Warning to Men on Wall Street From Talmage Sermon
In a Washington sermon Dr. Talmage denounces wild stock speculation and its ruinous effects. He urges strict moral principle, warns against gambling on stocks, and praises honest Wall Street figures while urging investors to focus on mortgages and sound institutions. He recalls Wall Street as both a type of integrity and a breeding ground for ruin. He warns that fiscal temptation tests character and ends in judgment before God.
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Wall Street
Washington
Talmage
Eorme
Heaven
Trinity Church
New York
East River
Island
Lombard Street
London
United States
Adams
Caldwell
Knox
Witherspoon
Jonathan Edwards
George Whitefield
Dr. Mason
Alexander Hamilton
Dugan
Avenborn
Trinity
Wall Street Ferry
Storles
Christian Commission
Sanitary Commission
Ireland
Ketcham
Gay
Central Park
Stock Exchange
Paris
Daniel
Virginia
England
Slant’s Magazine
George Peabody
Danvers
Mass
Christ
Christ the Lord
Earth
Two Roses Showcase Truth and Deception in Gift of Hair Ornaments
An evening gathering spotlights a hostess with a genuine tea rose in copper hair and a guest wearing a red artificial rose. A mistaken exchange reveals both women unknowingly wear imitations, leaving the matron relieved that her own rose is fake.
Elephants In Army Life Show India Burma Training Skill
The article notes the English army’s elephant brigade in India relies on Burmese training for effectiveness. It highlights transport challenges, the elephants’ fear on first car rides, and the naval logistics of loading, shipping, and unloading. Elephants swim well, covering eight to ten miles.
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India
Madras
Muskrats Rampant In Almonte And Smiths Falls
Reports from Almonte describe a widespread kill of muskrats in cellars. In nearby Smiths Falls the pests are invading streets with six slain on one road recently.
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Almonte
Smith’s Falls
Ah if you knew how soon and late I long for you
A poem excerpt attributed to Mathilde Blind appears in the New York Tribune. It expresses deep longing and separation with repeated appeals to the beloved to understand the speaker's sorrow. The lines describe waiting, loneliness, and a desire for reunion to heal the heart.
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Mathilde
New York Tribune
Never see such April weather says rural residents
An Authority on Weather quotes rural citizens debating unusual April conditions. A elder recalls a 1836 two foot April snow and other historic cold snaps from 1842 1850 and 1859 while others downplay current chatter. The dialogue preserves local color and skepticism about forecasts.
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Medtia House
Deacon Jones
Mart Tompkins
Widder
Atlanta Constitution
Untarnished Grace and Virtue in a Child’s Life
An inaugural meditation extols a girl’s pure character through faith hope and charity. It praises a limpid soul and early infancy as the wellspring of uplifting grace guiding her life toward purity and goodness.
Why Finger Bowls Are Farred
A London News note explains that finger bowls were reserved for royal guests at Georgian banquets. Ordinary diners received no bowl, since jars of water could conceal Jacobite loyalties when toasts were whispered to “The King.” The rule aimed to deny water to suspicious guests and persists as etiquette.
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Stuart
Rome
St. Germains
London News
Bereford Scored in Nile Channel Dispute
General Buller and Lord Charles Beresford once rode down the Nile together. A sharp debate over the proper channel ensued as their boat neared the First Cataract. The soldier urged one route while the sailor pushed another, but Buller’s choice proved successful. The general boasted of being right, while Beresford retorted that he advocated the alternate only to oppose him.
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Buller
Charles Beresford
Nile
Beresford
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