Wall Street Vices and the Pulpit Against Gambling
A Talmage sermon denounces Wall Street excesses and stock gambling as a national vice. It contrasts integrity on the street with swindles, recounts tulip, Mississippi, South Sea, and Titusville oil bubbles, and warns young men to invest safely and follow moral principle. It recalls figures who ruined themselves and ends with a moral appeal to choose honesty and faith in Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Klopsch
Washington
Talmage
Heaven
Wall Street
Christian Commission
Sanitary c Commnission
Ireland
Ketcham
Gay
Central Park
New York
Wallstreet
Stock Exchange
Paris
Daniel
Amsterdam
Holland
France
John Law
Mississippi
Senate
England
South Sea
Peru
Mexico
Losa
Virginia
Titusville
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
So-and-so
Christiana
Christ
Christ the Lord
Earth
The Sunday School Lesson on Revelation Vision of Heaven
Prepared text presents Revelation 21 22 27 with notes on the New Jerusalem no night there and heavenly worship. It highlights the city as a bride and temple of God and promises to overcomers life water and God as Father. The notes stress righteousness rest and eternal light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.C. Lenington
John
Holy
Jerusalem
Fife
Lzemb
Heaven
New Jerusalem
God
Earth
Heavenly City
Too Late Silky Hat Law Parody And War Poem Jokes
A mixed compendium of quips and cartoons cites a mocked law to curb “imbeciles” marrying, a pun on war poetry, and brief humorous notes from press clippings. It mentions Doyle-Shea choosing a novel misadventure, Hopper rushing to war, rhododendrons in India, and navy flag production by women at the Brooklyn yard with 90 stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Hebrews in the British Army Companions of Hebrew Troops
The British War Office musters several Hebrew companies with thousands enlisted in recent years. In Bombay two Hebrew units exist and many Hebrew soldiers are serving in South Africa. The St. Louis Republic notes the sizable Jewish presence among British forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British War Office
Bombay
South Africa
St. Louis Republic
Poem Tearful Title Sparks Anger in Mabel Face Tale
A man writes a loving poem titled Lines on Mabel's Face to Nell Mad, who angrily tears up the piece after reading the title. The exchange is recounted in the Catholic Standard and Times with a note on the couple's strained interaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell
Belle
Mabel
Catholic Standard and Times
Man of Breeding Meets Exasperated Exchange
A dialogue captured from the Indianapolis Press features a man refusing to use strong language in front of a lady while his companion scolds him for half an hour, highlighting social restraint in conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Press
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Silkhat
Henpeck
Journal
Doyle
Shea
Duggan
Puck
Hopper
Detroit
Free Fress
India
North Africa
Chicago Chronicle
N. Y. Sun
St. Jones
Brown
N. Y
Fairast
Advier
Bc A ‘Acan
Mother Elizabeth
Watihre
Bmay
Morristown
N.Y
Aieae & 0
Scientific American
Parkest
Munn & Co
F St. Washin
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