The Value of Health and the Samson Lesson
Washington awakens to Dr. Talmage’s sermon on physical strength and moral duty. He contrasts Samson’s power with spiritual responsibility, warning strong people to use energy for good and face judgment for how they employ body, mind, and soul. He denounces free love and urges prayerful, robust living aligned with Christian virtue.
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Louis Klopsch
Washington
Talmage
Samson
Timnath
Sorek
Delilah
East
Jie
Gaza
Hercules
Samsons
Christ
Richard Baxter
Edward Payson
Robert McCheyne
Dundee
Scotland
Philip Doddridge
Paris
Edinburgh
London
Rousseau
David Hume
Voltaire
Gibbon
Lord Byron
Michelet
Sodoms
Gomorrahs
Ahasuerus
Belshazzar
Aesopus
Solomon
Hell
Indiana
Sahara
Simoom Ghall
God
Death
Edom
Bozrah
Robert Pollock
Pollock
Governor salary bill passes house Iowa lawmakers weigh three normal schools
Special correspondence from Des Moines reports the Iowa house approved raising the governor's pay from 3000 to 5100 with allowances totaling 6100. The piece notes a push for electing U.S. senators by the people, consideration of three normal schools, and debates on state funding for universities, agriculture, and building projects. It mentions tax plans, a Pan American exhibit bid, and various public-notice items.
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Des Moines
House
Executive Council
Senate
Shaw
United States
Congress
House Committee On
State University
Agricultural College
Cedar Falls
State Agricultural College
The
Ways and Means Committee
University
Beardshear
Iowa
Hubbard
Sioux City
Buffalo
Omaha
Department of Agriculture
Iarriman
State Agricultural Society
State Department of Agriculture
State Dairy Association
Breeders’ Association
Tly State Fair
Aeyent Book of Agriculture
Agricultural Society
de Tone
Emimert
Wallace
Furry
Hardin County
A Gentlemanly Boy
A poem praising a gentle boy who remains upright and honest through seasons of hardship. It contrasts gentleness with deceit, urging virtue, loyalty, and the reward of doing good, ending with the idea that such conduct earns joy and respect.
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Ilena
Ime
Ile
Thinyai
AL OL. Charles
A Boy's Pheasantry Astonishes West at Oak Park
Wallace Mvangs, 13, runs the Evans pheasantry near Oak Park, boasting 1⅓ acres under wire and a varied collection. The site features auto-lock gates, golden pheasants with vivid plumage, and high egg and sale values. He also breeds canaries, fancy chickens, and quails, with plans to exhibit at the Chicago poultry show in January and display prize ribbons.
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Watllace Mvangs
Knickerbockers
Tle
Ennessee
Wallace
Bear
Chicago
Poultry and Pet Stock
Andi
Oak Park
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
White Heron Defends Elephant From Parasites
In northern Africa the white heron feeds on parasites that irritate the elephant, pecking into its back crevices where insects like the wood-fly lodge. The heron, seen as the elephant’s guardian, bears the pain to keep the big beast from distress. The ibis parts similar helper roles for oxen and sheep.
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United States
Tropics
Pamisile
Africa
Ife
Nile
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Woman and dog confront bear while berry picking
An Orcron woman gathering blackberries encountered a black bear on the same mission. The bear knocked her down, but her shepherd dog diverted the bear until she found a club. She struck the bear on the nose, then again as the animal retreated. The dog held the bear, and they postponed berrying for a safer day.
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Orcron
Boer Horses Trained for Ambush Control
Boer horses are trained to stay still when reins are dropped, enabling ambush or firing lines by the trans vaalers, showcasing remarkable discipline and obedience of the steeds.
London Coal Imports Reach Sixteen Million Tons Yearly
London imports about 18 million tons of coal annually with roughly 7.283 million tons arriving by sea. The balance comes by land or other routes, reflecting London's heavy energy needs and transportation links in the era.
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London
Yale Student Cleared After Rifle Misfire Correction
A Yale Divinity Hall student faced possible suspension when a shot from a toy rifle shattered a professor’s lamp. The professor traced the trajectory and to his surprise implicated an innocent student, who protested his innocence until the real culprit confessed and corrected the error by 300 feet.
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Divinity Hall
Yale
Man of Science
Spider Plague Overwhelms Japan Telegraph Wires
Spiders swarm across Japan clogging telegraph lines and rail facilities. Officials note sweeping wires offers little relief as arachnids quickly rebuild webs. The infestation underscores a growing nuisance with potential disruption to communications and transport.
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Japan
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Dr. Talmage
Byers
Shelby County
Funds For Colleges
Judiciary Committee
State Bar Association
Law Department
Supreme Court
Ways and
Board of Control
Bish
Delevan
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States Treasury Department
Internal Revenue
William Shettel
Levi Shettel
Marshalltown
Berrien
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