Home Sweet Home A Sermon for Wives and Mothers
Dr. Talmage extols women’s sphere and rights, arguing women’s true empire lies in the home. He denies fixed gender boundaries, defends maternal influence, and urges women to pursue virtue, faith, and service, with visions of eternity and a heavenly home awaiting faithful wives and mothers.
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Louis Klopsch
N. Y
Washington
Talmage
Italy
Switzerland
England
Scotland
Harriet Martineau
Elizabeth Browning
George Eliot
John
Disciple
Robert McCheyne
John Summerfield
Henry Martyn
Albany
Boards of Trade
Legislative
Lord Bacon
Newton
Alfred the Great
Jonathan Edwards
Deutschland's Larder Showcases Ocean Liner Provisions
The New York Sun notes the Deutschland carries massive supplies on voyages from New York to Hamburg. Ice, beef, calves, sheep, hogs, poultry, fish, eggs, vegetables, dairy, bread and beer fill the storerooms, with vast quantities of wine liquor water and ice cream.
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New York Sun
Hamburg
Arizona Claims Tucson as Oldest U S City
Arizona asserts Tucson in Pima County is older than St Augustine and Santa Fe. Documents from San Xavier Mission dated 1552 and 1555 allegedly authorize a settlement and place its founding in the mid‑16th century, with about 6000 inhabitants on the original site.
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St. Augustine
Santa Fe
United States
Arizona
Tucson
Pima County
Florida
San Xavier
I Wish a Position Opens with Bold Claim
A young man declares he can do everything and seeks a job from a stern bond holder who counters by noting he would have to discharge 3,000 employees. The exchange ends with a curt good day.
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Olio State Journal
Perhaps in the Shadow of the Frozen Leader
A Prominent politician repeats his famed perhaps as night falls over the Western stages. Rebels rally to down the Matchless Leader while Chicago platforms promise change. A traveler is found buried in snow with a banner, his death saluted as lampton’s name appears in the Herald.
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William J. Lampton
Herald
Dingley Tariff Stand Favored by Republicans
The House leaders oppose tariff revision at the coming session. Representative Russell of Connecticut and Representative Ray of New York warn against agitation for broad tariff changes, saying conditions favor stability and that revision would unsettle business and wages.
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Congress
House
American Economist
American Protective Tariff League
The
Economist
Charles A. Russell
Connecticut
House Committee On Ways and Means
Russell
George W. Ray
New York
House Committee On the Judiciary
United States
Ray
Cleveland
Towne Blasts Democrats as Moral Bankrupt in Maryland
In a pointed critique, Hon. Charles A. Towne accuses the Democratic Party of hollow platforming and opportunism. The piece cites the Maryland convention’s refusal to commit on key issues and the rise of a race-baiting pretext to justify political tactics.
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Charles A. Towne
Minnesota
Texas
Towne
Ohio
Nebraska
Minnesota Statesman
Columbus
Maryland
Baltimore
Col. Bryan
United States Senate
George L. Wellington
Kansas City
Democratic Organization
Democratic Party
N. Y. Tribune
Opinions of the press on party politics and the steel strike
Selections from newspapers cite charges against Chairman Jones for Democratic losses and discuss solutions to the negro problem influencing votes. The Commoner notes drought talk, while Hanna denies involvement in steel strike settlement efforts amid political speculation. Several papers criticize Bryce Bryanism and GOP omissions.
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Bryan
Iowa State Register
Hanna
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Iowa Republicans Endorse Anti Disfranchisement Platform
The Des Moines Republican convention adopted a platform opposing disfranchisement by race or station and condemning Democratic measures. A. J. Cummins, prominent Des Moines lawyer and former legislator, was named governor candidate with backing for tariff and gold standard. Town Republicans affirm this stance.
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Iowa
Ohio
Des Moines
A. 3. Cummins
Republican National Committee
Dress Parade of Feet in Baby's Brigade
A playful verse in which Captain Great Toe and Corporal Little Toe lead a toy army. Baby counts ten, shouts up, up, and the march resumes until Baby topples the formation in a comic parade moment. Bruce Baxter reference from Youth's Companion.
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Great Toe
Corporal Little Toe
Baby
Bruce Baxter
Youth
Clever post office horse cheats at Brooklyn station
A Brooklyn post office scene shows a horse with a double appetite slipping rations from nearby carts. The trick ends with him backing into the neighbor’s stall, feasting on extra oats, while the last horse suffers.
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Post Office
Brooklyn
Ninth Street
Fifth Avenue
Ife
Turtle versus dog conquers yard in playful clash
A Chicago Record-Herald note describes Nick the black and tan dog confronting Old Ironclad the turtle. After an initial standoff the two form an unlikely friendship. Nick is humbled, while the monarch shell dwells on the wall, and Nick avoids the yard.
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Nick
Old Tronclad
Old Ironelad
Ironelad
Nieck
Martha XR. Fitch
Chicago Record-Herald
One-Legged Hen Follows Irish Woman to Cemetery
A Brooklyn suburb tale tells of a one legged hen that trotted two miles with its mistress to the churchyard for the funeral and collapsed on the church steps. Some say heartbreak, others fatigue or hunger caused its death. It was buried kindly outside the churchyard fence.
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Widdy
Brooklyn
Newsboy and Automobile Crash in Calvert Baltimore
A newsboy named Jimmy was involved in a chaotic car stunt on Calvert Street near the bank building of Alexander Brown & Sons in Baltimore. The steam car reversed and spun round a circle hitting a railing and a dog before crashing. a boy leaped from the dashboard as spectators watched and the owner halted the vehicle.
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Calvert
Baltimore
Newsies
Wender
Calvert Street
Alexander
Brown & Sons
Bank
Ber
Jimmy
Simmy
Cirele
Timmy
Crown Building
Nother Onslauight
Curious collection of Oliver Ryder rats in henhouse
Master Oliver Ryder of Stamford keeps a colony of 37 rats, white and black and white, initially kept as pets to sell for a few cents. After sales failed and rats multiplied, he housed them in the henhouse with a condition of continued care or they would be destroyed.
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Oliver Ryder
Stamford
Conn
Oliver
New York Tribune
Moody prize judged prize-winning pupil insight
Dwight L. Moody offered Northfield pupils a $500 prize for the best thought. The winning line stated that men grumble at thorns, yet should thank God for roses with thorns.
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Dwight L. Moody
Northfield
Ample Opportunity De Garry How to Squeeze Through Summer
Town Topics asks how to get through the summer with social mix guidance. A playful dialogue hints at seeking places with many girls and few men.
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de Garry
Jack Hardup
An Easy Choice in Puck Quip on Fiancé and Ideal
The item quotes Puck magazine remarking that a woman chose between a fiancé at hand and an ideal in the bush, noting the quick decision and humorous tone about romantic choices.
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Owell
Puck
The Way of a Man Madge and Marjorie Dialogue
A brief Town Topics quip contrasts Madge calling someone a peach with Marjorie naming it a jolly epigram. The exchange centers on affectionate terms and playful banter between the two speakers.
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Madge
Marjorie
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