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Newspaper

Van Wert Times

Location

Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1887

Page

3

Gospel of Health sermon on body and spirit by Rev Tal mage

The sermon argues health rests in the harmony of body and soul, urging Christian physicians to treat both. It cites historical figures from Cowper to Solomon and Prometheus, warning against dissipation and urging youthful restraint to prevent liver and bodily decline, while praising late-life reform.

William Cow Diack Bile Blutcher St. Louis Jersey City Cary Earth Heaven Be Tahnage Dro Brook Tabernacle Runkard Jer Bertine Harvey Christ Skillman Aur Gayre Mayo Cupenter Cupper Solomon Chad Long Island Medical College Seball Christian Solomon Ki David Antietam Jeremiah Hippocrates Alexander Cruden Frederick Frelingbayeen New Jersey Christian Church American Washington Newark Satan Ike Davil Cowper Henry VII Wim Theodore Frelinghuysen Lord God Emmanuel Michigan Despond Baxter Wadertaker Promised Land Bf Consan Stephen A Douglas Joseph H. Jones Philadelphia West Mincio Sardini Dainties Prometheus Serentes London Times Edward Payson

The Shrewd Tactician in Public and Private Life

A sketch of Frank Smoothbaw, a master of tact who advances by pleasing others and never forgetting a name. His charm and deft speech make him seem selfless while lifting his own career, leaving rivals behind as he stays ever onward and upward. Boston Transcript.

Frank Smoothbaw Faw Smoothbaw George Calman Ferguson Boston Transcript

Jenny Lind Career Shaped by Stage and Court Fame

The article recounts Jenny Lind born Stockholm 1821 rising from humble roots to Conservatory training, early opera fame as Agatha in Der Freischutz, studies with Garcia in Paris, debut in Berlin and London, major 1848 Elijah performance, Barnum tour earnings, marriage to Otto Goldschmidt in 1852, and later life in Wiesbaden and London including founding the Bach Choir with her husband. It notes her romantic marriage history with a German musician, and highlights her enduring public esteem and charitable work.

NY Lind Johany Lind Stockholm Conservatory of Cresios Aml Berg Conservatory Adulph Frederick Lindblad Jenny Lind Agatha Garcia Paris Berlin Meyerbeer Vienna London England Elijah P. T. Barnum America United States British Provinces Mexico West Indies New York Boston Otto Goldschmidt Madame Goldschmidt Europe Dresden Briunish Academy of Music Wiesbaden Bach Choir Julias Benedict Julius Chicago Inter Ocean

The Weight of a Fly and Odd Journal Snippets

A curious note explains how James Spencer measures the weight of flies on patent fly paper. Twenty one sheets total 336 square inches, carrying about 141,120 flies weighing 44 ounces. Each fly weighs roughly 0.31 grains, a playful calculation from papery fly accumulations. The rest compiles brief items from distillation of wood to marital quips and a perky Texas clipping about a left handed child.

James Spencer Spencer Chattanooga Tenn

SULTAN S LIFETIME FEARS SHAPED BY palace FORTRESS

In Constantinople the Sultan of Yildis-Kiosk rarely leaves the palace fortress amid a web of spies and distrust. He fears assassination, demands strict security, and has a new mosque built to avoid public exposure. Fireworks and drills are banned. messengers are scarce, and post is suspended after insult letters. The public submits to guarded life while hoping for loyalty from those around him. Zelearam.

Bosporus Abdul Hamid Palwea Constantinople Zelearam

Sabbath Morning Worship and Moral Thought in a Congregational Page

The piece blends religious worship imagery with a moral sermon on daily character change. It cites scripture, praises the Sabbath, and invites self-examination about moral progress, asserting that life moves toward either moral brightness or despair. It discusses habits, daily drift, and the need for preparation for an eternal hereafter. It also mentions a defense of scriptural harmony and a call for patient study.

Young Abin God

Seaside plan urged for better reading by parents and church

A Baptist teacher advocates abundant high quality literature for youth, urging parents and the church to provide the best religious, literary, and scientific works of travel biography and history. He calls pastors superintendents and teachers to actively promote reading, hoping to foster purer taste and nobler character.

Parenta Deak

Cheerful Old Age Adorns Life’s Crown

A Zion's Herald reflection on aging notes that cheerfulness outshines peevishness in old age. Alexander Knox praises Weil rey's longevity as a source of life and serenity, urging the aged Christian to seek sunshine of the heart through faith and prayer with the Saviour.

Wearey Alexander Knox Mr. Knox Zion's Herald

Wise Sayings From Faith and Duty

A compact collection of aphorisms urging optimism and discipline. Notable lines urge looking on the bright side, resisting temptation, embracing aging with grace, and trusting God for guidance and rest. The passages warn against idle moments and chasing trifles over serious concerns, stressing noble living.

Dr. Johnson Friswett Maclaren A. D. T. Whitney Farrar Presbyteria

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