Win Souls Requires a Consecrated Evangelist Voice
Rev Myron W Haynes argues that renewed soul winning depends on ministers’ consecration and courage. He contrasts engaged pastoral leadership with complacent, worldly pressures that dull spiritual power, urging pastors to remain in the world but not of it to interpret God to man and restore faith, hope, and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron W. Haynes
D. D
Earth
God
Mptroller
Treasury
Pew Committee
Efe
America
Rev
F. B. Meyer
Critique on Church Reform and Faith by Rev Lyman Abbott
A fragmentary critique arguing faith matters more than entertainment driven church clubs. It contrasts primitive apostolic zeal with modern methods like stereopticons and music, urging clergy to focus on living God rather than attractors. Moody is cited as example of fervor and faith over from the pulpit to people.
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Lyman Abbott
D. D
Church of Faith
England
Dwight L. Moody
Nevar
Cup of Sorrow and after-cup of Grace
A sermon reflects on Job and Paul to contrast sorrow with faith. The author urges trust in God amid life reversals and loss, noting the after-cup of grace can drown sorrow and restore spiritual perspective. The piece uses Biblical allusions to exhort resilience and divine consolation.
Going Through the Motions in Sunday School
Prof Addison Ballard urges dedication over formalism in Sunday school work. He notes rich facilities matter less than a devoted worker with a clear aim, citing a teacher who prayed weekly with students and warns against merely going through motions.
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Addison Ballard
D. D
Jesson
Control Your Thoughts by Rev. F. B. Meyer
A sermon stresses that mastering thoughts is essential to living righteously. It argues thoughts shape character and actions, warns against harboring sin, and asserts shared guilt for inward and outward evil.
Practical Temperament Sermon by Rev Hillis
The Brooklyn Congregationalist preacher urges a practical temperament among well-doers seeking truth and intelligent feeling. He argues thought must become action and feeling should temper that act, elevating service with life and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiveey Church
N. D. Hillis
Congregationalist
Brooklyn
N. Y
Vicarious Sacrifice principle urged by Rev Kinsolving
The Reverend A B Kinsolving of Brooklyn Episcopal church argues that vicarious sacrifice is not only a core theological truth but a fundamental law of being, presenting a stark moral and spiritual interpretation for believers.
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A. B. Kinsolving
Episcopal
Brooklyn
Topics of the Times Commentary Snippets
A collection of opinion observations on daily events and public figures. The notes offer aphorisms on leadership courage, political fortune, and human nature, reflecting the New York Sun’s reflective social commentary style.
Croesus Not Fed to Napoleon of Finance Label
The remark notes Croesus achieved measurable success but was never described as a Napoleon of finance.
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Croesus
New Jersey Legislature Allocates 10000 to Fight Mosquitoes
In Miss Stone we again see woman coming to the front. The Legislature has appropriated $10,000 to fight the Jersey mosquito. This is civil service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Stone
New Jersey
Jersey
Civil Service
Pole skill and strategy in persimmon contest noted
The saying highlights that winning rests on the operator's cleverness with the pole rather than sheer length. It implies technique and ingenuity influence outcomes in the pole related task involving persimmons.
Mr Thompson Seton Renounces Lecturing Platform
Mr Thompson Seton withdraws from the lecture circuit while retaining the option to alter his name again in the future. This retraction signals a shift in his public presenting schedule and identity plans.
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Thompson-Seton
Senatorial Courtesy at Novel’s Close Between Hero and Villain
The passage notes a final courteous gesture between the Hero and the Heavy Villain as they reach the narrative ending. This expected courtesy echoes traditional political decorum and signals a formal resolution to their conflict.
Englishman Charmed by American Cake Walk Spectacle
The text notes that the American cake walk has captured the attention of the British audience, calling the display a spectacle fit for gods and men to admire.
Miss Columbia Denies Allied Advances in Quiet Plea
The girl known as Miss Columbia acknowledges the entreaties or displays of nations Germany Russia England and others and responds softly I will be a sister to you.
