Religion as Spice of Joyful Living in Solomon Story
The sermon likens religion to spices brought by the queen of Sheba to Solomon, urging vibrant faith as daily joy. It contrasts dull worship with lively devotion, calls for clearer preaching, better church music, and practical kindness, and ends with the promise of heavenly reward beyond earthly splendor.
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Christ
Martha
Mary
Jesus
Deborah
Lapidoth
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Miriam
Rachel
Sarepta
Botany Bay
Voltaire
Herbert Spencer
Hervey
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Sheba
Bangor
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Germany
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Samuel Rutherford
Richard Baxter
John Bunyan
Macaulay
Taj Mahal
India
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Persia
Cassia
Abyssinia
The Mechanical Fan Competes With Silk and Lace
A Chicago Record-Herald note praises a mechanical brass and wood fan named the cold air fan. It describes its egg-beater like mechanism, 4000 revolutions per minute speeds, and detachable blades for compact packing, noting its usefulness in barber shops and other settings.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Outdoor pantry and fresh air storage ideas from Chicago Record-Herald
The article advocates pantry windows for air and light and describes a crosswise pantry design with a glass sash and wire gauze, plus an exterior closet. It also suggests an outdoor food safe structure on four legs with shelves, tiny holes, whitewash, ant barriers, and regular cleaning, costing three to four dollars.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Honor for a Woman Elizabeth Nourse Joins Beaux Arts Society
Miss Elizabeth Nourse, a Cincinnati native who studied art there before going abroad, has been elected a member of the Societe des Beaux Arts in Paris, a distinction rarely given to non natives of France. She and her sister Louise are currently in Paris. One sister was married to artist Benn Pitman.
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Elizabeth Nourse
la Belle France
Societe Des Beaux Arts
Cincinnati
Louise
Paris
France
Benn Pitman
Vinegar Reduces Odor From Boiled Vegetables
A small amount of vinegar left boiling on the stove while cooking cabbage onions or cauliflower helps trap odors and prevent them from filling the house.
Salt Absorbs Bad Odors in Kitchen
A kitchen claim notes that a sack of the best salt left standing will absorb frying fish odors and other unpleasant smells, suggesting salt can freshen air by soaking up scents.
Adjustable mirror using wall pulleys and a weighted cord
A method to mount a small mirror in a lavatory room with two wooden pulleys and a weighted cord, allowing easy height adjustment. The setup uses a wall axle pulley system, a heavy clock weight, and a hidden cord run to raise and lower the mirror, with removal possible by lifting the hook past a wall staple. The design aims for equilibrium and concealed weight.
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J. G. Allshouse
Ohio
Legendary Montana Justice Of The Peace Married Couple In 1878
George Hazel recalls a Belknap Montana marriage rite performed by Reed J P in winter 1878. The bride swore to uphold the US constitution and Montana acts while the groom vowed to perform endless chores and be a perfect gentleman as the ceremony closed with a prayer a gunshot and a beer cork pop.
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Montana
George Hazel
Helena
Mont
Justices of the Peace
New York Tribune
Washington
Reed
J. P
Belknap
United States
Territory
Justice of the Peace
Romeo Used to the City Sheep Follows New York Man
A young man strolls with a full grown sheep named Romeo through Broadway crowds near Forty-second Street in New York City. The animal collared and unbothered by traffic moves with doglike ease as the pair head toward Thirty-fourth Street and Eighth Avenue. The owner says he raised Romeo and cannot part with him, noting neighbors are fond of the faithful pet.
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Broadway
Forty-second Street
New York City
Thirty-fourth Street
Eighth Avenue
Romeo
Girls in Baseball Game at Pine Orchard Florida? Fireflies win
A five inning girls baseball game drew cottagers to Pine Orchard Connecticut. Two teams the Fireflies from Sheldon house and the Bluffers featuring three of A M Young’s daughters competed on Youngs golf links. The Fireflies won the spirited coastal contest.
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Connecticut
Pine Orchard
A. M. Young
Mr. Young
Fireflies
Sheldon House
Misses Young
Bluffers
Measuring by Faults In a Girls Society
A Wellspring piece recalls a meeting of a girls society debating strict membership rules after a charter member complains an untidy attendee should be excluded. The essay argues that habits shape opportunities and that judging by faults can misjudge potential.
A Verger’s Half-Crown Confession in Moorland Parish
A clergyman discovers the verger had been pocketing half a crown from offertory for 15 years. The bewildered verger admits the theft and reveals the joke on the “old half-crown” is in fact the full truth. Various maxims and quips accompany the anecdote.
