Heredity and Heroism in a Sermon of Ancestry
In Fayette Missouri Rev. T DeWitt Talmage delivers a Marriage Ring sermon on Heredity and character, arguing blood lines shape morals and fate. He cites royal and common ancestry, urges honoring Christian heritage, and inspires personal resolve to resist inherited flaws. He sees faithful lineage as a trust to be defended and transformed.
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T. DeWitt Talmare
Fayette
Mr. Talmage
Goliath
Braegadocia
David
Saul
House of Austria
Hapsburg
House of Stuart
Charles I
Charles II
James I
James II
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Alexanders
Kembles
Wilberforces
Adamses
Henry
Catherine of Navarre
Casini
Medici
Catherine
Edward I
Edward III
Duke of Northumberland
England
Frederick William
Frederick the Great
Counting His Gold Ghost Satisfies Local Interest
John Lehman long a Jackson township justice of the peace died of apoplexy leaving few assets. A hidden missing money tale surfaces when a bond appears and the Fox and Petfly households report strange noises and a glowing cellar tale of gold. Thirty locals visit the house as investigators plan further inquiry.
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John Lehman
Jackson Township
John Fox
Joseph Petfly
Perry
Lehman
Innocuous desuetude in the Nation’s Speech
The piece laments the phrase innocuous desuetude becoming a town topic from Maine to Montana. It mocks political curiosity and public interest, noting readers debate its meaning and even call for protecting the term, as the Tribune records readers reacting to the linguistic crowding.
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Lindley Murray
Maine
Montana
Cleveland
A Party Found Wanting. What Have the Democracy Done to Have Earned a Lease of Power?
A Tribune editorial argues Democrats in Washington show no governing principles after four months in session. It portrays President Cleveland amid Democratic dissent, accuses lawmakers of pursuing spoils, and urges voters to demand party discipline to ensure stable governance. The piece warns that a party without a steadfast base risks Weak leadership and hypocritical behavior.
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Washington
Lste
Congress
Becca Party
Cleveland
Mugwump
Keeley
Tribune
General Black Attacks Pension Office as Political Machine
General Black accuses the Pension Office of partisan manipulation to aid Republicans, citing twenty claims out of thousands. Senate inquiries focus on three cases, revealing inconsistencies and alleged improprieties involving General Bennett and Neil, with Pettibone’s fraud claim and Dudley’s actions cited as context.
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Black
Pension Office
General Black
Republican Party
Senate Committee
Bennett
Neil
Pettibone
Dudley
Soldier Fifer of Bloomington Defends Pension Honor
The Chicago Inner Ocean rebukes General Black for insinuating fraud in Fifer’s pension. It notes Fifer, a wounded Bloomington soldier once linked to Garfield’s shooting case, deserves respect and no taint of impropriety.
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Fifer
Bloomington
Garfield
Black
Chicago Inner Ocean
Secretarial Move Shields Internal Revenue Officials From Allegations
Washington corresp notes a plan where Treasury Secretary Manning issues diplomatic replies to the Finance Committee letters while affirming no charges exist against suspended collectors. The NEG discusses political aims behind removals, the urge to confirm Seeberger and others, and how this affects public perception and future suspensions.
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Senate
Mugwump
Cleveland
Manning
Morrill
Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Iowa
Chicago
Internal Revenue
John Smith
Blank
Seeberger
Pailetus Sawyer
Jesse Spalding
Chicago Tribune
Defensible stance on China policy in debate
The piece attacks Secretary Bayard and the administration over China treaty obligations with China, arguing the U.S. violated its covenants by failing to protect Chinese in America. It cites Mr. Lindsay’s letter, Chinese outrages, and missionary experience in China to claim a defensible national duty was ignored.
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Hamilton Lindsay
San Francisco
Herald
Bayard
Lindsay
United States
China
Wyoming
Chester Holcomb
Chib li
Tsung Li Yaonen
On. Y. Mail
Hrpress. Se
Foreign Gossip Highlights Royal Ties And Oddities
The King and Queen of Sweden join the Blue Ribbon army. Reports note rat meat used as hair preservative in China and new potato based celluloid imitates. London fog color perplexing officials. German bomb potential. Leprosy and liquor affecting natives. Juxtaposed curiosities include Bronte relics sale and fashion details.
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Sweden
Blue Ribbon
China
G. L. Fitch
Kakasko
Honolulu
Charlotte Bronte
Worth
Anam
Tonquin
Paris
Germany
Munich
Prejevalsky
Jules Verne
Mongolia
Thibet
Faversham
Kent
England
King’s Field
The Pearl of Savoy: Queen Margarita Best-Dressed Woman
An American woman’s European tour seeks the world’s best dressed, but Queen Margarita of Italy, wife of King Humbert, is deemed the true model. Her elegance, economy, and charity shine at royal duties, weddings, and church, with Italian materials shaping fashions.
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Margarita
Italy
Europe
London
Edinburgh
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
Geneva
St. Petersburg
Rome
Margharita
Humbert
Savoy
Royal Palace
England
Cor
Chicago Limes
Where Is God in the Starry Night
A reflective religious verse by Sylvia Brown published in the Chicago Advance explores a seeker’s cry of where God sits amid vast stars and restless seas. The speaker walks cliffs and canyons seeking divine presence, hearing a silent answer that God is near within the heart.
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Earth
Sylvia Brown
Chicago
Be Steadfast and Endure in The Lord's Work
A sermon urges unwavering persistence, citing scripture on steadiness and determination. It contrasts stable effort with instability, proofs drawn from William Carey and Christ, and ends with a personal tale of redemption where a man seeks forgiveness and finds guidance through faith.
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William Carey
Government College
Carey
Apostle
Alone and Forsaken Man Sees No Light in Night
The passage follows John Green who wanders under a moonless sky, feeling abandoned by God and man. He recalls past sin and suffering, confronted with a sense of isolation in a dark universe as temptation once stood in his path.
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Hetter
Adam
Gate of
Eden
John Green
Quarles
Maclaren
Macaulay
India
Stopford A. Brooke
Christian Union
Wild oats and the lord’s law in youth guidance
Sam Small argues that relying on environmental restraints fails to curb youths who sow wild oats. He cites biblical law as perfect, warns that letting a boy roam leads to a miserable harvest, likening loosened youths to hogs in Georgia penning themselves in straw.
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Georgia
Sam Small
Extracts on faith and preaching from historical quotes
A collage of quotes on knowledge life and religion. It contrasts biblical authority with personal experience and laments sermons remembered for illustrations rather than core truth.
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Abia
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Mary
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Star of Hope
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Myerstown
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