There is None Like That Give It Me Sermon
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage argues the Mightiest Weapon is the Word, using David and Goliath as a metaphor. He claims religion marries science, travel, art, and commerce to advance Christian victory, urging listeners to unite with Christ and accept salvation.
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Pr. Talmage
David
Goliath
Jesus Christ
Copernicus
Galileo
Kepler
Isaac Newton
Philosphy
God
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Albany
Washington
Herschel
Jericho
Spain
Pilate
Christ
Robinson
Joseph
Daniel
Shadrach
Paul
Christa
Samuel
Thorvaldsen
Ghirlandare
Arimathea
Asia Minor
Jesus
Lydia
Galilee
Peter
Joppa
Simon
Corinth
Board of Trade
Tarshish
Sheba
East
Review of Temperance and Sunday School Lesson for 1889
Review of an International Sunday-School lesson for June 30 1889 with Mark 16 14 20 and John 20 31 notes a six month review of Christ’s life and an emphasis on total abstinence. It covers lesson questions on Jesus birth ministry teachings miracles temptation transfiguration washing of feet crucifixion resurrection and the great commission also discusses Paul’s letters on abstinence in First Corinthians 8 4 13 and the dangers of intoxicating liquors in moral and social life.
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Jesus
Christ
God
Gethsemane
Great Commission
A. D
Ephesus
Asia Minor
Corinth
Greece
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Paul
Living Sacrifice and Visible Faith in Action
A theological reflection urges that true devotion shows in deeds not feelings alone. The Holy Ghost is not dwelling in a hidden heart but is active through the tongue eyes head feet and entire person as believers present their bodies as a living sacrifice.
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Illustrated Christian Weekly
A Bird May Carry Seed to Spawn New Plant Species
A brief aphorism notes that a bird in flight can deliver a seed altering a continent's flora and that a single thought from a living soul may yield lasting, immeasurable impact. The quote emphasizes a chain from small acts to enduring consequences.
Curious Customs of Burial and Marriage Explained
The article catalogs diverse practices from several cultures. It notes French graveyard visits on November 1, Dutch wedding escort traditions, Madagascar daughter marriage by rope and yams, Baghdad fears of live dolls, Siberia and Arctic America ivory dolls, Peruvian clay dolls, African wooden figures, Ahmedabad widow marriages through costly first unions, and Esquimaux offerings to spirits and a beacon. It describes ritual offerings tied to graves, beacons, and remnants like cannons washed ashore used as spiritual offerings.
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Holland
Madagascar
Bagdad
Siberia
Arctic America
Africa
Ahmedabad
Esquimaux
Hudson’s Straits
The Vote of 1888 and the Popular Vote Claim
The piece rebuts claims that Cleveland won the popular vote in 1888. It notes Harrison ran ahead in the overall vote by about 300,000, and shows Cleveland carried electoral votes from four states without a majority of their popular votes. It points to small margins in several states and argues the “honest voice of the masses” claim is false.
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Cleveland
United States
Daniel
Virginia
Harrison
South
Connecticut
New Jersey
West Virginia
Arkansas
Delaware
Tennessee
Maryland
Missouri
Cleve
Free trade in colleges criticized as unscientific
The Toledo Blade argues against teaching free trade in political economy. It calls political economy not a true science and says free trade cannot be the necessary outcome, noting theories like atomic, light and heat are working ideas open to revision.
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Toledo Blade
Record of the public stance in the St Louis Globe Democrat
A citizen rights record cited in the St Louis Globe Democrat argues disputes about land and accountability. The piece frames opposition as a denial of accessible facts held by the public record.
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St. Louis Globe Democrat
Tariff Factions Shake Democratic National Committee
Chicago Inter Ocean reports a furious post meeting battle in New York among Democratic factions led by Watterson Carlisle and Dana Randall. Mugwump confessors and proxy holders signal pressure on platform choices for 1892 with Cleveland Hill Palmer as focal candidates. Republicans unified under protectionist aims threaten no disruption to the industrial system, the piece notes.
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National Democratic Committee
New York
W. H. Barnum
Watterson-Carlisle
Dana-Randall
National Committee
Cleveland
Mugwump
Brad’’ Smalley
Vermont
Morey
Hlinois
Hill
Palmer
Republican Party
Harrison
Congress
Chicago Inter Ocean
Majority rule will prevail in House says Chicago Journal
The Chicago Journal asserts Republicans will control House rules, seating contested members, and directing legislation while promising fair debate. It warns Democrats that lawless obstruction and guerrilla tactics will not be tolerated and that majority stability will protect public interests.
