Castaways and the Lighthouse of the Gospel Sermon
Reverend Talmage uses nautical imagery to warn seafaring listeners about spiritual drift castaways. He cites false lights on the beach, sudden temptations, and reckless living as causes, urging prayer and a distress signal to seek salvation through Christ.
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Hampton Court
Ardon
Mersey
Caffraria
Wolf Crag
Dan* Ous
Barnegat
Tock
Longships
Hollyhead
Castan
Hess
Margate
Cormun
God
Christ
Heaven
Thessengers
Arctic
Vesta
Absor
Peter
Bethlehem
Famous early American duels and notable challenges
The piece recounts Burr Jef ferson era confrontations and duels involving Aaron Burr, John Adams era disputes, Hamiltons son, DeWitt Clinton and Swartwout, and later Randolph versus Clay. It notes bursts of violence over political feuds, the eerie humor of some encounters, and finally a more cautious tone as connections to early U.S. politics are sketched.
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John B. Church
Aaron Burr
DeWitt Clinton
John Swartwout
Hamilton
Burr
Church
John Adams
Burke
South Carolina
Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Clinton
DeWitt
George
Clintons
Swartwout
Colonel Smith
Riker
Mr. Swartwout
Mary
San Quincy Adams
John Randolph
Henry Clay
Randolph
Clay
Cincinnati
The Shetland Pony Trade in Historic Breeding Markets
A Scottish Aberdeen Free Press summary notes low Shetland pony stocks with mares scarce and prices rising from 12 to 60 dollars. It details pony sizes from 40 to 48 inches, breed distinctions among Fetlar, North Faroe, and Iceland ponies, color, endurance, and concerns about purity and misrepresentation to buyers abroad.
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Aberdeen Free Press
Shetland
Arthur Nicholson
Orkney
Iceland
North
Faroe
America
Gordon Cathcart
Cluny
North Faroe
Brush Making in America Reveals Brush Industry Process
A New York Journal reporter tours a major brush factory to detail how bristles from Russia France and Germany are imported cleaned and sorted. Bristles are washed dried and chemically treated then combined with wood fibre and Mexican grass to form the center and outer rug of large painters brushes.
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New York Journal
Russia
France
Germany
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Emily Crawford
Dr. Nansen
North Pole
Greenland
Pole
Josefh Chamberlain
Endicott
United States
Randolph Churchill
Lady Mandeville
Mrs. Chamberlain
Queen
Paris
Elizabeth Liska
Rutland
Vermont
Baltimore
Hawk’s Mountain
Cavendish
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