The Women Who Fight the Battles of Life Alone
Brooklyn January sermon by Rev. T De Witt Talmage argues women are independent by creation and should build their own lives. He cites war deaths and alcohol as factors, urges self support through skilled work, lists professions for women, and stresses education focused on marketable skills.
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Brooklyn
T. de Witt Talmage
the Tabernacle
America
Dr. Talmage
Oman
Adam
Saul
Sodom
Pahoneer
East River
Sheridan
Dickens
Pickwick
Ristori
Charlotte Cushman
Anny Kemble
Priscilla Wakefield
Ida Lewis
Grace Darling
Aoe
Livermore
Hallowell
Willard
Virginia Penny
Mary Lyon
Mount Holyoke Female Seminary
Adelaide Newton
Fidelia Fisk
Dorothea Dix
Insane Asylume
Caroline Herschel
Maria Takrzowska
Berlin Hospital
Helen Chalmers
Rrn
Ofdinburgh
Christ
Sisters of Bethany
John
Isabella Graham
Hosta
Women to Break Barriers in Labor and Life
A passionate appeal urges fair pay for women and acknowledges millions working in traditionally male roles. It warns against machines replacing labor, praises heroic women who fought alone, and reassures that divine support will sustain them until their struggle ends with dignity.
Slow a Lover Won by the Assistance of a Ferocious Bull
A country youth jealous of a rival uses his pet bull Dave to terrify the couple in a meadow. The bull attacks the fleeing rival, while the man protects the girl, who vows never to speak to a man afraid of cattle and soon marries Dave's owner Americus.
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Dave
Americus
Tramp Driven Off by Quick Witted Latrobe Girl
A 10 year old Latrobe girl faced a menacing tramp at her home. She refused his request for food, asserted she would fetch her father, then ordered him out and locked the door. Her calm firmness thwarted the intruder.
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Latrobe
Chicago Herald
The Japanese Can't Swear Story Reflections Abroad
Col George P Bissell of Hartford Connecticut spent last summer in Japan and notes the language has no profane words. He suggests the lack of strong epithets drives some to suicide as a calming relief when enraged and unable to ventanger.
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George P. Bissell
Hartford, Conn
Japan
New York World
Toleration and progress in a divided age
A compilation of editorial extracts condemns intolerance of opposing opinions and praises ongoing shifts in medicine and creed. It cites debates in religion and science, notes a London physician defending Warner's safe cure, and includes humorous regional verse and anecdotes illustrating changing attitudes toward new ideas and reform.
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New Lors Tribune
Ohere
Cushing
Robson
London
Royal Navy
Warner
Wilson
Health
Gunn
New York Medical College
Mrs Thompson and the floor of the House
The piece notes Mrs Elizabeth Thompson a philanthropist avoids theater and novels yet holds the rare right of the floor in the House, a privilege not shared by the President's wife. It also mentions the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company tracing to 1638 39 and a quip on Pierce's Purgative Pellets as a remedy for indigestion.
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Elizabeth Thompson
Ancient and Honorable Artille
Military Company of the Massachusetts
Pierce
Open letter praises Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup and Plasters
A pastor from Fremont Michigan endorses Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup and Plasters based on his daughter Maud’s recovery from inflammatory rheumatism after eleven weeks of use. The letter also mentions general praise for bitters like Prickly Bitters as remedies for liver and stomach issues, citing a St Paul Herald remark.
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Key
J. Roberts
M. E. Church
Fremont
Mich
Rheumatic Syrup Co
Jackson
Maud
Hibbard
Agree
V. J. Roperts
Piemont, Mich
Be at rest with Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery
A promotional piece touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy. It claims to purify blood, strengthen the liver and lungs, and restore health by rebuilding the whole system with pure blood.
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Bala
Gilead
Dr. Pierce
Rheumatic relief and medical tonics advertise in paper
A fragment from a 19th century issue advertises Rheumatic Syrup by Dear Sins M A Hust cures rheumatism with weather changes, Scott’s Emulsion for debility and consumption, Swayne's Ointment for itching piles and skin diseases, catarrh cures by Prof J A Lawrence, and a consumption cure offer by T A Slo—cum. Also promotes Dr Isaac Thompson Eye Water.
