Everyday Religion: Do All to the Glory of God
Dr. Talmage urges a constant Christian life beyond Sundays, urging talk of religion in daily work and trials. He argues ordinary tasks, conversations, and blessings must be done for God, with faithfulness shaping character through small annoyances and common duties.
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Gr. Talmage
S Klopsch
N. Y
Washington
Talmage
Apostle
Southampton
Heaven
South America
God
Jesus Christ
Christ
Jesus ‘Christ
Oregon
Lebanon
Simon
Gennesaret
Matthew
Church of God
Troy
Springfield
Church of Christ
St. Martin’s
Luther
Paul
Rouen
Ashland
Latimer
Ridley
Platto
Ulysses
Catherine de’ Medici
Columbus
Assurance and Renaissance Asserted in Town Topics
A clipped Town Topics line debates whether a woman can voice opinions on art and confidently pronounce renaissance aloud, praising her assurance and boldness in discourse.
Healthful Women and the Call for Hygienic Living
A New York Weekly editorial urges American women to embrace health through proper dress and habits. It links strong liver and stomach to a sound mind, warns against fashion over comfort, and promotes natural beauty grounded in well protected feet and adequate clothing for cold climates.
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Department of Science
N. Y. Weekly
Charming Letter on Building a High Back Shelf Chair
The piece explains how a skilled carpenter can construct a high back chair with square spaces for etchings, watercolors, or photographs and shelves for curios. It advises enamel coating in white or cream to yield an attractive furniture item.
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Chicago Daily News
Knitting as a Medicine Endorsed by Specialists
Specialists declare knitting a helpful exercise for hands stiffened by rheumatism and other finger disorders. Physicians prescribe it to improve dexterity for cramps paralysis and related conditions. It benefits nerves aids insomnia and mood, and sanitariums encourage patients to knit with bright steel needles.
Donkey Jokes Highlight Classroom Music Talk
A sunlit exchange shows a professor and mother debating a daughter's musical talent. The professor dismisses musical ability as minor, while the mother praises the daughter’s ear. The quip ends with a sharp comparison that humorously undercuts praise.
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Amy
Madai
aAlly Sloper
Des Moines to Washington as Shaw Family Leaves Office
Des Moines records note Gov Leslie Martinez Shaw and family end four years at the capitol as Shaw accepts the treasury secretary role. Mrs Shaw shaped social life with biweekly receptions while daughters Enid and Ima enter Denison and Cornell/Vassar paths and son Karl embraces sports as the family prepares for Washington.
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Des Moines
Leslie Martinez Shaw
Treasury
Chicago Tribune
Washington
Shaw
Towa
Gov. Shaw
Enid
Ima
Jenid
Vassar
Erinn
Denison
Karls
Marriage by Phonograph in Oswego Quarantine Case
Miss Nellie Stone married James Duncan by phonograph after a smallpox quarantine interrupted a normal ceremony. The recording occurred in her quarantined room with witnesses, then the register was fumigated and moved to the Duncan home for the groom and a clergyman to complete the ceremony.
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Nellie Stone
Tod
de Dune
Oswego
Miss Stone
James I
Duncan
Calves Father Praises Daughter In Southern France
In the south of France a banquet honored Mine Calve born there. Calve's eighty year old father spoke proudly of his famous daughter, describing a single rose among many as a symbol of her lineage and perfection, saying she is the supreme flower of forgotten generations.
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Calve
Rodes
France
Aline
Our Mary Louisa Seeks Answers to Curious Questions
A posed set of playful queries from Our Mary Louisa about everyday mysteries. Questions include how people wind around little runners and where doughnut holes go, plus why bread is better to eat than candy and how often once in so often occurs.
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Mary Louisa
Sonsa
Nilzabeth Ta Gould
George Washington Birthday Tales From a Young Reader
A Virginia youth biography recalls George Washington born February 22 1732 at Bridge's Creek. It notes his honesty in the cherry tree tale his athletic strength surveying work and rise to commander in chief and first president. Mount Vernon life and memory are described with riverboat bells tolling past his tomb.
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Washington
George
Chen
Celia
Virginia
Bridge’s Creek
Rappahannock
Fredericksburg
Lord Mairfax
England
Mount Vernon
Potomac River
Hermit Crab and Its Wandering Shelter
A Cincinnati Maquirer description of the hermit crab detailing its armor protected body and exposed hind end. The crab seeks and trades shells for shelter, using its tail to anchor itself and its claws to capture prey. It outgrows shells and continuously searches for new homes.
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Indo
Theis
Miniature Elephant Lili Charms Shows Worldwide Crowd
A dwarf elephant named Lili travels with a show and is billed as the smallest elephant in the world. She captivates both children and adults, proving highly intelligent and a favorite at each stop while the troupe tours vast distances.
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Lili
Flannel Suit On A Hen In Winter Rescue
Mrs My A Stormont saved an old hen from cold by measuring for and sewing a flannel outfit. The bird, frail after late molt, wore the warm suit inside the Kirkwood Leader report. The hen tolerated the wardrobe change and returned to her flock, apparently content.
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My A. Stormont
Kirkwood
IHS
Stormont
Toothpick Table Talk Delays and Dwindling Materials
A fragmentary reflection on table conversations and social lulls during meals. The text notes long waits before courses and periods of scarce material for conversation, prompting people to break apart toothpicks as boredom rises.
Industrous Hen Hatches Double Eyed Eggs For William Fanning
A peculiar New York hen owned by William Fanning of Cornwall produced two chicks from eleven eggs after twelve double yolk eyes were set under a setting hen. One eye failed to hatch, leaving eleven eggs each with two chicks.
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New York
William Fanning
Cornwill
N.Y
Hans Electric Lighted Nest
The Laya bird of India builds a nest covered with moist clay to hold fire flies, creating a glowing nest by night that resembles an electric street lamp.
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Hans
India
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