The Castaway Sermon of Dr Palmage on Spiritual Castaways
A sermon titled The Castaway uses nautical imagery to warn that ministers and laypeople can be castaways if they cling to false lights, reckless temptations, or drifting beliefs. It urges lifting a distress signal through prayer and faith in the gospel light, ending with an appeal to save entire families.
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Palmage
Pacific
Atlantic
Cardinal Wolsey
Hampton Court
Seabord
Mersey
Caffraria
Goodwins
Wolf Crag
Barnegat
Fastnet Rock
East Indies
Mediterranean
Margate
God
Christ
Heaven
Arctic
Medusa
Arguin
Peter
Lionel Luken
Northumberland
Ramsgate
Isabella
Hastings
Eay
Jesus
Fragmentary Biblical Reflection Fragment with Digest Phrases
The fragment discusses taking in God’s thoughts and inwardly digesting them to grow spiritually. It uses unclear phrasing and includes stray words that obscure a cohesive message. The readable portion emphasizes spiritual digestion and stature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae
David and Goliath Lesson From Faith and Action
The September 1 1889 Sunday School lesson frames David slaying Goliath as a triumph of faith over fear. It notes Goliath’s huge size and armor, David’s sling skill, and the pivotal belief that God delivers. It urges believers to face giants by bold action and trust in God.
Oddball Headlines From A Curious Year
Health inspectors condemn a fruit steamer’s 8000 banana bunches weighing 325000 tons and send them to the offal dock. Mrs. Lucinpa Ruggues dies at Dodgeville Wisconsin and is buried in a walnut coffin her husband stored for forty years. In Hartford Michigan a barn burns in lightning, with four previous buildings at the same spot destroyed. May Agnes of California wins a prize trip to the Paris exposition for top school exam. In Milton Pa a twin birth is linked to a Sullivan Kilrain fight report. Shells of seventeen year locusts are found at Proctor’s well Santa Rosa at 763 feet. A farmer near Collins Station Pa traps an eel in a clogged pipe so water runs freely. In Emaus Pa a quarrel over the Sullivan Kilrain fight ends with a glass door shattered by Miss Mary after an onlookers’ dispute.
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New York
Lucinpa Ruggues
Dodgeville
Wis
Hartford
van Buren County
Mich
May Agnes
California
San Francisco Examiner
MiLtox
Collins Station
Emaus
George Schmeyer
Mary Marks
Mary
George
Race war in Texas and Bourbon rule in the South
A Chicago Inter Ocean piece argues Richmond Texas descended into armed conflict between White Woodpeckers and Black Jaybirds over local office control. It portrays Bourbon governance as oligarchic and anti Negro rights, urging federal protection and contrasting Republican success in Iowa as proof of better governance and prosperity.
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Richmond
Tex
Minneapolis
Fort Bend
Cleveland
Blaine
Harrison
South
Bourbons
Texas
Fanning
Woodpecker
James Green
Amos Hefferman
Volney Gibson
Griff Gibson
Volney
Griff
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Iowa’s Grand Example From Republican Triumphs
A rhetorical tribute to Iowa praising its reading rate literacy 1 percent illiteracy 24 mill tax levy grain and stock surplus of a hundred million dollars debt free status and rapid public improvements. The speaker credits Republican causes and endeavors while beginning to critique the Democratic party.
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Iowa
Lowa
Democratic Party
A Narrow Justice Arrives Postmistress at Hazlehurst
The Chicago Tribune notes a historic correction in Hazlehurst Mississippi where Clara C Matthews, daughter of murdered Prent Matthews, becomes postmistress under a Republican administration. The piece recalls 1883 violence by Democrats to suppress Republican votes and Wheeler’s deadly act, leading to Meade’s brief postmaster appointment and its revocation.
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Hazlehurst
Miss
Mississippi
Prent Matthews
E. B. Wheeler
Lot
Matthews
Wheeler
J. L. Meade
Meade
Cleveland
Clara C. Matthews
Political opinions and graft in early 1900s editorials
A compilation of opinion snippets from U S newspapers criticizing Democrats in Ohio and nationwide figures. The items question honesty in office, criticize Garland’s career, defend Wanamaker’s campaign contributions, and note Prohibitionist divisions and partisan dynamics.
