Bread of the Gospel sermon at Long Branch by Talmage
Rev T DeWitt Talmage compares manna in the wilderness to the gospel bread. He frames special emergency aid from heaven and ordinary gospel sustenance, urging readers to seek Christ as the plain, life giving bread. He contrasts divine provision with worldly appetites and infidel philosophy.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
Long Branch, N. J
Long
N. J
Joshua
Elijah
Canaan
Egypt
Boston
Jesus
Robert Hall
Bread is Christ the living gospel for weary souls
A preacher extols Jesus as bread never eaten for hunger, urging daily renewal of faith. He warns against formulaic religion and mock humility, praising persistent prayer and urging practical, discipline based on Luke 18 parables. The piece ties sermonic exhortation to a 1890 Sunday School lesson on earnest, humble prayer and divine responsiveness.
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Jerusalem
Samaria
Galilee
Jordan Valley
Christ
East
India
Nehemiah
A. F. Schauffler
Growth of the South and West Populations in 1890 Census
August 15 Beloit special census shows Beloit's population at 7,034, up from 6,138 official count. The piece notes West and Northwest gain faster, with Texas and Missouri leading southern population growth, while Alabama and Tennessee rise similarly despite mining booms. District of Columbia listed at 229,476.
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States
Atadama
Mpmoobor
Delaware
Essen
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
Texas
Mason and Dixon
Alabama
District of Columbia
Betorr
Wis
Beloit
Destruction by Fire at Kentucky Distillery in Louisville
A blaze in Louisville destroyed the Kentucky Distillery Company buildings and swept Conrad and Seiler’s pork house and Freigan’s tan yard. Total losses exceed $1,000,000, largely insured, with 10,000 barrels of pork saved. The distillery, owned by Julius Barkhouse & Co., had been shut for weeks and employed only watchmen and clerks.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Kentucky Distillery Company
Conrad & Seiler
Great Western Pork House
Freigan & Co
Tan Yard
Kentucky Woolen Mills
Julius Barehouse & Co
Julius Barkhouse
Kentucky Distilling Company
Max Hoofheimer
Forests ablaze in southern South Dakota timber lands
Ramp City South Dakota August 15 dark smoke rises in the southern hills near Rochford and Pinkerton's saw mill. Two fires, one four miles east of Rochford, started by lightning ten days ago, are spreading across dead timber and destroying substantial timber along a twenty mile stretch.
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Rochford
Pinkerton
Arms and weapons push in late imperial Europe
The piece reports Russia arming Servian regents with 50,000 rifles and four new ironclads ordered by the Russian government. It notes German and British experiments with rapid-fire and pneumatic dynamite guns, including Maxim and dynamite gun tests, German officer retirements, and predicted successful completion of future trials.
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Tur
Servia
Russia
Milan
Germany
Wilhelm
Three Killed in Shelby County Iron Works Rampage
A bloody clash at Shelby iron works last Tuesday night left three men and one woman dead. Several women were involved as negro laborers fought a crowd of gamblers. Eight of ten wounded, including Mary Jones shot in the head and killed instantly, Sam Mason slain by a razor throat wound, and George Davis among the dead.
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Birminaham
Ala
Shelby Iron Works
Shelby County
Mary Jones
Sam Mason
George Davis
Unknown Man Swept Over Niagara Horseshoe Falls
At Niagara Falls New York on August 15 an unknown man in a boat disappeared as it rode rapids above Horseshoe Falls. The boat, possibly from the Canadian side, proceeded over the falls with a passenger missing. In Geneva the Cantonal Government banned William Tell from school histories, calling Tell stories patriotic legends of German origin.
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Horseshoe Falls
Niagara
Niagara Fallls
N. Y
Thomas Glynn
Hackman
Goat Island
William Yell
Huron County Farmers In Desolation After Hail Destruction
Bap Ax Michigan August 15 farmers in Huron County face widespread ruin as hail storms wipe out crops. They appeal for public aid amid mounting losses and mounting hardship for farming families.
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Bap Ax
Mich
Huron County
Sid
Bold Bandits Rob Train on Missouri Pacific Express No 8
Kansas City Aug 18 report on a bold railroad robbery as bandits seized the Missouri Pacific Kansas City limited express No 8 near Tipton and Otterville. They looted the express safe of about 75 000 in cash plus 15 000 in valuables while passengers were unmolested. Sheriff and detectives pursue the masked robbers after the crew halted the train and notified authorities in Sedalia and St Louis.
