Sermon on Home Life by Rev Dr Talmage
Rev Dr Talmage preaches on Mary and Martha from Luke ten forty, praising housekeepers while noting the trials of managing a household. He honors women’s roles, compares domestic to heavenly labor, and cites Florence Nightingale and others, urging devotion to family life.
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Dr. Talmage
Mary
Martha
Christ
Bethany
Jesus
Stock Exchange
Chalons
Austerlitz
Gettysburg
Waterloo
Napoleon presents Ney with watch linked to victory
The army museum in Paris has acquired a historic timepiece once given by Napoleon to Marshal Ney. It is claimed that on the morning of Austerlitz Napoleon asked Ney for the time and Ney replied using the watch, stating that by the emperor’s watch it was the hour of victory.
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Napoleon
Marshal Ney
Army Museum
Paris
Austerlitz
Ney
Farmers Handy Feed Cooker Sells At Low Price
The Farmers Handy Feed Cooker or sacks are advertised at 12.50 for 50 gallons capacity. It claims to save at least one third of food when cooking feed for poultry and stock in winter, improve hog health, reduce hog cholera risk, and keep hens laying through winter. The cooker is said to pay for itself in a week and is offered by Empire Manufacturing Co on 613 H St Quincy, Ml with a full catalogue.
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Martha
Jesus Christ
Garret
Deborah
Hannah
Abigail
Lois
Elizabeth Fay
Hannah More
Jesus
Christ
George Herbert
Zarephath
Heaven
Farmer's
Gastro
Empire Manufacturing Co
H St
Quincy
Afternoon Tea Crush Sparks Gentlemen Plea
At an afternoon tea a crowded room threatened a dire fate for the men until an quick-witted woman reminded the crowd that there were gentlemen present, a remark that saved the men from harm in a vivid social anecdote from the Philadelphia North American.
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Philadelphia
Grain-O Coffee Substitute Promises Gentle Stomach Benefit
An advertisement touts Grain-O a coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims nationwide availability in stores, gentle digestion for delicate stomachs, similar taste to coffee, low cost, and suitability for children. Pack prices listed at 15 and 25 cents.
Cholly and the clothes war of words in news chatter
A playful strip style item asks what a son should do when denied new clothes by his father. A witty line about getting a tailor appears. Then a quip about Austrian trouble and a language clash turns the issue into a light war of words referenced by New York World and Philadelphia North American papers.
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Cholly
N. Y. World
Philadelphia
Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine
Advertisements from the era tout a fast cure for colds and fevers with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets at 25c. Claims promise relief even for late life illness and neuralgia, with testimonials and quips about money and skepticism.
Making Up Her Mind With a Medical Cyclopaedia
A comic vignette where two women discuss choosing a husband using a medical encyclopedia. Arabella questions the tactic as Ethel considers suitors Mr Spondulicks and Mr Dukkats, weighing ages ages and fortunes while facing illness. The jokey premise suggests love over wealth yet links marriage choice to health and life prospects.
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Ethel
Arabella
Cannibal Chief Declares Graduation Ends Stuffing
The cannibal chieftain quotes a remark about graduation from college and the head chef suggests there is no need for stuffing. The exchange, reported by the New York Press, blends irony with culinary timing as the leader questions the necessity of stuffing after the graduation claim.
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N. Y. Press
The Difference Between a Violinist and a Fiddler
A short, humorous note contrasts a violinist with a fiddler using a quote from the Boston Transcript. It wittily hints at salary ranges from one to five thousand a year, reflecting period slang and tonal color of local paper humor.
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Boston Transcript
Skill of Doctors Tested in Indigestion Tale
Fifteen years of suffering from indigestion and dyspepsia are recounted in a case of John C. Pritchard who improved after using Dr. Ayer's Pills. Testimonials from Wa. Stebinke of Grant Nebraska and others claim rapid relief and renewed appetite. The ad promotes Ayer's Pills as cure for constipation and general stomach distress, with a free book from J C Ayer Co.
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John C. Pritchard
Dr. Ayer
Co. Ayer
Stebinke
Grant
Neb
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
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