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Miss Columbia
Germany
Russia
England
Scientists seek to attach Amerind label to American Indian
Scientists debate applying the term Amerind to the American Indian while the red brother defends using a copper toed moccasin with his scientific ally.
Kipling on Tyrants and Limits of Violence
The author cites Kipling praising tyrants as useful to enlightened peoples though he condemns a brother-man with a fist in self defense. The passage presents a nuanced view of power, restraint, and acceptable force within leadership concepts.
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Rudyard Kipling
Chicago man cuts steel and meets Sage in wary world
A Chicago man famed for cutting steel risks favor from powerful figures like Russell Sage. The piece notes the plain people remain untroubled by his abilities while the path to recognition appears blocked by influential men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Herkimer County
Russell Sage
Mother Ship Prophecy and Alleged Typo Correction
A discussion notes a possible long-standing typographical error in a prophecy linked to the world event. The author suggests the original text may have read 1981 and may warrant correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Shipon
Man Claims New Jersey Cure for Consumption by Smallpox
A young man in New Jersey asserts he has been cured of consumption using smallpox. A Boston woman with consumption was cured after discovering a split infinitive in an Emerson sentence.
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New Jersey
Boston
Ady
Emerson
Mothers Congress Opens Membership to Fathers
The Mothers' Congress amended its xy-laws to admit fathers as members. It notes fathers act as partners in the family firm and take on active work, earning membership for their contributions.
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Mothers’ Congress
Preacher Struggles With Choir Disruption During Sermon
A preacher faces trouble after reports of kissing in the choir during his sermon. He asserts he can barely be blamed and contends no man can follow the service smoothly under all conditions without his notes.
Four greatest men of today named by Labouchere
Henury Labouchere lists Marconi Roentgen Edison and Carnegie as the four greatest men of today. He argues that statesmen and soldiers often do more harm than good, while the leading figures are those who fought abuse ignorance or disease or found ways to add mankind’s resources.
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Henury Labouchere
Marconi
Roenten
Edison
Carnegie
Hale Urges Citizens to Master and Limit Political Machinery
Edward Everett Hale spoke in New York about attending two primary elections in his long life. He argues many people deserve citizenship only if they work to understand and then restrain the corrupt political system rather than despair at its faults.
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Edward Everett Hale
New York
US urged to force Turkey refund for Miss Stone trip
Several papers praise US action to compel Turkey to refund funds paid for Miss Stone's rescue. The Kansas City Journal notes Turkish government warned Stone in advance that travel to a remote interior region was dangerous and could not be protected. Stone pursued her plan anyway, taking all risks.
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United States
Turkey
Miss Stone
Thnlent
Kansas City Journal
Commander Hawley Voices Naval Food Shortage Critique
Commander John W. Hawley told the House Naval Committee that sailors aboard American warships are not getting enough to eat. He warned the shortage affects discipline and readiness amid ongoing fleet operations.
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John W. Hawley
yHouse Naval Committee
Naval
Commander Hawley Links Desertions to Food Shortage
The officer attributes many desertions to insufficient food. He cites his Chicago recruiting experience and commanding training ships for youths, noting that 14 to 20 year olds need ample meals. He recalls past Army rations reforms under Secretary Proctor and urges better naval provisioning.
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Hawley
Chicago
United States Army
Proctor
Is Genius Insanity or a Spark of Mad Inventors
The piece argues that historic inventors and geniuses such as Gutenberg Watt Edison Marconi Napoleon and Franklin are labeled insane by some doctors who claim genius stems from brain disease. It notes counterclaims that despite madness many innovators drive human progress across industry science and culture.
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Gutenberg
James Watt
Watt
Edison
Marconi
Napoleon
Frank Lydston
Chicago
M. Barthelot
Franklin
Made Ice In August Fraudulent Ghost Dance Tale
A Mason Valley Nevada Indian Bureau official recounted Jack Wilson a Piute Indian once seen as a ghost dance leader. He allegedly used deception to claim magical ice creation to boost his influence and promote a belief the ghost dance would expel whites and restore the buffalo.