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Missouri Pacific
James
Kansas City
Pacific Express Company
Missouri Pacific Railway
Kansas City Limited Express
Express Company
Tipton
Otterville Water Tank
Otterville
Robert's Cut
Sam Avery
Avery
Sedalia
St. Louis
Sheriff
President nominates J. H. Baxter as Surgeon General
Washington Aug 18 The President has sent to the Senate the nomination of Colonel J H Baxter Chief Medical Purveyor to be Surgeon General with the rank of Brigadier General Brigadier General John Moore Surgeon General has been placed on the retired list and ordered to return to his home in Bloomington Ind
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Washincton
Senate
J. H. Baxter
Wasmincton
John Moore
Bloomington
Ind
Notable New World Figures and Wealth in Brief
A roundup of social curiosities notes Mr William D Howetts to spend next winter in Boston. Mrs Cleveland's diamonds valued at least 50000 dollars. Mrs Gladstone attends Parliament when husband or son Herbert speaks. Levanp Stantorp paid 85 dollars for fifty menu cards with a silver United States map on back. The Berlin Locksmiths Guild proclaims Prince Bismarck Germany's greatest artistic locksmith and credits him with the Kyffhaeuser key given to the Kaiser. Thomas Hanr of Australia is Shakespeare's near relative, while no direct descendants of Napoleon, Wellington, Washington, or Sir Walter Scott exist. Baroness Klara von der Deckler seeks photos for an album of beauty types. Gustavn Bourcaup of Nantes collects posters and bills as art, with a charity exhibition producing notable designs. A catalogue accompanied the collection.
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Berlin
Klara von der Deckler
Tiflis
Gustavn Bourcaup
Nantes
Potato Crop A Failure Across States North of Ohio River
Reports from states north of the Ohio River indicate the potato crop this season will be near failing with the smallest probable yield on record. Drought and prolonged rains reduced production, with shortages in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Nebraska, while Wisconsin Minnesota and the Dakotas show limited surplus. Ontario Canada fares better though tariffs undermine import impact. In Dustin a potato blight spreads through counties Donegal Cork Waterford Tipperary Limerick causing price doubles at Westport as authorities avert riots.
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Ohio River
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Ontario
Canada
Kansas
Nebraska
Indiana
Ohio
Ilinois
Atlantic Seaboard
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Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Michigan
Pennsylvania
New York
Massachusetts
Colorado
Dustin
Donegal
Cork
Waterford
Tipperary
Limerick
Westport
Galway
Noted Physician Dr J Adams Allen Dies in Chicago
Dr J Adams Allen dean of Rush Medical College died at his Chicago home after a year long liver illness. Born January 16, 1825 in Middlebury Vermont, he was a leading medical educator and longtime president of Rush. He served prominently in Masonry and travelled widely in Europe and North Africa.
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Chicago
J. Adams Allen
Rush Medical College
Michigan Avenue
Middlebury
Jonathan Adams Allen
England
Wales
Allen
Middlebury College
Mary Marsh
Kalamazoo
Mich
Europe
Africa
Masons
Michigan
Knights ‘Templar
Harthorp
Conn
Charles Steele Thomson
Postmaster Kinney
Thomson
Yale Medical College
Lyndched. A Brutal Nebraska Murderer Taken from Jalil
N R Towne of Washington County near Kennard was shot dead by Charles Pratt who killed Towne and wounded Towne’s daughter Hattie. Pratt, fired on sunrise, was seized from Washington County jail by a mob of 400 to 800 men and hanged to a tree near Blair, Nebraska, after being jailed for the double murder.
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Bulatin
Neb
N. R. Towne
Washington County
Kennard
Hattie
Charles Pratt
Pratt
Towne
Frank Harriman
Demolition Accident Destroys Red Clift Town
Contractors for the Denver and Rio Grande railroad blasted a one ton charge after failing to finish a road section. The town was almost demolished with only five houses standing and thirty others wrecked. Thirty five families must live in tents while contractors fund rebuilding.
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Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Call Issued for a Woman's International Industrial Congress
Washington reports Charlotte Smith of the Woman's National Industrial League issues a call to women worldwide to attend the Woman's International Industrial Congress in Chicago during the 1893 quadro-centennial celebration. The congress aims to advance women's progress through the World's Fair's industrial department and the league's efforts.
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Washington
Charlotte Smith
Woman's National Industrial League of America
Women of the
Woman’s International Industrial Congress
Chicago
Woman’s Industrial Department
League
Quotable Quips From Distant Days In News Snippets
A collage of jokes and witticisms from various papers. Bits poke fun at fashion, manners, love, and city life with exchanges about hats, diets, weddings, and travel. The humor contrasts urban and regional voices, with quick one liners and light banter.
The Last Straw by a Boston Girl
A Boston girl rebukes Perseus for his casual views on literature and philosophy. He deflects with jokes about Emerson Thoreau and Ibsen, but her scorn peaks when he mispronounces a word she reveres, triggering a dramatic shock and parting moment in an urban drawing room.
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Perseus
Andromeda
New England
Emerson and Thoreau
Ibsen
Boston
Chicago Tribune
Tenant Conflicts with Landlord in Courtroom
A debtor tenant asserts he has never paid rent as an angry landlord presses for payment or eviction. A judge presides over the exchange highlighting the dispute over rent obligations.
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