Left Handed Ehud and Death in the Summer House Sermon
The Rev. Dr. Talmage preaches on Ehud the left handed ruler from Judges 3 15 noting the power of unlikely strength and urging perseverance in duty. He warns against worldly elevation death comes at the summer house and urges faith in Christ and hope beyond fame. The sermon uses vivid biblical episodes to urge steadfastness and courage in service.
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Brooklyn
Talmage
Israel
Ehud
Geza
Menjamin
Eglon
Ephraim
Moab
Lazarus
Jesus Christ
Langer
Ezglon
Mount Blane
Will soon be there a marriage banquet in heaven
Poetic meditation on souls departing this life and awaiting a heavenly welcome from the Father. It envisions a joyous reunion in the next world, contrasting condemned culprits with a blessed afterlife and a Father’s welcoming embrace.
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Father
Buying a Baby Carriage Ends with a Lopsided Swindle
Jones travels from Jersey to buy a fancy wicker baby carriage with Russian leather trim and pale blue silk inlay. After assembly the wheels are mismatched, making the carriage corkscrew and prompting a complaint to the seller. A service man discovers Jones mounted two big wheels on one side and two small on the other. Neighbors hear of the error and Jones becomes a local joke as he wheels the odd vehicle through town.
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Jones
Mr. Jones
Jersey
New York
Jests for the Jocose and City Jokes Blitz
A collection of humor notes and absurdities from a foreign paper includes quips about love, employment, and odd dialogues. A Tyrolese Swiss lackey seeks a position as an English jockey in a French family while cabmen, clerks, and a dog vendor yield playful exchanges.
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Cumso
Uncle Joe
Enemal
A Post-Dellom Hero and His Warlife
A fragment presents a citizen asking about a man named Corclogg and his soldier status. The speaker wonders how long his term of service lasted, noting nearly thirty years since the war. The line hints at a veteran’s enduring memory within a postwar context.
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Corclogg
Phantom ship seen frozen in iceberg near Cape Horn
A British vessel Dumersig under Capt Spurring was sighted colliding with an iceberg near Cape Horn. A full rigged ship lay frozen on a floating berg, its three masts and rigging encased in ice, prompting speculation it grounded and became embedded as the berg drifted.
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Dumersig
Spurring
Cape Horn
Sparring
San Francisco Examiner
Maine dairy farmer highlights butter fat gains with separators
Wallace Weeks of Vassalboro recounts seven years in dairying with deep can butter making and separator use. He notes 80 percent butter fat cream versus 20 percent, keeps cow by cow production records with Babcock tests, and cites costs and profits from nine cows. He plans pasture improvement with fodder corn.
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Maine State Dairy Association
Wallace
Weeks
Vassalboro
Augusta
Babcock
Asparagus Bed Planning and Planting Details
In home gardens a four and a half to five foot bed suits two rows, set eighteen to twenty inches apart. Deeply break and cultivate soil, mix in two feet of organic matter, bone meal, and ground bones. Start with patient care as asparagus lasts for years. devote proper time to establish a perfect bed.
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Michigan
Maxima for Milking and Dairy Care Rules
Practical guidance for milking technique and dairy hygiene. Emphasizes clean stables and udders, gentle handling, steady milk flow, and not overfeeding. Advises keeping records of milk yield and fat percentage, and avoiding talking during milking to prevent interruptions.
German Servants Required to Hold Stamp Book
In Germany every servant girl must own a motte blank book for stampe. Weekly the mistress pastes a two penny halfpenny stamp bought from the government into the book. When the girl ages or falls ill the stamps are redeemed by the government to provide a small sickness or old age fund. The custom was ordered by the emperor about two years ago.
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Germany
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DR. Talmage
Eliud
Shinar
Sycamore
Belshazzar
Babylon
Helshazzar
Jesus
Eologiums
Death
Ife
Mother
Gowell
Bengal
Red Sea
Eternity
Trotter
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