Notable 1902 Bourke peerage lines and odd ads mix
A fragment from a 1902 Bourke peerage listing mentions the Gables and Admiral Schley's family ties to aristocracy, then shifts to assorted ads and medical claims. Items include Allen's Foot-Ease, Dr King’s Nerve Restorer, shipping labor in Australia, and various patent medicines with testimonials.
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Bourke
Schley
Earl of Wharncliff
Price
Magruder
Marlborough
Abinger
H. T. Stockton
Matthew Onslow
Rodney
Hugh Owen
Sedley
Allen
Apowder
Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
He Paid His Fare Sermon by Rev Chapman in New York
The Rev Br J Wilbur Chapman presents a preached sermon titled He Paid His Fare using the Jonah tale to warn against sin and delay. He argues that every sin costs, that defying God invites storms, and that conscious choice governs fate. examples include a man fleeing Nineveh and a face of warning from history.
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New York City
Br. J. Wilbur Chapman
Jonah
Joppa
Tarshish
Nineveh
Mediterranean Sea
Philadelphia
Detroit
Mae
Cheerful Living as a Daily Light for All
A Congregationalist reflection urges steady cheerful living as the true daily invitation of Christ. It argues happiness in easy days is simple, but triumphs in sorrow prove faith, likening cheerful conduct to a lamp guiding others through darkness toward home and peace.
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Christ
The Master Returns and Repairs the Dusty Harp
A castle tale speaks of a curious instrument once forgotten on a wall. A stranger restores its dusty strings and awakened chords, revealing the master within. A commentator notes every human heart harbors a harp, broken yet responsive to Christ’s touch. When the heart sings, one is ready for the day.
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Christ
Iim
Liking What You Have For Contentment
The Angelus article urges peace with one’s surroundings, arguing contentment prevents laziness yet supports noble striving. It contrasts fretful discontent with constructive discontent that seeks growth for better service and recommends liking what you have when what you want is impossible.
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Angelus
Six Tables in One Harvard Revolving Study Table
A new six‑in‑one revolving study table designed for the Harvard astronomical observatory blends six compact desks with integrated bookcases. Crafted by Prof. Pickering and W. P. Gerrish, the unit spins, centers a movable library, and holds dedicated sections for correspondence photometry spectroscopic records and observatory publications.
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Harvard Astronomical Observatory
Pickering
W. P. Gerrish
Observatory
New York Times
Romantic ticket-of-leave man charged in Torquay magistrates
Ambrose Winterton a ticket of leave man faced Torquay magistrates for failing to report to the police. He told a romantic tale of wanting to bury his past and lead a better life. After imprisonment and a license to France he returned to England married a woman of means and hid his past. His wife’s suspicions led to confession and a month in prison.
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Ambrose Winterton
Torquay
France
England
London News
G i v e s A w a y N i c k e l s
A shopkeeper uses a novel method to draw customers by mailing a blank envelope with the note The five cents is inside. Inside is a 1902 nickel, tucked in a pamphlet explaining the scheme as payment for the time readers spend. The method’s success remains unsettled according to the New York Sun.
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New York Sun
The Boy and the Egg
A boarding house boy at breakfast hurries to claim the last egg. He asks if the egg is occupied, using grand words, and the other boarder replies he may have it if unoccupied, delivering a humorous exchange from the New York Sun.
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New York Sun
Peruna claims female weakness relief from Mrs Milner and others
Readers report relief from female weakness and chronic headaches after using Peruna. Mrs Esther M Milner of DeGraff Ohio says four bottles cured her and she praises the medicine to friends. Miss Mamie Groth of Platteville Wisconsin credits Peruna with ending years of backache and headaches after physician approval. Dr R B Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium offers free advice to women and invites symptom descriptions for guidance.
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Esther M. Milner
DeGraff
Ohio
E. M. Milner
Mamie Groth
Platteville
Wis
B. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Verona
Hartman
Columbus. O
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Southern Railway
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A. Geres
Atlanta
Sussex
Swindon
Albert Bureh
Toledo
Hall
N. W. Saurer
Ocean Grove
N. J
Ayer
W. D. Quinn
Marseilles
Ill
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Mags
Buckingham
R P Hell&Co
Nashua
Colless
Potomac River
Prila
G M. Smithdeal
Richmond
V. Mory & Henry College
BR. G. Waterhouse
Emory
Martha Washington College
W.M Dyer
Abingdon
Aro Dider
South
Atlanta College OF Pharmacy
U. S
Geo, F. Payne
Whitehall
Atlanta, Ga
NEW Pension Laws
Nathan Bickford
St. Aypry
Washington, D. C
Hamlin
Wizard Oil
Thompson
Satan
Von
New York
Western College
Rebecca Goddard
Fetkiol
Mrs
Esther
Milner
F. Newarry & Sons
Charte
London
E.C. Porter Druc and Cogmicat
Coxrovarine Sole Deops
Tal Worcester
Royal Worcester
Worcester, Mass
Mooney
Franklin, Tenn
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Magnificer
W. B
Southern Dental College
W. Foster
Dean
Inman
Boater
J. Hamilton Ayers
A. M
Book Publishing House
Leonard Street
U.S. AL
Candy Cathartic
Re. Boe
H. F. Lewis & Co., Limited
Baronne
New Orleans
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