Christ the Healer and the Physician in Faith
The piece frames Jesus as the Good Physician healing body and soul, contrasting divine power with ancient medical crudity. It argues Christ's ministry foretold medical missions, honors Christian doctors, and credits science and invention with extending life, cleansing plagues, and enabling grand projects like the Panama Canal.
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Christ
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Palestine
Luke
Panama Canal
Handicraft for a Pushmobile and Games of Jack Sticks
Instructions for building a homemade pushmobile using 2 by 2 or 2 by 4 side rails with boxes as the main body. Details cover mounting wheels, axles, a steering wheel from a sewing machine or wagon wheel, and a rope-tie mechanism. Also describes jack-sticks and ring-toss games with improvised materials like brooms, pans, and beans, plus construction steps for the beanbag rings.
Vision of Christ and living for humanity
A fragment urges men to follow Jesus by living for humanity as Jesus did, stressing that true Christian duty comes from practical deeds rather than mere belief.
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Christ
Getting Rid of Inventor at General Miles Office
A wild eyed inventor visits General Miles with a bulletproof army coat claiming government adoption. Miles orders testing and immediately recalls a guard to load a rifle. The inventor nervously withdraws before the plan proceeds.
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Miles
Jones
Cuticura Emollients Promote Skin and Hair Care
Advertisement notes face bathing with Cuticura Ointment for red rough itching and pimply skin. Claims superior emollients for skin scalp hair and hands. Free samples by mail with booklet. Address postcard Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Bird Diets in California and Bluebirds Compared
The robin's complaints focus on its fondness for cherries strawberries blackberries raspberries pears peaches prunes grapes and olives in California. Bluebirds eat cultivated fruit mainly cherries raspberries and blackberries and their fruit diet is limited to late fall through early spring when their preferred insects are scarce.
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California
Social gossip prompts a society column flash
A passerby editor notes the lively chatter about Mrs Wombat and guests Mrs Piffle Mrs Flubdub and Mrs Spandso in a salon. The brief exchanges suggest interest in social activities and prompt a forthcoming society column.
It Made a Difference
A roadside joke turns on distance and direction as a motorist asks a farmer how far to the next town. The farmer replies with crow flight distance, while the motorist notes the crow rides with him today in a playful rural quip.
Barber Question on Hair Parting Prompt
A barber finishes a session asks how to part hair. The customer replies by instructing to part with a comb.
Before the War There Were 5,000 German Waiters in London
The passage notes a prewar figure of five thousand German waiters and barbers employed in London, highlighting the diverse workforce present before hostilities began.
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London
Stability of the United States and global shifts in governance
The text notes the 1789 adoption of the U S Constitution and the start of the French Revolution that year. It argues Europe has been remade since 1789 while England Russia Denmark and Spain show governance changes, yet the United States remains notably stable amid large shifts.
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United States
United States of America
Europe
England
Russia
Denmark
Spain
Absolute Swindle in Gallery Catalogue Prices Missing
Mr. Moss denounces the art gallery catalogue for omitting prices. Mrs. Moss asks if there is any intention to buy. Mr. Moss insists prices are essential to appreciating pictures, arguing a lack of figures hinders understanding.
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Moss
The
Art Gallery
Why In the Movies The Man at Home Lighting a Cigar
A dialogue riffs that the next image in a movie sequence is a man writing a check after a home scene with his wife and a cigar. The joke plays on predictable visual storytelling cues.
Love at first sight and long courtship in Tromsoe
A playful column notes romance and a plan to extend telephone lines to Tromsoe Norway 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle. It jokes that love germs affect only those who act foolishly and recalls a four year search for a husband.
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Tromsoe
Norway
Arctic Circle
Louisville Attorney’s Cousin Sparks Theater Gossip
A Louisville attorney and a railroad man dining out noticed a flashy, red faced man in a theater box. The railroad man asked about the stranger, who resembled a drunken burglar, only to learn the man was the attorney’s cousin. The moment turned to laughter as the railroad man admitted his blunt misread.
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Louisville
Plea Echoes for Mercy in Squire Peavy Court
A suspected wanderer responds to Squire Peavy with wary humor asking for mercy and justice. The exchange reveals tension between authority and a colored citizen facing judgment. The spoken dialect underscores the era's social dynamics.
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Cuddyhump
Squire Peavy
Nemmine
Mexico Bridge of Mahogany Worth Almost Two Million
A 150 foot bridge in Mexico built entirely of mahogany is valued at nearly 2 million dollars at current wood prices. Men seeking wealth pursue risky paths on the road to fortune.
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Mexico
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