Crossing the Alps to Verona In Talmage's Vision of a Lion Fight
Rev T DeWitt Talmage casts a Verona arena as a spiritual stage for the Christian life. He imagines Paul amid 25 000 spectators, a lion fight as sin to be conquered, with Christ and angelic hosts watching, aiding, and urging perseverance through trials and martyrs as witnesses.
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Alps
Mont Cenis
Verona
Italy
Paul
Ephesus
Christ
Hell
Pani
Abel
Enoch
Noah
Abraham
Sarah
Isaac
Joseph
Gideon
Barak
Tiberius
Angulus
Jesus
Isis
Gallery of Light and War in the Arena of Faith
A speaker invites Christians to endure trials as lions threaten the arena. He envisions galleries of eminent Christians and martyrs watching and urging the living to faithfulness. The speech ends with a call to persevere, hear the roll of Heaven, and seek the crown.
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Albert Barnes
Lyman Veecher
John Calvin
James Arminius
George Whitefield
Toplady
Montgomery
Charles Wesley
Isaac Watts
Mrs. Sigourney
Heaven
David Abeel
China
John Scudder
India
David Brainard
Adoniram Judson
Burmah
Greenland
Tropics
House of God
God
Light Summer Dress For Babies In Hot Weather
The piece advises mothers to dress infants lightly in summer and even allow outdoor bare limbs to air and strengthen them. It praises a practice of exposing a sturdy eight to ten month old baby on a hair mattress for an hour daily, noting pores as breathing places and urging minimal covering. Lambs wool socks and a low neck merino shirt suffice for protection.
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Lamb
The Three Issues for Republicans in Blaine Letter
James G Blaine urges protection and reciprocity in a letter to Joseph H Manley dated August. The text describes tariff policy, McKinley tariff effects, and Democratic opposition. It argues for a national currency and critiques state banks as harmful to the poor. It also condemns free wool and predicts wage effects under free trade.
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James G. Blaine
Manley
Republican State Committee
Bank Hannon
Joseph H. Manley
Rte
Augusta
Mer
United States
McKinley
Democratic Party
Committee On
Calhoun
South Carolina
Jefferson
Jeferson
Brazil
Cuba
Porto Rico
Windward
Leeward Islands
Gainea
Jamaica
San Domingo
Central American
Australia
France
Germany
Tanes U
Bhalsy
Springer
Senate
Finance Committee
North
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
Topol
Treasury Department
The Tariff Not a Tay The Working Girl's Summer Dress
A fragmented critique of tariff policy and free trade politics. The piece mocks the 1890s tariff debate, cites a Woonsocket yarn mill moved from Belgium, and questions the mill's value to local workers while lampooning political boasts and reforms. It references the McKinley tariff and a congress that adjourned after claiming to reform trade.
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Woonsacket
Belgium
McKinley Tarlf
Woonsocket
The Little Runaways Run Home for First Strawberry Treat
Winnie and Marion run away from home after being teased about a baby. They argue about food while crossing a swamp and gathering berries, especially a bright red strawberry. After wild adventures and wet feet they return with the morning’s prize and are welcomed by their smiling mother.
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Winnie
Marion
Jack
Maurice
Eleanor
Mamma
Clarion
To a Woman or Man You Can Do Your Best
A poem from The Young Herald urges children to stay busy and do honest work at home in the hotel setting. It emphasizes starting tasks, tending chickens, and completing chores with care. The verse motivates youths to contribute, promising pride in grown life and the value of doing well.
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Nyghen
Herald
First Crushed Strawberry Delights a Returning Mother
In a tender scene from Margaret Wilson's words, a daughter presents a crushed strawberry to her mother with joy, while Winnie offers to mind the baby. Lunch calls with a bell, and the returning family shares a quiet, grateful moment.
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Winnie
Mamon
Margaret Wilson
A Trip to Alaska by Freddie and Susie
Freddie and Susie imagine a trip to Alaska aboard a moving ice block after finding a clear ice iceberg on the street. Their ride slides toward the curb as Susie’s skirt sticks to the ice while Mamma watches in alarm and Toney the washer's boy dumps a basket, ending the dangerous voyage with both unharmed and deciding to stay away from icebergs.
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Freddie
United States Revenue
Sen
Alaska
Sue
Susie
Reuben
Fred
Mamma
Toney
Milking the Cow Turns into Noisy Chase in Farmyard Tale
In a humorous scene from Our Little Ones, Myo, Hossy, and Marie herd bossy cow Bossy toward milking while mosquitoes buzz. Mamma threads the cow’s tail with a large apron as Papa milks atop a three legged stool. chaos ends with Bossy spraying milk and everyone laughing at the wild mishap. A second vignette recalls Johnny’s dialect and a sugar temptation.
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Marie
Carl
Minna
Myo
Papa
Mamma
Lossy
Pipa
Bossy
Mya
Hossy
Mary A. Allen
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