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Newspaper

The Progress

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1898

Page

3

Divine Direction and the Purpose of Life

Dr Talmage urges divine guidance to discover one’s calling with the line To this end was I born from John xvii 37 as the focal point. He argues life is short and human potential immense, insisting only God can reveal each person’s true mission and that every person is made for useful service and heavenly reward.

Advici Pilate Tiber Rhone Lausanne Tilnto Christ Jesua Earth Hell Heaven St. Peter's Christopher Wren St. Paul's Phidias Acropolis St. Paul’s Cathedral Parthenon Anaesaeai New England Louisiana Clyde Dnolper Shanoon Seine Balog Adam God Blackstone Forbes London Om Abbe de Rance Greak Avery Philip Doddridge Calamy Isaac Barrow Rod Tsane Balaz Worlkman Dad Vasaen John Europe Vienna Poland John Sobieski Divine Reseus

Premature Burial and Life-Saving Devices in History

The article surveys historical directions for delaying burial, citing figures like St Wilkie Colling, Lady Burton, Ada Cavernish, Harriet Martineau, Hans Christian Andersen, and Edgar Allan Poe. It notes methods from severed veins to mechanical devices, including a Russian throat bell and a coffin with patent springs, discussed by Sir Henry Littlejohn in Edinburgh.

St. Wilkie Colling Lady Burton Richard Burton Edmund Yates Ada Cavernish Harriet Martineau Hans Anderson Edgar Allen Poe Jezebel Henry Littlejohn Edinburgh Chambers’ Journal

Children as Garden Keepers Teach them to grow and care

Attractive and profitable amusements for children hinge on teaching garden duties. A sunny window plot or backyard bed trains children with enduring habits and a love for beauty. Lead by example, sow seeds, plant slips, pull weeds, and explain as you work to inspire lifelong gardening interest.

New Alaska Agricultural Experiment Stations Plan

Government advances a program to establish agricultural experiment stations in Alaska with Sitka as the headquarters. Research will cover surveys geology and meteorology to guide settlers as Alaska's population grows. The project aims to identify viable crops and subsistence opportunities for future residents.

Alaska Experiment Bureau Sitka

Increase in Exports After Sharp Import Decline in 1898

The bureau of statistics reports for the fiscal year ending June 20, 1898, a rise in exports to all parts of the world, with manufacturing and agricultural products up. Imports fell sharply, driven mainly by reduced purchases of manufactured goods and food products while raw materials for manufacturing rose to 204,543,919, or over one third of total imports. Manufactured exports reached 288,871,449, up from 1897, and agricultural exports totaled 854,627,929, led by breadstuffs. Overall exports rose by 180,336,694 and imports fell by 148,725,253 versus 1897.

Bureau of Statistics Finance and Commerce Europe

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DR. Talmage A. Zorn Andrew Querbes Commerce St. Col. Milam Shreveport, LA Wortman & Adams THE Tinners Marshall Street Shreveport America South America Asia Africa North America Horne Collara Texas Street John Busch Market Street Milam Texas Dr. C. Ratzburc Tier DR. W. €. Spearman Texarkana Ark John Comegys F. W TM Comegys Zoding St. Vincent's Academy Corporation Limits Mother Superior Omose Fannin Bizevi
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