Enemies of Our Dreams and the Dawn of Higher Civilization
The sermon at FraokLys on April 27 1804 explores Jacob's midnight wrestle at Jabbok as a metaphor for modern trials. It links personal struggle to spiritual growth, citing biblical figures and secular hardships on Wall Street Broad Street and in homes, urging perseverance and faith in divine deliverance as the daybreak arrives.
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FraokLys
Talmage
Jacob
Javeb
Joseph
Lamel
Daves
John Wehopust
Peter
Paul
John
Vashti
Josephine
Mrs. Sigourney
John Wesley
Catherine
Mr. Burns
Montreal
Wall Street
Broad Street
Fulton Street
Chestnut Street
State Street
Lombard Street
Hell
House of God
Lord Jesus Christ
Hannibal
Alps
Thermopyle
Balaklave
David
Israel
Job
Rossini
William Tell
Paris
Watts
Hill of Zion
Jesus
Lazarus
Church of Christ
Robertson
Seekers Excursions One Fare for the Round Trip
May 8 and 29 the Burlington Route will sell round trip tickets at the one way rate to Nebraska Kansas Colorado the Black Hills of South Dakota and northern Wyoming. Tickets good 3 days with stop overs allowed. A chance to go west and acquire a farm at low cost. Inquire at nearest ticket agent or write J Francis G re T A Darlington Route Omaha.
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Burlington
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Black Hills
South Dakota
Wyoming
J, Francis
T. A
Darlington
Omaha
Loaded Gun and the Open House Joke Card
A humorous dialogue features a boss firing a worker with a loaded gun pun and a Sunday School teacher asking about an open house for all. Little Johnny identifies the station house as the house in question, followed by an old darky’s quip amid a Southern prayer meeting.
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Johnny
Real Hard Work Aboard A Warship For Officers
A readable slice from a 19th century paper contrasts life on the New York cruiser with the landsman’s envy. An officer recalls the harsh routine including deck scrubbing, hull inspection, drills, watches, and limited holidays, while the landsman learns that the life lacks easy privileges.
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New York
Windpowered electric light turns home power idea real
New York Press reports J A Corcoran of Jersey City built a windmill powered lighting plant. The device runs twenty four incandescents at Corcoran's house with a three horsepower mill and a constant voltage dynamo. A single windmill lights several homes and may pave the way for widespread wind energy in the United States.
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New York Press
J. A. “Orcoran
Jersey City
Corcoran
United States
Gentle Jocularity at a Social Gathering
A jumble of wry exchanges and rough humor features couples chatting about love, misfortune, and small social scenes. The piece cites a witty policeman, flirtatious banter, and a child’s playful gesture as a mother adjusts her hat, layering light, clipped vignettes with a dose of rustic humor. It also notes sagas of death and travel, including smallpox mortality and steamship deaths, with scattered references to distant places and dated events.
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Joe
Tom
Ally
Protestant Episcopal Church
Littlejohn
Long Island
Doane
Albany
Huntington
New Yorks
Cox
Potter
Southgate
Astoria
London Chemical News
Warren
Wime Museum
Meekison
Policeman Club
Luleed
Cupid
Asphal
Totter
Lender
Bender
Europe
Palestine
Washington State
Sam Web King
Chinamin
Monitana
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