The Hornet of Small Troubles and Christian Fortitude
In a sermon on Deuteronomy 7 20 Dr Talmage compares life’s minor irritations to hornets sent by the Lord to test faith and build character. Small annoyances from nerves to gossip to domestic strife are weighed as tools for growth, warns against despair, and urges patient endurance for spiritual progress.
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Louis Klopsch
Washington
Dr. Talmage
Colorado
Nebraska
New Jersey
Leyden
Naomi
Ruth
Martha
Christ
Mary
Etter
Mamelin
Weser
Mr. Church
Trenven
Little annoyances shape mortal nature and fate
A preacher likens daily vexations to chisels that carve the soul, urging acceptance of small trials as spiritual fuel. He cites Polycarp, Columbus, and Mollie Pitcher as examples of perseverance through minor hardships, and warns against wasting life on vanity while praising enduring faith.
A Cowboy’s Advice to a Craving Matinee Fan
A wild west show rider, famed for dangerous feats, comforts a young girl who wants to run away with the troupe. He offers stern counsel about falling for a man she knows little about and reminds her he has a daughter about her age. The scene unfolds after a performance as the cowboy removes his revolver belt and smokes.
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Phe Piv
Chicago Daily News
French Swiss Farmhouse Bread Keeps Fresh Weeks
In French and Swiss farms bread is baked every three weeks and kept by packing loaves in a flour filled sack with crusts touching. When stacked flour is added between loaves, the sack is tied and hung in a dry airy place. The day before use the loaf is brushed, stored in the cellar overnight, and remains good for several weeks.
Household scent and moth repellent preparation
The passage lists a recipe using six ounces of rose petals with thyme cloves and salt to perfume clothes. It describes filling muslin bags to deter moths, and a lavender vinegar perfume made by steeping lavender flowers in warm vinegar, then straining after a few days.
Mouse and Lion in Turkish Fashion Night
A group of children watch a dramatic scene as a brave little girl reassures them and a mouse flees from a lion that bursts from a wall, terrifying the room. The animal chase ends as the mouse escapes to its tiny home while adults and children react with fear and relief.
Marquis de Lafayette Remembered and Honored in America
The article recalls the French noble Marquis de Lafayette who joined the American Revolution at age 20, supported by his own expenses, and formed a lasting friendship with George Washington. Congress rewarded him with gifts and honors. he died in Paris on May 24, 1804 and is buried in Paris.
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Marquis de la Mayotte
Rance Indemine
Chingnac
France
American Congress
Wells
Congress
Washington
United States
Paris
Panhourg
Saint Antoine
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Fooling a Coyote on an Oregon Overland Trip
Warren J. Wattis recounts a hunter's failed joke on a coyote during an Oregon journey. The animal surprised him with a forward rush, tangled in prickly pear, then watched from a ridge as the narrator endured the encounter and concluded the prank unsucceeded.
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Inodiana
Oregon
Imagination Plays of Children Explored by Winterburn
In Woman's Home Companion Serence Hull Winterburn argues a healthy imagination is a key gift for children. He notes four to five year olds dramatize ordinary toys, using real life as material, and that creativity often emerges from happy accidents.
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Serence Hull Winterburn
Crab-apple jelly from boiled fruit and sugar
Wash and cut crab-apples, boil until soft, strain to extract juice, boil juice for twenty minutes without a lid, add one pound sugar per pint of liquid and boil five minutes, then fill jars. Jelly can also be made from apple peel and core using the same method.
How to Clean Muslin Gowns and Dresses
Instructions from the Cincinnati Enquirer advise treating creased muslin gowns as not yet dirty. Spread the dress, damp evenly with starch using a clean sponge, iron carefully with a cool iron, then hang to dry by the fire. Do not fold during drying.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
A Worthy Parlor Sweep With Hidden Shades
A guide to protecting the parlor on sweeping day describes fitting unobtrusive color shades in hall spaces. When drawn to the floor they shield air and stairs from dust, while rolled up at the top they stay concealed behind the curtain pole.
Sunburn Remedy: Buttermilk Horseradish Face Paste
An old remedy suggests applying a paste of one pint buttermilk with one ounce freshly scraped horseradish steeped two hours to the face and hands after sun exposure.
Pussy Saves Bristol Family From Fire In Morning Blaze
A Bristol lodger named Mutler leaped from a second floor window after flames cut off his escape. Gedo Schniedermann woke to smoke due to his cat and alerted Herman Mander and others as tenants fled to safety.
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Bristol
England
Finst
Gedo Schniedermann
Tie
Herman Mander
Mutler
Music triggers death of filly in Florence Alabama
A three year old mare died in Florence Alabama after a brass band started playing while a farmer drove her through town. The veterinary survey cited heart failure from shock caused by the unfamiliar music. Also noted is a brief comparison to early telephone use in China.
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Florence
Ala
Doll Peace Story Alters Apache War Course
A doll given to a sobbing Apache girl by Bourke's adjutant wife calmed a tense camp scene in Arizona. The child clung to the toy, and the tribe eventually agreed to move back to the reserve with the doll in her possession. The tale ends with the mother returning to the post and the tribe's peaceful reconciliation.
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Mr. Rourke
Arizona
Gen. Crooke
Mr. Bourke
Cincinnati Enquirer
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Ganges
Bethink
Polycarp
Mollie
Monmouth
Asbury Park
Long Branch
Freehold
Mollie Pitcher
Carlisle
Tennent
William Auugustus Thompson
Capt
Gen. Lee
Mollie Titcher
New Jersey Artillery
Emerald Isle
Greene
Fort Montgomery
Hudson Highlands
Namilton
Clinton
Philadelphia
Press
Rough Rider
Arrés
THE
Lion Slayer
Erios
Marquis DE Lafayette
Ameren Reyvoelutionary Remiy
the Marquis DE LA Fayette
Mme
Utah
Warren J. Wattis
Minh
Muste Iisa
China
Doll
Formosa
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