Giants of Body and Moral Power in Talmage Sermon
In a Brooklyn sermon titled Brawn and Muscle Talmage urges men of strong physical form to dedicate strength to Christ. He warns against misguided power, cites Samson and historical giants, condemns free love, and calls for moral stamina and judgment for use of the body in serving society.
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T. DeWitt
Ermon
Brooklyn
Samson
Timnath
Christ
Theas
Richard Baxter
Edward Payson
Robert McChayne
Dundee
Scotland
Philip Doddridge
Wilberforce
Robert Hall
Heaven
Celestial City
Ginntes
Paris
Edinburgh
London
David Hume
Gibbon
Nowar
Solomon
Indiana
Sahara
Adder
God
Edom
Borrab
Ramson
Napoleons
Napoleon
Howards
Howard
Sameon
Deadaou
Sorek
Delilah
Phillatines
Philiatines
East
Jesus
Suall
Delliah
Gaza
Wworld
Gazaery
Tor
Uon
Jacob
Lord Byron
Michelet
New York
Sodom
Gomorrah
Hercules
The Yaller Dog Ballad Fragments
A fragmentary verse stresses a fearless dog named Yaller and a boastful owner, with quirks of pride and misfortune implied in brief, uneven lines. The text hints at a rural or folksy ballad style.
County Fair Sideshow Fragments
A garbled line from a diary like note references a showman and a counterpart, with odd phrases about a county fair. The text is incomplete and obscured, but hints at a rural fair context and a pair of entrants or performers described in fractured speech.
Fragmented OCR Note Points to Local Story
An unclear OCR fragment mentions a sapling and wallop with garbled text about tales and growls. No coherent names, places, dates, or events are readable to identify a specific news item or outcome.
Balky horse antics amuse crowded highway crowd
A humorous scene from Youth's Companion describes onlookers cheering a balky horse in Chicago. People shout to twist ears, back wagons, and even recite poetry to calm the beast as the crowd bonds in shared amusement before the horse finally walks away.
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Balky Hatel
Chicago
Sodo LY
Sodo
Governor Hill on New York election and civil service reform
Governor Hill says New York’s victory was Democratic and supports true civil service reform. He criticizes the bloody shirt tactic, notes Southern trade shifts, and defends Democratic autonomy in office removals. He defends civil service limits, supports reform but calls it hypocritical, and asserts no need to appease Republicans or Mugwumps.
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New York
New York State
Hill
Foraker
Jamestown
South
Republican Party
New York City
Democratic Party
Albany
Cleveland
Chawman
Justine Waite
Repubicans
Parone
W. F. World
Political Revolution in Virginia and Republican Representation
A fiery analysis claims Virginia’s election marked a historic Democratic gain aided by cross party coalitions, with Mahone accused of inflaming racial tensions, while Republicans allegedly engineered misrepresentation to keep control in New York and Delaware. The piece argues the colored vote shifted to Democrats and critiques Senate apportionment and Assembly majorities as partisan manipulation.
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Virginia
Mahone
Republican Party
Pesoneaay Ro
Ted
Logan
New York
Sherman
Foraker
Wise
General Lee
United States Senate
Demannes
N. Yegue
Congress
Delaware
Senate
United States
Nebraska
Oregon
Island
Vermont
New Hampshire
Colorado
Connecticut
Maine
Minnesota
California
Lucius Robinson
John Kelly
New York City
Brooklyn
Washington County
Assembly
Suffolk
Wayne
Albany
The Extre mity and The Psalmist in exile Faith
A late nineteenth century religious reading piece surveys Psalm 42 as personal experience of David in exile during Absalom's rebellion. It contrasts deep sorrow with trust in God, urging readers to hope, recall past blessings, and rely on divine support amid adversity. It closes with devotional advice on trusting God in daily life and avoiding worldly craft.
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God
David
Absalom
Jordon
Hermonites
Mizar
Jordan
Parca Aemens
Mumber
Canaan
Hermon
Nathaniel Cotton
Lmi
Livi i
Durer and the German Christmas Imagery
A lengthy excerpt discusses Albert Durer as a mighty genius rooted in German environment, highlighting his Christ Child theme and the landscape as a solitary reflection of Prussia. It contrasts happiness and blessedness in Christian thought, emphasizing mourning as a path to divine comfort and spiritual depth through sorrow. Also covered is a piece on a Coney Island elephantine dining pavilion, a wooden iron giant drawing crowds, likened to Napoleon’s Paris structures, seen as a commercial spectacle for public amusements.
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Jesus Christ
Mater Young
Albert Durer
Toutonis
Nuremer
Nuremberg
Praspoaia
Henry J. Varro Lerper
Cain
Coney Island
Lumbo’s
Napoleon Sonia
Kirby
Wugo
James
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Talmage
Angel Sms
Ahassuerus
Belshar
Ear
Robert Pollok
Dios
Angal
Chicago Mail
Yaller
Bia
Weil
Chen
Aixroom
Faller Dow
Susy
Jobo Smith
D. D
Jim
Mildred
Aerlians
Rome
Golden Hale
Durer
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