Abel’s Faith and the Mosaic Creation Debate Sermon
In a Baptist sermon from May 23, Rev J Sunderland argues Abel’s faith superior through offerings, confession of sin, and atonement by blood, linking to Christ’s sacrifice. He contrasts faith and unbelief, notes Genesis themes, and defends Genesis creation with scientific alignments from Newton to Darwin, urging belief in God’s beginnings and redemption.
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J. Sunderland
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Christ
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Jesus Christ
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The Chloral Eater Chronicle of a Doctor’s Descent and Recovery
In December 1871 Dr Stables becomes a chloralist amid a wave of chloral use by medical men. He takes large doses for sleep, suffers heat, delirium, and heart strain, and by mid 1872 is an invalid with near collapse. After severe illness and denial, he recovers with reduced dosing and renewed health, ending in eventual relief and cure.
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Stables
Chlora
Transfusion of Blood Raises Hope in St Louis
In St Louis doctors report transfusion of blood as a promising therapy after Gen. Frank P. Blair’s decline. Two to twelve ounces have been given across several cases, with improved movement and vitality noted, though care is emphasized to avoid air in veins and ensure donor suitability. Other cases, including Elmund Pinero of Pouge Pinero, show rapid improvement after transfusions.
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Chicago Times
St. Louis
Frank P. Blair
Blair
Drake
Bogg
Missouri
Clifton Springs
New York State
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Gen. Blair
Elmund Pinero
Pouge & Pinero
Pinero
W. I. Pogue
St Louis
A Queer Courtship of Jabez Andrews and Aunt Patty
In Providence R I a singular bachelor battles with Aunt Patty over a proposal during a long summer afternoon. Aunt Patty resists while Jabez Andrews presses for an answer, arguing marriage as the only escape from their social impasse. Becky Hastings looms as a rival, prompting a rushed, comic vow to wed.
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Mr. Davidson
Providence
R. I
Aunt Igatty
Chance
Aunt Patty
Patty
Burr
Stier
Jabez Andrews
Critter
Becky Hastings
Jabez
Becky Harirgs
Tragic Death by Poison in Centerville Woman
Miss Maria Kimes, 18? years old, daughter of D L Kimes formerly of Centerville now in Trenton Missouri, died after self administered poison. She had earlier inhaled chloroform for headache but survived, later died from strychnine on Friday after wandering the town in derangement. Doctors attributed death to strychnine with post mortem confirming cause. Burial occurred Saturday as reported by Centerville Citizen May 21.
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Trenton
Missouri
Centerville
Lord Clarendon Warns War Shows Hellish View of Kingdoms
Lord Clarendon states that a kingdom at war offers the most vivid emblem of hell, arguing that the current state of conflict makes a stark moral and political message to observers. He decries war as a representation of chaos and ruin.
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Lord Clarendon
Hell
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Simmons
Hugh Miller
St. Augustine
Moses
Spencer
Darwin
Webster
Isaac Newton
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Ruthford
Halley
Dalton
Globe
Cosas
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