Go to the Ant Thou Sluggard Illustrates For The Future
Dr Talrmage draws moral lessons from Solomon and the ant in a Washington sermon. He extols ant for forethought and harvest planning, warns against lifelong winters, urges savings for future needs and eternal life, and links natural observation to spiritual faith and providence.
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Washington
Taliwage
Solomon
Pliny
Aeschylus
Euripides
Varro
Quintilian
Lebanon
Jerusalem
Jan Swammerdam
Amsterdam
Holland
New Granada
M. Strauss
Hubers
Sharon
Recalled Stage Life with Governor and Daly Friendship
Mrs. Gilbert recalls the governor’s firm ways and a vase obsession that haunted theatre life. She recounts breaking a pair of majolica vases near a doorway and the governor’s silent, knowing reaction as he prepared a new scene.
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Tom
Gilbert
Confiscation In Morocco During Governor Death
The piece argues that Moroccan custom confiscates a governor’s wealth at death, claiming fortunes come from tribal extraction and prerogatives of office. It notes confiscation often extends to the governor’s private property and relatives, affecting families who lose status and wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
Barbers of Spain Clip Donkeys and Men Alike
A Spanish barber's trade includes shearing donkeys to create a smooth back for pannier use. While the master holds the animal, another barber wields large shears, scattering mouse colored hair and leaving the belly fur below a fixed line.
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Barbers of
Spain
Talleyrand's Lameness Causes Debated Through History
The article surveys competing theories on why Talleyrand was lame, including congenital defect, infancy accident, and a farfetched tale from The Quarterly Review claiming a nurse left him in a field where pigs fed on his legs.
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Talleyrand
The
Quarterly Review
Vienna
Baron Wessenberg
Stand a loan of ten shillings joke
Browne asks Nigster to stand a loan of 10 shillings and he cannot. Jones answers with disbelief. The exchange from London humor sketches a quick, witty remark about inability to stand a loan.
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Nigster
Browne
Jones
London
What a Curio Is A Father Told
A brief quoted line asks what a curio is and explains it as a piece of china preserved by a mother through generations of cooks, reflecting a family folklore tone from London King.
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China
London
Money and postage stamps spark breakfast cynic remark
A Philadelphia Record quote notes a breakfast cynic stating you can persuade a woman the earth is not round but not to believe a druggist makes 50 percent profit on postage stamps.
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Philadelphia Record
Knowing and Telling
A wry aphorism from the Indianapolis Press notes that a man who reveals all he knows is more common than one who keeps all he tells to himself.
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America
Spain
Indianapolis Press
Gastronomic Danger
A fragment caption questions the so called yellow peril and notes a claim about women and pumpkin pies. The text evokes a social stereotype while hinting at culinary debate in a historical context.
Birds Bathing Habits From Nature Naturalists Observe
Naturalists describe how birds bathe using water dust or dust only. Wild ducks prefer fresh water pools though fed by salt water and travel to land to preen at dawn. Sparrows use water and dust, city sparrows favor dust. Partridges seek dry loam and ashes attract many birds at ash heaps.
Dinner with the Duke of Kent and Dr Stoughton
The Duke of Kent courted cordial ties with Congregationalist minister Dr Stoughton. After lending money, the duke suggested a meal of boiled leg of mutton which impressed the doctor. A warm friendship formed, and Queen Victoria later repaid the loan as a token of gratitude.
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Queen Victoria
Duke of Kent
Stoughton
Windsor
Kensington
Kensington Palace
Victoria
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Dr. Talrmage
Ant Hills
Paul
Linnaeus
Tierre Huber
Italy
Providence
Coor
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