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Jack Wilson
United States
Mason Valley
Nevada
Indian Bureau
Wilson
Largest Masonry Bridge Planned for Luxembourg Valley
A masonry bridge in Luxembourg across Petruffe valley will claim the world’s largest single masonry span at 277 feet with a rise of 102 feet. Previously the Cabin John Bridge near Washington held the record at 220 feet with a 57.5 foot rise and 101 feet water clearance.
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Petruffe
Luxembourg
Cabin John Bridge
Washington
Cabin John
Jarenge
Pruth
Grosvenor
Dee
Chester
England
Celor of the Sea Reflections on Water Color
A brief note explains why deep seas appear blue as water reflects blue light while shallow seas look green from yellow sand and stone reflections.
Unknown Fossil Model Balances on a Single Pin
The article discusses how a life-sized triceratops skull model, shown at the Buffalo Exposition, was balanced by the natural design at the neck junction, requiring only a single pin at the skull base. It also covers sea and river geology, air in Pretoria valley, and various scientific notes on nebulous rings and marching physiology.
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South Africa
H. A. Cummings
Pretoria
Buffalo Exposition
Nature
Germany
Kapteyn
Astronomische Nachrichten
Earth
Indians as House Servants in Carson Nevada
The article describes Carson City Nevada as a place where Piute, Washoe, and Shoshone women and men work as household help. It portrays Sally the squaw as a common kitchen worker, often hungry, arriving unannounced, and sometimes seasonal or occasional in labor. The piece notes their poverty and rough conditions, yet also their usefulness to Carson households.
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Carson
Nevada
Denver
New Mexico
Arizona
Plains
Buck
Jim
Sally
Sensational Smuggling Master Disguises at Franco Swiss Frontier
London Mail reports a sensational trial at Pontarlier with Derobert the alleged king of smugglers leading 224 associates in a plan to move tobacco and phosphorus across the Franco Swiss frontier. Disguises, false keys, and hidden compartments are described, with detectives claiming nearly £10,000 stolen over two years. Derobert was captured while crossing the frontier with a concealed cargo.
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Pontarliler
Derobert
Sherlock Holmes
Geneva
Lausanne
Custom House
London Mail
Deserters From the Army In 1901 Five Thousand Quit
A Philadelphia North American report notes 1901 saw about 5000 desertions from the U.S. Army. An army officer attributes the trend to pure cussedness, roving dispositions, and repeated attempts to re-enlist after desertion. The War Department flags a card catalogue system to block reentry.
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Uncle Sam
United States Army
War Department
Sam
Surgeon General
Washington
Philadelphia
Almanacs From A Bargain Druggist Spark Curious Goods
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet recalls a wife’s almanac haul bought for a nickel from a druggist. The dialogue hints at social perceptions when a wife dies and a man faces neighbors’ judgments about his responses amid communal demonstrations.
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Jane
Cleveland
Finest Beef Debated Across Oceans and Seasons
An analysis from the London Mail discusses beef flavor, cattle feeding, and methods across Britain and America. It notes English flavor decline with modern methods, the impact of turnips and oil cake, and praises American beef bred from English stock for better flavor due to pasture and sunshine. It also warns against freezing and too-cold storage that dulls taste and texture.
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England
Delicate Surgery Removes Woman's Neck Fat
Mrs Florence Shipley of Haltimore underwent a rare operation at University Hospital to remove excess neck fat after years of suffocating pressure on carotid arteries. Three surgeons performed the risky procedure, aiming for no visible scar, with Mrs Shipley staying in the hospital two more days under a plaster head cast.
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Florence Shipley
Haltitore Md
Th University Hospital
Coni
New York
Mrn Shipley
The Giggling Girl and the Chronic Borrower
The excerpt portrays a flippant girl who giggles at insinuations and social pressure, while a chronic borrower named Brown Jones is described as never repaying debts. The piece contrasts frivolous behavior with financial irresponsibility, citing a Denver Post critique and a chorus of mocking phrases.
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Brown—Jones
Wwell
Drsve
Presa
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