Weighed and Found Wanting in Babylon Vision Sermon
A preacher delivers a dramatic sermon on Daniel chapter five, weighing nations and churches in God’s balance. He contrasts worldly success with spiritual reckoning, urging personal honesty and the failure of creeds or wealth to save souls. The message warns that every life is weighed by God and found wanting without grace.
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Pee. Tabeugze
Babeion
Benn
Currea
Euphrates
Oie
Nebuchadnezzar
Babylon
Ganmekist
Lebanon
Nebushadnezar
Belus
Saeve
Bali
M& Nun
Baishamar'a
Belshazun
Gerem
Ghia
Newae
Alpe
Pyrenees
Himalayas
Mount Washington
Perry Garth
Pat Dute
Doug
Qival
Napoleon
Sedan
Adirondacks
Temple
Perdition
World Way
Weighed in the balances and found wanting
A somber nocturnal reflection contrasts an immortal soul with a life of missed chances. The passage depicts judgment, earthquakes, and a final verdict as reckoning before God. The imagery centers on mercy neglected and consequences faced in divine scales.
The Clothes Moth Tailor and Its Hidden Wisdom
A New York Ledger excerpt notes the clothes moth larva sews a woolen coat with silk lining as it grows. It enlarges the garment by side slits and inserts material, all without removing the coat. The piece asks who taught such foresight and suggests instinct implies wisdom.
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N. Y. Ledger
Injustice to Children and Parental Accountability
A New York Tribune manifesto argues that parental treatment shapes a child’s character more than accidental harm. It urges mothers to judge faults by comprehension, forgive misfortunes, and replace ingratitude with natural love, stressing parental duty over child gratitude.
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China
Byron
N. Y. Tribune
Friendship in Jonathan and David from First Samuel
International Sunday School lesson outlines David and Jonathan’s bond after Davids defeat of Goliath. It notes Jonathan’s selfless help, warns against envy, and parallels with Christ’s steadfast love, urging practical steps like expressing love through actions and sacrifice.
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S. S
Timn
B. C
David
Goliath
Gibeah
Jerusalem
Saul
Samuel
Ramah
Harp Paracres
Naroth
School of the Prophets
Jonathan
I Sam
Ruth
Naomi
Jesus
Christ
A. F. Schauffler
Jesus Christ
Guided by feelings and the need to choose rightly
A reflection on feeling as a guide versus reason. The author warns that feelings cannot justify every action and questions whether one should act on every emotion. It argues for distinguishing right and wrong feelings and considers whether one ought to feel a certain way before acting.
How to Cure Nervousness
A piece from the American Artisan warns that nervousness harms both men and women, worsens temper and health, and hinders work. It urges cultivating patience to protect one’s spirit, body, and those around them amid daily trials.
Fools and Their Follies From a Witty Proverbialist
A collection of adages on folly and wisdom, contrasting fools with wise men. The text critiques self praise and secret keeping, notes fools joining churches for heaven, and mulls over the perils of heedless days and disguises, finishing with a paradox about a king in disguise.
Queer Quadrupeds Reported Across Several States
A Marinette Wisconsin citizen owns a coin-munching dog famed as a bank. A Cayuga County horse climbs stables and roofs, slipping a roof after a lightning strike. A pumpkin-colored Wisconsin dog dubbed Captain Jinks pounces on trains and rejects a showman's offer. A Richmond Indiana pony reputedly eats young fowl and kittens. A widow’s sky-blue cow in Ohio val ley hauls wood on her horns and forages a cornfield, resting under a tree at noon.
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Marinette
Wis
Cayuga County
Wisconsin
Richmond
Ind
Ohio Valley
Grand Army Encampment Admires Tanner Endorsement and Naval Battle
Milwaukee Aug 30 Grand Army delegates completed officer selections and endorsed James Tanner for Commissioner of Pensions while calling for an investigation into the Pension Office. The encampment also staged a grand naval battle on the lakefront with 60 vessels and 3,000 troops.
