Prerogatives and Responsibilities of Moral Freedom
Cardinal Gibbons delivers a Sunday sermon on free will as a God given gift shared with angels. He warns against earthly riches pride and sensuality, urging the faithful to align will with God and view life events as providential trials shaping eternal destiny.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Jesus
Christ
Earth
Israel
Saul
Michael the Archangel
Abraham
Jesus Christ
Hope Against Hope In Spiritual Perseverance
A sermon on Romans 4 18 urging believers to hope against hope. It frames hope as a divine, universal command that empowers endurance, resilience, and success despite despair. The speaker cites Scripture history and human experience to prove hope as the force behind recovery and achievement.
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St. Paul
Ali
Paul
God
Divine Aid and Elisha Surrounded on the Mountain
In a biblical scene, Elisha and his servant face danger as an army encircles them. The text emphasizes faith, sight beyond the visible, and the assurance that God’s unseen forces favor the righteous. It notes that courage arises from divine presence and strength in extremity.
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Elisha
Bitter Lessons From God Education Skewers Man
Celia Burleigh reflects that when God educates a man, he is sent to the school of necessity through suffering to teach hard lessons and seek eternal consolation. The passage presents a moral view on suffering as a pathway to grace.
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Tie
Celia Burleigh
Human progress rests on belief in spiritual reality
The motive of human progress lies in belief in spiritual reality and when this motive is superseded progress ceases. Disintegration follows at national or individual level, signaling decline.
The Descent of the Holy Spirit Pentecost Exposition
Sermon notes on Acts chapter two detailing the disciples unity in prayer awaiting the Father’s promise, the baptism with the Holy Spirit, and the coming of wind and fire as tongues of fire. It describes the apostles filled with the Spirit speaking in various tongues and the crowd’s astonishment and conversions.
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Jerusalem
Jesus
R. V
Peter
Jesus Christ
Christ
Pleasures of Hope Poem Declined by Editor On May Day
The editor of New Orleans Democrat declines a poem on May Day from an eager attic poet who pleads to reserve space for the eleventh year. The exchange underscores the publication’s ample material and cautious selection.
Ventriloquism Among Birds Reveals Hidden Voices
A naturalist describes how birds mimic voices to mislead listeners. Mourning doves, emus, crows, chickadees, oven birds, thrushes, and guinea fowl use air sacs, resonant anatomy, and unique vocal habits to project sounds from unseen locations.
Three Cooked Meals Not Needed
The author argues rich and poor both overeat and suffer health costs. A two month milk based plan yielded weight gain, strength, and vitality. Substituting meals with milk plus vegetables and fruits proves three cooked meals daily is unnecessary and harmful.
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Pittsburg
Remarkable Timber Tract in Western Clallam County
A timber cruise filed with county authorities shows a forty acre tract containing 9,000,000 feet of standing timber. The holding is part of a quarter section belonging to corporations represented by the J. D. Lacey Company of Chicago and New Orleans. Readings list fir, spruce and hemlock totals for the tract and the entire quarter section.
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Clallam County
J. D. Lacey Company
Chicago
New Orleans
Port Angeles
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Dancing Across Cultures at the Village Green
A cosmopolitan New York City gathering features children from many nations performing national dances with period costumes while spectators of diverse languages applaud. The event emphasizes genuine social enjoyment and goodwill, not spectacle.
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New York City
Scotland
Ireland
Spain
Italy
Poland
Bohemia
Sweden
Hungary
Europe
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Enters Russian Nunnery
The Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Russia, sister of the czarina and widow of Grand Duke Sergius, entered a Moscow nunnery after her husband's assassination. Once popular in Moscow, she had grown wary of his governance and avoided accompanying him on the day his carriage was destroyed.
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Elizabeth of
Russia
Czarina
Sergius
Moscow
Queen Victoria
Paris Journal
London Globe
Forget-Me-Not Eyes in Colorful Day Style
The article notes blue eyed girls wear many colors in daytime while brown hair suits a wide range of shades. It emphasizes versatility and fashion confidence for different eye and hair combinations.
Frials Trasiiren Fashion Notes In Debutante Season
A fragment from a 19th century style column notes that ties and lapels appear on all garments from debutantes to matrons with trains favored for formal wear and broader display of fashion. The piece emphasizes the ubiquity of lapel and train details in social dress.
Light Muffins and Fashionable Browns Featured
A housekeeper shares a fluffy light muffin method using sour milk with flour mixed in, then soda in hot water, followed by a beaten egg. The piece shifts to fashion notes on browns and grays, advising soft hues for hazel eyes and cautioning against muddy complexions.
Wore Man's Clothes
Mrs. J. D. Grant of Kansas City argues no law bans women wearing masculine attire and notes a detained woman at Ellis Island did so to earn a living. She asserts dress changes with work needs and urges women to adopt male clothing for safety and cost.
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Ellis Island
J. D. Grant
Kansas City
New York Telegram
Folk Dances For Children In Public Schools
A quiet movement to teach dancing in public schools unfolds at Van Cortlandt Park on September 12. The afternoon event reveals the extent and charm of the program as observers see a delightful display against the park’s sloping backdrop.
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van Cortlandt’ Park
Fashion Notes Tell Of Elaborate Styles And Accessories
The article describes trends with jet fillets and oriental influence. Flannel waists and satin demand rise while skirts skimpy and trains short. Hats, brocade linings, fur pieces, and long wraps appear in rich, bright tones like old rose and saffron.
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Egypt
Witty exchange on cobwebs and artful notion
A playful exchange contrasts a painter who "painted cobwebs on the ceiling" with a housemaid's reaction. The tone is humorous and observational, capturing a vaudeville style quip about artistry and domestic effort.
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