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England
London
Markets Report From Several Cities On August 3
New York markets show flour steady and active with wheat at 74 cents for No 2 red and corn at 60 1 2 cents. Livestock prices range from steer 4.15 to 5.80, veals 4.50 to 7.00, sheep 2.50 to 3.90, lambs 4.25 to 6.25, and hogs around 5.80. Cleveland lists winter flour patents 3.60 to 3.90, wheat 69 cents, corn 57 1 2 cents, oats 41 cents, dairy and meat prices, with cattle 5.00 to 5.10, calves 6.25 to 6.50, sheep 3.85 to 4.00, hogs 5.85 to 5.90. Toledo shows cash wheat 69 cents and cash corn 55 1 2 cents, oats 35 cents. East Buffalo reports no good cattle grades, hogs 5.85 to 5.90, lambs 9.75 to 5.90, mixed 3.90 to 4.35. East Liberty notes cattle 5.10 to 5.20 and hogs 6.00, sheep 4.10 to 4.20 and lambs 3.50 to 5.25. Oil Market in Oil City shows balances 1.25 with no bid on certificates.
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New York
Cleveland
York State LLC
East
Buffalo
East Liberty
Joke on the Doctor Sparked by a Candy Tale
A New York Medical College dispensary scene shows three or four girls sharing a story about who wins the biggest. The doctor admits he lied when young, prompting the smallest girl to offer a candy in reply. The anecdote frames playful mischief and a moral from a New York Tribune note.
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New York Medical College and Hospital For
N. Y. Tribune
Countess Essex Turns to London Apartment Leasing
English society recalls Adele Grant of New York now Lady Essex who has lost most of her fortune and husband. She earns income by furnishing and re renting apartments in London. Her ventures attract praise in society notices but past missteps and lack of payment records caused furnishers to seize effects. She also chaperones paying guests to stay afloat.
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Countess of Essex
Adele Grant
New York
Lady Essex
London
Cruel Doctor Mocked Patient In Grim Recollection
A Boston Herald quip recalls a horrid doctor who mocked a frightened young woman seeking aid. She complains of severe climate and trouble breathing yet he retorts that she would suffer more without her lungs before she flees in fear.
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Boston Herald
The Emperor Polite and the Kaiser's Salad Pause
A titled American woman at a informal dinner with the Kaiser faced an awkward moment when a famous German salad was served to her on her right while the Kaiser sat on her left. He amusedly remarked that a kaiser can wait but a salad cannot, prompting laughter at the scene.
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America
Chicago Chronicle
A Sharp-Tongued Woman
A light exchange between Mrs. Wicks and Mr. Hicks quoted in the Somerville Journal about marital banter. Mrs. Wicks notes she must take her husband’s words with a grain of salt while Mr. Hicks says he must endure many grains of pepper from his wife.
Wise Saws Sharpened Joke Sparks Editor Banter
The funny man offers to sharpen wise saws while the editor says they use their own files, prompting a brief exchange captured by the Philadelphia Press.
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Philadelphia Press
Allen's Foot-Ease Promotes Easy Shoes
Do your feet ache and burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or new shoes feel easy cures corns itching swollen hot callous smarting sore and sweating feet All druggists and shoe stores sell it 25e Sample sent free address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Gifts for Travelers Novel Bags for Journeys
A Tribune item presents a travel gift idea set of embroidered linen or sateen bags. Includes bags for soiled clothes handkerchiefs shoes a nightdress case and a sponge bag. Describes a modern attractive boot bag replacing older brown holland designs with blue linen and mimosa accents.
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Tribune
Minerva or Bacchus? A Boiled Owl Debate
A witty exchange features Puck correcting a misattribution about an owl dish. The dialogue hints at classical references and playful misnaming in a light literary aside.
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Minerva
Bacchus
Puck
Opium and Whisky Habits Book Offer
Advertisement targets every American interested in opium and whisky diseases. B M Woolley provides free books by mail from Atlanta Georgia Box 887. Quoted dialogue fragment appears as stray filler from a conversation about sermons and head work.
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United States
B. M. Woolley
Atlanta, Ga
A Charitable Bore and Humorous Quotations
A compact collection of humorous quotes and wry sayings. Mrs Widder recalls past ice bills from a first husband while Mr Widder jokes about a botherless afterlife. Endsley of Vanburen writes of Piso's Cure as trusted medicine. An Irishman’s moral tale about dying the day before execution frames a grim whimsy.
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Endsley
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