Great Lesson on Becoming Like Little Children
A short sermon by Rev. George R. Taylor of the Unitarian Church in St. Dethichem Tenn argues that true spirituality requires growth beyond professional piety. It contends that unless people become as little children they cannot enter the kingdom of heaven and urges turning from worldly sins to nurture meekness, faith, and inner harmony.
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George R. Taylor
The
Unitarian Church
St. Dethichem, Tenn
Kingdom of Heaven
Lfe
Jesus
Clower
We editorial doubt in usage of were and were in
The Memphis Commercial Appeal discusses the ambiguous use of the word were and were in, noting how overuse and misapplication can blur plurality and intent in writing. The piece reflects on language choices and editorial caution in presenting collective pronouns.
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Memphis
War in South Africa May End Soon
Dispatches from South Africa report Boer leaders negotiating peace with burghers amid Pretoria talks led by Lord Kitchener. The piece names key figures such as Baden-Powell, Botha, De Wet, Kruger, Steyn, Leyds, and Spriggs, outlining roles in the war and peace efforts.
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South Africa
Kitchener
Pretoria
Sekdees Oe Ckspee
Kruger
Transvaal Republic
Reltz
Steyn
Orange Free State
Dr. Leyds
Europe
Spriggs
Cape Colony
editors hide ego behind we voice in modern journalism
The passage critiques the persistent use of we in journalism as a cover for editors who avoid personal visibility. It argues editors, claiming virtue and modesty, prevent public egotism by presenting a collective persona rather than individual authorship.
Vertical Writing Faces Sharp Complaints at Milwaukee hearing
Milwaukee Free Press reports a Milwaukee School committee session on vertical writing where critics from business, handwriting, and education argued the system is illegible childish and lacks character. Only Superintendent Siefert defended it as petitioners from Milwaukee Bookkeepers’ Association and others urged retention or reform. The committee adjourned awaiting a formal report from chair James A. Sheridan.
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Milwaukee Free Press
Siefert
George C. Steffen
Milwaukee Bookkeepers’ Association
John F. Tyrell
A. A. Wieber
BE. C. Bayerlein
Nordberg Manufacturing Company
John A
James A. Sheridan
Webster's International Adopted by Postal Telegraph Dept
The Springfield Republican notes that Webster's International Dictionary is adopted as the standard of orthography by the English Postal Telegraph Department. It adds that the Athenaeum will now be rendered in American usage.
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Springfield Republican
English Postal Telegraph Department
Athenaeum
The Tide of Life and Drift in Kingsley Verse
A fragmentary quotation from Charles Kingsley evokes life’s passage as a drifting stream toward the sea. The speaker laments familiar faces fading away, likening them to a buoy in a roaring river, amid a land rich with churchyard mold and memory.
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Mold
Charles Kingsley
The One Hope Weighs a Choice in a Shady Avenue
Amabel Wyngate in England faces a cruel bind between marrying Lucas Atherton for money and loving Denis Calvert whom she hopes to marry. Frances Batchelor counsels telling Atherton the truth to avert a deeper hurt, as Amabel plans a delicate course to honor both love and duty.
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Denis
Africa
Denis Calvert
Atherton
Amabel
Lucas Atherton
Natal
Amabel Wyngate
Mrs. Wyngate
Penkyasoga
Nothie
Amy
Mother
Frances Batchelor
Matt
Anabel
Luc
Frances
Switzerland
France
Cilin
Miss Batchelor
Sue
Amnabel
London
Luc Atherton
Oddities of the Book Trade in New York Exports Exchange
A historical piece outlines the rise of exchange departments in second-hand bookshops, detailing profits from rare volumes, the role of buyers who judge finished books, and the tight no-haggle policy. It highlights the "mental telepathy" between stores and notes modest salaries for book buyers.
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New York Commercial
Thackeray
New York
Lkely
Adam
A Misunderstanding. Sunday Lesson Sparks Kid Language Tale
A Philadelphia Record item recounts a Sunday school teacher describing a classroom scene. Pupils misinterpret the Joseph story as a tale about a boy and a coat, humorously misreading "kid" as a young goat and treating the blood as part of the drama.
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Philadelphia
Joseph
A Simple Story of a Silent Stranger baby robe
A mother sews for a promised child, the baby is born but dies, laid to rest with a doll-like robe kept as the silent stranger's only dress. The poem recalls care, grief, and an infant’s tomb within a drawer of keepsakes.
Money in Inventions Show Wealth From Simple Ideas
The article details fortunes earned from small inventions across toys, writing implements, and consumer goods. It highlights figures for Dancing Jimerow, John Gilpin, roller skates, rubber-tipped pencils, and Harvey Kennedy shoelace royalties, plus large sums from a boil ing sugar vacuum process and other household innovations. It notes both male and female inventors, war office reception of new weapons, and late nineteenth century patent disputes and earnings tied to everyday items.
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Scientific American
John Gilpin
Plimpton
Harvey Kennedy
Mr. Howard
Josiah Mason
Lfe
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Mary Anderson
J. Longridge
British
War Office
Longridge
Nan
Woolwich
Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Transvaal
Iclals
London
Doyle
Morley
William Lee
St. John’s College
England
Lee
France
Archer
Treasury
House of Commons
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Milwaukee
Railton West
Frederick Lawrence Knowles
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