December Christ in a World of Starry Wonder
The sermon frames the Nativity as marked by a guiding star and a December birth. It argues the star symbolizes hope and divine power, cites the wise men from the East, and connects the scene to universal dominion, mercy for animals, and the gifts of gold frankincense and myrrh as emblematic of worldly wealth, worship, and suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooxtury
N. Y
Dr. Talmage
Christ
Bethlehem
House of Chimhaiy
Sisera
University of Iowa
British Museum
Kirk White
Jesus
God
Isaac Newton
Kepler
Herschel
Columbus
Heaven
Smith
East
Casper
Balthazar
Melchior
Johnathan Edwards
John Milton
Blackstone
America
Daniel Webster
Olt
Washington
Valley Forge
Pilgrim Fathers
Plymouth Rock
Omaha
New York
Eternal Victory
George Peabodys
Abbot Lawrences
James Lenoxes
Bank of England
Bourse of
France
United States Treasury
Joseph
Mary
Egypt
Abyssinia
Penda Sethlehem
The Biter Bitten Joke Recounts A Harvard Error
Harvard Medical School student cooks prank on Miss Annie Copeland of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. He fakes a fracture of a wooden leg and maintains a cure while charging twenty five dollars. The ruse ends when a constable retrieves the fee. Joshua Herald reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Medical School
Annie Copeland
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Miss Copeland
Esculapius
Joshua Herald
Potato History Reveals Drake and Andean Origins
A London conference on the potato tercentenary sketches its introduction to England by Sir Francis Drake in 1585 and traces the tuber to the Cordilleras of the Andes where the Inca and Musca civilizations cultivated it for centuries. The Cordilleras likely housed its wild progenitors across Peru and Chile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mitchell
England
Sir Francis Drake
Drake
South America
Raleigh
Cordilleras
Andes
Quito
Peru
Chile
Bogota
Colombia
Hostess and Guest A Guide to Polite Reciprocity
A Detroit Tribune piece discusses reciprocal duties between hostess and guest. It argues neither should feel obliged, favors balance attention with freedom, and outlines practical steps for planning visits while respecting household rhythm and guest comfort. It notes the American context differs from English customs and stresses mutual respect and independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thessa
Detroit Tribune
Mexican Girls In The Window Of An Opposite House
A Mexico correlative describes aristocratic women in windows with blank stares and idle hands, watching sunlit streets while songbirds in iron bars sing to their confinement. The scene shifts when a serenade breaks the monotony and a smile hints at hidden feeling.
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Nadida
Antonio
Francisco
Mexico
Pittsburgh
Ranwee
Harter
Bret
When a man calls you a liar, what is honor worth
Selection of short quotes from newspapers. A Detroit Free Press exchange ponders honor versus force in a humorous exchange about weighing and principles. A Chicago Mail item notes a watch found in a bale linked to a New England factory and Wisconsin shop. Other brief mentions include brass bands, Lt Jacobs Oil, and female dancers in ballet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
New England
Wisconsin
Chicago Mail
Aufus InGalis
Jacobs
Cambridge Chronicle
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
C. W. Eaton
Thurston, N. Y
A Wonderful Freak of Nature Displayed by Public Exhibitions
An 19th century notice advertises Dr. R. V. Pierce of Buffalo and his Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for blood taints poisons and humors including scrofula pimples blotches eruptions swellings tumors and ulcers. Promoted through druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Deceptive cures and cosmetic myths discussed
The article critiques bait-and-catch medical offers and cosmetic frauds. It cites Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy as a profitable trap for patients and warns against cosmetic products like white lead and arsenic. It endorses Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic as a safer alternative for vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Harter
Health cures and quick remedies advertised in old ads
An assortment of 19th century ads tout various tonics and patent medicines. Pierce's Favorite Prescription claims female weakness relief, Brown's Broxelian Trochees promise immediate aid, Hale's Honey of Horehound for coughs, Pike's Toothache Drops fast relief, and Isaac Thompson's Eye Water for sore eyes. Witty quips and vendor notes accompany claims.
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Railroap
Saul Ierald
Een Ge Eee Tar
Hale
Pike
Trains Run Daily Between Major East North Routes
Trains operate daily except Sunday with sleeping cars on through trains linking Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Chicago Pittsburgh Wheeling Columbus Cincinnati St Louis. From St Clairsville departures to Wheeling at 6: fifty to 11:45 and 3:55 p.m. daily except Sunday. Return from Wheeling to St Clairsville at 8:00 a.m. 1:15 p.m. and 5:25 p.m. official notices by K K Lord and W E Reppert.
