.
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Robert
State University
Annie
Ielas
Walter
Patty
Papa
Bensil’s
Uncle Robert
Mamma
Jin Burns
Jim Burns
Ife
Johnny
Rosetta
Belle S. Luckett
Stockman’s lesson on managing cattle hogs sheep and horses
The piece argues experienced, disciplined stock farming yields best results. It notes losses stem from neglect and poor management, urging farmers to stick with familiar stock and use skilled help. Evidence from a breeder’s forty year experience stresses balance: cattle hogs sheep and horses in order of profitability.
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Ife
Orange Judd
Beavers, marble dams, and nursery Noahs in midwest tale
A tame Wyoming fort beaver built dams on the Platte then perished in a molasses accident. A playful nursery scene follows with Noahs Ark in a pitcher and gifts from a jeweler and Mrs Trochey debating ball jewelry.
Perseverance Award Poem from Golden Days
Poem by Ann M. Pratt about tending a garden and daily care. It urges patience and steady effort to keep a border of pinks roses mignonnette and pansies fragrant and bright. The speaker imagines Perseverance as a reward to present to a teacher.
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Ann M
Pratt
Rich folks and their idle pleasures contrasted with adventuresome youths
The excerpt contrasts rich youths with Harney, Danny, and Barney, who claim richer folks lack freedom and responsibility. It notes rich children cannot swim off the wharf or join parades, and they fear arrest or social ostracism for misdeeds. The piece then shifts to a science essay on land-dwelling fish, detailing the goby Periophthalmus and the Gobius separator, which can migrate onto land briefly.
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Colman
Courbstone
Danny
Barney
Harney
Fiony
Stootness
Periophthalmus
New Zeaand
Mexico
Texas
Harper
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Saratoga
Sharon
Moses
Job
Tom Paine
Hume
Bolingbroke
Voltaire
George
Caleb
Sheep Shearings
Seban
Massachusetts
Rochester
Food
Vania Journal
Marney
Wyoming
Platte River
Tommy
Mary Ann
Noah
Ark
Fish
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