A Sermon on Home Life by Dr. Talmage in Bethany
The sermon notes Mary and Martha at Bethany with Christ visiting a busy household. Dr. Talmage praises Mary’s devotion, defends Martha’s toil, and reframes housework as noble service. He argues motherhood and housekeeping are divine duties shaping society and eternity. The talk blends scripture, humor, and social reflection.
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Farmer's Handy Feed Cooker promotes winter savings
Feeding poultry and stock with cooked food during winter saves at least one third of the food, keeps stock healthy, prevents hog cholera, and ensures hens lay eggs when prices rise. The cooker pays for itself in a week and is advertised as the best and cheapest on the market. Apply to Siespies Manufacturing Co. at 613 H St Quincy Ill for a full catalogue. available in all sizes.
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Siespies Manufacturing Co
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Ladies Preserve Men From Horrid Tea Crush
An afternoon tea crowd grows tense until a quick-witted woman pleads that gentlemen are present. Her remark defuses the danger, preserving the men from harm and leaving only relief in the crowd. Amid ads for Rain-O coffee substitute, 15 and 25 cent packs promise plain taste and gentle digestion.
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Philadelphia
Cure a Cold in One Day With Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
An advertisement claims quick cold relief with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and promises refund from druggists if it fails. It contrasts weather, nerves, and money wisdom with casual quips, noting St Jacobs Oil as a soothing cure and reflecting humorous sayings about life and belief.
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St. Jacobs Oil
Making Up Her Mind About Two Suitors
A lighthearted New York World quip imagines Ethel using a medical cyclopaedia to choose between two suitors. Mr Spondulicks, 57, worth 400000, has consumption. Mr Dukkats, 65, worth 500000, has incipient Brights disease. The fictional exchange explores love versus wealth in a witty setup.
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Sufficiently Stuffed Already
A cannibal chieftain and a head chef exchange quips about a captive who has just graduated from college. The chief notes the student is “sufficiently stuffed already” and implies the stuffing may be unnecessary. The exchange plays on the macabre humor reported by the New York Press.
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N. Y. Press
The Difference Between a Violinist and a Fiddler
A quip from the Boston Transcript presents a joke on the difference between a violinist and a fiddler. The joke notes earnings ranging from one to five thousand a year as a humorous distinction.
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Boston Transcript
Skill of Doctors Tested by Fifteen Years of Suffering
A sick man recounts fifteen years of indigestion and failing health. After trying many doctors he improved with Dr. Ayer's Pills, claiming rapid relief and full recovery. Other testimonials praise appetite and digestion. The ad promotes Ayer's Pills as a universal cure for dyspepsia and related ailments.
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