The Choice of a Wife in Talmage's Sermon Series
The Rev. T DeWitt Talmage urges Divine guidance in selecting a life partner, denounces marrying Philistines, and praises steadfast, virtuous women. He cites historical examples, warns against counterfeit femininity, and extols enduring devotion through hardship. He emphasizes the spiritual over mere appearance and reflects on lifelong marriage as a moral choice.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
Samson
Abigail
Deborah
Vashti
Esther
Ruth
Mary
Lord
Christ
Lois
Great Britain
America
Martin Farquhar
Tupper
Timnath
Socrates
Xantippe
Job
Ananias
Sapphira
John Wesley
Late Night Parlor Scene Ends With Departure and Change
In a quiet parlor a couple shares a long night, four hours, and a sighing farewell. He sings Ever of Thee I'm Fondly Dreaming before the patrol wagon is mentioned. He goes home and never returns, replaced by another young man as paternal coal and gas service runs seven nights a week.
Mrs Fogg Reflects on Wisdom and Second Marriage
In a dialogue from the Boston Transcript, Mrs Fogg frets over a missed kettle and laments losing common sense while Mr Fogg questions whether more sense would help, hinting at marriage and past mistakes as a narrator considers cunning remedies.
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Fogg
Mrs. F
Dish Passed To Dumb Waiter Sparks House Haste
A South End woman handed a dish to a new domestic with the note it was for the dumb waiter. The girl searched the house from cellar to attic, returned exhausted, and said no dumb waiter could be found or any talking chicken.
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South End
Boston
Justice and injustice in a Southern parlor
A brief quotation from Yexus Siftings presents a judge scolding a colored servant for missing items around a household. The judge claims theft as the cause and orders resignation, while the servant pleads that his hard work remains valuable and comforting to him.
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Peterby
A Home Thrust
A courtroom aside reveals a late night conversation as Old Bore scolds and a young lady replies to a judge in a domestic drama. The exchange hints at propriety, time, and social restraint in a serialized piece.
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Old Bore
Mistaken Identity of Henry Clay Statue in Richmond
Two African American girls in Capitol Square in Richmond mistake the Henry Clay statue for marble. One says the statue is Clay, the other retorts that it is marble. The Whip notes such mistakes persist across social levels.
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Henry Clay
Capitol Square
Richmond
Clay
Marbal
Tea at the boarding house weakens as Boggs jokes
Boggs asks for more tea at the boarding-house table. Mrs. Fr. bluntly states the tea is exhausted. Boggs quips the tea has been growing weaker since he met it, in The Ram ber.
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Boggs
Fall
Journal of Health
Wm. Hall
Hall
Ely
J.C. OumMsiBap
Arcola, I
SSI
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific Railway
East End Est
Atlantic
Pacific
Rock Island
Joliet
Ottawa
la Salle
Peoria
Geneseo Moline
Illinois
Davenport
Muscatine
Washington
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
West Liberty
Iowa City
Des Moines
Indianola
Winterset
Knoxville
Audubon
Harlan
Guthrie Centre
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Gallatin
Trenton
Cameron
Kansas City
Missouri
Leavenworth and Atchison
Kansas
Albert Lea
Minneapolis
Union
Missouri River
Atchison
St. Paul
Territories
Minnesota
Interior
Dakota
Seneca
Kankakee
Newport News
Richmond
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Minoeapolis
United States
Canada
R. R. Cable
Texas Household Bell Etiquette Allegory
A Texas domestic dispute tale shows a mistress chiding her servant for not answering a ring. The maid apologizes and agrees to report when she fails to hear the bell in the future. The exchange captures local color and everyday authority.
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Texas
Jewelry designs evolve with elaborate flower pins and velvet throat fasteners
The National Jeweler notes new jewelry fashions with two toned gold floral petals, dainty pins for velvet neckwear, and rich pieces like a jeweled five point star. Tiny leaves serpents and lizards appear, blending beauty with risk, while Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral is recommended for throat and lung troubles.
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Ayer
Untitled Public Notice Fragment
Fragmentary OCR text provides unclear sequence of letters and placeholders. No discernible event, names, places, or dates emerge to form a coherent news item or public notice. Additional readable text required for a proper card.
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Hells On Earth
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Lord of
Paradise
Eve
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Ahab
Macbeth
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Bulwer
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Solomon
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Jimmy
Fanny
Newtoun
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la Belle Hamilton
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Heaven
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Rize
Dot Vidder
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Lowell
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Ory
Cleveland
Toledo
Boone Jeo
Philadelphias
Philadelphia
Western
Ise
Nicholas Rubchel
Pomeroy
Cras, Thomas
Herald
Chambersburg
Brown Chemical Co
Baltimore
Radway
Leee
WM. Haldl
Ita Ilil
Eve County
Standard Silverware Co
Mass
A. W. McCormick & Son
J. W. Roberts
Elmira
New York
Pasteur
M. Y. Herald
Pike
Glenn
Wuhen
Tue Voltaic Bett Co
Marshall
Mich
Mamma
Papa Bald
Jacob D. Wyandt
Justus, O
Boston Courier
Boston Bulletin
Hood
All Druge
C. 1
Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Kensington
Farmani
Laree
Psse Illustrated
Cor Higme
Farm and Household
Hartford
Conn
R. Foster
Main Street
Terre Haute
Indiana
Nevrabia
Promption Allenves
Neualgis
Lophoros CO
Wall St
Piso
Oughe
DavaatsTa Ann Tue Charles A
Baltimore, MD
Atero
Csia USA
Chesnuts Street
Louis- Hay-Fever
Draggisis
ELY Brothers
Owego
Ace Taylor
Nee of Taylor
Walter A. Payor
Atlanta
Dunelam Wayne
France
Wayne
Riley West
North-Western Ry
Ivaltehr
U.S
Gee Sonu
J.C. Lighthouse
Rochester
N.Y
H. G. Root
Pearl
N.v. Boyer & CO
Coatesville, Pa
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Stillwar
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Paul
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Chicean
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Smith Mfg. Co
Palatine, Ill
Business College
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Wis
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Jay Bronson
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Baltimore & Ohio
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Sveas Meats
Mtesneick Motel
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Sandusky
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Bellaire
Wheeling
Egsee
Ohio River
C. K. Lord
Gen
Marietta Railroad
Great Lakes
Populr
Miswaukee
Great Northwest
Pennsylvania
Eas
Noda Blartothee
Macksbore
Belle Valley
Pt. Pleasant
Isferville
New Comerstown
Canal Dover
Valley Junction
Cantons
Akron
REVEO
Creston
Wellington Pre
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Wapatiens
Aes
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Sena
Pittsburgh
Bcrene Sig
Land
Pernice
A. T. Wikoff
J. E. Terry
T. C. Clark
Valley Railway
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Independence i Fevongels
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Greentown
New Berlin
Pete Pape
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Canton
Isaac Reynolds
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Sanford
Duane Street
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