Help of Music and Sermon in the Modern Church
Dr. Talmage argues the church should be a practical, helpful force, using music and sermons to lift daily life. He calls for vigorous congregational singing, sympathetic sermons, and a shift from humdrum religion to a vibrant, outwardly focused faith that attracts and sustains worshippers.
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American Press Association
Washington
Jerusalem
Amphion
Thebes
London
St. Paul’s
Heaven
Raphael
Richelieu
Gustavus Adolphus
Innocent III
Cortes
Mexico
Don John
Lepanto
Grotius
Zwingli
Father Taylor
Bethel
Boston
Jack Tars
Richard Weaver
Oldham
England
South
Reed Puns Sparkles in House as April Rain Echoes
In a Washington Post anecdote Speaker Reed provokes laughter with a baldness joke about himself during a routine vote. Representative Lorimer complains of not being recorded, and Reed orders him recorded no once. The scene blends humor with a firm call for order as the chamber reacts.
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Reed
Lorimer
Ilinois
Washington Post
Guessing Game on Old Cents in Wall Street Then and Now
A New York Tribune report describes boys in Wall Street playing a game called guessing. A cent is flipped and players guess its date, with payments for close or far guesses. Fingers are rubbed on the coin to judge its age by smoothness or roughness, noting deliberate fakes via sandpaper.
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Wall Street
New York Tribune
Fairy tale of Fifth Avenue bridesmaids as hired city ritual
An English society weekly notes a New York custom in which a bride hires 15 bridesmaids to accompany her to church. The practice, costing tens of dollars per helper, yields earnings for both the workers and those who arrange the ceremony, with some recruiters claiming up to a hundred dollars per appearance and a track record of many engagements.
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Jesus
Christ
Christian
Jerusalem
Jesus Christ
Bloomfield
N. J
England
Creme de la Creme
New York
Fifth Avenue
A Story of President Faure Bath Time Folly
The French president M Felix Faure is described as a busy man who still enjoys a bath as a rare pleasure. A secretary and minister arrive with urgent matters eliciting a weary remark about peace and privacy in a bath. He sighs in resignation and invokes Charlotte Corday in a jesting aside.
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Felix Faure
French Republic
Charlotte Corday
Mousseline de soie gowns captivate this season’s style
Mousseline de soie proves highly popular for trim and bodice work and now creates entire gowns and capes. Varieties include plain, printed, embroidered, and lace motifs in all colors. Black mousseline over black silk with colored accessories offers durable elegance, with chiffonne and tulle gowns shown featuring gold embroidery and spangles.
Summer Gowns and Novel Corsage Trends
Horizontal stripes in gowns dominate this season with crosswise and bias cut patterns creating joined seams. Skirt designs favor three broad pieces or multiple breadths to achieve stripe alignment while banishing stiff haircloth for soft drape. A new gray and red wool bodice features a basque back, straight front, steel button closure, and cream surah plastron framed by revers and mohair braid.
Dublin's new Empire Palace theatre opens to packed crowds
Dublin gains a modern theater and music hall with the Empire Palace on Dame Street and a revived City venue, the former Star Theater site. The Empire Palace features a large proscenium, 1700 seats, enhanced acoustics, Louis Quinze decor, and exclusive Saturday matinee remains. The reopening of the old Theatre Royal, 18 years after its loss, drew 2300 hoped-for attendees for The Geisha, with demand eclipsing supply.
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Dublin
London
Theater Royal
Three Kingdoms
Drury Lane
Messrs. Merell
Mouillot
Geisha
Dan O'Connell
Empire Palace Theater
Star Theater of Varieties
Dame Street
Palace Theater
Empire
Leap Year Fate Through History and Futurity
An almanac computer explains to a reporter how leap years were adjusted since 1582 with ten days dropped in August and centuries not leap years except every fourth century. It notes 1900 loses a leap year while 2000 will be one, and forecasts future calendar corrections to keep solar and civil years in alignment, despite long gaps of over 800 years before more adjustments.
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Washington Star
Warden defends church singing with a 10 cent concert remark
In early church days funds were scarce and singing poor. A showy donor criticized the choir. The warden, who collected her contribution, replied that they had as good a ten cent concert as she could hear, noting they cannot afford better music. The tale reflects steady church resolve.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
April in American history marks a string of key events
The text notes coincidences across April including the battles of Lexington in 1775, Mexican War engagements in 1846, Fort Sumter events in 1861, Lincoln's call for troops, Lee's surrender in 1865, and Lincoln's assassination in 1866, highlighting a dense record for April in U S history.
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Lexington
Sumter
Lincoln
Lee
United States
Waterbury
Merrimack River Savings Bank Notice to Depositors
In accordance with the Public Statutes depositors of this bank are requested to present their books for verification between July 1 and August 1 inclusive.
Probate Court licenses private sale of estate assets
Middlesex Probate Court to heirs and interested parties of Benjamin H Heal d of Billerica. Herbert A King as administrator petitions for license to sell two parcels to pay debts and admin costs. Court in Lowell on June 21, 1898 requires service or publication in Lowell Daily Courier for three weeks. Witness Charles J McIntire Enquirer Judge.
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Benjamin H Heald
Tate
Billerica
Herbert A. King
Lowell
Lowell Daily Courier
Charles J. McIntire
Robert D. Nesmith
Salt County
Franklin E. Nesmith
Cambridge
Main Court
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DR. Talmage
Sanctuary
Heavenly Choir
Earth
Thalberg
Gottschalk
Rowland Hill
Zion
Mississippi
Episcopal Church
William Cowper
Charles Wesley
Isaac Watts
Londonderry
Ireland
Michigan
Albany
Bufalo
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mary
Fountains of Heaven
Freyburg
Switzerland
Sin
Death
Hell
Walla
Wall Street Boys
President Faure
Merrimack River Savings Bank
Commonwealth OF Massachlusetts
Middlesex
H. Folsom
Massachu Jsetts
S. H. Folsom
Register
Jacob Rogers
Sewall G. Mack
Levi Sprague
Alexander G. Cumnock George
Motley
Edward M. Tucke
James Francis
Lowell High Grade Fertilizers
Er.n. Wood & Co
Market Street
Lowell, Mass
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