We Spend Our Years as a Tale That Is Told
A Dr. Talmage holiday sermon urges life as a brief, dramatic story. It extols personal testimonies of conversion, the power of anecdote in preaching, and the urgency to live righteously since life is short and all listeners, from God to earthly crowds, hear every tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Klopsch
Washington
Dee
Talmage
Egypt
Red Sea
Mountain Inn
Washington Irving
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Cyrus
Cesar
Pizarro
Mark Antony
Charlemagne
Gordon
Oliver Cromwell
David Garrick
Drury Lane Theater
Charles Matthews
Covent Garden
Withem
Benjamin Franklin
Pennsylvania
Dandolo
Venne
Constantinople
Christ
Adam
Eve
Jacob
Esau
Ahab
Jezebel
Jonah
Daniel
Deborah
Vashti
Baker
Truman Osborne
John B. Gough
Joel Straton
Moses Grant
Hopkinton
Hell Fire
Dwight L. Moody
Heaven
New York State
Society of the Druids
Justices of the Peace
Sever
Paris
Voltaire
Europe
Victoria Park
London
Spectator
Bill
James
Job
David
Shepherd
National Archives
United States Senate Chamber
House of Representatives
Abaddon
Elijah
Galilee
Transvaal
Philippine
God
Man Who Linked Jonah Myth to Assyrian Fish God Theory
Chicago Tribune notes William Simpson devoted life to proving the Biblical tale of Jonah arose from an initiatory rite tied to the Assyrian fish god. New finds show sculptures depicting figures in fish skin, suggesting a belief the wearer gained deity-like attributes. The author argues ritual details faded and became a miraculous story.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Jonah
William Simpson
Simpson
Congressmen Harmer Father of the House Since 1871
Philadelphia congressman A. C. Harmer, titled Father of the House, began service in 1871 with the Forty-second Congress. He missed 1874 to 1877 after losing to John Robbins, then rejoined on March 4, 1877, and has served continuously for 24 years. If he dies, General Bingham would carry the distinction for Philadelphia.
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Congressmien
A. C. Harmer
Philadelphia
The
House
Congress
John Robbins
Harmer
General Bingham
Abolition of the lock step sparks prison reform debate
The Indiana state penitentiary has ended the lock step to curb inhumanity and prevent lifelong stigma. New York officials resist change amid pressure. A Chicago Times Herald take on France notes paved streets curb mob violence, claiming asphalt alters history and halts brutal rioting.
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Indiana State Penitentiary
New York
New York Journal
France
Chicago Times- Herald
Paris
Ciel
Republic
Engraving Time for Five Pound Notes Cited in Tit Bits
In Tit Bits a dialogue notes that note blocks used to print five pound notes take nearly three months to engrave. The exchange suggests this long process contributes to the notes’ high cost.
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Frank
Kim
Judge Losele's Adventure Sealed by a Dark Ride
Judge Lowell loses nerve on a country drive when a veiled woman in a long linen cape asks for a lift to Wilton. He assigns a ruse to recover a vital paper, but when the trap is sprung a whip lashes the judge, a dawn of pistol shots fires, and Juno the horse carries on to the stable as the culprit vanishes into the woods.
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Lowell
Juno
Wilton
Boston Post
One of Those Dress Pockets
A well dressed woman waits for the 10 o’clock train at 9 30. The clerk says it will take thirty minutes to depart and questions her plans to cross the street. She resents the money query and leaves in a dudgeon. Also testimonial for Deans Ointment curing a leg sore.
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Joseph
Detroit Free Press
Hood's Pills Promising Liver Cure and Digestion Aid
Hood's Pills are touted as a cure for liver ills and indigestion, offering relief from headaches. Advertised as easy to take and simple to operate, the remedy is priced at 25 cents.
