Death and Victory The Christian View of Death and Resurrection
A sermon by Dr. Talmage argues death is the entrance to fuller life and Christ’s ultimate victory. He pictures the “Charge of the Black Giant” of disease and sin being defeated by the Resurrection brigade, with the final triumph of the risen dead and celestial hosts.
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Washington
Talmage
France
Charles IX
Tower of London
Edward I
Russia
Pontus
Gaul
Rome
Achaia
Arctic
Tropics
Christendom
Paul
Sedan
Napoleon
Manassas
Beth Koran
Heaven
Joshua
Diarnal House
Continents
March
Christ
Giant's Causeway
The Heathen Chinee Chorus Targets the Chinese
A distorted rhyme depicting hostility toward Chinese people. The speaker threatens violence and expulsion across the Styx with invective about race and ethnicity. The verse mocks Chinese accents and urges brutal measures against them.
Horseshoe Tribute Mystery At Oak Ham Manor
An old Rutlandshire rite requires every peer entering Oak ham to present a horseshoe for nailing on a portal. Failing to pay allegedly invites levied blackmail by unshoeing a horse. In tales, many tribute shoes bear donors’ names. the practice aims to prevent annoyance.
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Oakham
Rutlandshire
England
The Moon Kept on Shinteg
A famed judge endured a violent challenge from a bold young lawyer. After the hearing the judge told a tale of his country dog barking at the moon nightly, noting the moon kept shining on, implying the insult mattered little.
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Hamenet
Nonsense Names Fly in British Class Talk
A joking exchange mocks tame aristocratic titles as playful nicknames are proposed for social critique. Miss Sharpe counters with disdain while discussing fashion and class sensibilities.
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Lord Sayvan-De Livius
Sharpe
Willie
Nearer at Hand Reflects on Space and Bills
A brief dialogue contrasts thoughts of the vast solar system with concerns over upcoming bills. One character ponders cosmic scale while the other focuses on the size of the note due next week.
Love Your Enemies Yet Seek Punishment
The speaker notes a paradox in anger and mercy, saying he does not like his enemies but will love them and pursue severe punishment to force repentance for their harm toward him. He frames love as corrective action rather than affection.
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God
P. P. Bliss
Evangelistic Singers
Ashtabula Bridge
John Rodgers
Latimer
Ridley
Oxford
Pothinus
Blandina
Alexander
Marcus Aurelius
Christ
Paul
Agrippa
Dercerac
Frante
Feyrt Garden
William Tennent
Archibald Alexander
Will Tennent
Holy Land
A Queer Marriage Custom in Loo Choo Islands
A description of marriage ceremony customs in the Loo Choo islands where the groom visits friends to be dressed in humorous attire. He wears a painted kimono with bell tied sleeves, a mask, a red hat, and carries an empty kerosene tin that rattles as he walks, watched by children.
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Loo Choo Islands
When His Courage Left Him in a Church Wedding Tale
A witty exchange from the Chicago Post notes a speaker once a principal in a swell church wedding rather than a duel. His courage is questioned. he replies with a brave boast reflecting on past events. The quip centers on perception and bravado.
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Chicago Post
Automobiling Revealed in Humorous Exchange
Dialogue exposes a buyer and dealer quarreling over the car’s performance. The buyer mocks the vehicle as a hill climber with only telegraph poles as evidence, while the dealer responds with a snappy retort in the Puck style.
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Mr. Perfume
Fur Mart Sets Alaskan Prices by London Quotations
In the Alaskan fur market London quotations govern pricing. Prices are fixed twice a year in March and August by a board of London dealers, and these scales determine global prices except in Russia.
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London
Russia
Fresh Water Sharks in Lake Nicaragua
Lake Nicaragua is the only freshwater lake known to harbor a shark species. The unusual habitat highlights the presence of a freshwater shark adapted to its unique conditions.
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Lake
Nicaragua
Scared Woman Calls Burglars A Threat
A Baltimore woman claims fear of burglars while a policeman who searched her home comments she is not a spring chicken. The exchange highlights lingering caution as authorities assess the break in.
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Baltimore American
Entertaining Proposal in St Louis Parlor Interview
A man named Hawkins courts Edna in a St Louis residence parlor as her mother questions his vocation. Hawkins evasively claims to write poetry and plays while the interviewer notes his modest means. The scene ends with a lull as the magistrate questions him.
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St. Louis
Edna
Mr. Hawkins
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Toronto
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Soliernos
Marathon
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Themistocles
King of Terrors
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Kenilworth Castle
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Reasows
Chiftain
Missionar
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Vallier
Abemond Seouchres
Lord of Earth
the Styx
Vilain
Japan
Sam
Carmony
Opry
Letevre
the Fur Mart
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