Syrup of Figs Promises Quick Relief and Popular Use
A vintage advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as the fifth remedy of its kind, pleasing to the taste and easy on the stomach. It claims rapid action and broad benefits for liver and bowels, noting bottles at 50 cents and one dollar and urging customers to seek authentic product from leading druggists.
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Scott & Sowne
N.ve
Carter
Aileick
Carter Medicine CO
New York
Simmons Liver
Simmons
United States
The Crystal Cannot Equal It The Sermon of Dr. Tal Poss.
Dr. Tal Megons preaches at Brooklyn Academy of Music arguing that religion surpasses crystals in exactness transparency and transformation. He cites Job and Bible imagery to claim faith yields divine order, pellucid providence, and eternal jewels over earthly gems.
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Cornish Mine
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Gorn
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Borodino
John Thomas
F. W. Robertson
Job
Alexander Severus
Herculaneum
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Paul
Ezekiel
Jobin
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Charity
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Thames
Hudson
Rhine
Mediterraneans
Atlantics
Pacifics
Transforming choice between crystallization and sin
A preacher urges repentance urging transformation over sin in the heart. He warns that clinging to sin leads to a fiery boat toward darkness and death, while choosing salvation brings light, heaven, and crystallization of purity. He frames the moment as a decisive clash between salvation and destruction.
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Christ
Carthage
Heaven
Sin
Hell
The Nganga Nkisi and the African Fetish Tradition
E J Glave describes the Nganga Nkisi as the authority on unseen matters. The fetish man acts as exorcist and ritual leader, identifying culprits for misfortunes and disasters and guiding communal punishment. He portrays this belief as Africa’s only substitute for religion, though rites vary by tribe and district.
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Congo
Nganga Nkisi
E. J. Glave
Punctuality Jokes From Ledger and Puck
A collection of humorous lines on punctuality and time. Quaker ladies and Washington anecdotes highlight sharp wit about delays. Napoleon quips about “bunt time” and a joke about a rose from a saleslady closes the brief.
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Washington
Napoleon
New York Ledger
Odds and Ends From Lewiston Journal Scribbles
A collage of brief items notes diverse topics from London area size comparisons to newsy vignettes. References include a Camden murder witness, scholarly readability of voters, electric rail plans Vienna to Pesth, and a Lewiston youth romance ending with a spicy knot tied to a sleigh ride.
Remarkable Easter Hen Sits Egg Record in Cecil County
William D Summers of this city owns a Brahma hen famed for laying a large Easter egg. The egg measures 73 inches long and 6/5 inches wide, a curious record cited by the Philadelphia Press. Also a light hearted dialogue from Munsey's Weekly notes adult worries over babysitting and job fears with a Norse contingency.
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William D. Summers
Cecil County
Philadelphia Press
Sneezing Farmer Hires Man. Odd Practical Joke Noted
An Ohio farmer named Little sneezes uncontrollably until his hired man squeezes his nose and ends the fit. The prank sparks a lighthearted grievance, with the farmer joking about revenge in spring. A separate cartoon gag mocks dialect and Anglo influence.
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Farmer Little
Ohio
Detroit Free Press
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