A Poor Investment Sermon by Dr Talmage
Dr Talmage arrived in town to deliver a sermon titled A Poor Investment. He warned that worldly riches corrupt conscience and that valuing wealth leads to spiritual loss, citing biblical figures and moral allegories while urging listeners to seek eternal worth over material gain.
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Tormes
Kan
Ang B
Talmage
Drookyu
Inaiah al
Ain
Warriet
Babylon
Hank
England
Lahould
Chatham Street
Cyrus the Conqueror
Cyrus
Persian Empire
Asia
Charles Lamb
Samuel Johnson
William Haalitt
Smollet
Buchanan
Henry VII
The Soul's Auction and Blood for Redemption Sermon
A dense historical sermon fragment urges readers to save their souls through Christ's blood, condemning worldly wealth and a secular salvation. It portrays an emotional plea for repentance, referencing heaven, hell, and divine judgment with vivid biblical imagery.
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Tall Christ
Christ
God the Father
God
Bon
Heaven
Hell
Cyrus
Lantienel
Atvenal
Son
Clever Aunty and the Hud son Farm Visit Tale
An 1880s note recalls Little Jack returning from Aunt Jess’s farm on the Hudson. He describes Aunt Chirn and the churn dasher, marveling at how batter forms with a barrel and a broomstick as he reflects on rustic details from the city boy’s view. Counterfeit half dollars dated 1887 circulate in Delaware.
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Jack
Jess
Hudson
Chirn Bubter
Dasher
New York Recorder
Delaware
New York
Napoleon
Chinese Orchestras and Their Musical Inventions
A historical notice describes Mongolian and Chinese orchestras with ten pieces, detailing instruments, prices, and developing a comic critique of their sounds. It notes drum importance, specific costs like a $12 Chinese drum and a $3.50 alarm device, and contrasts distinct instrument designs such as a piano-like cynthals and peculiar fiddles. The piece mocks the discordant tones and the ear-piercing effects on listeners, while offering a window into period perceptions of Asian music.
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Orler
Counierman
Castoria Ad Embrace Through Generations
An old advertising cadence highlights Castoria as a trusted remedy for children. The jingle traces its use from infancy through motherhood, noting relief during illness and continued use for subsequent generations.
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Revier
Gorlla
High Chancery Court of Heaven
Dasa
Bethlehem
Gug
Lax
Jesus
Atlantic
Georgie
Jucdarn
Hlartland
Bly
sTensieeb
Pitcher’s Castoria
Castoria
Castors
Mies
W. G. Coover
Ute Ord
Dome UX
Turnbull
Bev
Whelewe
Coover
Dewina Machine
Theodore Suhr
HIO State University
Columbus
Ohio
Eiaud Fy
Ue Aoa, Alouue
Sipehe
Short Hand School
Summit Street
Mrs Davis
Beautiful
MW. Davis
Prine
Business College
Cusis
Warren Sty
New York. Y
Ebaesga
Mooomp
Mamet
Segnach Resnek McCill
Panorama Place
Chicago
Ill
Alonzo G. Fimmer
Washington St
Chieses
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