Homecoming Sermon on the Prodigal Son’s Resolve
The preacher expounds the prodigal son’s return as a model for immediate repentance. He warns that promises unless acted on now fade, urging listeners to arise and go to the father, recognizing sin’s ruin and the mercy awaiting at home. A parable of homesickness, salvation, and decisive action.
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Earth
Asia
Lord Byron
George Sand
Satan
Mary
Christ
Jesus Christ
Napoleon
Italy
God
Heaven
Ana
Liverpool
Dublin
New York
Jesus
Near Missed Salvation and Fathers Love Remembered
A preacher recalls sailors lost after near shore rescue attempts and prodigals who either returned home or did not. He compares three rail car passengers a deranged maniac a condemned criminal and a joyful bride and urges seeking the Gospel pardon and a father’s forgiveness.
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East Hampton
Amagensett
Amazonsett
Virginia
Mesala
Tama
John
England
Portsmouth
Mr. Griffin
Grif’u
Fractured Vision of Heaven as Father’s Banquet
Poetic reflection speaks of awaiting a heavenly home and a joyful reunion with the Father. The text envisions a marriage banquet in heaven with welcomes, bosom, and kisses as eternal comfort. It emphasizes faith and the promise of eternal reunion.
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Father
Marion Manola’s rapid marriages prompt name tracking joke
A humorous note quips that Marion Manola’s frequent weddings and divorces would force her to hire a private secretary and stenographer to monitor her changing name. The joke plays on the actress’s volatile personal life and public image.
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Marion Manola
North Dakota Man Steals Barn in Curious Theft Tale
A North Dakota man steals a barn in a curious crime reported after a Minnesota incident where a saw mill was taken. The note adds humor about the lack of high peaks allowing such feats under the angels’ feet.
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Minnesota
North Dakota
Lathrop Memorial Gift Endowed by Mrs Statrorp
Mrs Lerano Statrorp transfers the Albany Lathrop memorial to the local orphan asylum trustees and endows it with 5000 dollars yearly to lessen her duties to the charity she founded in memory of her parents. New duties tied to Stanford University will keep her from Albany visits.
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Lerano Statrorp
Lathrop
Albany
Orphan Asylum
Leland Stanford University
Fire plugs marked on walls in English cities explained
The article notes signs reading F. P. with a number such as 23 or 5 on walls across England. F. P. means fire plug or hydrant and the number shows its distance in feet from the sign. Hydrants lie at most fifty feet away and are level with the sidewalk.
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England
Intelligence of a Mouse in a Kitchen Trap
An observer recounts a mouse trap in a kitchen cupboard where a parent mouse guides her trapped youngster to escape using a string. The parent slips a string through the cage wires and pulls, freeing the youngster in seconds, raising questions about whether the choice of exit or the open wire was deliberate.
Rest Pillow Offered by Debis Talmage Sermon Parable
Debis Talmage urges worn out readers to seek rest in a spiritual pillow, not sofas or beds. He contrasts worldly fatigue with a pillow filled with the promises of faith and divine support, suggesting the Lord’s garden offers true relief from labor. The message targets tired merchants, farmers, mechanics, and housekeepers alike.
Caterpillar Plague Emerges as Grasshopper Foe Across Regions
Chicago Herald notes a caterpillar plague may follow grasshoppers. Reports from British Columbia describe swarms along railroad lines while Bavaria reports people fighting caterpillars. The pest threatens Europe's and America's farms as locust ravages persist in Kansas and the West.
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Chicago Herald
British Columbia
Bavaria
Grippe
Europe
America
Kansas
Western States
Kites of the Far East And Japanese Kite Skill
The Washington Star reports on Chinese and Japanese kites at the National Museum highlighting advanced kite designs such as frog lizard crane and a 30 foot long snake dragon. It notes Chinese and Japanese mastery of kite construction and aerial performance admired by Western youth.
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National Museum
United States
China
Japan
Washington Star
Longest Wisteria Vine Captivates Norwich Garden
The New York Sun reports Mrs. Mary L. Coit of Norwich owns the largest wisteria vine in Connecticut. Its roots sprawl under a elm, vines wrap around a nearby dwelling, and the blossom curtains cover a quarter acre with about 2000 violet blooms.
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Connecticut
Mary L. Coit
Norwich
Why Girls Cannot Throw Stone Like Boys
A Washington Post explanation notes girls throw with a rigid arm while boys use a bent elbow and hip to snap the throw. It attributes the difference to a longer collar bone in females which restricts full arm motion, making the stone throw awkward and less effective.
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Washington Post
Only One Person in a Thousand Dies of Old
A concise note explains that the risk of dying from old age is statistically rare, with the majority of deaths attributable to other causes. The statement emphasizes that advancing age alone is not a sole predictor of mortality.
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