Ravens Bring Bread and Meat to Elijah in Famine Sermon
Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage preaches on Elijah fed by ravens during drought, arguing God supplies through unlikely means. He urges trusting providence, notes daily needs, and cites prayers answered item by item with ravens as symbol of divine aid.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
Washington
India
Desert
Audubon
Heaven
Mheaven
Cherith
God
Elijah
Ahab
Obadiah
Raven
Holy
Potomac
Hudson
Mississippi
Thames
Savannah
Rhine
Nile
Ganges
Hoang-Ho
Colorado Hills
New England
Church of God
Asylum of Mercy
Deborah
Talon
Washington Banks
Bank of England
Royal Bank of Heaven
Edgar A. Poe
Rochelle
England
Essex
Connecticut
Future of the Democratic Party Split by Factions
The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes the Democratic Party faces a deep fracture post Reform Club dinner with leaders like Cleveland Bryan and Tillman at odds. It warns only a miracle could unite the sixteen to one pro dollar faction, moderate silverites, and two gold factions ahead of 1900.
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Democratic Party
David Bohn
William J. Bryan
John M. Palmer
Grover Cleveland
Bryan
Palmer
McKinley
Cleveland
Carlisle
Reform Club
Indianapolis
Tillman
Chicago
Bailey
House of Representatives
Charleston
Gaul
Caesar
Watterson
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Hypocritical Democrats Question Gold Standard Betrayal
Albany Journal and Louisville Courier Journal comment on alleged betrayal by gold standard factions within the Democratic Party. They mock claims of a bargain or betrayal and argue Clevelandites push free trade and silver interests while denying any formal agreement. The piece contends the party seeks self interest over honest money.
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Republican Party
Bryan
Cleveland
Albany Journal
United States
Louisville Courier Journal
Tariff Truths and the Wilson-Gorman Impact on Warmer
A polemic recounts how the Wilson-Gorman tariff affected farmers in 1892 to 1896. It questions claimed benefits for wool and hops and uses farmer and hop grower anecdotes, noting wage impacts and labor shifts amid tariff changes.
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Schoharie
Jones
N.Y. Tress
Free trade roils amid partisan divides in press samples
The clippings contrast Democratic and Republican views on tariff policy and free trade under Cleveland and Bryan, noting divisions among Democrats and critiques of Woolen clothing imports under McKinley and Wilson laws. References include the Cleveland Leader Amsterdam Democrat Cincinnati Enquirer Toledo Blade.
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Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Bryan
Amsterdam
Republican Congress
Cincinnati Enquirer
Dem
Stevenson
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.s
Wilson
Toledo
Political clash over party principles and campaign assurances
The writer argues that Cleveland and his Democratic allies unfairly attack the Republican ticket. McKinley and supporters maintained a straightforward pro prosperity platform centered on tariffs and industry protection. Democratic leaders are condemned for deceptive appeals to voters after ten years of Cleveland administration.
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Cleveland
McKinley
Maj. McKinley
N. X
Aribune
Fairy Sisters in the Mirror Cautionary Tale
A short fairy tale about a maiden who discovers two fairy sisters inside a silver rimmed mirror. The smiling sister brings happiness while the frowning one brings gloom. the girl chooses to become sweeter to banish the frown and warns readers to guard their mirrors from gloom. Helen Standish Perkins in St Nicholas.
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Helen Standish Perkins
St. Nicholas
Wrens Take Home Victory in Bird House Battle Tale
A North American bird house story follows bluebirds and great crested flycatchers clashing for a single house in a garden. Wrens then arrive, eject both competitors, and claim ownership, raising questions about return visitors and seasonal bird behavior.
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Bird House
Jenny's Good Record Monkey of the Sea Service
A Strand Magazine note recounts Jenny the service monkey who sailed on the 1804 ship M S Vigilant under Capt Brown then at the zoo. She hailed from the Andaman Islands and served four years aboard before Abyssinian campaign dangers were overcome. Jenny earned a first class certificate a silver chain and medal, was sail ors pet and kept an almost featherless chicken.
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Monkey
Jenny
7. M.S. Vigilant
Brown
Andaman Islands
Strand Magazine
Canine Time Teller Wakes Paris Family Each Morning
A dog in Paris Texas owned by N. C. Peterson, a cotton seed mill worker, tells the time and fetches breakfast in a small pail. He wakes his master and delivers lunch daily, even correcting his owner when clocks are altered.
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Paris
Tex
N. C. Peterson
Nick
Lincoln and Stanton in a clash over desertion cases
A Chicago Inter Ocean account recounts President Lincoln sparing soldiers from execution when desertion charges arose after battles. Secretary Stanton pressed for harsher discipline, but Lincoln asked Holt to argue the cases and ultimately ordered the men released.
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Lincoln
Stanton
Joseph Holt
Washington
Ruy
Chancellorsville
Judge Holt
Holt
White House
Ife
Tlolt
Department of Military Justice
President
Blackhawk
G. R. Prowell
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Boars Attack Louviers Residents After Crossing River
A band of 11 wild boars left the surrounding woods and entered Louviers France after crossing the river. Some boars entered houses and were shot. The rest fled back toward the woods while pursuing a cyclist who abandoned his bike to hide. He survived but the bicycle was destroyed.
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Louviers
France
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