The Philistines of Israel and the sharpened weapon
Dr. Talmage compares ancient Israel’s disarmament by the Philistines to modern Christians surrendering their intellectual and cultural weapons. He urges using the world’s grindstones to sharpen faith, argument, and science for Christ, warning that without renewed effort the church remains weaponless and subdued.
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Wisconsin
America
Land
Israel
Phil
Jonathan
Church of God
Tony
Church of Christ
Chris-ians
Turing
Schenkel
Strauss
Renan
Theodore Christlieb
Bonn
Ig Silliman
Hitchcock
Agassiz
Star of the Redeemer
Owe
Yar
Rose of Sharon
Lily of Calley
Cnane
Althee
Weill
Earth
United States
Bineher
Christ
Paul
Gamaliel
Marshill
Dionysius
Athens
Heliopolis
Thomas Chalmers
Jonathan Edwards
Northampton
Mass
Christendom
Voltaire
Paris
France
Europe
Lord Byron
England
Venice
Missolonghi
Fletcher
Childe Harold
Sardanapalus
Chillon
Corinth
Sin
Mexican Empire
Montezuma
Herod
Hildebrand
Robespierre
Metal in the Church Courage versus Corruption
A sermon urges believers to reclaim metal of courage against oppression and danger. It cites biblical warnings and historic figures, warning that neglectful warning costs souls and that the church must stand firm, defy enemies, and dedicate all energies to the Christian cause. The speaker calls for action in pews, pulpits, and meetings.
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Rome
Rover
Inchcape Rock
Church of God
Christ
Lord of
Jacob
Selah
Jonathan
Odd Names Reflect Quirks of American Christian Society
A survey of unusual and humorous names shows how broad American naming can be. Examples include Christian Canary, Lizzie barefoot, Peter Mesagerie, Amel ia Turnipseed, and Diamond Stone, with patriotic, geographic, and religious themes weaving through many entries.
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Lone
Christian
Christian Canary
Christian Gall
Christian Finger
Lizzie Barefoot
Charity Tom
Peter Mesagerie
John Duck
Mille Drake
John Chicken
Rose Cardinal
John Roselip
Joseph Goodpasture
Eliza Stonecipher
Amelia A. Turnipseed
Sandy Beard
Adam Apple
Pleasant Ladd
George Washington Ananias
Temperance Runny
Day Knight
Smith Corns
Sean Redman
C. W. Heavystride
Daniel Death
Henry Fivecoats
Birdsong Crow
Henry Pancake
Fred Cold
Snow
Tennessee
Texas Bowman
America Cannon
America England
America Patrick
Adam Skunk
Seneca Sly
Betsy Bump
Ripus
Diamond Stone
Peter Pence
John Unsold
Spy in Peace Time Draws Polish Assignment
Poultney Bigelow recounts Captain Zinner, a Prussian officer posing as a hydraulic engineer, who details his undercover railway reconnaissance in Poland. He hides notes by burning tissue with a cigar, survives police scrutiny, and compares danger to a routine of daily life. He notes future tales but never sees Remington again.
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Captain Zinner*t
Berlin
Remington
Russian
Poland
Poultney Bigelow
Harper's Monthly
Poison myths and the tsetse fly dangers described
A St Louis Star-Sayings note explains that prussic acid and white arsenic lose potency under sunlight and in large doses are rejected by the stomach. It also details the tsetse fly virus, deadly to horses and cattle but not to humans, horses, or many other animals, with Livingstone’s expedition losses cited.
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Percy Shelley
Livingstone
St. Louie
Salt hamsey tongues boiled then cooled to loosen skin
Cooked salt hamsey tongues are placed in cold water immediately after boiling. The hot to cold water transition loosens the skin from the flesh, allowing the skin to peel away easily.
A Soldier’s Prison Life in Rebel Jail Yarns
A Civil War prisoner recalls how captors blocked newspapers until a Union neighbor aided covert news drops. A daring escape tale follows as prisoners use a nail and string to obtain Charleston Mercury nightly. A coffin ruse ends with a prison nurse, a frightened escapee, and a chaotic bid toward Richmond.
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Union
Charleston
Tarkey
Richmond
Blue
Chinese Minister's Daughter Tsui Draws Park Spotlight
A Washington article notes Tsui, the minister's daughter in residence, as a bright, plucky infant born in the United States. The Chinese baby captivates onlookers with almond eyes, colorful clothes, and a distinctive head bonnet as she enjoys carriage rides and camera sittings under her nurse's care.
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Legaties
Washington
Stils Tsui
Miss Tsui
Demorest
Birth of the Restaurant in Modern France
The article traces how public dining began in France after the French Revolution, when noble chefs opened eateries to avoid ruin. It notes the surge of popular cookery treatises, including Almanach des Gourmands (established 1494), as chefs spread culinary knowledge.
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France
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Old Temple Unearthed Near Ixtlán Mexico
An expedition of American and English archaeologists uncovered a large stone temple buried in dense forest near Ixtlán. The structure, undisturbed for centuries, yielded idols pottery and stone weapons along with a human bone pile. The find suggests ritual use by ancient Indians or a prehistoric race.
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Ixtlan
Mexico
San Francisco Examiner
Weary Tramp Finds Spring Bitters in Bar This Morning
A fragmentary poem-like note describes a weary tramp finding spring bitters in a bar and being urged to work. Dusty Rhodes is mentioned with an instruction to toss it away, and a speaker notes the morning discovery and a possible plan to cure tiredness.
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Dusty Rhodes
Puck
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