Pilgrim Lore of Jerusalem's Holy Places Across Faiths
A historical overview of Jerusalem and Palestine tracing legends and sacred sites across Christian Jewish and Muslim traditions. It notes pilgrim routes from Jaffa to rail stations, holy sites like the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Dome of the Rock, and Biblical legends, with references to Crusades and orders such as the Knights Templar and Hospitallers.
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Palex
Jerusalem
J. F. Scheltema
Jaffa
Holy Land
Ssaron
Rephaim
Akir
Sar't
Ekron
Zorah
Samson
Semyon
David
Joshus
Judas Acabeus
Saladin
Richard
Palestine
al-Khadr
Euxine
Aegean
Ponce de Leon
The
Jordan
Holy
Gabriel
Abighat
Isaac
Jacob
Fleaiag
Bir az-Zaybag
Bethlehem
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Helena
Basilica
Harun-al-Rashid
Charlemagne
Hakla Bi amr’Allah
William of
Tyre
William
Pottou
Guyenne
St. James of Compostella
Hada
Spaata
Ayec
Louie
Hose
Aquitaine
England
France
Godfrey of
Bouillon
Baldwin
John
Brother John
Abraham
Mecca
Solomon
God
Judah
Benjamin
Tudelan
Melchizedek
Jami’ al-Aqsa
House of Prayer
Aleppo
Nuraddin
Muhammeddin
Europe
Argenteuil
Mall al-Kamil
Frederick II
Knpights Templars
Jacques du Molay
Philip the Fair
Clement V
Knights Hogphuers
Brothers of St. John
Gerald of
Amalfi
Hospital of St. John
Order of the Knights of
Rhodes
Matta
Etaples
Boulogne
Montreuil
A Gasoline Romance in a Rural Drive
In a 1920 tale, Elsie Goodhart, rushing a dress to town, accepts a lift from Billy Edwards in a high cab truck. Their growing closeness blossoms amid rain and road adventures, culminating when Billy reveals he is the company’s general manager and declares his love for Elsie.
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McClure Newapaner Bynilenta
Hisse
Elsie
Donbin
Concord
Hisle
Alsie
Erin
Eisie
Dobbin
Shapsuon & Co
Bogg’s Corners
Jehi
Edwards
Rlsie Goodhart
Gondlby
Tanker's
Billy Dwards
Billy
Ste
Rly
Elsie Saughell
Ruby
Eisle
Niste
Buly
Gilly
Billy Edwards
Billy Cold
Wiste
Billy Ra
Tilsie
Ote
Curious Finny Tribe Fish Growls And Breaths Air
A bizarre South American African and Australian fish that barks like a cat and snakes like a snake, lung fish survive long droughts by breathing air. They are linked to reptiles as ancient ancestors, with limited enemies besides man. Indigenous peoples prize their rich salmon flesh, caught with spears. The African lung fish grows from eighteen inches in the wild to over two feet in aquariums, weighing six pounds or more when kept year round.
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South America
Africa
Australia
Jumbled Tongues and Misspellings Highlight Translator Quirks
A correspondent named J. B. M. provides humorous mistranslations of French phrases. Examples include Chetuin de fer as a fur shirt and Cave canem as beware lest I sing, with notes on pronunciation and oddities in translation.
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Chetuin de
Iostou 'Tranrerlor
Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
A period advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims sworn statements and testimonials prove its efficacy and offers a sample by mail with ten cent postage and future bottle purchases at drug stores.
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Dr. Wilmer & Co
Binghinton
N. Y
Not 3 Question of Hours
A humorously late railway story shows a passenger confusing a timetable with a calendar after a nine hour delay. The exchange highlights the line’s slow service and traveler fatigue in a lighthearted, period tone.
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London
Diamond Dyes Offer Simple Home Color Method
An advertisement proclaims Diamond Dyes are easy enough for women to use on all fabrics including wool silk linen and cotton to create rich fadeless colors. It invites readers to ask a druggist for the Diamond Dyes Color Card. A misfit excerpt about domestic compromises ends the clipping.
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Adv
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claim Language
Ad claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh and death from catarrh while not curing other diseases. It states the medicine is taken as a liquid and acts through the blood to mucous surfaces, reducing inflammation and restoring normal conditions. Provided by J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio.
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Ball
Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Imposing Structure At Aide Entrance School Of Expression
Quotations portray a scene outside an aide entrance where a stout woman argues with an ice man about weight. The head of the school, who has never studied elocution, comments that with short weight the cook can express more in a few minutes. Birmingham Age-Herald report.
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Elocueti
Birmingham Age-Herald
Cuticura Talcum Powder Ad promotes trio products
An old advertisement extols Cuticura talcum powder as a scented, economical powder for face skin baby and dusting use. It mentions the Cuticura trio soap ointment and talcum and notes other perfumes as superfluous.
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Ady
Safe Speechmaking Sparks Political Gag in Senate Chat
Senator Sorghum jokes about a speechmaking system that relies on preamble and constant name dropping to stir audience cheering. The quip critiques staged introductions and manufactured enthusiasm in public addresses.
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Sorghum
Cole's Carbolisnive Heals Burns and Pain Quickly
An old advertisement claims Cole's Carbolisnive instantly stops burn pain and promotes healing without acars and fc. It directs readers to ask a druggist or gentee at The J. W. Cole Co. in Rockford Illinois for a package Ady.
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Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford
Frist ON Refinery Development in France
France advances its oil industry with early refinery efforts traced to Pechelbronn. The site reportedly hosted a continuous refinery for about 180 years after initial attempts began four centuries ago, marking a long historical arc in petroleum processing.
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France
Pechelbronn
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Bere
Miriam
Paradise
Owar
Tama
Henry
Atong Uivety
Boston
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