The Prodigal Son and the Father's Welcoming Kiss
A Talmage sermon staged in Brooklyn extols God as a loving father who, upon a penitent return, runs to greet the prodigal. The preacher details eyesight haste and the forgiving kiss, framing the crucifixion as the ultimate Father's kiss and urging listeners to seek repentance and reunion with God.
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Luke Ay
God
Holiness
Hell
Heaven
Jesus
Satan
the Apostle
Penalties of Progress in Electric Age
An Inventive Age editorial argues progress always costs blood and warns against anti electrical sentiment. It notes fires and deaths from electricity versus gas and steam, urges acceptance of electric railways, and predicts safer future handling of electric power with continued innovation.
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New England
Land of
Spain
Constellations Across Ancient Cultures and Myths
In ancient Egypt a pictured celestial sphere in tomb art depicts constellations like a river lion hippopotamus and Nacht the Conqueror, while India and China develop distinct systems with diverse figures. The Chinese system expands to over three hundred named figures reflecting a figurative cosmic nomenclature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Setif
Biban-el- Moluk
Rameses IV
Medinet Abou
Nacht
Mena
Egypt
India
J. C. Houzeau
Popular Science Monthly
REVIEW TEMPERANCE lesson text and Daniel study in Galilee volume
Specially arranged lessons from S 8 quarterly outline a Christ focused period from mid-AD 28 to 29. It sets Dan 1 5 17 as lesson text with Golden Text from Psalms. The material covers Temptation of Daniel in Babylon, his faithfulness, and the results of his obedience, highlighting character, wisdom, and divine favor.
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Place
Galilee
Bethsaida
Peres
Cesarea Phillippi
JusUs
Christ
Jesus
Daniel
Jerusalem
Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar
Melzar
Hananiah
Traias
Lusson
Judah
Heb
Mary Anderson Weds Antonio Navarro in Quiet London Ceremony
London wedding reports Miss Mary Anderson, the famous actress, married Antonio Navarro in a private ceremony at St. Mary's Chapel Hampstead. Canon Pursell officiated as Dr. Griffin gave the bride away. The couple planned a Venice honeymoon with Mrs Navarro hinting at retirement from the stage pending a lawsuit.
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London
Mary Anderson
Antonio Navarro
St. Mary’s
Hampstead
Miss Anderson
Dr. Griffin
Alphonso Navarro
Joseph
Lawrence Barrett
Miss Blanche Griffin
Miss Griffin
Canon Pursell
Venice
Navarro
Abbey
A jealous old man in Ill strikes rival with axe
A. Abbott, a young minstrel in Arron Ill, died after being wounded by Joshua B. Brown, about 60, who attacked him with an axe on Sunday over jealousy for a girl. Brown is jailed. the act occurred near Arton on June 18.
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Arron
Ill
W. A. Abbott
Joshua B. Brown
Brown
Abbott
Mass convention called for Columbus on July 4
Cincinnati June 18. Chairman Jenkins of the Union Labor State Central Committee invites members of the party and allied bodies to send delegates to a mass convention in Columbus on July 4 to discuss living issues and decide actions for the commonwealth's welfare.
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Cincinnati
Jenkins
Union Labor State Central Committee
Knights of Labor Assemblies
Farmer's Alliances
Granger’s Wheels
Trades Unions
Columbus
Chicago to Have a Masonic Temple
The Masonic Temple Association secured a building permit to erect an eighteen story edifice at State and Randolph, costing 2 million dollars. It will rise 240 feet high, surpassing most Chicago structures except the Auditorium tower, with a 170 by 113 foot footprint and dominant frontage on the corner.
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Chicaco
Masonic Temple Association
State and
Randolph Streets
Chicago
Statistical Slips Show Ireland Population Decline
The article notes Ireland’s population fell about 50,000 in the past year, reaching an estimated 8,500,000. It cites long term lows since 1845 and includes figures on food demand for livestock and grain, plus global theater fire statistics and early syndicate growth in Germany with international trusts in various industries.
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Ireland
London Fire Brigade
Germany
United States
Austria
Great Britain
France
Russia
Belgium
Italy
Sweden
Denmark
Detar Twin Boys Drowned in Bayou on Farm
In Wooparner Ta on June 18, John and William Detar aged about 14, twin sons of Rev J T Detar, drowned in a bayou on their father's farm Monday evening. Reports say one boy entered the water in trouble and the other died attempting to rescue him.
