28 May 1902
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Newspaper
Our Church Paper
Location
New Market, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1902
Page
1
This hymn fragment honors the triune God Father Son and Spirit with praise for creation salvation and sanctification. It proclaims Christ’s atoning death eternal reign and the Spirit’s work to raise the soul in joy. The piece closes with devotion to the sacred Persons Three in One attributed to P. E. C. Hymnal.
A collection of excerpts and reflections extolling Luther's Small and Large Catechisms as central to Christian nurture. It emphasizes catechetical instruction for all ages, the home as a fundamental religious unit, and the need for consistent preaching and family-based spiritual training.
The piece recounts George Washington bidding farewell to his frail mother at Mount Vernon before his inauguration. He travels to Fredericksburg to comfort her as she nears death, and she urges him to fulfill his destiny. She dies in August at Fredericksburg with family nearby, as reported by the Christian Intelligencer.
A historical reflection argues that true purity comes from living openly in the world yet not of it. The piece cites divine refining fires of duty and trial as cleansing forces guiding one through worldly sins and sorrows, truth and temptation.
The article promotes lemon juice for stains and dental care, claims lemon tea cures nervous headaches, and notes lemon juice relieves gnat bites. It also suggests lemon in coffee eases bilious headaches and briefly comments on improving the poor with gospel work, plus a caution about cow welfare.
Dran Farrar in the independent urges intense caution against curiosity toward bad books defined as prurient and corrupt. He cites Franklin Bentham Darwin and James to show reading good books shapes virtue while bad books corrupt the soul and can ruin a life in minutes.
A boy asks his mother how the elm tree is like a bulldog and grins as she admits confusion. He answers with a pun that the bark is rough, delivering a light domestic joke about trees and dogs.
Practical tips on maintaining cookware and fabrics. Wash and dry roasting pins, rub with butter after handling raisins, and use a greased cloth. When short on batter fill gem pans with cold water, lay old newspaper for messy tasks, and renovates dresses with ink tea sponge. Wrap furs in newspapers then paper bags to deter moths. Some favor camphor for moth prevention.
The article prescribes using a hot sponge on the neck behind the ears and over the temples to relax nerves and muscles, with repeated hot water baths and a final cold rinse. It claims relief from ordinary headaches, facial fatigue, sunburn, tired eyes, and even neuralgia, sometimes aided by a brief nap, and notes cream after hot treatment to prevent peeling.
Tickets from Virginia coupon offices to Knoxville Tennessee and return at one first class fare good June 16th to July 30th 1902. Sales on June 16 17 18 28 29 30 and July 11 12 13 with final return by August 15 1902. Continuous passage required each direction. Inquiries to nearest Southern Railway Coupon Ticket Agent.
The Southern Railway will run a first class excursion from Harrisonburg and intermediate stations to Washington and return. It leaves Harrisonburg at 6 a.m. June 5 and returns from Washington gth St and Md Ave at 5 p.m. June 6. Fare for round trip from Harrisonburg is $2 with reduced rates from other stations to Wellington inclusive.
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