The Dead Cities and Pompeii Impressions
Reverend Talmage narrates a Naples visit and a vivid Pompeii tour, contrasting ancient splendor with moral ruin. He warns that art alone cannot elevate society, urging churches, Bible study, and city evangelization to redeem modern cities and imitate the moral arc of Pompeii’s fate.
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Pompeii
T. DeWitt Talmage
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Naples
Italy
Vesuvius
Cotopaxi
Alina
Stromboli
Krakatoa
Constantinople
Adriatic Sea
Apennies
Spartacus
Beante
Vias
Cicero
Sallust
Mercury
Diomed
Dusseldorf
Dore
Pekin
Madras
Cairo
Brooklyn
Henry Grady recalled in brief anecdotes and humor
The recollection sketches Henry Grady’s dictation quirks and public persona. Vignettes show his ironies about a famous man, a fig anecdote, circus generosity to children, and a playful elevator boy moment. The anecdotes portray Grady’s wit, kindness, and streetwise rapport.
The Death of Henry Grady and His Atlanta Circle
Josiah Carter recalls Henry Grady’s charm and humor at Chautauqua in Lithia Springs. Grady’s support once funded a young reporter’s trip to New Orleans, and his death came as a profound shock to Atlanta journalists and friends who remembered his influence and wit.
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Girale
Besch
Pliny
Pompeii
Italy
Vesuvius
Walla
Theer
Grady
Lithia Springs
Fairy Land
Rose Mound
Joseph S. James
Joe Sames
New England
Jefferson Davis
Gate City Guard
Walter Taylor
New Orleans
Boston
Atlanta
Constitution, Office
Mr. Grady
Henry Grady
Josiah Carter
Atlantic Herald
Letter From Halifax County Alliance Meeting Notes
An 1860s Halifax County report recounts Dr. Thompson's praised speech to a six to seven hundred crowd, a harmonious county meeting, and a push to endorse speakers in Enfield. It notes a faction opposing the Alliance, calls for unity, and stresses voting for Alliance candidates to secure reforms. Fragments discuss Farmers' Alliance unity, business buying, and shipping produce for better prices, urging steadfast support.
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Aurelian Springs
N. C
Epstor
Halifax
Thompson
Darkies
Alliance
W. E. Bowers
Marion Butler
Harry Skinner
Enfield
Senate
Congress
Speaking in Wilson addresses announced in November
Mr Eorror will address the Alliance and public at Humford s X Roads November 1 at p m and Lucama November 4 at 7 p m The public invited Inc D Miars Lect r Wilson Co Alliance Pay up your subscription to Progressive Farmer a renew
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Dr. Talmage
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Herculaneum
Juniter
Yonder
Hercules
Aisculapius
Carlsbad
Pansa
Louvre
Luxem
Lucretius
Anses
Arrius Diomed
Seneca
Tacitus
Bay of
Ferrin
Washington
American Senate
New Jerusalem
Gideon
Mount Gilead
America
Henry W. Grady
Blank
the Constitution
Halifax County
W. Slaeny
Bey Creek Alliance
Brotro Sisters
Wilson
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