Bitter feud and a doorway to reconciliation in California
Mrs Clawson imposes harsh limits on her son Bobbie over Mary Long and her family. A plan to drown Mary Long’s trench backfires as Bobbie decides to marry, prompting Mrs Clawson to sabotage Mary Long’s water wall and later reconcile with her husband after an act that unites them and allows an irrigating stream to flow.
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Bobbie
Mary Long
Guiu
Clawson
Mrs. Clawson
Miss Long
Hattie
Sue
Damocles
San Francisco
Sleeping in 2700 Beds Miss Ackermann Narrates Global Travels
Miss Jessie Ackermann famed temperance worker recounts sleeping in 2700 beds across the world. She describes jungles hammocks and a dramatic Alaska night where she climbed into rafters to rest above a tribal family while they drank fish oil by whalebone ladles.
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Jessie Ackermann
Miss Jessie Ackermann
Miss Ackermann
Iceland
Alaska
Distinction in Public Debate Questioned Senator Sorghum
The fragment hints at a public debate exchange where a questioner asks Senator Sorghum if he has tried to distinguish himself publicly. He replies that money talks and is most effective with the young, suggesting influence over audience and argument.
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Sorghum
Look to Jesus for Salvation from God
A pastor urges that salvation is essential and universally available through Jesus. Look only to Jesus not to sin, self, or effort, for immediate, personal redemption. The message likens faith to turning toward Christ, not toward works, and ends with seeing Jesus as salvation and readiness to live and die.
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Rev
W.Y. Fullerton
God
Augustine
Jesus
Satan
Lamb of God
Christ
Cloud of witnesses in Hebrews guided by faith
The sermon argues that Hebrews 12:1 portrays a vast cloud of witnesses, including biblical heroes and unnamed believers, who inspire and challenge Christians to endure temptations, unite citizenship with faith, and uphold liberty and institutions for future generations. It highlights Washington, Lincoln, and McKinley as part of the American Roll of Honor.
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Paul
Abel
Enoch
God
Noah
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Joseph
Moses
David
You
Washington
Lincoln
Mckinley
Sins of Summer and Its Harmful Indulgences
Br J M Driver laments summer excesses that erode health and virtue. Overwork, indolence, fashion risks, and alcohol use drain strength and threaten family life, urging restraint to keep body and society robust.
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Heaven
Hell
Old John Burns and the Gettysburg Hat Tale
A Bret Harte ballad recounts John Burns of Gettysburg defending his village on July sixty three. He stands at his cottage door in a saffron vest and white hat while rebels clash beyond the fields with cannons and bullets. The tale ends with the moral that in battle the hat you wear may define courage.
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John Burns
Gettysburg
Burns
Lee
Flower
John
Flo
John .Burns
Navarre
Bret Harte
Grand Duke Alexis Retires as Russian Navy Chief
Grand Duke Alexis, uncle to the czar and once disgraced, has left the post as head of the Russian navy due to a severe illness. At 53, his career has included dismissal and later restoration, with recent years marked by renewed favor in the empire.
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Alexia
Alexis
Alexander
Wais
Everal
Viatt
Unitaa
Man Rescues Companion From Bear Attack In Arctic Tale
In a brutal Arctic incident described by witnesses, a hunter named Bjørning risks his life to save a companion under a polar bear attack. Armed only with a cane, he distracts the bear, slips, and fights to reach safety as the bear mauls another hunter. The rescuer and survivor exchange gratitude amid ongoing peril.
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W. Pedition
Iva
Superior Couray
Acter
Wey
Bjoeryi
Neverty
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Eich
Tre
Liege Og Ryeae
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Dangere of
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K Norther
Blaney
New York
New York Times
OM Jung
Hrescu
Moturmau
Jackson
York Times
Wilkins
Ald
Og Nee
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