Treatise on Clothes Sweat Shops and Quality Garments
The article contrasts New York sweat shop clothing with well lighted factories employing top tailors. It warns buyers of low priced garments risking disease and poor fit, urging careful selection of high quality, properly labeled goods from reputable manufacturers. It notes the existence of true factories with strict standards and guarantees.
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New York
Isboree
J.C. Webb
N.C
Ing A
Thought For The Unsuccessful
Milwaukee Sentinel poem questions success and empathy for those who strive without triumph. It urges readers who reach a peak to remember the weary and unseen efforts of others and act with awareness in word and deed.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Araminta Wins Heart of Revered Digby in Boarding House Tale
In a New York boarding house a circle of fifteen elderly women led by Mrs. Jane Thomlinson plot to pair Araminta Jones with the visiting Reverend Eli Digby. After a tense evening of flirtation and social games Araminta accepts a proposal, the group celebrating as Digby gives a solitaire ring.
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New York
Jane Thomlinson
Araminta Jones
Eli Digby
Digby
Alabama Stewart
Miss Araminta
Miss Jones
Mrs. Thomlinson
Araminta
Thom
Bama
Miss White
Mr. Thomlinson
Reverend Digby
Sarah Allen
Mary Delaney
Alabama
Mrs. Jane
Diby
Jane
Eli
New York Globe
French Bulls and Colorful Signs in Paris
A collection of comic French “bulls” from Harper's Weekly includes signs seen in Paris such as Fabricant des Meubles Anciens and Reparation des Bebes Incastables. A passing anecdote explains a cab with a black and a white horse, noting the near-side horse is the one not matching the other.
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I. P
Paris
Harper’s Weekly
The Square Deal in Religion Sermon by Rev Livingston Taylor
Brooklyn preacher Rev. Livingston L. Taylor argues the kingdom of heaven requires a square deal on earth. He urges fair treatment of religious phenomena and souls, cites George Romanes, and warns against cant, intolerance, and insincerity while affirming Christ as the judge and source of true righteousness.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Livingston L. Taylor
Puritan Congregational Church
Taylor
Kingdom of Heaven
St. John
Christ
God
George Romanes
Church of Jesus Christ
John
Herod Herod
Egypt
Joseph
Nazareth
Herod
Jesus Christ
Jeremiah
Providences and the Call to a Life Fully Given
George MacDonald argues that true faith requires giving all to God rather than seeking favored providences. He contrasts daily fear of disaster with living abundantly by embracing the present moment as a source of joy and recognizing that God’s care is a grand, continuous providence.
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George MacDonald
All We Have to Do
All we have to do is to give ourselves up to God day by day and trust in Him. The quote compares daily discipline to a loving mother carrying her child, urging faith and surrender to the heavenly Father.
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Francois de la Mothe Fenelon
Ram's Horn Blasts and Reflections on Faith and Duty
A compact meditation on Christian virtue. It contrasts a prayerful life with pride and fear, warns against greed in the church, and urges service over self. The piece asserts true religion redirects self love toward others and cautions against preferring applause to sincerely living out faith.
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Deligtt
Jesus
Long Service Militiamen Honored in Waterbury Unit
Company G of the 2d regiment Connecticut militia based in Waterbury recognizes three men with more than twenty years of service in the state Militia.
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2D Regiment
Connecticut
Waterbury
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