Syrup of Figs Promoted as Effective Laxative
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting, prompt remedy for kidneys and bowels, cleansing the system, dispelling colds and fevers, and curing habitual constipation. It claims the preparation uses healthy ingredients, is popular, and available from druggists and dealers in October across cities like San Francisco New York and others.
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Other Sheep Have I Which Are Not of This Fold
A sermon by Dr. Talmage addresses outsiders and churchless readers in New York City. He urges welcoming nonmembers, compares Christian outreach to a father’s orchard, and insists God’s grace is not monopolized by any one fold. He urges personal decision now and argues Christ seeks all who have strayed.
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God Alone Can Save You from Sin and Despair
A preacher urges salvation through God not temperance groups and social schemes, praises God’s mercy for sinners, and rebukes gospel hardness. He calls for wide open doors of grace, notes revival history, and warns of judgment for the unrepentant as believers seek restoration and consecration.
Hypnosis Case Delayed as Student Crippled Arm Recovers
New York Sun reports a Vienna lecture by court councilor Meynert that hypnotist Dr Anton caused a young woman to lose the use of her arms during a demonstration. Her right arm recovered immediately, while the left remained limp, later deemed post hypnotic crippling requiring a fresh hypnotic session for cure.
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Anton
New York Sun
Mystery Traffic Blockade Card Deludes North Stairway Seekers
Passengers in a Grand Street station waiting room watched north stairway users repeatedly approach the office door, only to retreat into the storm. A visible white card reading Manhattan Railway Traffic Blocked No Trains Running fooled a young man who returned via the same stairs.
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Manhattan” Railway
Train Woes and Ticket Seller Fooling Passengers
Passengers in New York grumbled as trains started late, leaving riders who had paid fares waiting. The narrator recalls considering exposing the ticket seller but deciding against it to avoid public embarrassment from fellow passengers.
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New York Tribune
Fireman’s daring ladder ascent and life line safety
A fireman climbs a building story by story using a long ladder and a life line to lower evacuees. He may swing pendulum fashion to avoid flames, then continue to reach those trapped above. This searing display is noted by John Kt Spears in Scribner’s and contrasted with the value of plain businesslike newspaper ads.
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Scribner’s
Castoria Through Generations Spanning A Family
An old chestnut recalls a mother giving Castoria to a sick baby and to a two year old, then to a grown child who clung to it as Miss. The rhyme traces how Castoria remained a constant across generations and households.
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Bogus Cure Ad and Tax Note Hit Reader Letters
A reader notices a fraudulent medical cure claim for consumption promising free bottles in exchange for addresses while noting German policy blocks Russians from work in powder factories. The item also warns of a fake “Blind Tom” performing in southern Kansas.
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