Camphire from the vineyards of Engedi in Talmage sermon
Reverend T DeWitt Talmage opens a Hamptons series on Voices of the Gardens and Fields with Solomon’s Song as a Christ symbol. He extols camphire’s fragrance and color, Christ’s restorative grace, and the universal call to live faith everywhere, including in business and daily life.
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George Sand
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En Gedi
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Beethoven
Howard
Bethlehem Khan
Egypt
Galilean Sur
Bethany
Sharon
Tropics
Lugent
Jonathan Edwards
Paw
Mediterranean
Earth
John Knox
Exion-geber
Salomon
Ka Zedi
Orich
Camphire
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En-gedl
Ganges
East
God
Jesus Christ
David
Hell
Nero
John Bradford
Judah
House of God
Christian Saety
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Central Asia
Married in Jail by a Convict and His Former Sweetheart
Louis Bendit, recently sentenced to three years for embezzlement, wed Laura Ball in Jailor Folz's office at Joliet. Laura, once Bendit's jilted love, had rekindled care after Robin Murry, an actress in Detroit, was used in a schemed romance. The ceremony followed a dramatic backstory of deceit, rival lovers, and jailhouse vows.
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Chicago Herald
Louis Bendit
N. K. Fairbanks & Co
Folz
Laura C. Ball
Bendit
Robin Murry
Canada
Matt W. Pinkerton
Cleveland
Robin
Beam&t
Detroit
Chicago
Robert Nelson
Laura
Maggie
Northwestern University
Cumnock
Bendi
Joliet
Valuable Masonic Jewel Sent to New Jersey Leader
Past Grand Master William E. Pine of Newark received a gold enamel square and compass jewel from the Prince of Wales. The insignia marks his December appointment as representative of the Grand Lodge of England to the Grand Lodge of New Jersey. The jewel bears the Prince's coat of arms and an inscription noting the representative status.
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Newark
N. J
William E. Pine
Prince of Wales
United Grand Lodge of England
Pine
Grand Lodge of England
Grand Lodge of
New Jersey
Voracity of an Ugly Flahy and a Plasterer in Debt
Sen Kenna narrates a West Virginia New River catfish tale showing greed as a large fish swallows smaller ones. The piece also notes a Columbus bank president fining a plasterer ten dollars for each day past due on a job, impacting a hungry, out of work worker amid law and order pressure.
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St. Louis
Kenna
New River
West Virginia
Ito
Wooston Globe
Columbus
Sas
National
Cinc Whmall
Wup
Logan to the Soldiers at Grand Army Day in Ottawa
Senator John A Logan spoke at Forest Park Ottawa Kansas for Grand Army Day addressing veteran pensions and the need to care for disabled soldiers. He warned against corrupt pension fraud while urging broad support for rightful pensions and vowed to defend veterans' rights throughout the nation.
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United States of America
Logan
Vicksburg
Shiloh
Donelson
Chicago Tribune
Pension bills and partisan motives in national debate
The piece questions Mr. Cleveland's stance on pension bills for Union soldiers and widows, suggesting partisan prejudice may influence his vetoes. It argues the funds aid living veterans and families, and cites concerns about political motives behind blocking payments. It notes skepticism from the Saint Louis press and hints at anticipated action by Mr. Garland after a telephone inquiry.
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Cleveland
Congress
Louis Globe-Democrat
Weak Official In Pan Electric Scandal From Republican Report
The Republican Searching Report attacks the Attorney General for taking stock for nothing and letting his name be used to push the Pan Electric scheme. It argues he failed to refuse associates demands and that his department acted under their influence, with direct evidence of ex parte government action.
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United States
Department of Justice
Pillorying of Attorney General Garland Sparks Senate Impeachment Debate
The New York Mail and Express argues that Garland, appointed by Cleveland amid Pan Electric conspiracies, is unfit and has brought a scandal to the Department of Justice. The piece contends the Ranney report provides grounds for impeachment and warns a Republican House would pursue investigations if the Democratic majority fails to act promptly.
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Department of Justice
United States
Garland
Pan-Electric
Wirt
Pinckney
Legare
Crittenden
Reverdy
Johnson
Jeremiah S. Black
William M. Evarts
Edwards Pierrepont
Ranney
House
Cleveland
N. Y. Mail and Express
Letter shows pension bias against colored soldier’s mother
In 1886 a letter from General John C Black, then Commissioner of Pensions, argues against a widow’s pension claim for Arnold Shaw, a U S C Troops member killed defending the flag. The author notes Lincoln’s emancipation and cites a separate bounty paid to the veteran’s mother, questioning why a widow’s pension wasn’t granted.
