Herzog lamp burns cleaner oil with eighty candles
A New York invention named Herzog converts oil into hydrogen gas for a mantle lamp, delivering eighty candle power with no odor or smoke. The Union Light Co. has rights to sell and introduce the burner, claiming safety and long wick life with no carbonizing of the mantle. It is pitched for township sales and local representatives.
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New York
Union Light Co
New York City
Herzog
Aid
The Genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Declared
The California Fig Syrup Co markets Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, noting its exceptional equipment and chemists’ science. Only the genuine product, with the full company name on the front, delivers its claimed benefits.
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California Fig Syrup Co
California
The
The Lure of Beauty Judith Getteth the Great General in Her Power
An excerpt adapts Judith from apocryphal texts, tracing dating debates and the heroism of Judith who vows deliverance for her people. It recounts her ruse at the Assyrian camp, Holofernes’s drunken feast, and her prayer before beheading him, then fleeing with the head.
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Holdlernes
Bagoas
Haldiernes
Judith
Hoelofernes
Jerusalem
Israel
Beth- Ulla
Roach Arc A Sermonetee
A sermonette warns that Assyrian general Holo fernes succumbs to beauty and base passion. It argues true chastity comes from heart purity, cites Jesus and James, and warns that corrupt thoughts lead to ruin within home and nation. Keep thy heart with all diligence.
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Holofernes
Judith
Jesus
James
Judith’s perilous night in Assyrian camp tests faith
Judith, guided by the God of Israel, prays in the Assyrian camp as she risks leaving the guards to reach Holofernes. She seeks divine help to complete a dangerous mission two nights into her covert nocturnal treks toward the enemy lair.
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Bethulia
Nabucho Doneser
Sherlock Holmes and The Daily Rattlesnake Policy
An assortment of vintage tidbits features Sherlock Holmes alongside The Daily Rattlesnake editor Arizona Al. The column includes a quip about truth telling in journalism and a note on public health advocate Homer Folks urging tuberculosis isolation and hospital beds.
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Daily
Rattlesnake
Homer Folks
New York
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
United States
Postum Helps A Public School Superintendent’s Mother Improve Health
A southern state public schools superintendent recalls his mother’s long coffee problems and heart trouble. After trying Postum, the family discontinued coffee, and the mother’s health improved with fewer headaches and stomach issues. He notes his mother’s return to vigor, while other family members also benefited. Read The Road to Wellville in prose, There’s a Reason.
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Postum
Wellville
Iver
Precocious Child Talk Sparks Daddy Question
A playful exchange shows a small girl challenging a father about why babies talk not yet. The father explains infants lack speech, while the girl cites Job and a Bible line as counterexamples. The fragment also lists medical quackery and old products alongside misprints and odd phrases typical of period filler.
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Job
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