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New York
Ohio
Cleveland
Minnesota
Ohio Dairy
Cincinnati
Toledo
Pittsburgh Beeves
Wyssco
Chicaco
Rock Island
Pagieica
Chicago
Joliet
Ottawa
la Salle
Peoria
Geneseo
Moline
Illinois
Davenport
Muscan Tine
Washington
Creat Rock Island
Tissouri River
St. Joseph
Atchison
Kansas City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Iowa
Dakota
Watertown
Seneca
Kankakee
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Council Bluffs
Leavenworth
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
Columbus
St. Louis
St. Clairsville
C. K. Lord
W.E. Reppert
New Comerstown
Fullman Palace
Central Standard Time
W. H. Kipp
James McCrea
BE. A. Ford
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T de Witt Talmage
D.D
Baptist Weekly
Boston Transcript
Sage
Mr. Picayune
Ams
Cockle
N. Crittenton
Rochester
Donnelson
United States
C. R. Parsons
Rural Home CO
N.Y
Rouen
St Paul Herald
Boston Post
Wisa
Gazelle
Isaac Thompson
A. Pillsbury
Many Cameron
Findlay St
Brown
Genuine
Brown Chemical
BAT Tine
Hood
H. Stratton
Westfield
E.G. Stratton
Swampscott
C.J. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Our Little Ones
Russell Publishing Co
Bromfield St
Boston
Tansill
Winter & Cushing, Druggists
Princeton
A. Bradbury
Waterman
W. Tansile &O
Brewster Safety Rein Holder CO
Holly, Miche
Institute
Canada
Zero Driving Muff Co
West 7Th Street
Llwater
Bear Lake
aNatervill
Ibert le
Mawison
St.Louis
Leaven Ams
Europe
Benson
Benson's
Seablry & Johnson
Cream Balin
Ely
Fly's Cream Bru
Hayfever
Georgie S. Judson
Ee Trartford
Circularn
ELY Brothers
Owego
Radway
BR. Radway & 60
H. Y
Padway
Padway’s Sarsamerittian Resolvent and
Tis. Modchen'a Fiie
Mason & Hamlin Organ and Piano CO
E. T. Hazeltine
Warren, Pa
Hom
Business Colleau
Dudeo FY
R. R. Cable
M’g'r
Swayne
Swayne’ S .Piels
ONDGA
Holiday Flush
Beethoven
Lebert
Von
Mendelssohn
Chopin
Strauss
Ritter
Wagner
King Winter
Oliver Ditson & CO
C. IL
Divson & Co
Broadway
Havana Cigar Co
Fourth Avenue
N. 1
F. Wilson
Wilson Bros
Easton
J. A. Sherman
Rosa Sonheur
M. W. Dunham
Wayne, DuPage Co
Baltimore & Ohio
R. R
Bellaire
P.M
Cambridge
Zanesville
Newark
Mt. Vernon
Senor
A.M
Mansfield Swee
Shelby June
Eere
Monroeville
Sandusky Tee Ownecesses
A.M. Plm
A.M. A.M
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Chicago Rd
Sandusky
P. M
A. M
Sl M
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Sever Eeee
Etonleces
Monrceville
Shelby Janet
Mansfield Mt. Vernon
Cambridge Wee
Barnesville
Bellaire Atten
Wheelin
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Ohio River
Great Lakes
Milwaukee
Great Northwest
Pennsylvania
Marietta
Macksburg
Caldwell
Belle Valley
Pi. Pleasant
Byesville
Cambge
Kimbolton
Comerstown
Arri Canal
Dover
Canton
Akpon
Orville
Creston
Wellington
Norwalk
Tubam
Gong South
Akron
Valley Junction
Canal Dover
Pt. Pleasant
Belle Valley Caldwell
Mack
A. T. Wlikoff
F.G. Jewett
T. C. Clark
Valley
Cleveland, Akron, Canton & Marietta
Independence
Everett
Uniontown
Greentown
New Berlin Lake Park
Ft.w. &C
Lake Park
New Berlin
Cleveland and Valley
Isaac Reynolds
Gen
James Mellen
R. A. Curran
Trav
Ecth & Bro
New Oxford
Penn
Grannan
Ross & Co
Standard
Silverw. i CO
C.J. Weatherby
Farris
S. W. Ind
Alex. Leslie
Washington, Ind. A.N. K.—C
Dial Li
P.C. & St. L. Ry. Depot
New Comnerstown
Columbus Accom West
Rn Express
Limited Express
Philadelphia Express
Eastern Express
Dennison
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