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Hood
Trains From Lowell Southern Framingham Route 1899 Schedule
New York New dlaven Hartford and R eastern district trains depart Lowell Middlesex Street Depot after October 22 1899. Services to Taunton New Bedford Newport Providence Pawtucket Mansfield South Framingham and other stations at 7 18 11 23 am and 5 25 pm with connections via Albany and Worcester lines. Sunday service to South Framingham Mansfield Pawtucket Providence and stations at 7 15 am. Signed by C Peter Clark General Superintendent and A C Kendall General Pass Agent.
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Lowell
Middlesex
Taunton
New Bedford
Newpot
Providence
Pawtucket
Mar
Framingham
Stonington
New York City
Mansfield
Peter Clark
A. C. Kendall
Gerll Pass
Ayer Junction
Es Mitrora
Greenfield
Peterboro
Bennington
Keene
Hillsboro
Roe Fi
Nashua
Manchester
Concord
Gers
Franklin
Lebanon
Watts River Junction
Warner
Bradford
Sunapee
Newport
N. H
Claremont
Quebec
Montreal
Boston
Quebec Express
Flymouth
Sherbrooke
Express
Bedford
wVia
Western Division
Wilmington Junction
D. J. Flanders
H. C. Taft
Trains Schedules From Merrimack Street Depot Lowell 1899
Corrected timetable lists numerous desired trains to Boston Lowell and surrounding towns from Merrimack Street Depot and Middlesex Street Lowell with many times for weekdays Sundays and holidays. The schedule includes destinations such as Boston Lawrence Salem Haverhill Newburyport Amesbury Portsmouth Portland Bangor St Johnsbury and many more with special notes on certain days and express services.
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Merrimack Street Depot
Lowell
Boston
Middlesex Street
A. N
Lawrence
A. m
Wi. P
Salem
Mass
Haverhill
Newburyport
Amesbury
Portsmouth
M. Furrete
Dover
Rochester
Alton Bay
Somersworth
N. H
Saco
Old Orchard
Portland
Augusta
Isuthore
Waterville
Lewiston
Skowhegan
Bangor
Belfast
Rockland
St. John’s
N. Me
Halifax
Montreal
Quebec
Eastport
St. John
Furgiend
Castine
Deer ,Isle
Sedgewick
Bar Harbor
Jonesport
Machiasport
Frank Jones
Wamesit National Bank Stockholders Meet Tuesday January 16
The annual meeting of the stockholders will be held at the banking rooms on Tuesday January 16 at 2 o clock P M for the choice of directors and to transact any other business legally coming before them Attest:
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Boston & Lowell Corporation
Boston
O'Cice
C. E. A. Bartlett
Southern Division
T. A. Mackinnon
Boston & Maine Railroad
Sawyer
Lowell
Aj-Ja
Wamesit National Bank
Chas
M. Williams
Mass
Railroad National Bank
Frecot National Bank
Central Street
M. F. Blanchard
Directors Election at Lowell Bank Rooms Tuesday
The Railroad National Bank of Lowell will hold a directors election in its banking rooms on Tuesday, January 9 at 9 o clock A M to choose directors and transact any other legally eligible business.
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DR Talmage
Brother
Judge Losele's
Dean
W. Lenhart
Bowling Green, O
Railroads
Fischburg Railroad
Hvosac
Albany
Niagara Falls
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
All Points West
Lake Champlain
Burlington
Ottawa
Palace
Craine
Mgr
C. M. Burt
Agt
Boston & Maine
Comivision AG
ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Pacific Coast
New Dlaven
Hartford & R
Boston & Marie Kk
Courier
Citizen Office
Stown
Liverpool
New England
Cameroman
Vancouver Dominion
State St
Denis Murphy
Bleton St
F. B. Lewis
Brudge St
OLD Dominion Line
Norfolk
Old Point Comfort
Richmond
Virginia
North Carolina
OLD Dominion Steamship CO
Pier
N. R
H. B. Warker
J. J. Brown
Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation
the First National Bank of
Lowall
C. E. Goulding
Cashier
Lowall National Bank
Edward W. Pease
Prescott National Bank of Lowell
Courier-Citizen Office
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