Labor Question Sermon Urges Employers to Elevate Wages and Care
Rev. Talmage's second sermon in the labor series condemns strikes and calls on employers to pay fair wages, ensure safe conditions, and care for workers' moral and spiritual welfare. He praises firms like Marshall in Leeds and Akroyd in Halifax for employee benefits and urges managers to treat clerks and laborers as families, not tools.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
Brooklyn Taberanca
Zook
Madison Ac
Brooklyn Heights
Rittenhouse Square
Beacon
United States
Ireland
Predarick Cavendish
Borks
Phoenix Park
Dublin
Mbt
England
Ron Rouse
Santory
Bose
Thse Clarks
Unda
Thomas Carlyle
Pimgeon
Dolly
Tousy
Marshall
Leeds
Fister
Bradford
Akroyd
Halifax
Brooklyn
Marcantils
Frederick the Great
Beis
Arthur Tappan
New York
Samuel Badgett
Fletcher
A FOE TO JOBs. Cleveland as Honest Democratic Leader
The Albany Argus lauds Grover Cleveland as a fearless, businesslike executive who vetoes measures harming the public treasury. It praises his careful scrutiny of bills, independent stance against office seekers, and commitment to honest administration over party expediency. The piece casts him as a guardian against jobs and political deceit.
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Cleveland
Congress
Leveland
Buffalo
Politi
Democratic Party
Grover Cleveland
Albany Argus
Republican campaign strategy and Senate confirmations debated
The piece discusses Secretary McPherson's early ground work for Republican gains in the next House, targeting twenty four districts across Ohio Indiana California New York Michigan and Pennsylvania with a focus on Tennessee and Virginia. It notes editing speeches by Jeff Davis for distribution and cites skepticism about recent nominations and public opinion of the President as strong and conservative.
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McPherson
Republican Congressional Committee
Washington
House of Representatives
Ohio
Indiana
California
New York
Michigan
Penniuente
Tennessee
Virginia
Detroit
Congressional Committee
Jeff Davis
Cincinnati Enquirer
Meteor and Odd Notes From Across the Nation
A large meteor fell in southern Oregon with a whirring sound heard far away. Philadelphia reports a living skeleton child in a hospital acting like a monkey. An Arkansas man is jailed after attempting to burn his wife with sulphur matches and choking her. A Mettacahouts resident claims bee stings cure rheumatism. The Star indicates protectionism and a strong national merchant fleet debate, citing Vanderbilt era art collections and a boys union in San Francisco. A fable about a vanity-struck groundhog closes the item.
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Oregon
Philadelphia
Arkansas
Mettacahouts
Ulster County
Stars and Stripes
Congress
Tribune
Wells
Modern School
England
Nashville
Pineal
Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
Cornelius Vandebilt
gal-San Francisco
Marshal O. Roberts
Paul de Is Roche
Stavens
Lly
Hans van Marcke
GePing
C. L. Millet
Union
Church
Niagara’ Oat
Sertisemen
Tropics
Troyon
Meyer van Bremen
Rosa Bonhenr
John Fair
Meissoppbel
Tribune. d
Wena. Quick
Gerome
Goert
Kowzeh
Erskine Nicol
Lad
Mackays
Zamaer
Niagara
Promine
Careans
Kowseh
Amsterdam
Liverpool
Italy
Democratic Para Naira
Washington
New York
San Francisco
John Little
American Fork
Mr. Life Store
Greenwood
el Dorado County
Julian Martin
San Francisco Chronicle
San Miguel
Mexico
Political snubs and reform views across papers
A compilation notes Blaine denials and party remarks from Chicago Times and others, criticizing Republican chances in 1888. It cites Vilas in the Post, calls for reform on fisheries, and includes remarks on President Cleveland, Logan on labor policy, and a San Miguel superstition tale with a mundane explanation.
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Blaine
Chicago Times
Vilas
Confederate X Roads
N. Y
New York
New Jersey
Indiana
Connecticut
Wisconsin
Adams
Cleveland
Washington Post
Boston Statesman
Logan
Providence
Post
Good Eastern Advice for Mr. Cleveland on a Western Wedding Trip
The Lyn Daily Eagle argues Mr. Cleveland should tour the West during a wedding trip to experience its fast pace and vibrant communities. It contends Eastern stagnation contrasts with western vitality and suggests travel will broaden his understanding, imagination, and breadth.
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Cleveland
Buffalo
Albany
Bison
Lyn Daily Eagle
England Transplanted to the Middle of Sweden on Lake Wettern
The passage describes a canal stretch between Lake Wettern and Lake Boxen with gardens, orchards, and oaks, likening it to an England scene under northern skies. Nighttime locks reveal a dim, solitary lakeside with a lighthouse beacon on Lake Roxen.
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England
Sweden
Wettern
Boxen
Lake Roxen
The Perfect Mind and Will of God in Christian Faith
A religious meditation contrasts happiness with cheerful submission to God's unerring will. It argues that true welfare rests in aligning one’s mind with God’s perfect, all knowing plan and submitting to His will rather than pursuing personal desires. The piece urges daily renewal of the will to blend with God’s and to say Thy will be done.
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United States
Malechl
Anhalt
Wall Street
Agate
Perdition
Themill
Gara
Bore
Zietben
Frederick the Great
Ziethen
God
Tess
Charles Wesley
Tor — Watchman
Astors
Vanderbilts
Iato
Baptist Weekly
Father
United Presbyterian
Eter Lever Agi
Wipeta Cay
Aps
Doe Bagaeh
Riches and contentment in a Biblical frame
A Baptist Weekly and United Presbyterian voice discuss wealth, desire, and economy. They argue true riches come from godliness with contentment, citing Bible verses and advice on restraint, virtue, and a Christlike life over ostentatious wealth.
Terrible Locust Plagues Across Ages and Lands
The article recounts historic locust plagues in the East and Africa and their vast destruction. It cites Kirby and Spence describing an army of locusts over a 500 mile-long area and vast dead bodies causing stench to travel long distances. It notes plagues in Christie era Africa and famine deaths in Italy and Venetian territories.
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Kirby
Spence
Cements
Manasa
Africa
Italy
Boston
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Robeson
Dorsey
Kilpatrick
Hurlburt
Boston Herald
Harper's Weekly
Lake Wettern
Tonia
Truk
Celine Pata
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