The Isle of Ceylon as a Christian mission beacon
A sermon on Ceylon portrays the island as a garden of Eden like paradise with temples, flora, and fauna, praising missionary work by William Baker Ernst Hecke and American agents. It compares Ceylon to Yosemite and Yellowstone, extols cinnamon and tea, and urges reverence for trees while noting Episcopal church establishment and ongoing missions by Spauldings Howlands Doctors Poor Saunders and others.
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Ceylon
Lands
John Milton
Isle of
Palma
Isle of Klowers
India
Isle of Jewels
Island of Spies
Yosemite
Yellowstone Park
Australia
Columba
Liseam
Valerian
William Baker
Fia
Ernst Hecke
Jena
Garden of Eden
Colombo
Island
Episcopal Church
National Church
My. Gladstone
America
Jaffna
Spauldings
Howlands
Doctors Poor
Saunders
New York
London
Mixed fodder and orchard notes from northern farms
A discussion of mixed fodder crops blending oats and vetches, their regional cultivation in Canada, Nova Scotia, and Germany, and advice on sowing ratios, rotation, and winter protection for berries and plums. Reports from the Northeastern Iowa Horticulturists meeting cover strawberry pest rotation, fertilizer tests, and pruning methods for grapes and native plums.
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Canada
Nova Scotia
Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Hfolstein
Snyder
Shaffer
J. Purdy
Mis
Nickerson
Noradprings
Duchess of ‘Ydenburg
Wealthy
Hibernal
Whitney
Tetofsky
Melinds
Longfield
Anisim
Padten
Greening
Winckelmann
Treview
Northwestern
Lows Hortiéculturists
Iowa Torticulturst Society
Blason City
W. A. Burnap
Clear Lake
J. M. Elder
Concord
Elmer Reeves
Waverly
Edson Gaylord
Nora Springs
J. B. Mitchell
Cresco
O. F. Gardner
Osage
W. Ferris
Bristow
C. H. True
Edgewood
Hampton
Warfield
Michel
C. G. Patten
Charles City
G. A. Ivins
Iowa Falls
Rogers
Agawam
The Messiah Revealed and the Cross
The lesson centers on Peter’s confession Thou art the Christ the Son of the living God and Jesus’ prediction of suffering and death. It explains the rock upon which the church will be built and contrasts God’s kingdom with worldly power. The discourse moves toward Jerusalem and the necessity of the cross for redemption.
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Jesus
Missiah
Llowvies
Jess
Galilee
Tyre
Sidon
Sea of Galilee
Cosureis
Min
Johm
Herod
Elias
Elijah
Jeremiah
Peter
Simon
Simon Peter
Christ
God
Simon Bar-jona
Onah
Petros
Gou
Gibbon
Hell
Kingdom of Heaven
Heaven
Jerusalem
Satan
Messiah
Classroom Rules Stir Little Girls About Slate Dropping
Dialogue shows two girls debating a teacher’s rule on dropping slates. The first complains about a black mark for an accident, while the second defends a strict rule to prevent boys from dropping slates on purpose, highlighting classroom discipline and gendered perspectives.
Hospital for training deaconess students opened in Edinburgh
A new small hospital with around twenty beds has opened in Edinburgh to provide medical instruction and nursing training for prospective deaconesses involved in church work. The facility aims to support education for women entering deaconess service.
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Edinburgh
Dairy Best Practices: Breeds Feed and Care for Healthy Milk
The article emphasizes combining breed selection with proper feed and attentive care to maximize dairy cattle health and milk production. It highlights genetic suitability, balanced nutrition, clean housing, regular veterinary checks, and consistent milking routines as key factors for sustainable dairy farming success.
From Silk Hats to Iron Ore: Old Trade Snapshots
A compact survey notes 19th century shifts from silk hats to beaver and wool, 1608 first US iron ore shipment to Europe, and brickmaking experiments with mottled colors. It recalls a Maine girl Heilbrand found, and records a tragic Northfield Oregon accident where a Chinaman’s braid was caught in a train brake, causing death.
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United States
Europe
Heilbrand
Maine
Northfield
Ore
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Talmage
Farm and Gardex
Schleswig- Holstein
Berlin
Mecklenburg
C. E. Gardner
Fraf. J. L. Budd
Wyant
Wolf
DeSoto
Hawkeye
Cheney
Keith
Forest Rose
Milton
Japan
Luther Burbank
California
Iowa Agricultural College
N. £. Hansen
Ames
Northwest
Flemisn Dairy Gaw
Re Varmers Review
the Christ
Matthew Xvee
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