Departure from Rome and Paul's last earthly days sermon
Rev. Talmage lectures on Paul in the Tullianum dungeon, describing his sufferings from shipwreck to martyrdom, and the apostle’s calm readiness to depart. He contrasts Nero's decadence with heavenly peace, urging old and young to embrace death as a gateway to eternal life and divine presence.
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Ieaven
T. DeWitt Talmage
Europe
America
Taul
Faul
Tullianum
Mamertine
Rome
Italy
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Troas
Mediterranean Sea
Iterfere
Heaven
God
Christ
Paul the Second Great
Nero
Egypt
Charles I
Martydom
Bridging Graft Restores Life To Girdled Apple Tree
In Chautauqua County New York a Northern Spy apple tree injured by extreme cold was girdled to free the live bark. Scions were inserted at the girdle, with wax or sods to hold soil. Eight scions thrived and the tree recovered, yielding fruit for years. A 17 year cross section showed solid annual rings and no hollow.
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Chautauqua County
N. Y
Leroy Whitford
Ne Yorker
Breeding and Feeding Advice for Farm Stock
A Farmers' Voice column discusses safe work for mares in foal, the value of box stalls, pasture needs, and cattle market strategies. It compares breeding quality bulls and jacks, stresses testing a horse before purchase, and notes concerns about blindness spreading through breeding in a Pennsylvania district.
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Pennsylvania
Ventilation Tip for Cellars and Barns
The passage notes cellar ventilation issues and compares methods. It favors a chimney with an open fireplace, stating it helps remove moisture and creates a draft to carry foul air upward, especially when winter heating is involved.
Keeping Machinery in Trim Cuts Farm Losses
An old St. Louis Republic piece stresses keeping all farm machinery in good repair during busy seasons. It warns that loose bolts and poor lubrication cause far greater losses than the equipment’s price, urging thorough overhauls, clean oil, shelter from sun, and proper storage to reduce downtime and boost profits.
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St. Louis Republic
Handy Poultry House Design for Sixty Hens
A practical laying house sketch shows a modular design usable in any size and budget. Each 26 by 16 foot pen houses about twenty hens with floor nests and roosts, connected by doors between pens. Wood flooring preferred over earth, offering improved comfort and ease of expansion for farmers.
Building design for a ventilated farm building
J W Caughey argues in Farm and Home that floor clean sharp gravel is best for renewed grit to grind food. The building should stand twelve to fifteen feet high with ventilating upper cupola windows opened in hot weather to provide pure air and perfect ventilation.
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J. W. Caughey
Weighing Horses for War and Gentle Giants
A historical note on horse weights used in European military service. It details light riding horses around 540 pounds, medium carriage horses up to 1030 pounds, draft horses 1100 to 1500 pounds, and the largest Clydesdales and Percherons reaching 1300 to nearly 2000 pounds though not all heaviest aremilitary uses. It also mentions pruning advice to prevent growth from roots and shoots, and trimming unwanted buds from trunks.
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Europe
Paris
Laugh a Little Bit Motto for tough times
A quirky verse urges readers to face misfortune with laughter. It repeats “Laugh a little bit” as a shield against gloom and mockery, promising sunshine and grit will outshine critics. Attributed to J Elmund V Cooke and J Nicholas.
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J. Elmund V. Cooke
J. Nicholas
The Lost Slippers Story In A Train Station Tale
Aunt Dora and Marie wait at a dusty way-station with a rosy apple which opens a tale about Lady Winkblow, a pink and white maiden who loses her slippers in a storm. The story follows her as she endures hardship, grows, and finds strength, ending with seeds in the apple revealing her slippers.
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Aunt Dora
Marie
Dora
Maurie
Auntie
Winkblow
Lady Pinkblow
Finklow
Lady Winkilow
Pinkblow
Mary Brush
Sweeter Than Candy A Little Incident of Happy Childhood
A Buffalo Commercial reader recalls a lively street scene where four boys quarrel over a fight, then become friends, play with stones, and scare a window when a stone breaks it. One boy defers, while a velocipede race with a girl ends with candy and a moral: the sweetest reward is self and help from a sister.
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Tommy
Tom
Sis
Brave cabin boy carries message under heavy fire
Aboard Sir John Narborough’s ship during a fierce clash with Dutch forces, cabin boy Cloudesley Shovel volunteers to swim with a crucial order between bullets. He delivers the message to reserve ships, aiding an English victory before later being honored as Sir Cloudesley Shovel.
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Sir John Narborough
Sir John
Clondesley Shovel
Courage Compared Across Boys On A Corner
A narrator recalls a boy who apologizes after stones were thrown, paying for the damage. He contrasts this moral courage with the physical bravery of other boys, arguing the former is far superior and reflects a deeper moral nature.
Fatal prank ends in death near Seysses France
A group of young men in Seysses near Muret devised a joke by summoning Bernadet to a rendezvous with a man dressed as a woman. When Bernadet approached the fake woman a shot killed him. Two more shots followed as he fled. The assailants were arrested and a violent prank resulted in a fatal outcome. The second item shows a cartoonish dialogue about stock certificates and paper, indicating a humorous aside from Detroit pieces.
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Seysses
Muret
France
Bernadet
Hernadet
Fred
Chicago Herald
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Brooklyn
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Jonathan Edwards
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Spurgeon
St. Bernard
Haven
Handy Poultry House
Iappy Moura
Ricketis
Ricketia
Detroit
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