Prodigal Come Home Sermon Exhorts City Reform and Faith
A sermon by Parson Zephantah Willis urges city leaders and citizens to pursue moral reform, calling for prayer, preaching, and voting to purify cities. He reassures a sinner that forgiveness is possible through God, citing St Teresa and the prodigal’s return, while recalling local figures and a war pensioner.
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Ohio
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New York
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Massachusetts
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United States
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Marshfield's Oldest Inhabitant Sally Baker Passes 98
Webster Mile notes Marshfield residents live long with Sally Baker at 98 the town's oldest, living 61 years in a Neck road farmhouse. Born Kingston June 9 1799 to Oliver and Sally Sampson, she carried sturdy colonial roots into a long life.
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Neck Road
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Kingston
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Sally
Maglathlin) Sampson
Humor of the Hour over a dangerous bicycle sale
A convalescent Second Avenue man recalls a bicycle sale, demanding a written warranty of safety from a dealer. He boasts of catching the seller in a handwriting claim, but recounts wrecking himself in a crash after praising the bike. He threatens a $20,000 damage suit.
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Heo
Recaoli
Detroit
The Sporting Arena on cycling growth in England
An English sports writer notes England now has about two million cyclists, creating a new industry and a major shift in sports. He says cycling improves health for workers and access to the countryside, enabling affordable, independent, enjoyable country sightseeing for all.
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