Woman's Empire and the Home Dominion
Dr. Talmage argues for the feminine realm as the grand sphere of influence, asserting that a woman's role at home defines happiness and moral leadership. He denounces gender hierarchy, celebrates a woman’s capacity to shape family life, and envisions eternal rewards for faithful domestic virtue.
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Isabella Fied
Catharine
Russia
Anne
England
Marie Theresa
Germany
Jordan
Jesus
Miriam
Red Sea
Deborah
Hannah
Samuel
Mary
Florence Nightingale
Crimea
Persia
Italy
Lebanon
Pride of Ancestry and the Value of Lineage
A reflective essay argues that pride in family history is legitimate only if ancestors’ virtues are worth honoring. It condemns trivial genealogies that list names without credit, and suggests true pride comes from the noble deeds of forebears rather than barren lineage. The piece cites sources from the Edinburgh Review and La Bruyere to contrast credible ancestry with hollow boasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
Willian
Thomas
Gilbert de Smitt
Eainburgh Review
Golden Precepts Lesson on the Golden Rule 1887
International Sunday School lesson from September 11 1887 examines Matthew 7 1 12 The Golden Rule applied to daily life and how judgments and motives shape conduct The article outlines three precepts not to judge harshly to treat others as we wish to be treated and to strive for the narrower path to Heaven It offers practical suggestions and adds miscellany verses stories and commentary The tone is period religious instructional with emphasis on mercy humility and prayer outcomes
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S. S
Mount of Beatitudes
Sea of Galilee
Jesus
Haman
Jesus Christ
Drrai
Ll. Jogether
Christ
Heaven
Memphis
Hell
Kev
Schargiler
Soldiers and the flag in Wheeling sparks cross party clash
The Chicago Inter Ocean column decries Democratic tactics in Wheeling during a West Virginia army reunion. It argues ex soldiers deserve respect and warns that Democrats push the Cleveland reelection issue to discredit loyal veterans. It notes Lincoln era Democrats once refused national banners and warns Illinois readers that spoils politics split Democrats in Indiana and Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Grand Army of the Republic
Cleveland
Army of West Virginia
United States
Mr. Cleveland
Johnson
Andy Johnson
North
Foraker
Lincoln
Jim
Chicago
Inter Ocean
The Fleas and the Dog Political Fable of 1884
A satirical fable from the Cleveland Leader portrays a dirty Dog named Democracy gaining entry by grafting on a Tail called Cleveland and being beset by fleas named Mugwumps. The fleas’ revolt leads to a protracted power struggle as the Tail wags the Dog, ending with the fleas seeking new occupation at Newport.
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Democracy
Cleveland
Newport
Rhode Island
Foreign Gossip From Around The World In Brief
A Chinese bank note from 1399 B C is shown at St Petersburg's Asiatic Museum. London shops fear gilded coins will mislead staff. Paris hosts a French caricaturists show with works by Gavarn, Dore, Cham, Andre Gill. Free iodine found in Woodhall Spa water near Lincoln. Sweden produces wood oil from timber waste at thirty factories. The Sultan of Turkey sends a commission to Tripoli to study cure methods using local vegetation. Edinburgh show omits cattle due to pleuro-pneumonia. livestock entries include 357 horses, 93 sheep, 12 pigs. 82,000 Germans live in France amid lingering prejudice. Glasgow plans an International Exhibition in 1888 with a £240,000 fund to promote industry, science, art, and international trade.
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Asiatic Museum
St. Petersburg
London
Paris
Gavarn
Dore
Cham
Andre Gill
Woodhall Spa
Lincoln
England
Boston Transcript
Sweden
Turkey
Tripoli
Edinburgh
Scotland
France
Glasgow
Spirit of the Press on 1888 Political Wiggle Room
A collage of editorial jabs from major papers rails at party fault lines and 1888 prospects. The Buffalo Times attacks the South as fissured, while the Chicago Inter Ocean notes hopeful dark horses for Republicans. The Indiana Democrats purge funds, the Mugwumps predict Cleveland’s successor, and Kentucky cites six years of Democratic majorities.
