Stormy Passage Sermon At Galilee With Christ In The Ship
Dr Talmage preaches The Stormy Passage at Capernaum using John 11 and Mark 4. Christ calms the storm, urging believers to keep Christ in the ship amid trials, revivals, persecution, and bereavement, with a call to endure and trust toward heavenly harbor.
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Lee
Robert McCheyne
Lake
Galilee
Gennesaret
Christ
Jesus
Gesaret
God
Mount Hermon
Parental Pressure in Marriages Cited by United Presbyterian
The piece notes some mothers force their daughters into marriages while daughters may reject parental guidance. It argues coercion is wrong on both sides, and claims that wise counsel from parents is essential though ultimate choice rests with the daughter. The United Presbyterian stance frames both sides as mistaken.
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United Presbyterian
Grounding a Boy in Truth and Duty Ages Seven to Fourteen
The text urges parents to religiously ground boys seven to fourteen in truth purity and fidelity. It warns that adolescence brings radical transformation and temptations that threaten manliness. Prior training in anticipation of these perils is deemed essential to instill a proper sense of duty and reach true manhood.
The True Queen of Home and Comfort Ideal
The quote from Harper's Bazar extols the wife who keeps a home orderly and cheerful as the true queen of home. It emphasizes small acts of thought, love, patience, and unselfishness as essentials of domestic happiness and comfort.
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Harper's Bazar
End of Solomon's Reign Sunday Lesson 1889
International Sunday School lesson summarizing Kings narrative on Solomon's reign ending in division. It notes Solomon's wisdom contrasted with a prideful pursuit of worldly power, polygamy, and idolatry, leading to Jeroboam's rebellion and the kingdom's split. Practical cautions stress repentance, obedience, and divine judgment.
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Jerusalem
Solomon
Jeroboam
Harp Plac
Zereda
Ephraim
Tyropean
Mount Zion
Moriah
Joseph
Shiloh
Judah
Benjamin
Ashtoreth
David
Jesus Christ
New Jerusalem
Israel
Rev
A. F. Schauffler
Effect of Tobacco on Boys Experiment Shows Health Impact
A study of 38 boys from varied backgrounds using tobacco for 2 months to 2 years found 27 with constitutional injury and slow growth, 32 with heart irregularities and stomach issues, 13 with pulse intermittency, and one with consumption. After quitting, half recovered within six months and the rest by year’s end.
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Boston Herald
Breach suit damages and oddities from across the country
The Champaign jury awarded one cent in a breach of promise case and warned the plaintiff about book agents. A Columbus shoe dealer advertised old slippers to throw at brides. A Cleveland chemist notes kerosene use alters corpses, reducing embalming needs. Other items report a juryman’s errors, Noblesville pledge zeal, a Pennsburg minister’s six cent wedding gift, a Florida magistrate with odd dignity, and the aging fat woman market turning firmer.
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Champaign
Ill
Columbus
Cleveland
Iowa
England
Africa
Canada
California
Noblesville
Ind
Pennsburg
Presacola
Fla
Secrets of Rebeldom reveal Davis as insincere conspirator
The Boston lecture series by Mr C Coffin aims to expose hidden facts about the Confederacy. It argues Jeff Davis planned secession years before war, used duplicity to push rebellion, and misrepresented his patriotism while seeking to hasten conflict. Northern distrust stemmed from his anti Union stance and threats to the nation.
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Fistory
Davis
C. Coffin
Boston
South
Coffin
Jeff Davis
United States
Union
Lincoln
Congress
Soo Long
Confederacy
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Jefferson Davis
Mr. Davis
Republic
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Woolen mills and tariff reform praised by Plummer
An Omaha World-Herald interview with John F. Plummer, Union Pacific director, argues tariffs protect American woolen mills from English competition. He credits past Treasury changes, urges continued protection, and predicts Republican tariff reform will boost American industry and wages. The piece, reprinted from the New York Mail and Express, underscores Western readers' interest in domestic manufacturing and policy.
