Potatoes, Hats, and a Parisian Courtship Ending
A milliner named Aglae drops a potato from a fifth floor window onto a passing man, triggering a comic chain of misadventures. Anatole and Edgar reunite with old acquaintance Molesquin the bassoonist, an alibi plan, milk spills, and a playful quarrel lead to a breakfast invitation and a final Paris wedding.
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Lepic
Anatole Badruche
Edgar Brielon
Edgar
Bidoche
Annatole
Monsieur
M. Bidoche
Anatole
Eagar
Molesquin
Theater Des
Leon
Mile. Aglae
Agine
Helter-Skelter
Aglae
Madamoiselle
Tole
Mademoiselle
Talmage Sermon On Christ’s Garden Of The Church
A Talmage sermon frames the Church as a garden planted by Christ with diverse flowers from violets to giants of battle. It extols the cross as the central bloom and urges sinners to enter the garden, noting hospitals and asylums as fruits of its ministry and urging immediate salvation before eternity.
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Montgomery
Milton
Dante
Wordsworth
Pollock
Cowper
Spencer
Charlemagne
Henry IV
Montpelier
Shenstone
Christ
Walter Scott
Abbotsford
Jesus
Christ's Garden
Jersey City
Thorne
Martin Luther St
Bethlehem
Bartimeus
Galilee
Church of Christ
Fontainbleau
Champs Elysees
Doings of Congress and imperial affairs in April sessions
In Washington the Senate backed a compromise on sectarian schools, adopted a passenger protection measure and moved through pension and sundry civil bills. The House passed the sundry civil appropriation bill and debated the general pension bill while private measures and state actions drew attention. Abroad in Africa and Rhodesia, fighting near Bulawayo saw Matabele losses while Town and surrounding areas faced renewed conflict and scarce supplies in the siege.
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Wasatxatox
Senate
Cockrell
Missouri
Goodwin
Cobb
Sexatr
House
Talbert
Secretary of State
Cuba
Diaz
Smith
McMahon
Hager
Hepburn
le Pom
Representative Crane
Texas
Chandler
District of Columbia
Bulawayo
API
Mafeking
The Drunkard and the Gospel Hope in Drunkenness Battle
The author argues alcohol is the devil's counterfeit of the Holy Spirit and that drink ruins body and soul. It decries slavery to habit, poverty, crime, and spiritual death while offering hope and limited aid to those with willpower who seek help.
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Christ Jesus
Life Blessing Quote of Faithful Completion
A devotional line proclaims blessedness for those who finish life’s race. It speaks of readiness to be offered, having fought the good fight, finished the course, kept the faith, and awaits the crown of righteousness from the Lord on that day.
Belligerent Laureate Austin Refuses Peace Petition
Boston Journal notes Alfred Austin would not sign the British authors peace petition. It suggests his lack of book rights here helped him keep the laureateship. The piece also cites Germany’s religious headcounts, Protestant 31,000,000 and Catholic 18,000.
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Alfred Austin
United States
Great Britain
Boston Journal
Transvaal raider trial adjourned to June 11
The case resumes after immaterial evidence and adjournment pending a witness from South Africa. In other notes, M Meline forms a new cabinet in France and the world tea crop is estimated at 456 million pounds. Professor George J Becker of Girard Philadelphia to retire Aug 30 on a pension of 2,500 yearly.
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Transvaal
South Africa
Pars
M. Meline
George J. Becker
Girard Philadelphia
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Gorman
Whense
Republic
Henderson
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