Wifely Ambition Good and Bad Sermon by Dr. Talmage
Brooklyn February report on Rev. T. De Witt Talmage’s sixth sermon in the Women of America series. He warns that Jezebel’s bad influence ruined Naboth and notes wifely ambition can lift or ruin husbands and nations. He supports women voting but critiques suffrage benefits. He cites examples of influential wives shaping leaders.
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Brooklyn
Tabernacle
T. de Witt Talmage
D. D
America
Naboth
Ahab
Jezebel
Elijah
Jehu
Poles
Shylock
Henry VI
Margaret
William
Prince of Orange
Mary
Justinian
Theodore
Andrew Jackson
Washington
Valley Forge
Pliny
Calpurnia
Pericles
Grotius
Lorg
Lovestein
Weinberg
de Tocqueville
Maria Motley
Martin Luther
Croesus
Isabella of
Spain
Columbus
Ferdinand
John Adams
United States
Thomas Carlyle
Hyde Park
Craigen- Puttock
Cheyne Row
Tom Hood
Wall Street
The Wifely Ambition and Dominion of a Christian Home
A sermon extols the wife as moral shaper of family fortune. It contrasts ruined men driven to bankruptcy by corrupt business with virtuous domestic influence led by a devoted wife whose prayers and steadfast faith guide husbands and children toward Heaven. It cites Joan of Arc and royal analogies to praise sanctified marriage.
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Ita
Wan
God
Barak
Deborah
Sisera
Washington
Charles Sumner
Shakespeare
Edmund Burke
Pitt
Lord Nelson
Cowper
Pope
Addison
Johnson
Lord Chatham
Grattan
Isaac Newton
Goldsmith
Swift
Locke
Gibbon
Walpole
Canning
Dryden
Moore
Chaucer
Lord Byron
Walter Scott
Oliver Crowell
Garrick
Hogarth
Joshua Reynolds
Spencer
Lord Bacon
Macaulay
Rheims
Troyes
Joan of Arc
Celestial City
Petersburg
Russia
Catherine
Prince Henry
Heaven
Kenilworth
St. Cloud
Alhambra
Reflect on Virtues of Those Around You
A fragment advising contemplation of daily companions virtues such as activity modesty liberality and other good traits. The note underscores recognizing positive qualities in people you live with.
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Ade Relius
Blaine Declines National Convention Candidacy
Florence Italy January 25 Blaine declines to have his name presented for the 1888 Republican Presidential nomination. He expresses gratitude for supporters and outlines the party's past defeats and recent revival, urging unity to restore national governance to the Republicans. The letter is addressed to B F Jones, Chairman of the National Republican Committee.
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National Committee
Pittsburgh
B. F. Jones
National Republican Committee
Blaine
Florence
Italy
B.F. Jons
Republican National Committee
Republican Party
Tte
Chicago
United States
Republcan Party
Union
Garfield
Arthur
Bnon
Ist
Ackat
Wni
James G, Blaine
Sherman Sees Blaine Letter Open Field for Ohio Delegation
In Columbus John Sherman discusses James Blaine’s refusal to enter the Chicago convention race. He notes Blaine’s withdrawal could widen the field and plans to pursue the Ohio delegation. Sherman refrains from details and signals a cautious but active bid.
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John Sherman
Columbus
Ohio
James G. Blaine
B. F. Jones
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Blaine
Sherman
Little Sister and Brother in a Heated Exchange
In a fragment from A. Liendish Thought, Little Sister angrily orders Little Brother to do something while he resists. She laments that they have grown up and quips about marriage, revealing tension and disagreement between siblings.
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A. Liendish
Ray
Wwe
Ex Senator Wallace’s rapid wealth from railroads and coal mines
Ex Senator Wallace of Pennsylvania has retired from active politics and aims to build political power after amassing wealth. His fortune, driven by railroads and coal mines, is reported to have grown enormously in recent months.
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Wallace
Pennsylvania
Allison Revisits Custer Massacre and Reno Blame
Chicago interview withEdward H. Allison recounts the Custer battle, Reno’s retreat, and alleged agent graft at Standing Rock. He disputes Rain-in-the-Face’s role, notes Sitting Bull led the counterattack, and details casualties and postwar warfare.
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Chicago
Edward H. Allison
Washington
Sitting Bull
Allison
United States
Standing Rock
Government Supply Department
Custer
Rain-in-the-Face
Gen
Crook
Maj. Reno
United States Army
Reno
Benteen
Terry
Major Reno
Millstones Fly in Pieces Near Tuscola Tragic Explosion
A grist mill in Broadlands exploded on Tuesday evening near Tuscola killing three men and injuring three. The mill building shattered and large stones were hurled as far as half a mile, leaving workers shocked and the site scattered.
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Tuscola
Broadlands
Congress Debates Tariff, Rights for Aliens and Rail Monopolies
The Senate passes a bill to omit duties on breeding animals importations and makes such imports a defense in actions. The House approves bills on bills of lading as conclusive evidence and on maintaining separate telegraph lines for subsidized railroads. Debates rage over Jay Gould’s Western Union monopoly while mandering on Sioux settlement and postal reforms. Nominations include Benjamin F. Wade for marshal and J Marion Brooks for U S attorney.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Gale
Senate
Stewart
Mitchell
House of Representatives
United States
Anderson
Kansas
Western Union
Jay Henk Gould
Jay Gould
Gould
Pacific Railroad Companies
Manderson
Committee On Printing
Public Lands Commissioner
Committees On
Indian Affairs
Dakota
Benjamin F. Wada
Ohio
J. Marion Brooks
California
Mr. Perkins
House
Andrew D. White
Smithsonian Institution
Indian Territory
Choctaw Coal and Railroad Company
Birds voices and centers fair in New Jersey comments
The piece surveys bird voices noting the United States great bird center as New Jersey while listing various species with their characteristic tones. It references the mockingbird cedar bird bobolink and blue jay with humorous asides and cites early gas works and Antigonus in passing.
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United States
New Jersey
Sopracuto
Florida
New York Sun
Indiana War Prize Sparks Nationwide Admiration
The Soldiers' Monument Committee awarded the best design to Bruno Schmidt, a renowned German architect, creating wide favorable notice for Indiana. The piece notes the monument as a major advertising boon and highlights related local incidents including a fatal rifle accident, a series of patents issued to Indiana residents, a novel field wedding in Bloomfield, and public appeals for war-claims funding.
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Indiana
Soldiers’ Monument Committee
Bruno Schmidt
United States
Berlin
John Wachter
Claypool
Kesciusko County
Beavers
Jeremiah V
Mount Summer
Hill
James
Wilkesbarre
Goshen
Jones
Geo. 5
Laconia
King
Sandusky
Looker
William
J. Newlove
Union Mills
Lynn
Mirabeau N
Rising Sun
Lynn Engine Company
Dayton
Star Boiler
Moore
A. K. Heath
Covington
Shuman
Grant W
Lake Station
Harvester
Strauglen
Alanson W
Lincolnville
Bloomfield
George Kinman
Kittie Gray
J. W. Gray
Gq Sr
Michener
Washington
House of Representatives
Joseph Clevenger
Rushville
Jasper Jeffries
Bridgeton
Lucy Gaer
Seymour
Burt Brown
Crawford County
Cently
Nora Loyd
Maria Watts
Logansport
Putnamville
George Smith
Cattts
Evansville
Haubstadt
Terre Haute
Smith
Hilisbo
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