Sermon on Lucknow Siege by Dr. Talmage travels around the world
Dr. Talmage opens a round the world sermon series with Lucknow as the first subject. He recounts the 1857 siege of the Residency, the heroism of Henry Lawrence and Havelock, the brave women and children sheltering in the cellars, and the desperate defense against 60,000 besiegers. The narrative blends war horror with Christian courage and calls for peace.
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Dr. Talmage
Brooxlin
Tey
Talmage
Lucknow
India
Residency
Havelock
Outrai
Fayrer
Queen Victoria
Sir Henry Lawrence
Smeone
Dr. Fayrer
England
Bombay
Henry
Henry Lawrence
Aek
Daniel
Christendom
Bob the Nailer
Bob
Cawnpore
Outram
Whittier
Barbara Freichie
Diverse Facts From Historic News Snippets
A collection of curiosities and incidents from 19th century press notes includes the New York Herald’s long history since 1835, Harvard scholarships of 20000 dollars, an instrument in Rome logging a distant quake, measurements of the Sphinx, a whale’s mouth size, a note on marine plants without poisons, a Spokane theater accident payout, frost protection for French vines, a New York notary’s liability, and Native American protests near Wenatchee over railroad blasting damaging hieroglyphic rocks tied to the Waitiatian tribe.
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New York Herald
Harvard
Rome
Gray
Michelet
Dobby
Spokane
France
New York
Great Northern Railroad Company
Great Northern Railroad
We Didn’t: Embarrassing Theater and Odd Vignettes
A collage of jokes and snippets from old papers. A tramp seeks food but is told to work. Blanche’s hair falling at a theater and being stuck under seats. cartoon quips about invention, corsets, and a landlord tenant dispute.
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Detroit Free Press
Blanche
Pittsburg
Conversation of the Future from a Chicagoan
A fragmented reminiscence from a Chicago man about a New Yorker friend named Pinchem once a police captain. The speaker notes Pinchem’s shift to amateur printing and his focus on his hobby, with stray garbled words lingering about their past.
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Chicago
New York
Pinchem
New Yorker
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