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Grand Army
Milwaukee
Tanner
Milwavuxkes
Horace P. Porter
Kansas
W. H. Childers
Kentucky
Lovett
Alger
Logan Monument Fund
Congress
Warner
Perkins
Harrison
Corporal Tanner
Barnum
New York
Campbell
Grand Army of the Republic
Pension Bureau
Minnesota
Wagner
Philadelphia
Washington
Committee of Investigation
Pension Department
United States
James Tanner
Grant Cottage
Mount McGregor
Department of New York
Navy
Military Telegraphers Corps
Union Army
Bostom
Counedl Ot
Sons of Veterans and Post System
Sons of Union
Ladies of the
Women’s Relief Corps
Sarah Plummer
Michigan
Cora Day Young
Ohio
Emma B. Lowe
Massachusetts
Relief Corps
Committee of Resolutions
Sherman
Alger Youing
Minnacwer
Lake Front
Wisconsin
Chicago Zouaves
Chicago
Sons of Veterans
Henry Shaw Estate Valued At Over Two Million
The will of Henry Shaw, deposited in his private vault, indicates an estate of about 2.5 million dollars or more. The bulk is likely to go to the city of St. Louis with minor bequests to charities including the Episcopal Orphans' Home. Administrators will manage the estate under a board.
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St. Louis
Missouri
St. St. Louiis
Henry Shaw
Shaw
City of St. Louis
Episcopal Orphans’ Home
Old Ohio bank collapses after hatch squeeze failure
West Union Ohio reports the 30 year old firm J B Grimes & Co fails after a syndicate speculated in tobacco and wheat. Depositors lose trust as rumors spread, with $16,000 paid out by Monday and $70,00 moved to the syndicate. Bank closes Tuesday. assignees expect about 50 cents on the dollar to depositors.
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West Union
J. B. Grimes & Co
Jmes
J. B. Grimes
Smith
Tobreve
Kentucky Judge J M Pulliam Sentenced for Manslaughter
J M Pulliam county judge of Breckenridge Kentucky was found guilty of manslaughter after ten day trial in Hardinsburg. He shot stock trader James Miller claiming Miller had deceived his wife. A demand for 5000 found on Pulliam's desk written by him influenced the verdict and punishment set at fifteen years in prison.
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J.M. Pulliam
Kentucky
Branvennuna
Pulliam
J. M. Pulliam
Breckenridge
James Miller
Hardinsburg
Miller
Pullam
Pulligan
Muller
Stand Pulliam
Prairie City bank fails amid cashier Roach speculation
The Citizens Bank of Prairie City Jasper County Iowa collapses with liabilities estimated between seventy five thousand and one hundred thousand dollars. Assets are said to exceed the liability. The failure stems from cashier J B Roach insolvency after fourteen years of land stock and merchandise speculation who drew on the bank heavily triggering rapid depositor withdrawals and the bank's closing.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Citizens Bank of
Prairie City
Jasper County
J. B. Roach
University of Florida Chancellor gifts Heidelberg museum
Dr Yost chancellor of the University of Florida presents Heidelberg College at Tiffin Ohio with a museum of curiosities valued at a substantial sum. The act broadens museum collections and enhances the college's academic offerings.
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Heidelberg College Cievelanp
Rey
Yost
University of Florida
Heidelberg College
Tiffin, G
Homeward March closes G A R encampment session
Veterans at Milwaukee conclude the G A R encampment with debates over pension policy. A proposed $12 monthly home pension faced opposition as general pension bills were advanced. New officers and administrative rules were adopted, and 175000 visitors boosted Milwaukee commerce during the week with up to a million dollars spent.