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General Black
Department OF the Interior
Pension Office
Washington
C. W.C
Arnold Shaw
Seventeenth Regiment
United States Colored Troops
John C. Black
Jacob R. Griffin & Co
Nashville
Tenn
Black
United States
Lincoln
Republican Briefs Reflect Posturing and Party Unity
A compilation of editorials and quotes from multiple papers critiques Cleveland’s veto habit and calls for vigorous Republican unity. It highlights potential Southern GOP losses from fraud, pension disputes over enslaved mothers, a critical Pan-Electric report, and praise for Bea ver as Pennsylvania’s leading figure in the party.
Foreign Gossip From Across The World
A compilation of curious items including Turkey marriage customs a Turkish man’s allowance, King Humbert funding a Turin monument, France’s weekly rhythms and emigration stats, plans for free city museums, bequests to two MPs from an unknown benefactor, Berlin market halls, English unions’ spending, a silk city map invention, a Mexican bull fight incident, Schiller ring sale, and Duke Karl of Bavaria aiding Tyrolean poor with free medical care and public gratitude.
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Turkey
Humbert
Victor Emanuel
Turin
France
Berlin
England
London
Cabby
Rio Grande
Brownsville
Russian artells show peculiar co operation in slave trade era
A summary from the Massachusetts Labor Bureau outlines Russian cooperative artells. These transient unions bind handicraftsmen and workers to share work and meals, pooling earnings and treasury funds. Artells organize by trade and region, with roles such as artelitschik and cloutschik, and can dissolve after seasonal work.
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Wright
Massachusetts Labor Bureau
Great Britain
Artell
West
Europe
le Play
Russia
St. Petersburg
Artelitschik
Cloutschik
Artest
Artelt
Tartelitschik
N. S. Commercial Bulletin
So tired Yet I would work for Thee Lord
Religious verse expresses fatigue and devotion as a churchman asks for strength to continue serving. The speaker seeks grace to endure the steep road of faith, guiding little ones and awaiting rest in the home of the Lord.
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Jesus
Sunday School Quarter Schedule July to September
A readable listing of third quarter Sunday School lessons from July 1 to Sept 26 covering topics such as Jesus the Good Shepherd Lazarus Resurrection John 11 Humility True Vine Mission Intercession and a final review with choices like missionary temperance or other school selected lesson.
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Jesus the Good Shepherd
Lazarus
Jesus
Judas
John
Johna
Quarrelsomeness as a peril to individuals and society
The piece argues quarrelsomeness hinders personal and social welfare. It cites historical and literary examples, notes crowd backing for fights, and warns that even innocent bystanders suffer. It urges avoiding quarrels and heeding Abraham’s example to separate disputants.
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Abraham
Lot
Quarrel Prevention Advice from the Christian Advocate
A short aphorism urges avoiding neighborly feuds and seeking conciliation. It counsels emigrating before a fight, notes limited options for an ome, and invokes Abraham’s way when disputes arise, stressing life’s brevity and value.
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Abraham
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Rules for a Happy Life From Rev. J. M. Sturtevant
In a Congregationalist piece Rev. J M Sturtevant outlines simple rules for lasting happiness. Seek earnest purpose and meaningful work avoid procrastination practice gratitude and contentment balance amusements with recreation and prayer.
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Sisyphus
Joseph Cook
J. MM. Sturtevant
D.D
Congregationalist
Immanuel Baptist Church pledges against future mortgages
In Chicago the Immanuel Baptist Church subscribes its full indebtedness and records a public pledge to never again authorize a mortgage on the church or future properties. The pledge, cited as a warning to others about the dangers of debt, expresses gratitude to God and a commitment by the congregation to worship house ownership.
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Immanuel Baptist Church of Chicago
Immanuel Baptist Church
Chicago Standard
Wise Sayings And Sermon Reflections On Duty And Prayer
A collection of short reflections on knowing oneself to seek God a daily burden managed without tomorrow’s load. It stresses preacher character and example, God answering prayer, and serving the least as service to Christ with emphasis from Christian Union and other quoted sources.
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F. W. Robertson
Blunt
Crosby
Dean Bradley
Christi
Christ
Jesus
Christian Union
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