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Rheumatic Syrup Company
A A. Hust
A Lona
Methodist Church
Franklin, Mich
Swayne
Swayne & Son
Philadelphia
St Jacobs Oil Promises Cures and Proofs in Ad Review
An advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as relief for pain in any climate, claiming one or two applications cure many chronic cases. It cites thousands of testimonials and twenty million bottles sold, asserting permanent cures and uniform quality at a fixed price.
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Arkansaw Traveler
P. O
T. A. Slocum
M. C
Pearl St
St. Jacobs
Iornt Vlan
Dickety
Big Lin
Kidder & CO
John St
Chicaco
Rock Island & Pacific R’y
Chic
West
Northwest
Southwest
Atlantic and Pacific
West Liberty
Iowa City
Des Moines
Indianola
Winterset
Atlantic
Knoxville
Audubon
Harlan
Guthrie Centre
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Trenton
Cameron
St. Joseph
Eqpens Oy
Missouri
Leavenno
Atchison
Kansas
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minnesota
Watertown
Sioux Falls
Dakota
Pacific Coast
Union
Ohio
St. Seeph Atchison
Kansas City
Nebraska
Great Rock Island
Kanesq
City
Crep
Wel
Ury
Nelson
Horton
Topeerington
Hunson
Calaw
Pullman
Albert
Chicago
Rock Island
St.Paul
Ite
Leavenworth
Minneallis
United States
Canada
E. A. Holbrook
Gen
L Ticket & Pass
Payne & Son
Eee
Union Bay
Columbia St
Fort Wayne
Dr Guysett’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilia Remedy Ad
An advertiser claims Dr Guysett’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilia purifies blood and restores health. It is said to cure scrofula erysipelas boils pimples weak kidneys liver complaints female irregularities headaches debility and other chronic disorders, promoting annual spring and fall cleansing.
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Guysett
Dr Wintars Balsam of Wild Cherry Promises Cough Relief
An item urges loving friends to use Dr Wintars Balsam of Wild Cherry for severe coughing and consumption risks. It claims a single dose can relieve a painful cough and recommends keeping a bottle in the house for emergencies.
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Coughn
Brown
Feliz May
Cashier
Minn
Puck
Franxxury
Oaklanp Co
Mten
Scott
Joan Sullivan
Morganza
Tuy
Texas
J. A. Lawrence
East Ninth Street
New York
Isaac Thompson
Hood
C. J. Hood & CO
Lowell
Mass
ST. Jacobs Oil
Charlies A. Vogeler Co
Balto
Pacific Manufacturing CO
ST. Louis
Ely
Ely Dros
Greenwich
Senien
Beiah
Joernak
O. O
Grand Rapids
Mick
Mart Grannan Detective Bureau Co
Arcate
B. Ross & CO
Toledo
Williema
Drnagiet’s
Kinnan & Marvin
Safe Agis
Afl
Chicago Ledger
Slalleet
Desertera
McCormick & Son
Washington
D.C
Cinconati
Lacey
Matia S
Veter Valery Kein Huber Co
Melly
Lastmple
Jay Bronson
Detroit
Pensions Sxrorus Crewuis Tnsansy
Peper
Maer
Pensiono
Bingham
Atty
Wahington
Adies
Thayer
Walton Ave
Wayne
Ted
Malcom Hayatt
Ees CoLeece
Latalo
N.Y
Pettit
Desera
Orthern Pacific
BiLioss
Ena Reron
Jakota
Montana
Ieho
Ashington
le Nest Agriqutte Ural
Orands
Chas. B. Lambory
Sror
Jones
Bram Bex
Reneon
Rose
Port Wayne
E. ST. John
Chicago, Ill
Piant Salera
Doer
Price
LL. Stowell & Og
Charlestown
Mase
N. Y
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