Lift up thine eyes westward in Columbus sermon
Rev Dr Talmage crafts a religious meditation on Christopher Columbus as a beacon of vision and faith. He links Columbus’s voyage to spiritual conquest, notes, risks, and the cost of discovery, and urges believers to pursue divine aims despite injustice. The sermon exhorts perseverance, faith, and the divine purpose behind exploration.
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Gorsald
Moses
Cristoforo Colombo
Genoa
West
Columbus
Europe
Republic of Genoa
Alphonso V
Maritaire
Isatella
Gulf of Cadiz
Spain
Mount
Ararat
Balrushes
Aloges
Niles
Plysmouth
Santa Maria
Mintasenalet
Christopher Columbus
Noria
Syria
Leach
Oil From Corn Surprises Experts in Chicago Refinery
A Chicago sugar refining firm buys corn solely to extract its oil. Discovered by Dr. Arno Behr, the process yields a soft yellow oil similar to linseed oil. Although corn oil is scarce and only about four percent of corn, it can be used in paint, varnish, soaps, and soft soaps, with foreign demand noted.
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Chicago
Arno Behr
Bird Nest with a Watch Tower in Kalahari Described
Mr. Brooker describes a cautious Kalahari nest of the tout obane in Africa. The cotton bellows nest features a male watch tower near the entrance where he perches, signals danger, and the female escapes. The gray bird with yellow breast is smaller than a wren and larger than a hummingbird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Brooker
Kalahari
Africa
The Lesson of Honor and Legion of Ben Membership
The French order of the Legion of Honor counts under 45,000 members with 12 civilians. It notes grand crosses and grand officers among military and civilian ranks, including army representation, in a Detroit Free Press report.
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Order of the Legion of Ben
Army
Detroit Free Press
Destruction of Birds by Electric Lights Explored
The article notes mass insect and bird deaths due to electric lighting, detailing daily insect captures by lamp crews and the impact on migrating birds. It cites government findings of heavy damage from lighthouses and tower lights, and discusses how city illumination alters insect as well as avian life.
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Goddess of Liberty
Electric Light Company
New York Advertiser
The Rat's Weapons and Teeth Adaptation
The piece describes a rat with four long sharp teeth two upper and two lower. Teeth are wedge shaped with a soft ivory-like inner portion and a hard glass-like enamel exterior. Upper teeth interlock with lowers, wearing the soft part while keeping a sharp edge, and teeth continuously grow from the base to replace worn areas. If a tooth is lost the opposing tooth will continue to grow and protrude.
Tragic Snake Attack Kills Two Children Near Knievesville
Two siblings aged two and one were fatally bitten by a rattlesnake while playing in the woods near Knie vesville Florida. An older child, also bitten, was rushed for medical help but died in horrible agony as bystanders fought to save them. The event prompts warnings about handling logs and snakes in rural areas.
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Chartanooca
Exy
Knievesville
Fla
Ashmore
Nor
Russian Lock Peddlers and Industrial Bits in News
A collage of brief items notes Russian lock peddlers as a peasant craft, cheap fuel and freights boosting Griffith factories, a joke about women as faithful to man, and shipments of stove polish. It mentions Masonic lodges, remedies like Brown’s Iron Bitters, Syrup of Figs, and various ads and notices, including a 3 inch display promo and railroad earnings.
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Griffith
Jay A. Dwiggins & Co
Chicago News
Don’t be a Steep and Don’t Follow the Herd
A quote from The Horse Review cautions against herd mentality in business. It compares flock behavior to market speculations such as gold rushes, noting that many lose while few profit. The piece urges individual judgment over crowd impulses.
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The
Horse Review
Scott and Bower Chem s 132 South sth Avenue New York
Scott and Bower Chem s at 132 South sth Avenue New York listed in the notice. The entry mentions cod liver product names and related items in a brief classified style.
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Scott & Bower
Chem 'S
South Sth Avenue
New York
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