Olive Branches for Everyday Faith in Talmage Sermon
Dr. Talmage portrays Nehemiah VIII as urging believers to build a Gospel booth with olive palm and pine branches. He calls for peace with God and man, evergreen religion for all trials, and bold usefulness, urging immediate commitment to Christian service. The sermon champions a stout, omnipotent gospel ready to shelter souls.
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Jerusalem
Tabernacles
Land
Canaan
Heaven
Bowling Green
New York
Washington
Arbor
God
Mount Calvary
Alps
Himalayas
Christ
Jesus ‘Christ
Lord Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
Iit
Uou
Earth
Ledyard
Geographical Society of Great Britain
Africa
Satan
Somerville
Mackie Backie
Zion
Heavenly Fields
Sunny Hearted Joe Refrains From Frowning
A verse extols a sunny outlook, praising birds clear skies and brook sounds. Joe sings and whistled through misfortune, urging happiness as a daily habit. The poem notes that sighs and tears do not ease burdens and urges cheerful resilience.
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Joe
Hypnotized Rooster Impresses Indiana Boy
A Indiana boy masters mesmerizing a rooster after reading a magazine article. He uses chalk lines on the bird to induce sleep and then simulates a sunrise with light near its eyes. The rooster performs a mock fight, scratches at the floor, and reacts to meals, toys, and garden cues before waking with a jolt.
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Indiana
Dink the Diving Dog Excites Crowds and Trainers
A trainer failed with a dog named Dink until a sudden leap from a hotel window taught the animal to dive into a net. From then on Dink repeated the act daily, earning a salary higher than most performers, and the tale urges patience and understanding of animals.
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Dink
Chicago Chronicle
Burnt Match Fortune Game From Connecticut Instructive Fun
A Boston Globe note describes a fortune telling game using a match stuck in a cardboard form. Radiating lines name a subject's possible spouses or suitors as the match burns, with careers or virtues inferred by the burnt end. It is presented as harmless amusement with no truth.
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Connecticut
Boston Globe
Locusts Sold as Food in Arabian Markets
In all Arabian cities, dried locusts are strung on threads and sold as a food item, similar to dried apples, showcasing a curious regional practice observed in the present day.
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Arabia
Lobsters Retreat From Thunder During Storms
Lobsters flee to deeper waters at the sound of thunder and electric storms, seeking safety beneath the waves.
All a Matter of Taste Among Desert Travelers
Travelers report Arabs in African deserts prefer stagnant water and avoid running water, drinking from pools on journeys. The habit extends to desert animals and, with Europeans, started by nausea or fever but leads to intolerance of running water after acclimation.
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Africa
Desert
Spelling Changes Spread Among Young Ladies
A London Tit-Hits note describes fashion among fashionable boarding school students where many girls alter their names spelling for refinement. It cites examples like Mabel to Mabelle Jessie to Jessica and Mary to Marie, with a sister’s letter from Jessica and playful family replies mentioning Maudiea and a new horse named Maudiea.
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Mabel
Mabelle
Jessie
Jessica
Mary
Marie
Papalia
Muammalia
Mayea
Georgeica
Glasgowiea
Maudiea
Samnaiia
London
Lewes Captain Fights Giant Shark in Delaware Bay
Captain Green of Lewes oversees a sturgeon fleet when two boats’ crews clash with a 26 foot whip-tail shark entangled in water. The monster attacks left five men injured before the shark is killed and hauled aboard the bugeye.
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Green
Lewes
Delaware Bay
Cronker Wyld-Shear Fitzcorbett Unveils New Knockout Blow
Wyld reveals a ten syllable word as the centerpiece of his latest knockout blow while Sowar Topics notes the unique vent. Engle prompts inquiry into the invention and its implications.
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Cronker
Wyld
Shear Fitzcorbett
Engle
Porto Ricans Fight For Protection Not Free Trade
A New York Tribune view argues against extending free trade to Porto Rico for coffee. It claims Porto Ricans seek tariffs, not free imports, to protect their staple industry. The piece warns such policy would deepen imperialism and undercut uniform U S laws and Foraker Act principles.
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Porto Rico
Gret
United States
Spain
England
South America
Portocan
Washington
N. Y. Tribune
Bryan and Bryanism Divide Democratic Ranks Across Papers
A compilation of editorials from Chicago Hartford Albany and St Louis cites Democratic reactions to William Jennings Bryan. Opinions vary from viewing Bryanism as a joke to predicting a split party after 1904. Some editors urge caution while others foresee GOP gains and party realignment driven by Bryanist influence and oil speculation.
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Chicago
Therald
Bryan
United States
Albany Journal
Chicago Chronicle
Dem
Towa
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Louisville Courier-Journal
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Springfield
Mr. Bryan
Indianapolis Journal
Southern Democrats split over convention power and old-line stances
The piece laments southern stalwarts like Lars McCord criticizing the national party for favoring the north. It recalls historical splits from 1844, 1860, and 1900, noting Southern voters’ pushback and calls for a more assertive regional stance amid party-wide self-effacement. It highlights key figures and papers such as Van Buren, Polk, Jackson, and the Saint Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Lars McCord
Tennesse
Hay
South
HTL
Nashville
Gudgeon
Mektuley
Sen
Delibocratic
United States
McCord
Sax
van Buren
Texas
Polk
Jackson
Douglas
Breckinridge
Phe Allel
Alli
William
Woolley
Debs
Bryan
Gayligh
Louis
Globe-Democrat
Bryan Remains Loyal to Silver Question Say Critics
Albany Journal and Cincinnati Enquirer quote Democrats arguing that William Jennings Bryan stays committed to the silver issue. They assert his leadership would endure beyond 1904, despite state conventions avoiding national issue rhetoric and no clear anti Bryan alternative emerging.
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Bryan
United States
Commoner
Kangase
West
Democratic Party
Mr. Bryan
National Democracy
Anti Bryan
Albany Journal
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Ike
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Rock-Rible
Bryan True
Monsen
Cincinnati Enquirer
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