The Damascus basket rope and small deeds that changed time
A sermon recounts Paul’s lowering in a basket from the Damascus wall and argues that small, practical acts and hidden helpers shape history, from John Wesley’s ladder of peasants to Pitcairn Island's Bible boast and unseen parental sacrifices that sustain faith across generations.
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Washington
Talmage
Paul
Mars Hill
Pauli
Felix
Damascus
Saul
Monastery of Mount Sinai
Apostle
Earth
Heaven
Pamphylia
Cappadocia
Galatia
Macedonia
Philippi
Mediterranean
Euroclydon
John Wesley
Pitcairn Island
Bethlehem
Nile
Pitcairn Beach
Damascus Wall
Father
Mother
How to Be Happy Though Married Book Mentioned
A brief exchange notes a thought of buying a book titled How to Be Happy Though Married. Mrs Henpeck jokes about not reading fiction while Mr Henpeck replies he never reads fiction.
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Henpeck
France and the Potato’s Slow Introduction
The article recounts how potatoes faced official opposition in France under Louis XIV. Physicians warned of leprosy and peasants refused livestock trials, until a ruse of guarded royal plots sparked trespass and pillage. The distraction accelerated adoption, ending with widespread cultivation.
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France
Louls XIV
Irving's Intensity On Stage Stuns Fellow Actor In Macbeth
In Manchester during Macbeth Henry Irving's piercing eyes and earnest performance caused a fellow actor to forget his line. The murderer, thinking Quoth Banquo, exclaimed Is there Great Scott in a startled voice, fearing he had broken a blood vessel.
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Henry Irving
Manchester
Macbeth
Unknown to the Lawyers Retainer Tale From New York Press
A renowned lawyer charged a client a $1000 retainer in a major case but the parties settled the next morning before any court action. The client asked for a partial refund and the lawyer exclaimed that refunds were a fund unknown to the legal profession.
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New York Press
Arizona justice of the peace jokes in court
A local Arizona justice of the peace presided over an assault case with rough language and a quip about evidence. He ordered the prisoner to stand, then stated that there was no evidence and fined $50, suggesting the verdict would teach the defendant a lesson.
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Arizona
The Prudent Scotsman and a 900 Year Lease
An 85 year old Scotsman seeks to buy freehold land but the owner offers a 900 year lease instead. The buyer rejects the arrangement saying the lease is not acceptable as his days are limited. The exchange ends without a sale to the freeholder.
Atlantic Seals Hear of Adventure and Daring Demand
The Newfoundland seal harvest ends as steamers from St John's return from Davis Strait to the Straits of Belle Isle with young seals prized for oil. Sealskin value lies in Pacific fur, but Atlantic seals yield leather and blubber. Sealing season spans March 10 to April 30, with the Southern Cross making a record nine and a half day trip.
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Newfoundland
St. John’s
Davis Strait
Straits of Belle. Isle
Pacific
Behring Sea
North Atlantic
Alaska
St John’s
Scotland
Southern Cross
Arctic Circle
Loves Me Loves Me Not Verses in Berton Journal
Lawrence Brainerd writes a poem in the Berton Journal musing on a yellow daisy and the fate of love. The petitioner questions whether affection ends with odd or even petals and contemplates irrevocable outcomes amid floral imagery.
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Yellow Daisy
Lawrence Brainerd
Berton Journal
Wage Advance Confuses Lancashire Miners’ Mother
In Lancashire a large group of colliers habitually drink at the public house instead of working, drawing only two or three days pay weekly. Mrs Hodson learns that 5 percent advance means 21 shillings per pound, but she is puzzled since her son Jerry never gets a pound.
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Lancashire
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St. Paul's
Dr. Talmage
New England
Charles G. Finney
St. Paul
Heavenly Temple
God
Circle of Heavenly Thrones
Mighty One of
Kingdom of God
Christ
England
New York
Nantucket Shoals
Irving
Rade Justice
the Prudent Scotsman
Newfoundland Seal
Parrish
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