Orpats and Ruth A Tale of Faith Versus Temptation
The Simon Talmage sermon on Orpah from Ruth shows how warm affection does not guarantee Christian faith. Orpah yields to Moabite ease, while Ruth clings to Naomi and Bethlehem, proving conversion requires courage, perseverance, and surrender to Christ amid worldly pressures.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
Brooklyn Academy
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Land of Bethlehem
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Sodom
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Land of
Ahab
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Haman
Byron
England
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Pierrepont Edwards
Aaron Burr
Israel
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Dieth
Redeemer
Orpsh
Work on the Sabbath Sunday Lesson 1890
International Sunday School lesson for July 6 1890 covers Jesus healing a woman on the Sabbath in a synagogue at Capernaum and the ensuing rebuke by the synagogue ruler. It contrasts strict Sabbath rules with Jesus mercy, stressing humane, lawful well doing and the freed approach to Sabbath care.
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Jordan
Tiberius Cesar
Rome
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Judea
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Caperpernaum
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College of Elders
Abraham
Satan
Fads and Fashions Bring Charcoal Ice Cream and Jewel Stockings
Black ice cream colored with charcoal and prune juice leads the trend while wire lilac and other scents are sprayed in hair. Jewelry designs on silk stocking insteps become a costly fashion. New York sees revived front door knockers as status symbols and tombola charity events resemble high grade grab-bags with pricey grab values.
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la Mode
New York City
Reed argues for Federal supervision of elections and fair counting
In the Albany Journal summary Reed of Maine urges federal oversight to prevent fraudulent vote counts and ensure national representation. He notes the North and South differ in civil progress but argues all citizens share the United States vote. He cites eight box laws and recounts Southern efforts to manipulate outcomes, advocating congressional power to set or supervise election rules where needed.
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House of Representatives
Thomas BR. Reed
Maine
North American Review
North
Indiana
Reed
Congress
Mississippi
United States
Washington
South Carolina
Austerlitz
Waterloo
Gettysburg
South
Republican Party
New York City
New York
Albany
N. Y
Kreed
Sap
Relief for Veterans Follows 1888 Republican Pledge
The piece argues the Republican party never promised a universal service pension for Union veterans, but supports broader pensions to prevent veterans from becoming almshouse dependents. It criticizes President Cleveland’s vetoes and the Democratic House for blocking general pension legislation, aligning with the 1888 GOP platform.
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Republican Party
Democratic
Congress
Cleveland
Democratic House of Representatives
Republicans promise broad pension bill to aid disabled soldiers
The piece reports that Republicans vow a general pension bill to aid every disabled Union soldier, with early action expected this session. It notes Democratic opposition and cites Iowa's last party platform advocating liberal pension laws, aligning with national Republican aims to provide immediate relief and eventual service pensions.
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Congress
Democratic Party
Republic
Iowa
Des Moines
A Rightous Measure The Protection of the Ballot in Congressional Elections
Frank Leslie's Illustrated News argues a federal election reform bill should pass to guard ballots nationwide. It clarifies supervisors for each district, protection against disenfranchisement, and that returns prove seating authority, aiming to curb fraud and unfair results without harming citizens or parties.
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Congress
Union
North
South Carolina
United States Circuit Court
United States
House of Representatives
Frank Leslie
Illustrated Newspaper
Lone Star State Texas History Condensed Chronicle
A condensed early history of Texas tracing La Salle’s 1687 settlement, Spanish missions, French and American claims, and Indian conflicts. It covers 1819 Long’s failure, 1823 Austin colonization, 1835 Texas Revolution, San Jacinto victory, Texas independence, U.S. annexation in 1845, and the 1848 Mexican War finalizing Texas territorial gains.
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Texas
Chevalier de la Salle
la Salle
Red River
San Saba Mission
Fance
Louisiana
Spain
France
United States
Lombaiana
Hex
Sabine
Tio Grande River
Sabine River
Arroyo Honda
Mexico
United Sites
Mississippi
James Long
Missouri
Thither
Coahuila
Gonzales
Stephen Austin
Sam Houston
San Antonio de Bexar
Union
Chicago
Speakers Boldness Praised by Republicans Across Nation
A column notes Democratic attacks on Speaker Reed and the Republican Congress provoke reluctant admiration for their energy and decisiveness. It contrasts Republican action with Democratic timidity, predicting continued governance under a unified party and citing Hayes’s retrospective vindication.
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Reed
Republican Congress
Republican Party
Carlisle
N. Y. Mail and Express
Penny Photographs Penny Photo Machine Debuts in City
A penny operated portrait machine will be installed publicly, offering a metal plate photo after a five second stationary pose and forty seconds of chemical processing. The device, a square box with lens and mirror, will deliver prints from a penny drop, challenging amateur photographers and promising wide patronage.
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Europe
Philadelphia Times
Conversation fragment on small loans in the street
A brief street exchange shows Smith asking Brown for change and a loan while Greene walks by. Smith anticipates Greene has only a five dollar bill, highlighting casual lending and everyday commerce dynamics.
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Smith
Brown
Greene
Ester
Baseball Game Sparks Early Roar As Nines Clash
In the public streets the crowd heaves with anxious eyes as rival teams prepare to play. The nation’s fate seems tied to the outcome, with cheers and tension rising while the score is set and reported. Albany Union.
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Albany Union
Geronimo's Camp at Mount Vernon Barracks Described
Vaillant Julico reports from Mount Vernon Barracks Alabama where Chiricahua Apache prisoners live in cabins and wigwams. Geronimo sits before his cabin with a red lined cape while Iris Mvorite squaw cooks and Na chia displays cavalry yellow. Children play marbles and girls trade beads as women wash and clean. The camp shows daily schooling bathing and civic efforts amid dense smoke from cooking and drying beef.
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Mount Vernon Barracks
Alabama
Geronimo
Iris Mvorite
N. Y. Times
Life in the Air Micro organisms spread in various conditions
The Newcastle Chronicle reports on Paris and British studies showing micro organisms in air vary with weather. Cold, snow reduce airborne life. after rain the organisms rebound. high counts occur with wind and crowd movement. experiments span South Kensington Norwich Reigate and a railway carriage.
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Miguel
Montsouris Observatory
Paris
Percy Franklin
London
South Kensington Museum
Reigate
Norwich
South Kensington
Newcastle
Eng
Disgusted farmer laments agriculture’s fraud and drought
The Edist of the Walla Walla Journal writer vents anger at farming praising it as the basest fraud and deadliest illusion. He cites bees doomed crops drought ruined potatoes cherries strawberries sheep and a harsh winter, blaming agriculture for misfortune and despair.
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Walla Walla
Ore
Cain
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Sioux City Journal
Goslin
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Harper’s Bazar
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