Opening Winter Temptations for Young Men in City Life
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage warns Washington church about moral dangers during the winter season. He urges young men to avoid dissipation in casinos grogshops and pawnbrokers, and to fill long evenings with virtuous pursuits, family harmony, and Christian work, lest they ruin health fortune and souls.
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T. de Witt Talmage
Washington
Titus
Paul
Troas
Nicopolis
Ene
London
Hell
America
Motley
John Foster
Satan
God
Heaven
Steaven
Road building sense in county boosters old and sound
John Jr Webb argues in Farmers Voice that good roads benefit towns and require practical, less costly methods. He believes farmers deserve better access, railroads should supply materials, and convict labor could cut costs, while stressing drainage and hard durable stone.
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Chicago
Agricultural Department
Washington
Jere
John Jr. Webbs
Piety and Work Linked in Life Says Cambridge Cleric
Reverend C. I. Smith of Congregationalist Cambridge Massachusetts warns that piety and labor must accompany each other. He notes both failure modes when either is absent.
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Rev
C. I. Smith
Congregationalist
Cambridge
Mass
Orchard and Garden Planting and Pruning Tips
Practical advice on fruit cultivation from the St. Louis Republic. Regional soil and light affect fruit character, spread strawberry roots evenly, prefer one strong limb in pruning, and note grapes are inexpensive, productive, and easy to manage. Recommend annual apple and peach plantings, and provide grape cutting instructions with soil, moisture, and planting angles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
Roads in Michigan Spark Drive for Better State Highways
Delegates at the Atlanta road parliament return home with renewed resolve to push Michigan road reform. Hastings mobilizes funds and gravel work, while Lansing backs a convention to discuss improved state road systems, with a possible governor‑issued call. Plus, growing vegetables under glass becomes a likely northern trend to guard crop loss and frost.
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Atlanta
Uastings
Mich
Lansing
Michigan
What Our Dairy Products Coat
An Inter state Grocer analysis states that meeting milk demand requires 15 million cows and 60 million acres. It notes 100 thousand men and one million horses needed to care for cattle, with vast feed consumption including hay, cornmeal, oats, bran, and corn. The report estimates 400 million dollars to feed dairy stock.
Ruskin Reflects On Work And Purpose As Duty
A terse meditation on how honest labor shapes a person's true calling. Quiet dedication yields natural outcomes aligned with divine intention, underscoring steady, unglamorous effort as the best path.
Stomach Bitters Promises Recovery From Digestive Ailments
A medicinal notice extols Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters as the remedy for digestive failures and related liver and kidney troubles. It claims the preparation restores stomach function, improves digestion, and can conquer malaria and kidney issues.
Virginia climate and rail excursion rates advertised
An old Virginia promotional note touts perfect climate and bustling markets. It lists excursion rates for December 17 via a railroad line and invites readers to request a free descriptive pamphlet and rates from an address in Chicago.
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Virginia
Chesaperake
Ohio Ry
Ulfb
Trorre
Clarice Stroet
Chicago
FloVickeor's Theater Chicago Stage London Five Shillings
Joseph Joerson appears at FloVickeor's Theater in Chicago in London Five Shillings and The Cricket on the Hearth with wool beginning Dov as a reading. Public notices list the show order and ticket prices for a winter run.
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floVickeor
Chicago
Joseph Joerson
London
Smoking Concert Plea Echoes for Help
Fragmentary dialogue shows a character pleading Schlumpenhagen to assist at a smoking concert with flute, while another resists being left out and asks how to participate or be included.
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Schlumpenhagen
von Dera
Travel promo for St Louis Union Station and routes to Florida
An exaggerated travel pitch touts a route via St Louis Union Station as the grand hub for a Florida trip. It mentions a single car change, the St Louis & Cajon Short Line, a "Haly Spring" route to Porida, and through Blooper to Jacksonville with low rates and stopover privileges.
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Morida
St. Louis
Grand St. Louis Union Station
St. Loui & Catro
Haly
Porida
Jacksonville
Linis
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