Invitation to the King's Feast in a Grand Sermon
A Sunday sermon frames salvation as an invitation to a heavenly banquet. Christ is the ready banqueter, angels and glorified kin awaiting guests, while listeners are urged to accept and enter before the door closes. The preacher contrasts historic feasts with the eternal feast, urging repentance and faith now.
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Elizabeth
Lord Leicester
Kenilworth Castle
Cardinal Wolsey
Hampton Court
England
France
Christ
Lord Jesus Christ
Cross
Angel
Jesus
Martin Luther
Augustine
Holy Ghost
Fulton Street
Frida
Throne of Mercy
Church of Jesus Christ
Lazarus
David
Sennacherib
Earth
Heaven
God
Redeemar
Golden City
Michael the Archangel
John Milton
George Whitfield
Rochester
Kingdom of God
Mary Magdalen
Detroit Doctor Discovers Potent Pineapple Pepsin
A Detroit physician reports a method to extract pepsin from the common pineapple so strong that one pineapple can digest ten pounds of beef. Berlin imports include winter cauliflowers from Italy and Holland, new potatoes from Malta, beans from North Italy, pickles from Holland, onions from Russia, Hungary, and Egypt.
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Detroit
Berlin
Italy
Holland
Malta
Russia
Hungary
Egypt
Willow Weavers In a Damp New York Cellar
A Century magazine style tour of a fourth avenue willow basket shop in New York. The owner and workers describe a lifelong craft, imported Belgian willows, and vast sub-cellars filled with baskets. Workers from many nations weave fast, discussing trade, climate, and the enduring labor of basket making.
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Plutocracy
Belgium
London
Europe
New England
New York Recorder
A Mohammedan at Worship in a Crumbling Mosque
A barefooted Turk prays facing Mecca inside a ruined Bania-bashie. He washes at a fountain, enters with shoes in hand, and kneels for an hour of solitary prayer. The moment he feels seen, his posture shifts from erect to prostration in reverent devotion.
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Mecca
Bania-bashie
Hammal
Heaven
Enthusiastic Naturalist William Doherty Wanderer of India and Beyond
The New Orleans Picayune profiles William Doherty, a Cincinnati native who has spent five years roaming on foot through India and the Malay archipelago, collecting butterflies and beetles for European collectors. He earned about $5,000 this year, survived a cholera camp disaster, and has written for the New York Tribune and London Times. He plans a trek to New Guinea, facing disease, famine, and harsh jungle travel as he continues his lifelong quest.
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William Doherty
Cincinnati
India
Malay Islands
Burmah
New York Tribune
London Times
Borneo
Dyak
New Guinea
Doherty
New Orleans
Mules for Motive Power in Early Street Cars
Frank E. Morris of Boston describes traveling to Tennessee to buy two hundred mules for motive power for street cars. He notes mules are replacing horses in the East due to cost, forage use, and durability, praising their strength and longevity while criticizing draft horses for expense. He cites oats at fifty six cents a bushel and claims mules weigh about 1100 pounds, last a generation, and justify investment.
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Tennessee
Frank E. Morris
Boston
Hotel Vendome
New York Telegram
Railroad Across the Ocean Idea Prompts Ocean Rail Plan
A past French Academy paper sketches a submarine railway beneath a deep ocean trench between Ireland and Newfoundland. A double track in iron tubes would carry trains while sea life fears and engine smoke pose key challenges, with capital as the main hurdle to completion.
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Atlantic
French Academy
Neptune
Cape Clear
Ireland
Cape Race
Newfoundland
Grand Oceanic Railroad
St. Louis Republic
How to Wash the Hair According to Ladies' Home Journal
Guidance from the Ladies' Home Journal on hair care advises using hot water with a small piece of kitchen soap to create a thick suds for cleaning. Rinse with very hot water, dry with towels, avoid braiding while damp, and refrain from using a fine comb. For dandruff, apply a touch of vaseline and brush the area next morning.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
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DR. Talmage
Jesus Christ
Hedley
Jonathan Edwards
Chris
Thomas Chalmers
Fourth Avenue
Gotham
Moses
Israel
New York
America
West Indies
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