Harvest of Earth and the Husked Soul in Corn Time
The speaker uses corn husking as a metaphor for life and death. He recalls family and community husking gatherings, describes the labor of removing kernels from shocks, and compares painful trials to the liberating act of separating soul from body. He likens death to the coming of a shock of corn in its season and urges gratitude for tribulation as refinement.
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Talmage
New England
Carnorib
Joseph
Pharoah
Ruth
Bethiehum
Abigail
David
Tui
New York
Ohio
Iles
Nain
Tost
The Memorable Sermon On Heaven And Society
A reflective sermon recalls a grand social vision of heaven as a place where all souls meet without class barrier. It contrasts earthly inequality with heavenly unity and urges using memory and simple joys to steer toward righteousness. The piece includes anecdotes of rural life, busking times, and the worth of inborn virtue over wealth.
New Heart Cure Claim Cited by Court Physician
A controversial sworn testimonial describes a "New Heart Cure" sold by Hook and Lariat, claimed to restore health after years of illness. The piece recounts a patient who says the remedy revived vigor and cured his wife’s observation of distress, with family anecdotes about a household infant and jealousy. The narrative adopts a mid nineteenth century sensational tone from a science correspondent.
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Niles
Witnese
Fen
Sratouny
Infante
Elter
Electric Bitters claims and price at local drugstore
Electric Bitters is advertised as a purer medicine that cleanses the liver and kidneys, purges impurities, and treats malaria fever, headaches, constipation, indigestion, pimples, and skin issues. It promises guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded at $1.00 per bottle at DoS Hurvphrey's drugstore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurvphrey’e Drugstore
Fragmented syndicated notes on geography and cures from old newspapers
A jumble of antiquated items describes deep valleys and depressions in remote regions including the Caspian Sea and Abymsinia, then shifts to medical claims about Ey's Crown Batra for catarrh by E. Newman, and finally reports a new sugarcane variety from upper Niger with seeds enabling planting, suggesting botanists’ theories of seed bearing origins.
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Anorgoua
Arroyo del Muerto
California
Caspian Sea
Lake Rosal
Abymsinia
Afar
Mes Jong
Milena
New York
Odd Fragments From The St Louis Republic News
A scattered excerpt quotes diverse curiosities and stray facts from the St Louis Republic. It mentions legends about emperors Galerius and Diocletian, locust invasions in the Caucasus, Neptuno’s long year, and a Connecticut man with 600 stockings. Also notes loading systems in 1884 and Great Easterns first effort, plus large families in America including Samuel Field and Joseph Chandler, totaling eighty four children.
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Torricelli
Diocletian
Balare
London
Beighiton
Caucasus
Galerius
Attycenta
Neptuno
Connecticut
Great Eastern
England
McKeesport
Baker Hay
Manquito
Georges
William IV
Pas
Jurgent Fmishoe
United States
Samuel Vield
Joseph Chandler
Jxmentt
Wileiam Wright
St. Louis Republic
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Ill
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Onio
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Kendall
UH. B
Kendall CO
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Douglas
Bas Erebinwataors A
Ithroat
Toledo
OHIC
the Tabernacle
Pitcher’s Castors
Howe
BO Tady
Treamen
Hwolck Toorman
Capa Hofterms
Potter's Held
Westmainster Abbey
Castoria
Society OF Eaves
Heaven
Coate
Joslin
Paul
Geha
Bian
Charleston
Portland
Jesus Chiriet
Anya
Hones
Butt
Sole
Bacher
Tim
Greenwood
John Milton
John
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Hanna Nore
Haphasard
Sweden
Buimmer
Abe
Ain
Ann
Hea Rinlicive
Tan Amoeg
Arizona
Oregon
Francisco Argonaut
Beroitis
Dia
Enven
Catarth
Kiya Cronin
Leann
E. Newman
Grayling
Mitel
DR. Kalkhoff
In Mantion
Alted Stabe
Wurophan
Ecence
Europe
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Klidoey
Biedder
Hemale
Panoreme
Peren
Henry Orumy
Fagin Clothing
Eld Spengler
Wilson
Henry Meyer
Summie T
Toledo, Chic
Odds and
Ely
Parone
Don Aay
Rex Ovne
Martin
Genetorville
Teame
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Fumenideone
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Philadelphia
Dearborn
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Iamond
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