Lord Shaftesbury’s life a beacon of leisure class reform
In a Brooklyn sermon Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis praises Lord Shaftesbury as the modern hero who used leisure and wealth to aid London’s poor. He recounts Shaftesbury’s shelter work, ragged schools, night and Sunday schools, loan schemes for working women, lodging reforms, and the costermongers campaigns, ending with a tribute to his cabinet service and public honors.
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Williams of Chicago Named Nebraska Coadjutor Bishop Elect
The Rev Arthur L Williams of Chicago a Canadian 45 son of a Presbyterian minister is slated as Nebraska episcopal coadjutor bishop elect He is a high churchman but not a ritualist and is popular across church factions He trained at Western Theological Seminary and was ordained in Denver by Bishop Spaulding He spent three years as a missionary on the Ute reservation in Colorado gaining a reputation as a strong Western church advocate
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Abilene Hysteria Case Noted as Self-Generated
A Kansas City Journal report describes an Abilene house where a young woman, visiting her aunt, claimed seeing a man at the window. Glass was broken inwardly, revealing self-inflicted damage. Officers investigated, discovering the window breaks occurred from the inside, and the woman acted unconsciously during a hysterical episode.
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The Benefits of Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
The article extolls the value of Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, claiming it restores health by improving digestion, blood quality, and overall bodily function. It urges readers to send 21 cents in stamps to the World's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, NY, to receive a 1008 page medical adviser.
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Salt Spring Legend Among Chaonians in Epirus
In ancient inland societies salt springs were viewed as divine gifts. The Chaonians of Epirus held a salt spring that fed a fishless stream, tied to a legend that Heracles granted salt to their ancestors instead of fish.
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Relief in Six Hours Kidney and Bladder Cure Ad
Distressing kidney and bladder disease relief in six hours by Now Great South American Kidney Cure. Promises prompt relief of bladder and back pain for both sexes and rapid removal of water retention. Sold by all druggists in Chariton Iowa. Also an unrelated line about upcoming men.
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De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve praised by deputy sheriff
Thomas Thurman deputy sheriff of Tory Missouri says if everyone in the United States should discover the virtue of De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles rectal troubles and skin diseases the demand could not be supplied D Q Storie
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Indian income tax scope and threshold
The income tax in India is levied on all incomes of £33 and upward, and then only one man in 700 comes within its scope.
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Warmer’s White Wine of Tar Syrup Advertisement
An old advertisement touts Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup as the best cough remedy on earth priced 25 and 50 cents. C. R. Kirk is listed in the copy.
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Debate Over Paralyzed Tongue Causes Cited
A Boston Courier excerpt shows a dialogue where one speaker rejects the idea that paralysis in the tongue is caused by overuse, arguing that the other is free from tongue paralysis. The exchange contrasts medical opinion with personal certainty in a domestic scene.
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English Spavin Liniment Advertises Bodily Ailments Cure
English Spavin Liniment removes all Efard soft or calloused lumps and blemishes from horses including blood spavins curbs splints sweeney ring bone stifles sprains and swollen throat conditions. Save 50 by one bottle. Warranted the most wonderful blemish cure ever known. Sold by all druggists in Chariton Ialy.
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Shiloh Cough Cure Guarantee and Digestive Remedies
Shilohs Cough and Consumption Cure offers refunds if not satisfied with bottles priced at 26 cts 50 cts and 1.00. Also advertised are rice 25 cts and 50 cts D Q Storie and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure which claims to digest food in the stomach and intestines and convert it into tissue.
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Kidney Cure Brings Sudden Relief, Woman Cured
D Q Storie reports his wife suffered long kidney trouble and tried many cures. After starting Foley's Kidney Cure she improved in a week and three bottles cured her, proving the remedy effective in this case.
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Purifying breath aids and kidney cure ad
An old time advertising note touts Karl’s Clover Root Tea to purify breath by bowels. Foley’s Kidney Cure is promoted as a safe remedy for kidney and bladder diseases. Also references a cough syrup and broad physician usage. D. Q. Storie handles the sale and pricing.
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Poverty as Testimony of Ability Cited in Discussion
A comment frames poverty not as disgrace but as a factor shaping character and capability. The speaker argues that hardship can test resolve, yet remains no measure of a person’s true worth or potential.
Cure La Grippe in 24 Hours Promote White Wine Of Tar Syrup
An advertisement asserts Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup cures La Grippe in 24 hours and relieves accompanying cough. It promotes two bottle prices, 25 cents and 50 cents, and is signed by C. R. Kirk.
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Woman’s claim of suitors proves unreliable in court
A girl asserting two or three young men are “on the string” is dismissed as unfounded by the court, with investigators finding no corroborating evidence of multiple suitors.
Shiloh’s Cough and Consumption Cure Promises Croup Relief
Young mothers fear croup as outbreaks rise. 0D. Q. Storie advertises Shiloh’s Cure as a miracle treatment praised for rapid relief in severe cases. Sold in 25c 50c and $1 jars, claimed to never fail.
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Neglect of Baptism In London Sparks Alarm
In London both sides of the Thames poor baptism rates reflect widespread religious drift. Across St Pancras parish and Foundling Hospital chapel only 19 of 100 births are baptized, with 22 per 100 in west London areas. Westminster averages 20, north and south London churches show 17. Rev Dr F T Lee comments on the trend.
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