Hen and Chickens Under Wing: A Sermon of Comfort and Faith
A sermon uses the hen and her chicks as a metaphor for Christ sheltering believers from life’s tempests. It recalls biblical scenes, personal trials, and the call to protect and guide the young, urging Sabbath schools and families to gather souls under divine wings. The speaker reflects on hardship, resilience, and ultimate rest under Christ’s care.
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Valmage
Winfort
Ietorn
Christ
Mount Olivet
Temple
Jerusalem
Nion
India
Himalayas
Lark
Robin Redbreast
Ediand
Logical Seminary
Cordilleras
Jon
Soronton
Nothy
Bird of Prey
America
Great Britain
John Todd
John Wesley
Alexander the Great
Theological Seminary
Dominick
South Pole
North Pole
Arctic
Antarctic
Cerberus
Hell
Isle of Wight
Elizabeth
Carisbrook Castle
Sermon Fragments on Conscience and Faith
A collection of religious reflections from various clergy on conscience, sanctity, trust in God, Sabbath, and the nature of eternity. Quotes span Rev. M. B. Pratt, Cardinal Gibbons, Rev. T. R. Slicer, Rev. Lorimer, and Rev. Dr. Parkhurst offering insights into morality, church influence, and the divine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Pratt
Methodist
Akron
Ohio
God Our Savior
Solomon
Christ Our Redeemer
Cardinal Gibbons
R. C
Baltimore
T. R. Slicer
Unitarian
New York City
Lorimer
Baptist
A Fitting Resentment and Dialogue by Chicago Tribune
A vivid exchange unfolds with Cholly challenging Freddy about a dead boy and the idea of pounding sand in a rat hole. Freddy retorts that he has more sense than to perform such a ridiculous act and questions why anyone would.
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Cholly
Freddy
Chicago Tribune
Grubb Street Up to Date
Cartoonish quip exchange about Scribbler and Dobson in Somerville Journal highlighting literary revenue and reputations.
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Grubb Street
Jobson
Scribbler
Dobson
Somerville Journal
Old Time Science Nuggets From Early 1900s Notes
Various short items discuss air cooling at a St. Louis exposition using large fans to chill grounds from 800 feet high, plant gas exchanges lowering carbon dioxide and producing oxygen, cedar wood durability in Washington State, preservation of cedar trunks buried under a forest, corundum as an abrasive and new deposits near Kingston Ontario, attempts to find blue sapphires in corundum deposits, green versus black tea tannin differences due to steaming and fermentation, ramie fiber and its frost tolerance, and ramie’s fiber extraction challenges with recent congress efforts to overcome them.
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Washington
Acme
Kingston
Ontario
Aso
Agricultural College
Tokyo
Nelson
Judge Blume
George
Twentieth Army Corps
Milledgeville
John W. Geary
George S. Greene
Geary
Elere
Chicago
Ocean
Riches in the Tropics show new rubber and ramie prospects
The article notes growing wealth potential in tropical regions as rubber crops expand beyond traditional areas and ramie fiber cultivation gains momentum. It cites Congo Free State, French Guiana, Madagascar, Lagos, and French Indo China, with notable exports from Upper Nile and Tran Ninh.
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Tropics
New York Sun
Congo Free State
French Guiana
Madagascar
Lagos
India
French Congo
W. Garstin
Upper Nile
Laos
Tran Ninh
Annales de Geographie
China
Japan
Malay Archipelago
Indo-China
Mneland
Talking to One's Self Early Symptom of Insanity
London Saturday Review argues that talking to oneself is popularly seen as an early sign of madness, though this belief may be unfounded. It notes ordinary expressions and soliloquies in daily life and questions Hamlet as an authority on self speech.
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God
Parkhurst
Presbyterian
New York City
Hamlet
London Saturday Review
Paris School Trains Aspiring Detectives Practically
The article describes a Paris school that trains detectives through graded lessons. Students learn observation from lighted rooms, then recall faces, hair color, and photos among hundreds. They also study the sense of touch using objects and a jeweled knife to identify gems by feel.
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Paris
Veterans Recall Civil War Skirmishes and Quarrelsome Generals
A collection of reminiscences from Civil War veterans recount vivid episodes from camp and battle. Stories describe men challenging officers and a sergeant defending a punished private, a bold river campaign moment with General Geary and a quilted Irishman, and lessons from Geary's tolerant stance toward a pugilist private.
Inventor brings dynamite safety device for coal mines
United States Cons Brunot notes Albert, a St Etienne inventor, has created a nonelectrical safety exploder for dynamite in gas filled mines. A copper tube guides the fuse to a percussion cap inside a sealed cylinder with metallic gauze vents, the blast contained and directed without atmospheric contact. The tube is prepped outside the mine to prevent stray caps.
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United States
St. Etienne
Albert
How It Happened Fame From A Biography In Congress Directory
A congressional member recalls waking in Washington to instant fame after an accidental biography published in the congressional directory. He says the breakthrough came from a candid portrait of his life and career without pretended magnanimity.
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Congress
Washington
Congressional Directory
Washington Star
Relics of Roman Art Found Under Old Church
In Montalto Genoa province workers uncover a small underground chamber during church demolition. The site holds Roman era art including chiseled silver amphorae and vases, plus gold and silver coins in various states of preservation. Local lore notes the discovery as historic and significant.
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Montalto
Genoa
Confederate Congress member John Goode Speakers at Correction
Historical corrections note John Goode the sole Virginian to serve in the Confederate Congress spoke at an event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Goode
Confederate Congress
Conflicted Reunion Between Union Officer and New Orleans Family
An Union officer visiting New Orleans returns to a wealthy family he once aided. The daughter Mary rebukes him and claims her mother would not aid him if wounded. Later the officer meets Mrs Who aboard Black Hawk, who declares the family has reconciled with the Union. She lists numerous relatives with government posts and invites him home.
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Byler
New Orleans
Miss Mary
Mary
Vicksburg
Farragut
Crescent City
Pierre
Postortica
Walter
Custom House
George
James
Harry
Signal Service
Emma
Post Office
Ia Bert
le Blass
Peculiar Incidents of Battle Across Civil War Fronts
In Civil War warfare, unusual moments emerge amid heavy fighting. At Gettysburg a calm soldier sang cues while others joked above the din, and at the Wilderness May 14 a near miss of slaughter ends with a water request echoing through the front. A demoralized man seeks the rear as artillery roars.
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Gettysburg
Imi
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