You Have Sold Yourselves for Naught Sermon In Topeka
A Sunday sermon in Topeka Kansas argues that worldly wealth and pleasures fail to redeem the soul. The preacher rails against material pursuits, cites Cyrus and biblical blood atonement, and urges listeners to accept Christ's sacrifice to gain eternal salvation.
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High Chancery Court of Heaven
Gate of Mercy
Wall Street
Bothleaen
Heaven
Apostle
Christ
Jesus
Pilate
William Linderdale Receives Freedom of London in Gold Casket
The Scottish financier William Linderdale, famed for averting the Baring Brothers collapse, is 59 and has been awarded the freedom of the city of London. The honor was presented in a gold casket eight inches long six high and four wide.
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William Linderdale
Baring
Baring Brothers
Earl of Dudley to wed dancer Letty Lind
The Earl of Dudley, 24, plans to marry Letty Lind, famed skirt dancer. Lind, mother to a 12 year old daughter, has entertained theater audiences with elastic limbs and bold notions. The piece notes such matches blur nobility and reputation across generations.
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Earl of
Dudley
Letty Lind
Miss Lind
Early Philadelphia Population Through the Colonial Era
The excerpt traces Philadelphia area settlement from 1682 with about 3,500 whites along the Delaware to 1684 with 2,500 residents and by 1699 near 5,000. It notes scarce counts between periods, lists 1785 directories with about 3,900 to 6,000 names, and records a 170 census of 54,341 residents.
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William Penn
Delaware
Trenton
Salem
Philadelphia
Francis White
MacPherson
Rainmakers Aim to Bring Rain by Balloons and Bombs
An article reviews Professor Carl Myers in Frankfort near Utica New York who builds balloon rain makers to seed clouds. It describes balloons ten feet wide using oxygen and hydrogen, detonated to trigger rainfall, and outlines plans including Texas trials with a full outdoor laboratory. It traces historic rain making across cultures from Africa to India and laments the rise of real science over quack methods.
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United States
Carl Myers
Frankfort
Utica
N.Y
Professor Myers
Myers
General Dyrenforth
Washington
Earth
Texas
Kansas
Dakota
Arizona
Middle States
South Africa
Catlin
Arabia
Niebuhr
Morocco
India
Three Common Signs and Their Barber Shop Origins
An examination of old signs explains the wooden Indian pawnshop emblem the barber pole and three balls. The piece traces meanings from tobacco signs and three balls to medieval bankers and barber surgeons bleeding practices, noting symbolism in the gilt barber pole basin and staff.
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Meven
St. Nicholas
England
France
St. Louis Republic
To Keep Insects From Trees
A discouraged method of tying wool around a tree is urged as ineffective. A sulfur injection near the ground is advised instead, a delicate job done by a steady hand. Drill a small hole, fill with sulfur, and sap will carry it up the tree, reducing insect settlements. Best done in spring.
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Heaven
St. Louis
Destitution Among Laboring Classes in Germany
A report notes widespread destitution among Germanys laboring classes. It highlights economic hardship, unemployment, and limited access to food and shelter amid postwar strain and rising inflation. The piece underscores social distress and calls for relief measures.
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Germany
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DR. Talmage
Topeka
Kan
Babylon
Cyrus
Bank of England
Chatham Street
Charles Lamb
Samuel
Henry VIII
Moliere
Nat
God
God the Father
God the Son
God the
Holy Ghost
Hell
Divine Cyrus
Woiodd
the Rainmakers
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