Circles as a Thematic Frame in Talmage's Sermon at The Hamptons
Rev Talmage argues moral life runs in circles from divine design. Actions start a wheel of good or evil that eventually returns to affect the doer, with forgiveness breaking the loop at the cross. He cites Naboth, Jezebel, Latimer, Ridley, Voltaire, and ends with heaven's circular sovereignty centered on Christ.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
the Hamptons
Nash’s Fort
Etruria
Heaven
Downings
Mitchells
Yorkminster
Babylon
London
England
Pompeii
Jezebel
Naboth
Elisha
God
Tein
Latimer
Adlley
Ridley
Paul
Antioch
Cyprus
Lystra
Corinth
Athens
Asia
Europe
America
Earth
Voltaire
France
Germany
Hells
Funny Sack Wreck Turns Laugher Into Furious Cussin
A Chicago Herald reader recalls a Peoria station scene where a bus driver scatters a pile of belongings. A Missouri drummer bursts into laughter at the sight then turns to furious oaths as he discovers his own valise spilled, socks exposed, and cuffs scattered, ending in a moral about mocking misfortune.
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Peoria
St. Louis
Cleveland remarks on race politics and education in the South
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes President Cleveland’s views on the colored vote and education in the South. It argues his comments reveal support for strong party lines, questions the appointment of a Alabama Commissioner of Education, and critiques Democratic neglect of Black education while noting Republican influence and voter suppression in Southern states.
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Recorder Matthews
Fred Douglass
District of Columbia
Cleveland
Solid South
General Eaton
Alabama
United States
South
Department of Public Intelligence
Republic
North Carolina
Georgia
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Charges Filed Against Civil Service Chief by Eaton
Washington correspodent reports ex Civil Service Commissioner D B Eaton will press formal charges against Pension Commissioner Black after President Cleveland's vacation. Eaton alleges Black violated civil service rules in appointing 72 of 76 pension examiners and other irregularities. Bishop Oberly defends the commission, criticizing Dudley administration and hinting at further correspondence. The Civil Service League expects scrutiny and an investigation.
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Black
Pacific Coast
White House
Dorman B. Eaton
Eaton
Brattleboro
General Black
Cleveland
Bishop Oberly
Oberly
Dudley
Washington
Civil Service League of the East
Washington Cor
Chicago Tribune
Old Aunt Peggy Ray Seeks Pension in New Jersey
Changewater area notes centenarian Aunt Peggy Ray born August 4 1779 at Belvidere now 107 seeking a pension. Squire James Petty handles the case with Congressman Pidcock's interest. Peggy and husband Harris Ray lived free. Ray served in 1812 war. Peggy now resides with daughter Mrs Jenkins. eyes failing but health overall good. among state’s oldest women.
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Peggy Ray
Glen Gardner
N. J
James Petty
Congressman Pidcock
Peggy
Margaret Ray
Belvidere
Robert Beavers
Port Colden
Changewater
Michael Banghart
Oxford Township
Warren County
George Banghart
Port Jervis
Cape May
Harris Ray
New Brunswick
Lytle
Point Mills
Ray
Squire Breen
Mrs. Jenkins
Sylvia Duboise
Sourland Mountain
Chicken Attempts to Swallow Hawks Leg in West Brandywine
Evan Atkins found a hawk nest and killed a young hawk that was not yet fledged. A chicken then choked attempting to swallow the hawk leg. The thigh and leg passed into the chicken’s throat but the claw cut its gills. The bird was freed and recovered within minutes.
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Evan Atkins
West
Brandywine Township
Democracy’s Fight Over Labor and Ballots Across Regions
The piece argues there is no middle ground between Southern and Northern labor conditions. It claims Democrats protect the South’s status to preserve power, opposed to elevating Black citizens and expanding franchise. It praises Republicans as true allies of honest labor in both regions.
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South
Congress
House of Representatives
Philadelphia Press
Republican Party
Butte
Cleveland and Pan-Electric scandal embroils administration
The piece denounces President Cleveland for backing Attorney-General Garland amid a Pan-Electric conspiracy, praising opposition journals while accusing Cleveland of partisan defense. It condemns concessions to co conspirators like Upshaw and Goode, questions precedent, and urges honest public sentiment.
