Scars of Faith: Martyrs In Everyday Life Teach Perseverance
A sermon centering on Galatians 6 17 argues that Christian resilience shows as marks and scars gained through hardship. It praises missionaries priests and mothers who bear invisible wounds for faith and urges courage boldness and perseverance in public service and personal trials.
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Washington
Iin
Yalwagee
Jesus
Paul
Christ
San Juan
Sedan
Taribaldi
Philadelphia
Roemn
Albert Barnes
Matthew Henry
Gamaliel
Damascus
Mare Hill
Lewic
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Athens
Lord Jesus
Hong Kong
Calcutta
Constantinople
David
Jonathan
John Rogers
Igna
Tius
Trajan
Ostia
Earth
Hell
God
Christ Jesus
Lord
Flattery Undermines Honest Ambition and Merit
Flattery’s mischief lies not in making one believe falsehoods but in dampening honest ambition by suggesting honor can be gained without toil, thus eroding merit and effort.
Foolproof husband keeping told by St Louis woman
A St Louis woman explains how she manages her husband by feeding him well and trusting to luck, claiming this simple approach keeps harmony at home.
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St. Louis
Indians in the Dominion of Canada on Reserves
The article notes about 100,000 Indigenous people live in the Dominion of Canada, distributed across reserves in various districts and regions. The figures reflect a large, scattered population on re serving lands managed under colonial administration.
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Dominion of Canada
Division of Labor with Oatmeal and Mackeral Breakfast
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Tribune features Mr Pheer claiming residents live well and his wife replying they share meals with him eating oatmeal and she the mackerel. The light domestic vignette notes their routine breakfast.
Shot selection praised in old Scraps exchange
A clipped quotation features a boastful exchange about sharpshooting, with one speaker asking if he shoots well and another replying that practice will make him excellent, using period dialect.
Kruzer's Granddaughters Attract Style And Secrecy
A Paris dispatch in London Truth reviews Kruger's granddaughters Mme Eloff and Mile Guttmann as charming yet ephemeral. It notes their social visibility in illustrations, their carefree domestic life, and slender mental pursuits. It recounts a flirtation with an American journalist and Leyds's interventions, plus a Jonkheer escort to The Hague and details of the siblings and their dress and manners.
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Kruger
Paris
London
Sarred
Mme
Eloff
Mile. Guttmann
Marseilles
Legation
Chicago
Dr. Leyds
Leyds
Transvaal
Jonkheers
Jonkheer
Mme. Eloff
The
Hague
Annie
Boarding with an Idol and a Calcutta Rescue
Port Royal bar pilot Captain Murray recalls a shipwreck near Calcutta in the Bay of Bengal. He and two companions hid near an Indian idol, sharing offerings from villagers and fending off natives in a night raid before reaching Calcutta. Years later he recognizes an old comrade in Captain Cole of the Kirkum.
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Murray
Port Royal Bar
Calcutta
Bay of Bengal
Cole
Kirkum
India
Man and the Tank Story of Bank Fraud Trapdoor
A drummer recounts a westward trip where a bank cash draft led to a trapdoor robbery setup. Mistaken for a note raiser, he fell into a water tank, escaped under gunfire, and was briefly detained while a mob gathered. The cashier’s trapdoor device was meant to deter holdups.
The Extreme Limit on a Wreck Claim
A passenger denounces a steamer wreck survivor who claims to have swum 40 miles to land calling the claim impossible. The speaker recounts his own swimming feats, insisting no one could swim forty miles, and declares the man a liar.
Rifle Fire and a Narrow Head Wound
A soldier recounts marching into a zone of rifle fire when a bullet skimmed the top of a man’s head, grazing skin and flicking hair. An officer witnessed the moment and joked about a haircut as the danger unfolded.
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Jesus Christ
Talmage
Flattery
Roberts
Kruzer
Mme. Kleff
Mile Guttmann
Hyes
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