Aweigh to gospel archery in flawed Christian work
Rev Dr Talmage condemns clumsy religious effort that drives away souls. He likens gospel to a sharp arrow, urges precise training, and calls for field hunts in hidden places to reach the unchurches with the message of salvation.
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Christ
Dr. Talmage
Washington
Talmage
Pollux
Achilles
Diomedes
Xenophon
Far East
Francis I
Moses
Nimrod
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Agincourt
Solway Moss
Neuville’s Cross
Go Ye Into All the World and Preach the Gospel
A charismatic sermon urges Christians to fight drunkenness and immorality, calling for courage to attack monster sins and to bring souls into the church. It compares spiritual hunting to earthly hunting, warning of a soul’s death leap if one rejects the path to heaven.
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Paul
Felix
Luther
Earl of Pembroke
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Icicles
Theodore Parker
Renan
Hluxtleys and Spencers
Tohany
Pennsylvania
Raquette Lake
Adirondacks
California
Plains
Christ
Upper
Saranac
Big Tupper
Leake
Lfe
Thyatira
Corinth
Laodicea
Heaven
du Chailly
Livingstone
Church of God
Heidelberg
Germany
Thorvaldsen
Schroon Lieke
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Earth
Execution Seen by Six Thousand Soldiers in India Parade
A writer recalls witnessing a brutal military execution in a northwest Indian province parade ground. Six thousand troops, including five British and four native regiments, watched as a young soldier faced death from the scaffold. The scene included a muffled drum, a solemn burial rite, and a chilling procession before the fatal bolt.
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India
Tommy Atkins
Saul
Fragmentary line shows no clear news event
The text fragment appears as a personal remark with no identifiable people or events, lacking concrete actions, places, or organizations to summarize into a newspaper card.
How Straight Is a Chinaman In Truth Telling
Excerpt discusses perceived honesty of Chinese individuals, contrasting motives for lying and noting personal experiences in China. The author asserts trust in servants, describes selective safekeeping, and recalls a theft incident involving a thief at an inn.
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China
Parker
The Sponge analogy of a reefed life and its canal system
A sponge is described as a model for life and its skeleton, with tiny cells forming a network of canals. The text compares the sponge's small holes and larger top openings to entryways and outlets in a living organism, where sea water enters through small canals and exits via larger orifices.
Changed Appearance Sparks Curious Visit to House
A woman who moved out recently comments that the house looks different after a return call. The hostess explains they have cleaned up, noting the updated furnishings the new tenants brought in.
Engagement Confidences Incomplete Payment Question
Dialogue reveals a couple debating installment payments on a diamond ring with one partner urging trust while probing financial arrangements. The exchange hints at romantic commitment and potential tension over debt.
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Ethel
Edgar
A Domestic Orphan Detour in Political Family
A humorous noted exchange questions a boy about his father in politics and reveals his mother also entering public life. The Detroit Free Press frames the scene as a light, social snapshot of a family drawn into political orbit.
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Jimmy
Detroit Free Press
The Lazy Besar and Hall Caine Near Greeba Castle
A bank manager recalls Hall Caine settling near Greeba castle and discusses locals’ reactions. A farmer and his wife dismissively react to the famous author, calling him lazy despite his success.
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Hall Caine
Greeba Castle
Farmer
Time as a Sculptor in Jedburgh Graveyard
A Scots Picture story notes a Jedburgh graveyard discovery where a 1798 stone honoring Alixon Reowick shows a natural portrait worn by time. Time and moss have etched the face while locals deem the features a likeness to the late wife, though no living person can verify it.
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Jedburgh
Bailie
Jethart
Alixon Reowick
Rule on eating and boarders quote sparks humor
A fellow at a boarding house jokes that the rule about leaving a meal hungry would make every boarder reach a hundred. The remark lampoons advice on living to old age and prompts amused discussion.
Local theater district rattled by violent stage drama ad
Mr Corntossel complains about an advertised drummer in Th Black Vow of Vengeance who promises life on stage. The two men discuss how the show allegedly killed 16 people in the first act, signaling concern over sensational theater.
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Mr. Corntossel
Mr. Meddergrass
Vow of Vengeance
Socrates Tripped on Time in Athenian Jest
A fragment from the Philadelphia Occord quotes Socrates declaring no one can arrest time while a bystander challenges with a witty remark about stopping a minute. The exchange notes the amused smiles of his disciples behind their togas.
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Socrates
Philadelphia
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