Old Age Fruit Bearers in Talmage Sermon
Rev Frank De Witt Talmage’s Chicago sermon on Psalm ninety one urges reverence for aging Christians. He rebukes fear of age, praises the testimonies of aged saints, and highlights how elderly believers sustain families, inspire reverence, and carry faith to future generations.
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Frank DE Witt Talmage
D.D
Jefferson Park Presbyterian Church
Chicago
Athens
Mr. Talmage
Mke Yu
Jacob A. Riis
New York
Earth
Hugh
Calcutta
Congress
United States
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Lafayette
Heaven
Rob
Isaac
The
Jordan
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Mary
Lord Jesus
Heavenly Mansions
Jesus
Christ
Hyssop
Archbishop Leighton
Tam
Ias
Heavenly Land
Louis Klopsch
A Hot Day in a Great City Visions of Hydrant Play
An August feature in Woman's Home Companion paints street life in summer. Hydrant showers thrill street urchins and police as boys turn water into streams, creating chaos. Clad mostly shirtless, some nearly naked, youths dance as water floods pavement and alleys. A palm fan from neighbor Giuseppe cools the officer’s brow.
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Woman's Home Companion
Guiseppe
August North American Review highlights and authors
The August issue surveys diverse topics from Cuba’s economic claims and Canada’s trade stance to British preferential trade and the duel’s abolition. It features biographical sketches, literary reviews, and standout articles on science, labor, and new thought, including Heilprin’s Mont Pelee notes and Lincoln Steffens on John Mitchell.
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North American Review
O. H. Platt
C. de Soissons
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Prince Alfonso de Bourbon
G. W. Melville
United States Navy
L. H. Courtney
Alfred Lyttleton
South Africa
Gertrude Atherton
Hamilton
McClure
Angelo Heilprin
Mont Pelee
Heilprin
Lincoln Steffens
John Mitchell
Santos-Dumont
Mrs. Tsilka
Ellen M. Stone
Panama Route Praised In Engineering Magazine Editorial
The August issue opens with a call for the isthmian canal via Panama as the economically superior route. It notes a strong advocacy shaped by a public education campaign that has clarified the question for readers.
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Isthmian Canal
Panama Route
Mr. Redfield
Leigh
C. R. King
W. W. Christie
Outing: Surf Bathing and Sea Life Feature
The August Outing presents human stories of outdoor life. Duffield Osborne narrates Surf Bathing with tips for riding big waves. Also coverage on inland canoeing Tip pecanoeing and Small Boat and Its Sailing. Norman Duncan contributes a powerful sketch Of the Real Sea.
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Duffield Osborne
Norman Duncan
Outlook’s August Issue Showcases Eminent Education Leaders
The August edition of The Outlook is highlighted as a special illustrated educational number. It features numerous eminent contributors including Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia, Hyde of Bowdoin, Harris of Amherst, Jordan of Smith College, George E. Vincent of Chicago, J. R. Wheeler of Columbia, and Dr. Edward Everett Hale.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Hyde
Bowdoin
Harris
Amherst
Jordan
Smith College
George E. Vincent
University of Chicago
J. R. Wheeler
Columbia
Edward Everett Hale
Maine woodland bird lore features at camplife magazine
In Bird Lore for August Fannie Hardy Eckstorm discusses The Bad Repute of Whiskey John an article campers in the Maine woods will endorse. Frank M. Chapman contributes the fifth illustrated paper on How to Name the Birds. Edith M. Thomas and Ernest Crosby contribute poems with nature photographs, book reviews, Audubon notes and bird lover news.
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Fannie Hardy Eckstorm
Maine Woods
Frank M. Chapman
Edith M. Thomas
Ernest Crosby
Nature
Scalloped Dish Crumb Balance Guidance
A cook advises not to overdo bread or cracker crumbs when preparing scalloped dishes for the table. Too many crumbs can overwhelm the main ingredient and make the dish unappetizing, so moderating crumbs preserves flavor and texture.
About the House Column Readers Offer Lowell Journal
A Lowell Weekly Journal notice requests reader contributions for the About the House column. The department invites practical tips recipes hints and household ideas from ady readers and promises timely reception at the newspaper office.
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Lowell Houser
Lowell Weekly Journal
The loafer rises as a surprise hero
Edwin L. Sabin presents a short verse recounting how a local loafer becomes an unlikely hero during a crisis, proving critics wrong when courage and sacrifice reveal his true character, with his mother alone predicting the outcome.
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Edwin L. Sabin
Editorial Reflections on Papering and Health Remedies
The piece criticizes old methods of wall papering, urging removal of old layers for health. It notes a first rate paper hanger should do it if not done personally. It praises milk as a quick remedy for sunburn, advising nightly face baths to fade redness.
Household hints from a damp age and cozy remedies
Old tips address laundry dampness and soot settling on clothes, plus pillow stuffing from oven baked cotton and wool clippings. Advice on comfortable seating, appropriate aprons, a home shampoo formula from soap and lavender oil, coconut blancmange tips, and kerosene use for cleaning shelved floors and woodwork.
Cheese Salad Recipe From Historic Menu Card
A cheese salad uses dry and rich cheese measured to four tablespoons. Stir in one pint of whipped cream and one tablespoon of gelatine, then season with salt cayenne and a touch of dry mustard. Pack into small moulds and chill in the ice box, served with French dressing.
Potatoes and Lettuce Preparations From Historic Papers
A fragment mentions lettuce hearts with finely chopped English walnuts sprinkled over moulds. It also describes baked half shell potatoes: scoop, mash with butter salt pepper hot milk egg whites, return to skins, top with grated cheese and bake briefly in a hot oven.
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New York Post
New England Cooking School
The Butler and His Duties in Edwardian Service
Julia Ditto Young outlines the traditional role of the butler as chief male servant, steward of trust, in charge of silver and fine tableware, drawing room duties, and security. He manages dress, etiquette, and immaculate appearance, with specific livery changes for meals and strict grooming standards, aided by a parlor maid.
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Bac
Julia Ditto Young
Good Housekeeping
Questions on Gender Roles and Society in Ohio State Journal
The Ohio State Journal ponders why women sit on floors to dress, why a girl fears a mouse in a breach of promise suit, and why a boy longs for manhood while a man seeks boyish traits. It questions women's condemnation of peers, double standards in spousal behavior, and boys clinging to a telegraph pole for baseball glimpses.
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Ohio State Journal
A Western Watering Place at Beautiful Lake Geneva
Mil ton Marks describes Lake Geneva in The Pilgrim August issue noting luxury hotels thriving by survival of the fittest, widespread private shore access, and creeping development. He observes a lone grove with cattle near the water and warns of rising land prices and the fading East End’s exclusive signficance as the West End gains wealth and privacy.
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Lake Geneva
Milton Marks
Egypt
East End
West End
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Eugene del Mar
L. C. Ashworth
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Julia Iverson Patton
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