No Second Chances After Death in This World
Rev Dr Talmage argues against posthumous repentance, warning that distress and sin in this life do not reform. He urges immediate surrender to Christ, noting no return chance once the gospel ship sails.
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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1894
Page
4
Rev Dr Talmage argues against posthumous repentance, warning that distress and sin in this life do not reform. He urges immediate surrender to Christ, noting no return chance once the gospel ship sails.
Emanu el French of Bismarck recounts a Sioux custom where trading for kettles and pans is common and returned with food remnants as payment. A borrowed kettle is cleansed, used, and returned, yet Indians view empty pots with sharp disapproval as missing a feast relic.
A respectably written tale recalls Professor Garner’s chimpanzee pair Aaron and Elishaba from Southwest Africa. Elishaba dies in harsh English weather after a long illness, with Aaron clinging to her body and seeking comfort from Garner. The scene ends with Aaron placing his hand in the professor’s, conveying his distress.
From American Farmer, the Dexter Kerry is a small cattle breed praised for strong dairy performance. A tiny cow owned by the Earl of Roseberry yielded sixteen quarts of milk in a day with high cream content, while another cow produced fifteen quarts daily over a month, suggesting the breed’s suitability for city and village keeping.
A collage-like recap of curiosities and records from around the world and history. Notable items include Japan tree craftsmanship, a London damage suit using a photograph as evidence, jaguars and other big cats, British ocean steamships, height comparisons of peoples, a 1109 B C dictionary preserved at Pekin, ancient tambourine origins, kauri forests in New Zealand, a cow horn as ancestral trumpet, a large eagle killed in Colorado, a 60 foot fall of painter H H Piper, a six pound twelve ounce rainbow trout in Wisconsin, and Wisconsin trout hatchery output plus continental counts.
The Eiffel Tower exemplifies a steel era and future direction for architecture. Railways stations and glass and concrete structures show steel age dominance. Experts foresee metal framed houses and portable homes replacing traditional builds with relocatable towns and movable leases.
An advertisement claims Halls Catarrh Cure taken internally at 75e and references an imminent Axorner insurrection in Cuba. It touts Kartlover Root as a blood purifier that provides freshness and clearness to the complexion and purports to cure constipation.
Stuart Calin of the University of Pennsylvania Museum notes Korean and Chinese games show ancient links to mystic concepts. He cites village tug of war as choosing luck, and kites used as scapegoats bearing misfortune, with many games having ethnic character and origination in divinatory or expiatory significance.
Baltimore Sun reports a hawk captured and killed a carrier pigeon in Druid Hill Park after a long chase. The hawk briefly gained on the pigeon when it zigzagged. Captain Cassell frightened the hawk enough to secure the pigeon, which was dead on impact.
An inscription dating to 1370 in a country churchyard in Oxfordshire marks England's oldest epitaph. The archaic language is nearly unintelligible to modern readers.
The San Francisco Chronicle notes Denmark's wealth rests on 300 years of royal collection. It highlights solid silver items in the throne, chancel statues of the Twelve Apostles, and a silver equestrian statue of King Christian IX with base groups illustrating arts and industries.
To cleanse the system and relieve costive or sluggish blood the ad touts Syrup of Figa as a safe permanent cure for habitual constipation. It claims to awaken kidneys and liver to healthy activity without irritation and to dispel headaches colds or fevers. Desy's Review of Traps notes continued industrial improvement.
The passage discusses business pitches by Mr Fotteon of Bok. Johnson and O. Ticdmond. It notes pride in workers and a desire to hire more. It also mentions tax revival as likely to strengthen the money market and influence speculation.
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