Arrogance and Mercy in the Publican’s Prayer
In a July sermon Rev. Dr. Talmage contrasts the Pharisee with the humble publican at prayer. The publican pleads for mercy, confessing sin and trusting God’s mercy alone, while the Pharisee relies on self righteousness. The scene underscores repentance as the path to salvation and invites all to utter the same plea for mercy.
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Mount Moriah
Holy of Holies
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Lod
Paul
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Hell
Mary Magdalen
Mercy
Celestial Gate
Celestial Towers
Long Island Sound
Ty Prestine
Peter
Jesus Christ
Samuel K. Talmage
Augusta
Massa
Larose
Wit and humor in a salon exchange
In light dialog, women and men discuss heaven, manners, spelling, and flirtations. Snappy lines reveal vanity and humor as characters tease, compliment, and jab at each other about education, appearance, and propriety. The piece preserves a playful, era-appropriate banter.
Strange Ways of Justice on an Overland Trip Mystery
A Philadelphia Times account recalls a late 19th century overland journey through New Mexico. A solitary horseman joins a party, shares meals, and later reveals a deadly motive tied to a family wrong. The group finds deserted mining camps, a ruined town, and a painful question of justice as a vow of repayment unfolds.
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Mogollon Mountains
Francisco Trujillo
Philadelphia Times
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Hure
Deceit Among Animals Sensed in Folklore and Fact
A survey notes simulated sickness in animals and theft as common vices. Monkeys feign illness for treats while birds like the cuckoo and magpie show deception in egg and item theft. Beehives, dogs and cats reveal property sense and responses to punishment, with instances of kleptomania and imitation of human vice.
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Rousse
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Bergands
Princess Art Eye Brightener Found in 3400 Year Old Mummy
Professor Baeyer of Munich University, studying Actain mummies, reports cosmetics used by Pharaohs court ladies. Analysis of eye preparations from Princess Art reveals ingredients and proportions. One expensive compound imported from Hindustan gave a verdant iris sheen, a sought after luxury of the period.
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Munich University
Actain
Hindoostan
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