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Cleveland
Pan-Electric
The
Sun
Pan- Electric
Mugwump
Garland
Stanton
Andrew Johnson
Mr. Garland
Judicial Department
Upshaw
Indian Affairs
United States
Goode
N. Y. Mail and Express
Cleveland’s Pension Vetoes and Civil War Echoes
Congressman Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois recounts a veto by Grover Cleveland on a bill to place a widow on the pension roll for a private soldier with heart disease. He argues veterans and widows petitioned Congress, but Cleveland vetoed the measure despite House and Senate approval. Barely audible cheers follow his tale of a soldier found dead after eviction.
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Congress
John Quincey Adams
House
Senate
House of Representatives
Grover Cleveland
Hisses
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
Political drift in 1888 party reform lines
Press telegraph summaries show Democratic and Republican factions debating Civil Service reform and civil war era loyalties. Observers note frankness can hurt, while Raleighs convention opponents rail against the Civil Service act. Missouri battles temperance and prohibition in a tangled national party stance.
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Hay
Cleveland
Voorhees
Dan Voorhees
N. Y. Sun
Raleigh
N. C
Jefferson Davis
North Carolina
Siladelphia Press. Sa
Detroit Tribune
Doctoring Cigars. Havana seed changes tobacco trade
A veteran tobacco trader cites a shift from seed-leaf to Havana seed as driving higher quality and growing demand across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. He notes heat control colors tobacco, warns against overcooked gums, explains flavoring costs and methods, and describes a secret glossing process that renovates dried cigars without affecting taste.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Wisconsin
Mail and Express
The Mexican Flue and the Fate of Flute Playing
William Romnberg laments that amateur flute playing has fallen out of style and is mocked. He contrasts flutes with cornet and banjo, recalls German and Boehm flutes, and warns that Boehm instruments often fail when repaired by nonmakers. He urges reviving the parlor flute with piano or other accompaniment, praising its musical fit.
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William Romnberg
Nancy
Romnberg
N. Y. Sun
Tis unavailing now a verse on wasted years and duty
Rev N Pomeroy laments wasted years and unspoken duties in a Congregational letter. The piece urges using gifts, breaking bread of life, and speaking warning words before death and failure. It centers on responsibility, faith, and the call to act now.
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Br. N. Pomeroy
A Man Who Gained Wealth Yet Sought To Do Good
The article portrays John Thornton a famed London merchant of the last century as a man driven to profit but balanced by charity. Anecdotes show his readiness to aid industrious neighbors and a banker son Henry Thornton who advocated Christian activity over mere religious feeling.
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John Thornton
London
Ireland
Cork
Thornton
John
Mr. Thornton
Tom
God
Charles Kingsley
The Spirit of Reverence and Sacred Respect
A sermon on the Christian duty to recognize reverence as a habit. It argues that all people harbor a sense of the sacred, influencing how they treat things better than others even when faith itself fades in individuals. The piece contemplates residual reverence amid fading belief.
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God
Reverence as a Christian duty and social restraint
A sermon from United Presbyterian discusses the necessity of reverence for God and sacred things in daily life. It warns that materialism dulls the sense of divine presence, leading to irreverence toward the Bible, Church, Sabbath, and prayer meetings, and that such decay weakens moral capacity and achievement.
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God
United Presbyterian
Surrenders of the Christian Life
Rev Phillip Brooks argues Christians must renounce three types of conduct to live a righteous life. He states a Christian should avoid anything essentially wrong, avoid actions that hinder drawing nearer to God, and avoid deeds that would obstruct helping others, framing surrender as natural and human.
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Phillips Brooks
Knowledge and Religion in Education
A N S Independent essay argues religion chiefly fosters education, noting that medieval and modern universities, colleges, and schools were founded for religious purposes. The piece claims religious leaders support learning, and that America’s schooling has long depended on Christian faith to ensure national prosperity and civilization remains secure.
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Europe
N. S
Wise Sayings On Character And Growth Quotations
A collection of maxims on conscience, honesty, and virtue from Hurlbut, Liebig, Bushnell, the New York Independent, Farrar, and S. S. Zimes. It extols a tender conscience, diligent effort, and daily improvement through adversity, noting mill and grind as metaphors for personal development.
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Dr. Hurlbut
Liebig
Horace Bushnell
Christ
God
N. Y
Archdeacon Farrar
S. S. Zimes
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