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Milwaukee
Minwavuter
Pension Committee
Committee On
McMahon
New York
Sons of Veterans
Sheridan
Alabeama
G. L. Ward
Selma
Arizona
Arkansas
Michael Kirsch
S Te Rock
California
R. B. Treat
Los Angeles
Colorado
Wyoming
M. J. Haggarty
Sioux Falls
Delaware
James Booth
Wilmington
Florida
W. James
Jacksonville
Georgia
C. T. Watson
Atlanta
Idaho
George L. Shoup
Boise City
Illinois
A. D. Rhodes
Evanston
Indiana
Benjamin Staller
Richmond
Omaha
New Hampshire
William Pillsbury
Derry Depot
New Jersey
J. R. Micken
Newark
New Mexico
James H. Purdy
Santa Fe
AM. Underhll
New York City
Ohio
Ho Wiliams
Ropley
Oregon
Rhode Island
Henry Co
Luther
Providence
Tennessee
W. E. F. Wilbourne
Greenville
Texas
H. YY. Noyes
Fort Worth
Utah
Vermont
E. J. Ormsby
Brahn
Virgnia
Frank L. Slade
Norfolk
Washington Territory
Alaska
J. R. €. McCoy
Tacoma
West Vivonna
Charles E. Anderson
Wise¢wain
J. A. Watrous
Alger
Warner
Council of Administration
BE. F. Wigel
Boston
Taylor
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Judge Austin
Toledo
Kouitz
Grant's Remains Not to Leave Riverside Tomb
George W. Childs discounted rumors of General Grant's body being moved from Riverside Park. He said Mrs. Grant has never mentioned any removal and would have to consent to any Arlington relocation, which he doubted she would grant.
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New York
Sunns- Long Branch
N. J
George W. Childs
General Grant
Riverside Park
Arlington
A Coal Palace Corner Stone Laid at Springfield Fair
The corner stone of the Black Diamond palace was laid on the Sangamon County fair grounds Friday. Built of coal blocks by Sangamon County mine-owners, it will be a Springfield fair attraction September 9 to 13 with a September 10 dedication and a procession of Central Illinois coal miners, speeches by prominent people, and music.
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Springfeld
Sprincrizip
Sangamon County
Springfield
Central Illinois
Llinvis
Tourist killed by accidental pistol discharge on Lang's Peak
Denver August 31. Mr Striker of Iowa, part of a tourist party, was killed when a pistol discharged as he lifted a boulder to roll it down the mountain slope. The ball struck him in the neck after the pistol fell from his pocket.
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Denver
Col
Striker
Iowa
Lang’s Peak
Lamont Purchases Broadway Surface Railway
At noon the Broadway surface railroad franchises and tracks were sold at the Real Estate Exchange in New York for 25000 dollars with no other bids. Colonel Daniel Lamont, private secretary to President Cleveland, was the purchaser. Washington also announced a reward increase to 1000 dollars for arrest and conviction of anyone robbing mail on a stage coach or railway wail in transit, up from 200 dollars.
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New York
Broadway Surface Railroad
Real Estate Exchange
Daniel Lamont
Cleveland
Washington
Wanamaker
United States
Woman Mistakenly Uses Rat Poison in Tea. Two Die
Des Moines August 31 Celia Kenna of Manning Iowa prepared tea for her 18 year old sick brother and used rat poison instead of sugar. She later prepared tea for herself and made the same deadly error. Both died in the tragic mistake.
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Des Moines
Celia Kenna
Manning
Wisdom and wit from era essays and quotes
A collage of moral reflections and aphorisms from sources like the Boston Courier, Yonkers Statesman, Weills, and the New York Ledger. It meditates on courage, humility, truth, vanity, and virtue, illustrated by citations and brief observations across names and publications.
Ancient Civilization Compared With Modern Man in Boston Globe
The Boston Globe argues that ancient and modern humans share drives, intellect, and creativity. It notes studies by Wendell Phillips and Max Muller, highlighting enduring truths about invention, language, and inquiry across eras and civilizations.
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Einersom
Revenue
Andy Johnson
Fessenden
Ancy Johnson
United States Revenue Cutter
John Schulz
Detroit
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Montreal
Can
Mottshead
Frank Sayles
and & S. Rock
Thiensville
William Bate
Henry Sill
Racine
Ne Cross
Grant
Riverside
Lamont’s
Martha's
Vineyara Herald
Boston Courier
Yonkers Statesman
F. Patton
Mme. Dufresnoy
Spurgeon
Colton
Walter Scott
Ancient Civilization
Wendell Phillipe
Max Muller
Greece
Milton
Goethe
Frederic Hanrison
Aristotle
Auguste Compte
Boston, Globe
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