Manna and the old corn of the Gospel Canaan sermon
A preacher rouses a congregation with biblical images of manna and the old corn of Canaan to offer spiritual nourishment for special distress and daily faith. He argues Christ as bread of life, contrasts divine provision with worldly pursuits, and warns against tiring of Jesus.
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Elijah
Canaan
Egypt
Heavenly
Boston
Jesus
Southind
Robert Hall “Sen
Calvary
Christ
Hell
Tom Ochiltree Sign and a Pocketful of Anecdotes
In Jefferson Texas a tale recalls Tom Ochiltree after joining his father as a partner. A sign reading Ochiltree & Son was replaced by a later hung sign announcing Thomas Ochiltree & Father. The piece blends jokes, curiosities, and a Harper's Magazine prophecy from 1856 about ear tubes and distant conversation.
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Jefferson
Tex
Tom Ochiltree
M. F. Johnson
Tom
Ochiltree
Ochiltree & Son
Harper's Magazine
Leprosy in Tracadie New Brunswick Aged Lazaretto Reform
A New Brunswick Herald correspondent describes Tracadie leprosy cases and the historic lazaretto reforms. The Dominion government built a hospital by the Tracadie River, replacing the old brutal isolation with a humane, work and farm oriented home under Dr. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molokai
New York Herald
Tracadia
N. B
New Brunswick
Jerusalem
Noris
Dominion
Tracadie
Lazaretto
Gehenna
John
Smith
Cape Breton
Riding Post Feats and Ancient Mail Runners Compared
The article recalls late century European riding posts used by aristocrats and sportsmen, noting a wager between Shafts and Ywell over 1,000 guineas for a rider covering 1,600 miles in twenty days. It contrasts these feats with Tartars carrying messages from Bagdad to Constantinople, sometimes 1,600 miles in twelve days, riding fourteen hours daily with four hours rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Shafts
Ywell
Nevereless
John Shafts
Turkey
Bagdad
Constantinople
Aourtain Ranges
Borrents
India
Galveston
Care of Rubber Plants and Calla Lily in Home Rooms
Rubber plants thrive with large pots and drainage material. Pinch the top leaf to encourage branching and water daily if near a window. weekly leaf cleaning helps pores. A summer outdoors aids growth. Calla requires well drained soil kept moist with warm water and bright light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New York World
Shefland Ponies for Children Trade Grows in Shetlands
A New York Times report notes a rising trade in Shetland ponies for children with about a thousand imported annually. They come from the Northern Islands via Dundee Scotland, are three years old or younger, sold mainly in Jersey City between May and December, and fetch 40 to 50 dollars or more for blooded stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
New York Times
Shetlands
Dundee
Scotland
Jersey City
Michigan
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Spndays
Aey
DR. Talmadge
Tere
Joshua
Paris
Favoraby
John Stewart Mill
God
Ariel
Antioch
Earth
Alexander
Southampton
Heaven
Jersey Farmer
Sally
Shefland Ponies
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