Faithful Daniel and the furnace vision in Nebuchadnezzar
The narrative describes Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego surviving Nebuchadnezzar's fiery furnace after refusing to worship an idol. The king witnesses a fourth figure with them and proclaims the Hebrew God delivers, praising Jehovah as supreme and declaring punishment for mockers of this God.
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Shadrach
Meshach
Abednego
Daniel
Nebuchadnezzar
Babylon
Bel
Jehovah-God
Heaven
Earth
Israel
Faith and courage amid fiery trials in Daniel's tale
A sermonette discusses fidelity to God over fear of earthly powers. It cites Daniel's companions facing Nebuchadnezzar's furnace, declaring that true servants stand for rightly following divine law, even under threat, and that God grants deliverance or fortitude in adversity.
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Nebuchadnezzar
France SPCA acts after brutal cliff plunge scene
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals prosecutes a cinematograph company over an act in The Lover's Revenge in which a carriage drawn by a horse is driven off a cliff near Boulogne. The horse, tethered and blind, was pushed to obtain the dramatic shot.
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France
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Cinematograph Company
Boulogne
Bowl ing Green: New York's oldest public park
New York City houses its oldest public park at 250 years old Bowl ing Green. Once the playground of the first Dutch settlers the site reflects colonial history and city growth.
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New York’s Oldest Park
New York City
Bowling Green
Prosperity Talk Turns Sour Between Two Merchants
After a friendly chat one proprietor fears a surge of customers may flood his shop. A bold remark by his visitor about future prosperity hints at a coming boom. The caller storms out, leaving the host puzzled by the exchange.
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Prosperity
Four years after severe rheumatism recovery with Cuticura
Mrs Lavina J Henderson of Stamford Connecticut recounts a long illness with inflammatory rheumatism marked by peeling skin fever and hair loss. She credits Cuticura products with clearing her complexion healing bed sores and restoring hair after several applications and uses a date in March 1907.
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Lavina J. Henderson
Broad St
Stamford, Conn
Bessie Seeks Word For School Readings
At table one noon Bessie asks for the correct term for a school reading. Family banters about essay, oration, valedictory, and finally Bessie declares it is an imposition.
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Bessie
Starch Advances Highlight Defiance Brand Strength
The latest starch discovery Defiance Starch omits injurious chemicals and adds a new ingredient that enhances strength and smoothness beyond rival brands. This marks a continued improvement over the original starches released 25 years ago.
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Branda
Hoodooed beggar earns alms from skeptical crowd
A poor man pleads for alms and is accused of fraud by an inquisitive passerby. After a few questions the skeptic warns others not to help. The beggar insists he is unlucky and jokes that grabbing time by the forelock might fix things, prompting the group to contribute.
Distemper Cure touted for horses and dogs by Spohn’s
The ad promotes SPOHN'S DISTEMPER SURE claiming to cure distemper in all forms for horses and dogs and notes over 500,000 bottles sold last year. Priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar, the manufacturers in Goshen Indiana seek druggists and agents. It ends with a humorous remark about friends and hired nurses during illness.
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Spohn
Agenta
Spohn Medical Co
Goshen, Ind
Red Cross Ball Blue and Household Remedies Ad
A vintage ad references Red Cross Ball Blue urging use in homes with a 2 oz package priced at five cents. It promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and other ailments, Allen's Foot Ease for foot discomfort, and notes that one in six people are left handed.
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RED Cross
Cure for Cough Mixture Promoted by The Leach Co
A remedy blends two ounces glycerine half ounce Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure and a half pint of straight whisky. Shake and take a teaspoonful every four hours. The genuine pine oil compound is claimed to be made only by The Leach Chemical Co Cincinnati Ohio and sold in sealed half-ounce vials.
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Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
High Winds Report in Amerika Claim Safe Blown Open
Giles notes extreme winds in Amerika as Brown agrees. They reference a newspaper item in the London Mail about a safe being blown open there.
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Giles
Amerika
Brown
London Mail
Obscene Cohorts and Oddities from a Pottsville Roadside
A collage of antiquated anecdotes and oddities appears, featuring a judge admonishing Abe for neglecting his family, a satirical ritual by the Order of Hoot Owls, a missing man named Joyner found drifting west, and a consumer note praising Defiance Starch for better laundry results.
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Order of Hoot Owls
Joyner
Pottsville
Scrabble Town
Church Visit Delayed By Counterfeit Cook’s Attire
A humorous exchange unfolds as a sudden panic delays church plans. A startling remark reveals the cook is wearing a garment identical to the speaker’s, prompting disbelief and confusion among the participants.
Hungary Governed by Its Diet, Child Says
A witty exchange where a child claims Hungary is the most human-like nation because it is governed by its Diet. The father asks for the reasoning, prompting the humorous remark about the country’s diet as a government body.
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Hungary
The Color Line Again and a Virginia Negro’s Praise
A Virginia negro visits with a baby and pronounces a white child named Marie Garrett as the prettiest he has seen. The anecdote highlights racial beauty standards and prompts astonishment among onlookers.
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Tim
Marie Garrett
Chile
Lippincott
Island of Ferdinand de Noronha Barred to Women
A quoted exchange in the paper notes that women are barred from Ferdinand de Noronha, a Brazilian island, with remarks about men restricting privileges and the island being used for convicts.
BromO qe Mine Cure A Cold In One Day
A fragmented notice describes a product claim for a cure named Bromo qe Mine. It mentions laxative agents and a supposed world over to cure a cold in one day with no clear regulatory details.
All Up-to-Date Housekeepers Ad Warns of Ball Blue Use
A dated ad touts Red Cross Ball Blue for clean pleasant clothes, claiming it keeps garments fresh as new. The copy then pivots to a social jab noting women are nearly as absurd as men and reads like a quirky product and gender remark juxtaposition from an old newspaper page.
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PTE OT DI
Guarent
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National Eistorial Association
Iawa
Canada
ILWAY
Yahoo
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