The Noted Divine’s Sunday Discourse on World Use
Rev Dr Talmage argues against worldly amusements that destroy life and urges Christians to seek constructive recreations. He cites Samson and Dagon as warnings, then praises music, family culture, and gymnasiums as wholesome outlets to strengthen body and soul and sustain faith. He urges support for concerts, musical education, and physical training as beneficial, divinely fitting diversions.
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Samson
Dagon
Thuy
Thay
Anta
Drigon
Gaza
Abba
Heaven
Asaim
Elinil
Waterloo
Fellington
Philharmone
Hindel and
Haydn Sociétes
Ife
The Call to Health and Sacred Recreation
A dense meditation on body and soul links physical vigor to moral strength. The speaker urges athletic living, outdoor sports, and wholesome home recreation as antidotes to urban indulgence, emphasizing charity, joyful labor, and religious duty over secular amusements.
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Richard Baxter
Hubert Hall
Martin Luthor
Curry
Historical Society
Agnasie
Doremus
Ovata
Mitchell
John B. Gough
Tryjotos
Sherman
Church of God An
Kingdom of Darkness
Value of Worn Sub subsidiary Coins and Mint Reform
The United States mints work on replacing worn legacy subsdiary coins. Since 1800, the Treasury has reimbursed the Treasurer for losses on recoinage. From July 1893 to December 1895, transfers reached 20.9 million in face value, with a recoinage loss of 845,843.
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United States
Treasury Department
Oongreau
Fatal Spanish Mistake Near Esparguza in Cuba Triggers Fatal Clash
A brief clash between Spanish forces near Esparguza in Banta Shoes province Cuba left 109 dead or wounded after Colonel Holguin misidentified General Godoy's column as rebels. Lieutenant Colonel Tuonmayor died, five officers were wounded, two wounded privates died next day. A brother of a Holguin soldier was found slain among Godoy’s dead. The ten minute engagement occurred at Sunta Rosa estate.
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Esparguza
Banta Shoes
Cuba
el Cano
Holguin
Godoy
Tuonmayor
Oflonra
Sunta Rosa
Organ Belches Cat Kittens From Bellows in Walcott Parlor
Mia Clarenne Brewster of Walcott N did not expect a piano recital when her parlor organ balked and groaned. Her husband found a tabby cat hiding in the bellows, with four toy kittens behind the pedals, all unharmed except the instrument.
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Mia
Clarenne Brewster
Walcott
East Main Street
Britain Faces Bicycle Boom As Orders Surge In London
The pirate boom grows louder in England as leading firms report full order books. Two American companies have begun trading in London with large bicycle stock, earning substantial profits amid rising demand.
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England
London
Retiring the Paper Currency in Winterville Penn Case
Local report from Winterville Penn details a wallet loss during cattle feeding. Frank Solbert dropped his pocket book containing 47 wh bble and, after searching the stable, could not locate the money. The incident underscores a minor lapse in household routine.
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Winterville
Penn
Frank Solbert
Balancing a Clerks Error Ends in Scolding and Laughter
A Scotch tradesman misreads his fortune after a mocked balance shows 4000 pounds, then 6000. The cashier and comptroller confirm the higher amount, prompting the man to double check. He finally seeks justice from the dark figure in the attic, who scolds him for counting the year of our Lord among the pounds.
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Yong
Gardiner
Gardinor
Alfifall
Ateikiog
Virginius
Akeleton
Shylock
Clark
Munater
Algo Mryngkl
Hanna
House of the Dark
Minneapolis
How it Was Bottled by a Moonshine Case Judge Key
A retro story recounts Judge D. M. Key presiding over a moonshining case. A half-witted mountaineer feigns ignorance, claiming he made liquor without a license. The judge concludes the man appears non compos mentis, adjourns, and the case is dropped amid chaotic courtroom spectacle.
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D. M. Key
Koy
Dyspepsia Remedy and Patent Medicine Ad
Patent medicine ad boasting Toner setrs Dyspepsia Remedy as a universal cure for stomach and bowel issues. Claims ease without harming business or pleasure. Includes dubious prices and multiple other tonics and syrups with testimonials from readers.
The Lucky Man's Wits
A fragment from a domestic vignette describes a woman who never acts as a martyr or shares her methods. Bho remains polite and diplomatic with the children’s friends as any disorder remains unseen, while she avoids reporting or correcting in company.
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Shoemeyer
Considerate Neighbors Quote Sparked By Piano Disharmony
A witty exchange highlights neighborly etiquette as a man clarifies he was not summoned to tune a piano, while the remark attributes the demand to the people living next door, revealing social tensions in a domestic setting.
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Yogne
Proatecting and Patent Medicine Notices in an 19th Century Page
Fragments warn of social commentary on age and labor, with a harsh line about firing older workers. An unrelated travel note promotes Byrup of Bigu for kidney and bowel relief, touting its availability in 60 cent and 1 dollar bottles. An advertisement hints at a medical remedy by Dr J W Blosver of Atlanta for venereal disease, claiming sample mailings and promises of symptom relief.
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California
Wg Byrto Company
J W. Blosver
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