Talmage Sermon Links Religion to Longevity and Health
The Brooklyn preacher argues practical religion extends life and reduces worry. He cites biblical verses, historic figures, and medical insight to claim faith improves health, guards against dissipation, and promises heavenly rest, urging believers to view religion as a life-affirming force for body and soul.
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Talmage
Hugh
Witali
David
Adam
Methuedah
Vespasian
Peters Zartan
Frederick Douglas
Toussaint
Mirai
Napoleon Bonapart
St. Helena
Europe
White Stir Line
Liverpool
Juapsa
White Star Line
Poe Tient
Queens and Royal Figures Merit Noted Worldly Traits
The article surveys European queens and royal figures noting long reigns and historic milestones Queen Victoria’s record surpassing rivals Queen Marguerite Olga of Greece and others praised for wit beauty dress and domestic skills while Isabella Elizabeth and Eugenie are described with various quirks and anecdotes Old legends and recent remarks mingle in this colorful portrait of monarchs and their personas.
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Victoria
England
Henry III
George III
Elizabeth
Edward III
Marguerite
Italy
United States
Olga
Greece
Dagnar
Russia
Wales
Spain
Ee Oe
Sarah Bernt
Europe
Denmark
Austria
Isabella
Eugenie
Werstood
Benteloa
The Camp Fire Union Song and Civil War Meeting
A collection of Civil War era pieces centering on Union loyalty. It includes A Union Song urging support for the flag and the old Union, a Romantic Meeting recounting two ex-soldiers debates on guarding the capital, and A Loyal Parish recounting James Graham’s 1863 Union song and life in Catahoula Parish amid conscription and Union exile.
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Langfit
Second Avenue
Catahoula Parish
James Graham
Graham
Confederacy
Natchez
Miss
Natchez-under-the-Hill
Unpublished Lincoln Letter from 1861 Surfaces in Century Lincoln Lite
The May Century Lincoln Lite prints an unpublished Lincoln letter from 1861 discussing Union strategy. Reverdy Johnson, a noted lawyer and statesman, is described as visiting Lincoln to discuss the approach to the South and patience and conciliation.
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Lincoln
Maryland
Reverdy Johnson
The Russian Soldier's Tea Preference
A fragment describing Russian soldiers preferring tea over whiskey, with vast tea urns supplying cups of hot tea each evening. It notes the vivandière delivering tea to guards and a reference to tea considered inferior by some. The passage also briefly mentions a companion in a sheepskin and a harsh scene, ending abruptly.
Seventeenth Iowa Infantry in Civil War Service
The Seventeenth Iowa Infantry formed at Keokuk and mustered April 16 1862. It joined the army, served in scouting and guarding railroads, fought at Grand Gulf and along the Mississippi, and endured heavy losses in May 22 and Fort Hill expeditions. It later moved to Arkansas, then fought in the Chattanooga campaign and the March to the Sea before returning home.
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Seventeenth Iowa Infantry
Keokuk
Lows
Red Baer
Grand Gulf
Bee
Wicksey Ation Hills
Fort Hill
Arkansas
Tin
Chattanooga
Army Corps
Logan
Curious Souvenirs of Bismarck by Count von Buest
Excerpts from Count von Buest memoirs recount meetings with Otto von Bismarck after 1870. The narrative recalls hotel life, Bismarckian temper, and humorous asides about French negotiators Thiers and Favre, along with anecdotes of the 1870 war and Metz. A separate note mentions humorist Bill Nye seeking treatment in Chicago.
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Irom
Count von Buest
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Herr von Bismarck
Gastein
Straubinger Hotel
Bismarck
Wiliam
Lehndorf
Lenddorf
Jules Favre
Thiers
Monsieur Thiers
Favre
William
Longchamps
Metz
Bill Nye
Chicago
Me. Nye
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Sonnie ¢ Cole
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