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Van Wert Times

Location

Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1885

Page

4

TALMAGE'S SERMON. Go Tell Jesus in Time of Trouble

Rev T DeWitt Talmage delivers a Brooklyn Tabernacle sermon on forgiveness temptation and grief. He urges believers to tell Jesus their sins sorrows and slights, insisting Christ offers pardon power and near presence amid persecution and bereavement.

T. DeWitt Talmage Brooklyn Tabernacle Gincipios Jesus Reed Mer Voble Behn the Baptist Whieshey Zoey Christ Raphael Gilet Feuer Alfred Amram God Heaven Beemer

AN OFFICER S BLUNDER Red-Headed Youth Arrested on Clark Street

A red headed youth with feminine manner and high pitched voice was arrested on Clark Street by Officer Marks. He was booked as disorderly after a comic exchange about his gender. He lives at 171 Twenty First Street and says officers have mistaken him for a girl many times. He was fined ten dollars. Also included are short items about a Gettysburg girl accidentally shot in the eye who recovered and a California Chinese bride arrival with details of her attire and escort.

Christ Heaven Sixtus Peter Jesus Bethany Nain Herod John the Baptist Joha Earth Hell George Whitfield Dr. Johnson Robert Hall John Foster John Wesley England London John Wesley Stands To-Day Before All Christendom Jeana God Lazarus Chicago Tribune Clark Street Marks Marke Marka Witlie Murphy Chambersburg Mary Myers Gettysburg Mary T. T. Tate Tate Californecramento Hea Marysville Crain Depot Depot Hotel Chinatown Marure Ohio River Root Illinois Ste. Henderson Nor Rikity Mio Willelp Waldo F. Brown Tribune Phillips & Hunt New York R. H. Howard Iman Goethe

Diego Garcia Coral Isle of the Indian Ocean Aboard

The narrative surveys Diego Garcia in the Chagos Archipelago, a low seven-foot-at-high-water atoll near the Bombay longitude. It describes scorching climate, no towns or shops, palms and coconuts, scattered settlers, and the wreck-referencing reefs and shoals surrounding the atoll. The piece shifts to agricultural advice on rural location, manure supply, fencing, and combining gardening with dairying or poultry to maximize profit.

Cape Guardafui Cape Leewin Lisbon Rio Royal Navy Orient Line Chagos Archipelago Diego Garcia Bombay Fir Diego Cues Sener Pacific New Are Anan

Italian idlers and military caste in Italy

In Venice correspondence the piece contrasts two classes of Italian idlers the noble born and the spoiled elite abroad, noting Italy's move toward commerce and the persistence of a hereditary peasant idea. It comments on army officers as a separate caste, their education, gallantry, and the risk of aristocratic excess as Europe’s tensions rise.

Italy Rome Naples England America Toledo Tuscany Lombardy France Europe Venice Cor San Francisco Chronicle

Miscellaneous items from old newspapers

A jumble of odd notes and anecdotes include a Boston sloop captain fined for name on her stern, a Hart County resident dubbed stingy, a Cincinnati man buried with a self made coffin and eagle monument plan, and comments on variable stars, California desert reforestation, and a Los Angeles misnaming. Also mentioned are shipboard fashion costs, a postal delivery mix up, Prohibition era licensing, Mexican dollar trade, and a plan to illuminate the Atlantic by submarine cable.

Boston Custom House Newport Hart County San Francisco California la Ton The Angels Inter Ocean Leadatestekena South Wayer Chicago Times Hawes Cuthbert Caer Special Delivery Office Ohibition United States China New York Atlantic Ocean

Solemn Warning on Labor in Anaconda Montana

In Anaconda Montana Chinese workers were driven out, and now white cooks face strict supervision. The manager warns that any drunkenness or late meals by white staff will lead to tar and feather or removal. Knights of Labor in the region are said to grasp the anti coolie issue better than Tacoma agitators.

Berean Anaconda Mon Knights of Labor Tacoma Portland

The Lively Interest a Farmer Took New Railroad

A farmer tests his willingness to fund a railroad project by contributing a small amount that aligns with his means. The agent expects a large stake from a wealthy landholder, who oddly offers only a tiny per cent, to connect a line near his farm. The exchange highlights skepticism about large investments and practical support.

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Bible Education Power Lifts Chinese Hearts and Minds

A Chicago article argues the educational power of the Bible surpasses pagan texts among Chinese and other peoples. It cites Dr Ashmore on Indiana anniversaries, noting Bible teaching elevates thought and character, and delivers spiritual renewal beyond mere literacy.

Ashmore Indiana Aries Dr. Ashmore Behae Rae Anne Rere Moses Isaiah Sor- Towa Bors Oman Jesus Christ

Fragmented religious quotes on virtue and pedagogy

A garbled page lists religious reflections from M H Seelye Hinton Sam Jones and N Bedependent and notes on Christian progress. It laments life without religious influence and hints at evolving mythological emblems, all presented in a cobbled OCR snippet.

M. H. Seelye Hinton Sam Jones

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