Jesus Mission to Save Sinners Explains His World Role
A religious sermon argues Jesus came to save sinners not to reform society or heal only physical ills. It asserts salvation through the cross, defines the church’s proper focus on soul saving, and urges Christians to keep this mission central in all activities.
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Elias
Oliver
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Fellowship of the Saints
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New York
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God’s Ordering or Man’s Willfulness in Life’s Obstacles
An editorial urges readers to distinguish between divine ordering and self created hindrances. It argues responsibility for many obstacles from personal choices such as pursuing wealth, and cautions against equating every hardship with God’s plan. Quoting Jeremiah Taylor, it warns against blaming God for one’s worries while noting God offers help to surmount trials.
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Jeremy Taylor
Nebraska Republicans celebrate party unity and McKinley era revival
The Nebraska GOP adopts a platform praising Roosevelt era policies, defense buildup, protective tariffs, and retention of the Philippines. It credits the 1900s revolution restoring Republican control since 1902 election gains, and lauds Nebraska's shift away from Bryanism as a stable, progressive course for the state and nation.
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Bryanism
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St. Louis
Philippines
Pacific Ocean
Union
Dollar wheat and farmer unity in the west discussed
The piece notes potential coalitions among western farmers and fruit growers to build grain elevators and cold storage to stabilize prices. It recalls Bryan’s 1896 promise of dollar wheat, then observes his later return to farming and questions his stance on the proposed monopoly. It also mentions political tensions at the 1904 Democratic convention.
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Tom L. Johnson
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Troy Times
Republican doubts on reciprocity tariff reform split by state
Town and Nebraska Republicans clash over reciprocity as a tariff revision, while Iowa Republicans remain divided. A Sioux City editor notes Iowa lacks unanimous congressional unity, though Town has long sent a solid, influential GOP delegation.
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Philadelphia Press
Johnson platform and strategy in Ohio campaign
The article critiques Tom L. Johnson's convention platform and campaign tactics, arguing his aims target control of the state legislature and a Senate seat. It portrays Johnson as bold, opportunistic, and connected to corporate interests, with Clem sic tone and attacks on Hanna. It notes Democratic and Republican dynamics and cites Bryan's stance against Gorman as not aligning with eastern leaders.
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Hanna
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Cincinnati
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Ohio
German chess town fuels schooling in Stroebeck Prussia
Stroebeck in Prussian Saxony is famed for its chess culture. Tradition says a Weendish prince taught locals from captivity, and the chess tower Schachturm remains. Today chess instruction is part of regular schooling with yearly exams and six equal prizes for top players, three boys and three girls.
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Stroebeck
Prussian
Saxony
The Conscience Man in Youth's Companion
A verse fragment presents the Conscience Man as an inner guardian living in the speaker's breast. The unseen presence accompanies daily life, warns, corrects, and pleads for virtue, with Arthur Miney credited in Youth's Companion.
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Arthur Miney
Remarkable thin sheet iron at Pittsburg mills
A Pittsburg iron mill produces sheet iron so thin that 15,000 sheets stacked make one inch. The metal shines through with the translucence of tissue paper, astonishing observers.
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Pittsburg
Japan's first women college grows fast and wide
The first two year college for women in Japan already educates over 800 pupils with many drawn from distant regions of the country.
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Japan
College For Women
Speed of the Moon Moves Around Earth At 2273 mph
The moon travels around the earth at a speed of 2273 miles per hour. This orbital motion places it in a consistent celestial rhythm as it completes its cycle. The fact underscores ancient and modern understandings of lunar movement and relative motion in space.
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Earth
Old Mouse Was Wise: Mother Mouse Foils Trap
A sewing circle tale recounts a woman plagued by mice in a bedroom wall. After repeatedly clearing a hole and resetting a trap, she learns the mother mouse blocked the passage to protect her young, and the mice stop entering the room.
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N. Y
Longest English and Welsh words stir scholarly debate
A Greek lexicon entry claims a 172 letter word meaning hash. Debates swirl over antidisestablishmentarianism variants and Welsh long words, with scholars noting no longer word exists in print. The discussion seems to have quieted, leaving the question of the longest word unresolved.
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Someonge
Lapadolema
Chicken Drags Child to Ocean in Atlantic City Dip
Nine-year-old Wesley Reeves of Camden brings a game chicken to the Atlantic City shore. The bird vaults into the surf without coaxing and paddles around breakers. A huge wave knocks the beak under as the chicken turns to confront the sea, pecking at Wesley when he tries to leave.
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Atlantic City
Wesley Reeves
Camden
Reeves
Wesley
How to Build a Simple Bamboo Pump
Instructions describe making a hand pump from bamboo pieces eight inches long with joints removed. A spout is formed by a smaller bamboo piece inserted through a hole two inches from one end, a hollow bamboo acts as the barrel, rubber seals on a movable top, and a pumping rod tied with cord and putty. A starter pour of water helps initial operation.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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