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Omaha World-Herald
John F. Plummer
Omaha
Union Pacific Railway
Plummer
Treasury Department
Cleveland
England
Republican Party
America
Congress
N. Y
Jefferson Davis Death Reflections on Secession and Leadership
The obituary recalls Jefferson Davis as a defining secession figure. It contrasts his wartime leadership with postwar beliefs, noting his persistence in secession principles and eventual decline as a political force. The piece highlights his clashes with loyal Southerners after the Confederacy’s defeat.
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Lee
Alexander H. Stephens
Southern Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Davis
Mr. Davis
Drift of Opinion on Tariffs and Politics in 1890s
A collage of editorials and quotes from multiple papers discussing Democrats control of many post offices, tariff debates, free trade documents, and reactions to Benjamin Harrison's 1889-90 presidency. It notes wage changes in Harrisburg, labor responses to coal mine lockouts, and calls for party unity amid campaign rhetoric. The tone mirrors late 19th century political commentary.
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Congress
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Calvin S. Brice
National Democratic Committee
Philadelphia Press
Cleveland
Hill
Campbell
Gray
Palme
Chicago
Louisville
Iowa
Ohio
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Blaine
Harrison
Syracuse
N. Y
Harrisburg
Spring Valley Coal Company
William L. Scott
Albany
N. Y. Tribune
Benjamin Harrison
Toledo Blade
Revenue Reduction in Two Paths for Lightened Tax Burden
Chicago Journal argues two revenue-cut options to relieve the public, noting a projected annual surplus of 44 million dollars and urging tariff changes. It endorses cutting sugar tariffs and abolishing or easing the tobacco tax to save over 30 million dollars annually, arguing shelves would still balance debt without harming industry.
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Republican Party
Chicago Journal
Boy asks if the mudwumps are real at window show
A six year old boy and his mother stop before a Euclid Avenue shop window to watch Palmer Cox Brownies performing odd gyrations. The child, unfamiliar with the St. Nicholas characters, asks in awe if they are mudwumps, reflecting childlike wonder in a Cleveland scene.
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Euclid Avenue
Palmer Cox
St. Nicholas
Cleveland
Peace and good will and the Christmas vision
Religious verse from the Interior column extols the Christmas story and the nativity of Christ. It recalls the Virgin Mary with the Child Divine, the crown of thorns, and the universal message of emancipation through faith and freedom, ending with a call to joyful Christmas.
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Virgin
Child Divine
David
Adam
Harriet McEwen Kimball
N. Y
Christmas Emancipation Through Christ's Birth
A Christmas sermon extols Christ as the Great Emancipator revealing a world in slavery under ancient masters. It contrasts Roman and other empires with the divine freedom promised by Christianity, praising universal peace, liberty, and the intellect empowered by faith. The piece links independence, scientific progress, and spiritual awakening to the Christian gospel and cites Martin Luther.
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Christ
Bethlehem
Euphrates
Great Western Ocean
Sahara
Augustus
Heavenly Kingdom
Martin Lu
Youthful Sins and the Permanence of Their Effects
The article argues that sins of youth, though forgiven, leave lasting scars and consequences. Forgiveness does not erase physical penalties or the impact on children and society. Believers should pray for God to forget youth sins while recognizing enduring harm and grief from past actions. It cites David and the prodigal as examples of lingering effects.
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David
United Presbyterian
Climbing Pyramids and a Call for Helpful Unity
A reflection compares life to climbing a pyramid needing aid from others to reach the top. Bishop Simpson urges mutual support and persistent effort. Rev. George G. Mott stresses Christian faith as vital to national life and warns against threats to religion and social health.
Wise Sayings on Virtue and Faith From Various Voices
A compilation of brief maxims and reflections from Edwards Barthelemy Chillon Hastings and C H Spurgeon. The notes stress moral purity inner thought and the danger of small sins as obstacles to heavenly life and salvation.
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Edwards
Barthelemy
Chillon
F. Hastings
Heaven
N. Y
C. H. Spurgeon
Michigan Christian Herald
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Dundee
Jonathan Edwards
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New Brunswick
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