Midnight Pig Hunt and Picket Roar at Camp
A veteran recounts a midnight incident where a starving guard unit chased a razorback hog. The hog charged the fire, bayonets and a 22 pistol were used, alarms rang, and all four guards faced punishment by the Colonel who ultimately let the narrator go after extra duties.
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Andy
Tom Irwin
Mack
Bill
Tom
Hen
Henry
National Tribune
Navy Yard Finance Tales Highlight Bureaucratic Red Tape
The piece explains how Mare Island navy yard purchases are split across eight bureaus each with separate appropriations and a yearly ice contract. It notes a Vallejo contractor received last year’s contract and describes payment processes as viewed by outside readers.
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Board of Inspection
Washington
Navy
San Francisco
Mare Island Navy Yard
Vallejo
Cal
Chruniela
Navy Yard
Navy Department
Congress
Mare Island
Mahone and the Sentinel at Crater Night
The excitable General Mahone confronts a raw conscript sentinel during a midnight picket near the Crater. A tense exchange ends with the guard recognizing the general and warning not to alert Union forces. The scene, recounted by the Fo'th No'th Ca'l'ling Regiment and cited by the New York Tribune, shows discipline and pride on both sides.
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Mahone
Crater
Yan
N. Y. Tribune
The T'Other Regiment in the Civil War Start
The piece recalls how the Second North Carolina regiment faced East Tennessee, noting rough reception of Union troops, scarce provisions, and rough speech. It describes their initial drilling under Colonel guidance and their brave, if hungry, soldiers who eventually proved capable in drills.
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North Carolina
Tennessee
East Tennessee
Knoxvillea
North C’ling
North C’liny
Memphis
General Rosecrans and Dr Mary Walker Walk of Courage
In Washington the retired General Rosecrans is famed for bravery on and off the field. He is notable for walking with Dr Mary Walker, a woman in man's attire, a friendship long known with the late Register of the Treasury. Rosecrans defends Walker against ridicule and strolls with her along Pennsylvania Avenue.
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General Rosecrans
Congress
Washington
Mary Walker
Register of the Treasury
Pennsylvania Avenue
Little Woman’ Company
Iowa State Journal
The Editor’s Duty and the Reader’s Right
The piece argues editors must serve readers, not authors, and discusses manuscript selection. It tells of a frustrated writer who used a thread to prove his manuscript was read, revealing editors judge on merit for the reader’s sake. It cites George William Curtis in Harper’s Magazine.
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Eugene
Junius
Bedford
Grafton
Parnell
House of Commons
Alpha
Omega
Triptolemus
George William Curtis
Harper's Magazine
Skin Grafting Advances from Small Flaps to Full Surface Repair
A 19th century overview explains how tiny skin bits, snipped from healthy skin and placed onto clean ulcers, can fuse and form new healing centers. The method creates a bridge of grafts across the denuded area, progressively dividing and covering the surface for faster recovery.
Highwayman Halts Traveler in Comic Cash Theft Exchange
In the Burlington Free Press report, a highwayman confronts a passing woman in a carriage demanding money. She retorts that her funds are in her pocket and notes nearby tourists approaching, prompting the robber to concede and permit passage. The exchange ends with polite, comic hedging rather than violence.
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Highwayman
Burlington Free Press
Chains of duty and ease across the human grip
A reflection on personal burden and freedom as the chain we bear varies by individual. Some find ease in taking up the load, while others feel more burdened by dragging it, illustrating the uneven balance of obligation and comfort.
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David and Goliath
G. S
Truta
B.C
Shochoh
Elah
David
Jesse
Saul
Palestine
Goliath
Israel
Apostle
Abel
A. F. Schauffler
Republican Party
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Hawkeye State
Ohio
Toledo
Blade
Garland
Minneapolis Tribune
United States Treasury
Portland Oregonian
Gpax
Philadelphia
Pep
Mr. Wanamaker
Wanamaker
Hoadly
Philadelphia National Baptist
Old Forrest
Mack Hollins
Henry Williams
Myself
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