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Wooparner
John
William Detar
J. T. Detar
New York Fires Report for Quarter Ends May 81
New York city recorded 8,969 fires in the quarter ending May 81, causing a loss of 1,395,728 dollars. Insurance coverage totaled 15,588,737 dollars.
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New York
National Council delegates march for Bunker Hill anniversary
About 3,000 delegates to the National Council of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics paraded to Lake Front and raised a liberty pole with the stars and stripes on the 115th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill. The event honored Continental victory over Britain and featured a commemorative march.
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Cytenco
National Council
Order of United American Mechanics
Lake Front
Bunker Hill
Names of Negroes and Their Peculiar Sobriquets
A Philadelphia Times excerpt notes how enslaved people adopted varied and humorous sobriquets to distinguish individuals. It details generational name changes after the war, shifts to Bible styled naming, and examples from a plantation including Taller Liza Black Liza Pop-Eyed Liza Unker Ben families, plus vivid monikers like Rev Soleiman Wiseman and Prince Albert Hardtimes. It also references common names like Sambo Coffee Dinah Sukey and defines social labeling practices among freed African Americans.
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Liza
Grim
Graham
Buskey
Arowbuski
Virginia
Carolina
Jim Sanders
Jim James, Jr
Jim James
Jim
Dinah
David Johnsing
Soleiman Wiseman
St. Paul
Simon Surrender
Holy Tabernacle
John the Baptist Tubbs
William Wineglass
Jack Hyena
Prince Albert Hardtimes
Webster
Sam Cape
Good Hope
Vulcan
Sampson Lightning
Ivory Temple
Philadelphia Times
Secret Swimming Signs and Shirt Knot Pranks
In Boy's Town secrecy over swimming leads to practiced signals and staged refusals, with lies and tricks to avoid ban. Tales recount boys tying knots in shirts, soaking and gnawing at them, while others suffer through punishments before shedding the knot. Also noted: a Berlin court case about a painter's likeness to four women ends in favor after court watches them in their evening dresses. Clarendon comments on wisdom and self-contribution.
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William Dean Llowells
Harper’s
Berlin
Trout Caught Backward by a Backfisherman
A humorous tale recounts a day of rough fishing ending with the narrator’s line dipping into a wayside fountain. He pulls a fine trout from the spout, secures it in his creel, and leaves the tavern with envy among boarders and a depleted purse. The piece notes market fishing costs and hints at a landlord’s swearing upon learning of the incident.
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N. Y
The Duelist Bought Off
The tale describes a French bodyguard officer Viscount Shandier who duels an American in Paris, wounds him, then pursues a second duel in New Orleans. The American offers a dowry marriage to end the feud. the Viscount accepts, marries, and retires from service. The episode ends with the sundered feud resolved through marriage and fortune.
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Mme. de Rassonville
Viscount Shandier
Louisiana
Shandier
New Orleans
Silent and Accurate Accountants Command High Wages
An expert accountant describes a career built on discretion and precise findings. He says pay ranges from eight to twelve dollars an hour, depending on speed and thoroughness, and that reporting goes only to the intended recipient. He cites handling bank robberies and political probes, stressing silence to protect clients and legal outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lam
Lawsuer
Unpleasantness in Pyke Household Ends in Bond
After six weeks of blissful marriage Bolivar Pyke and his wife Buenavista endure a tense May evening. He begs for quiet, she resists, then sings a clipped version of Home Sweet Home. A male chorus joins as their domestic harmony strains, prompting an abrupt editorial intrusion from the Chicago Tribune.
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Pyke
Bolivar Pyke
Liscord
Bolivar
California
Noah
Signal Service
Mr. Pyke
Buenavista
Chicago Tribune
Courtesy and Courtesy in Commerce in Madras Cloth Tale
A Chicago dry goods clerk sells Madras cloth and assures customers of genuineness and returns. The next day the firm admits the cloth is imitation, offers exchange for the real article, and asks the customer to return the item. The note praises courtesy as profitable and educational, as cited by Youth's Companion.
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Chicago
Smith's
Madras
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Kentucky Court of Appeals
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Illinois Daily Courier
W. A. Fitch
Omaha
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Ala
C. Shorter
Eufaula
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