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Buffalo Times
Chicago
Chicago Journal
KoneThe Army of
West Virginia
Wheeling
White House
Philadelphia
Geay
Higgins
Cleveland
Fee
Bey
Kentucky
Opposed to Higgins Mugwump Element in Democracy
The deceased Vice President Hendricks warned of a Mugwump trend in Democratic ranks and praised spoilsman tactics. Maryland Republicans and independent Democrats, including John Cowen, plan to support the state ticket against Germanism Higginsism and Federal influence. Indiana mood may mirror Kentucky, as reform factions threaten to revolt if Cleveland’s appointees stain the party.
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Hendricks
Myr
Indiana
Maryland
John Cowen
Cowen
Kentucky
Cleveland
East Indian Myths Recounted by Ancient Writers
A critical review discerns how Greek and later authors accepted strange tales of monstrous beings and marvels. It cites figures with no noses, dwarf warrers, elongated ears, and antlike diggers, explaining them as myths or misreaders of distant cultures. The piece also notes wonders like winged serpents and phoenixes as lore, while dismissing dubious sources from Philostratus and Apollonius of Tyana.
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Bhutan
Kashmir
India
Nile
Philostratus
Appollonius
Tyana
Damis
Alexandria
Loadstone
Indian Ocean
Battle Hymn Origin Revealed by Julia Ward Howe Memoir
Julia Ward Howe recounts writing the Battle Hymn of the Republic in December 1861 during the Civil War. She details the Washington wartime scene, the poem’s drafting, its publication by Atlantic Monthly editor James T. Fields, and its later reception in prisons, churches, and even Constantinople. The account notes Gallant reception by soldiers and audiences, plus Howe’s observations on national reconciliation.
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Washington
Howe
John A. Andrew
Army
James Freeman Clarke
John Brown
Wmy
Baton Rouge
New Orleans Exposition
Constantinople
Roberts College
Julia Ward Howe
Century
Story of a War Horse from the Civil War
A Cleveland owner preserves Chubb the Kentucky steed who served with the Union Army across Kentucky Georgia Tennessee Alabama and North Carolina. Loaned to notable officers he remained faithful through battles and forages until retirement after years of service and reunion tales.
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Cleveland
Francis Bramley
Forest Street
Chubb
Steea
Kentucky
Quartermaster D. S. Trumbull
Twenty-fourth Kentucky
Lookout Mountain
Bramley
One Hundred and Third
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Jack Casement
James Pickands
Western Reserve
Mr. Bramley
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
North Carolina
Crode
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Strange court martial at Libby Prison echoed in history
On August 22 marks the anniversary of a famed Civil War court martial at Libby Prison Richmond. General Straight led a planned escape and assault on guards to free prisoners, but a loyal cavalry officer Louis Thompson thwarted the execution, saving Straight’s life and ensuring later dismissal of Straight. The piece notes other Civil War era items including bank deposits, a prominent lawyer and railway leader mustered into Lafayette Post in New York, and a pension association service.
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Richmond
Libby Prison
United States
General Straight
Bell Isle
Straight
Louis Thompson
Washington
Thompson
Stanton
Custer
Hamilton
Indianapolis Journal
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Lord Bacon
Newton
Alfred the Great
Jonathan Edwards
Hich
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Victoria
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Bethlehem
High Passton
Ely
Hak
Roxbury
Mass
Sonny
VY Ledger
Jacobs
Pee
Spirit OF the Press
Louisville Commercial
Herodotus
Soldiers’ Department
Gro. Hi. Parcy
Massachusetts
South Framingham
Order
Sers
Union
Libby
National Home At
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Citizens’ National Bank of
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Lafayette Post
New York City
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