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The
New York World
Congress
Democratic Party
Chicago Journal
Women in Burmah Unequal Yet Equal Partners at Home
Burmese women are the equals of men in family affairs and have sway in business matters while religion marks their inferior status. They are rarely educated, though Baptist missions have opened female seminaries. one hundred girls spoke three languages and impressed a visiting American writer with their brightness. Burmese meals are outdoor, utensils simple, rice and curry shared on a floor platter as the family dines with hands and no table spreading.
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Burmah
New England
F. G. Carpenter
Louisville Courier-Journal
Sheridan’s Death Shocks War Fronts as Early Roars On
The piece notes Gen. Sheridan’s death, calling him the greatest living soldier in Grant’s view, while criticising Old Jubal Early as an example of the unfittest. It laments the lion’s death and claims the ass brays louder on the sacred ground of Sheridan’s famed Winchester victory.
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Sheridan
Grant
Election of Calvin St. Brice Pleases Both Major Parties
Chicago News notes the selection of Calvin St. Brice as chairman of the National Democratic Committee pleases Republicans and Democrats alike, signaling broad cross party approval.
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Paxs
Calvin St. Brice
National Democratic Committee
Chicago News
The Golden Pagoda in Rangoon A World Famous Shrine
F. G. Carpenter states in the Cleveland Leader that the Shway Dagoda pagoda in Rangoon is the finest Buddhist monument in the world. Descriptions compare its base to a quarter mile around and its spire taller than St Pauls, noting the gilded brick structure and the restored golden umbrella jewel.
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Rangoon
Taj Mahal
India
Indo-China
America
Washington
St. Paul’s Cathedral
London
Burmah
Theban
California
F. G. Carpenter
Cleveland
First Independence Day Explains American Fourth
In a household dialogue the father recounts the origins of Independence Day. Harry and Georgy learn about the Declaration of Independence, the fight for liberty, and how the Revolution shaped a nation, contrasting festive fireworks with the hardships of war.
Thirteen That Clauses Nest in Complex Sentence
Author challenges grammar with a thirty five word query about embedding that that that that that. The puzzle counts the many that clauses and their legal placements in reported speech.
Dream of Rippantair Fourth Celebrates Quietly
A youth dreams of a wild land named Rippantair where boys chase noise and fireworks but a gunpowder accident wrecks the town. He wakes to laugh at the memory, noting what a Fourth it had in Rippantair as his brothers laugh below.
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Harry
George Hall
Mr. Hall
Jimmy
Bobby Moray
Georgy
Papa
Mamma
Bridget
Alk
Ned
Rippantair
Eudora S. Bumstead
Far North Esquimaux Described As Uncivilized By Writer
A Sitka Alaskan report quotes a writer denigrating Esquimaux of Northern Alaska as filthy and uncivilized. He claims they wash poorly, wear dirty clothes, eat putrefied fish and whale blubber, and use dog like eating habits. He notes matriarchal work division and multiple wives, plus tattooing and lip and ear adornments.
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Esquimaux
Alaska
Sitka Alaskan
Rooster Demonstrates Swimming Escape From Pursuing Dog
In Port Oram New Jersey a rooster fled a pursuing dog by leaping into the Morris canal. The bird swam with both wings and feet, outrunning the dog to reach the opposite bank where it crowed triumphantly. The dog clambered ashore and nearly caught the rooster by the tail before it fluttered into a tree for safety.
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Port Oram
N. J
Morris Canal
Emeralds Dethroned in Popularity by Diamonds and Rubies
The article notes diamonds top popularity with rubies in second place while emeralds rank third. It mentions most emeralds originate from Burmah and other Asian countries and that the American emerald was found by Professor Hiddan in North Carolina, widely used but not as fine as Oriental stones. Emeralds range from $39 to $3,500.
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Hiddan
North Carolina
Newfoundland Fights Fox Hound Then Drowns Near Winsted
Two dogs, a Newfoundland and a fox hound, fought at the shore of Highland Lake near Winsted, Connecticut. The Newfoundland dragged the fox hound into the lake and held its head under water until it died.
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Highland Lake
Winsted
Conn
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