The Childhood Path to Eternal Life in Eldridge Sermon
Rev. Gardner S. Eldridge urges believers to become as little children to enter heaven. He critiques professional piety, stresses heart culture and the Spirit, and says knowing God through Jesus Christ brings life eternal more than rigid doctrine or criticism.
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George R. Taylor
Kingdom of Heaven
Jesus
Shirky Ongelas Ergeo
Gardner S. Eldridge
D. D
Jesus Christ
John VII
God
Carlyle
Plato
Abraham
Nain
Laploni
Newton
David
Moses
Jonah
Joshua
Christ
Sermonetts Sincerity of His Faith and Old Light
Sermon excerpts discuss sincerity of faith shown by regular church giving, the need for a social as well as religious Gospel, the Good Samaritan as neighborliness, and a defense that truth does not change with generations. Preachers cited include Rev. A Phillput, Rev. A C Bane, Rev. W G Partridge, and Rev. W Pardow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Phillput
Indianapolis
Ind
A. C. Bane
Methodist
San Francisco
Cal
W. Pardow
R.C
New York
Molly Pitcher Remembered in Heroic Ballad of War
A ballad recounts Molly Pitcher’s fight at Monmouth, praising her courage and skill with the gun. It dramatizes the moment she volunteers to wheel back the gun and avenge the fallen gunner, culminating in Washington honoring her as a comrade and soldier. The verse blends romantic tribute with martial duty and national memory.
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Molly
Sweet Honor
Molly Pitcher
Pitcher
Iinstock
Monmouth
Washington
Greene
Laura BE. Richards
St. Nicholas
Fourth of July Dilemma Ends in Loyal Wedding
Nellie Boyd faces a choice between two suitors Roy Newton and Hugh Dennison as Fourth of July plans unravel. After a morning post office burglary and a run of misadventures, Hugh discovers stolen money on a runaway horse, helps Roy's arrest, and saves enough to propose. Nellie accepts, wedding plans follow.
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Fordham
Nellie Boyd
Nellie
Roy Newton
Hugh Dennison
Roy
Hugh
Veterans’ Club
Ed Roy
Poinsens
Brocton
Ifugh
Iugh
Monsieur
Horesman
Royere
Boyds
The Patriotic Spirit Bright Flag Message
The item reflects a patriotic sentiment inviting every boy and girl in America to feel pride in the bright flag, urging respect and celebration of national symbols. It emphasizes unity and national spirit across the youth demographic.
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America
Patriotism Across Nations and the Hebrew Example
The piece reflects on global patriotic spirit and the value of studying other nations to improve life at home. It notes the deep roots of national loyalty in ancient times and highlights the Hebrew exile devotion as a supreme model of love for homeland and identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Greece
Rome
Jerusalem
Henry B. Carrington
Uz . A
Amusing Politics Through 126 Years of Satire
A reflective piece traces how political mudslinging and press ca n brand figures from Washington to Jefferson. It notes persistent partisan invective, clergy critique, and the myth of revolutions with turnovers, arguing critics rarely deliver on imagined outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jefferson
George
Adam
New Warland
Monticello
Boston to Install One of World’s Largest Sewage Pumps
Boston plans a major sewerage upgrade with a new pump engine to replace two aging units. The contractor Cramps won the contract about two years ago, with an estimated cost near 225000 dollars and delivery soon.
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Boston
Thomas Clayton
Simon Newcomb
Rigel
Orion
After the Fourth they celebrate the glorious fifth
A poem recalls soldiers who survived the war and returned home as the Invalid Corps. It praises their endurance and the nation’s cheer, noting their scars and steady homeward labor while mothers call them to repairs and work.
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Invalid Corps
Food value of weeds helps health and saves money
A table talk piece extols wild garden weeds as wholesome foods. It describes edible purslane and lambs quarters prepared like greens or jelly, notes iron content, and offers simple cooking tips with pork, egg garnish, and buttered sides. It lists wild mustard smartweed red root wild hickory and copperheads as other edible weeds.
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Nature
Hair as a token of grief in literary history
The article recounts tales of famous figures who cut and laid their hair with their deceased spouses as tokens of mourning. It mentions Richard Wagner, the Due de Morny and other Parisian ladies, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and George Sand, noting how these acts appeared in biographical lore and influenced posthumous tribute and literary memory.
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Richard Wagner
Duchesse du Sexy
Paris
Morny
Daudet
Nabab
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Rossetti
George Sand
Alfred de Musseet
Vesuvian Eruption Report Details Acid Rainbound Observed
Consul Neville Rolfe reports 1901 Vesuvian activity causing damage in southern Italian villages. Summit steam is laden with hydrochloric acid and rain falling through it intensifies destruction in the trade region.
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Vesuvius
Neville Rolfe
South
Italy
Beavers Pet Becomes Victim of a Broken Heart
A London household mourns Binnie the beaver once beloved by a family. After his master moved away, Binnie declined, refused food, and grew frail. Despite care by attendants, the animal died soon after being reunited with his old keeper, causing distress among the household.
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Broder
Beaver Binnie
London
Tower of Loudon
Binnie
After a man has figured a 4 preach of Promise suit
A fragmentary line describes a man after a misbegotten sermon, his soul uneasy and knees shaking at the weight. The garbled text hints at a moral or religious reflection without clear details of people, places, or events.
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Egypt
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Ney
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