Dangers in the Cities by Dr Talmage sermon
Dr Talmage laments urban crime and outlines destructive social classes. He singles out criminals, idle loafers, corrupt officials, and the oppressed poor, arguing prisons fail reform and urging expanded moral influences, work, and sunlight in jails to redeem offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Talmage
David
Temple of Truth
Christ
Sing Sing
House of Correction
Benevolent Societies of
New York
Calcutta
Yale College
Harvard
Princeton
John Howard
Sir William Blackstone
Elizabeth Ivy
United States
England
Isaac T. Hopper
Dr. Vines
Mr. Harris
Hall’s Family Pills advertisement claims cures and tests
An old advertisement promotes Hall’s Family Pills as a cure all with claims of internal dosing from ten drops to a spoonful. It offers a one hundred dollar cure guarantee and directs readers to send for circulars and testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio. Druggists sell the pills for 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toio
Hall
Fragmentary dialogue about riches and care of twins
A truncated exchange between two men, one a millionaire admonishing to attend to small matters, the other complaining that despite wealth and caring for twins and triplets, he feels poorer. Source appears from a New York Journal transcription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y. Journal
You Play Whist, tuchre or inner Games
An old advertisement notes card game options and payment terms. It invites sending 15 one deck or 25 cents for two decks, payable to C. B. Ryan, Ass’t 1 Passe Agt. at O. Ry. in Cincinnati. The quirky line hints at card game styles with a promotional tone and unclear context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Ryan
O. Ry
Cincinnati
Onions Don’t Deter This Conversation Between Harry and Dear
A light dialogue shows affection and humor as one says onions are fine to eat while the other laments the strong odor. The exchange emphasizes casual domestic banter and personal tolerance in a shared meal moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Star Pieg Combines All Good Qualities in Star plug
A reader encounters an advertisement testifying to a Star plug’s alleged universal good qualities and a claim of a “free $2 trial bottle” of Dr. Kline's Nerve Restorer offered from 933 Arch St Philadelphia. The blurb mentions a man praising a player and warns about life plans at one’s expense, with notes on counterfeits and dangers of money on the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Charles Dunmore
Fremont St
Winter Hill
Somerville
Mass
Lydia S. Pinkham
Dr. Ayer
Aver
Cure a Cold in One Day Patent Remedy Ad
An old patent remedy style advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming quick cold cure with refund if it fails. It blends health claims with quips from Epictetus and mentions Jacobs Oil and St. Jacobs products for various ailments. The fragmentary copy references batteries, sciatica relief, and obscure phrases, reflecting era marketing prose.
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Wall Street
State Street
Third Street
Erse
Earth
Heaven
Hell
Blackwell's Island
Moyamensing
Paul
Beth
Chicago
Chicago News
Epictetus
Dow
Jacobs Oil
St. Jacobs & Power
Sciatica
St. Jacobs
Inter
Baltimore
Indianapolis
Louisville
al - See
Pinkham
Walter Baker & Co
Dorchester, Mass
Candy Partnart
CAL Marli
Ad. Sterling Remedy CO
Thea Sultan
N. Y. World
Spear & Coo
Ind
Jhartshorns
Bame Thug
Hartshorn
Ron
John Wesley
Saaples
Wesley Kennedy Company
Cincinnat
Chio
Brawetty
E. Morris
Memphis
Etn
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