Vinegar on His lips Christ’s enduring sympathy sermon
In a Washington 1899 sermon Dr. Talmadge reflects on Christ’s crucifixion, focusing on his thirst and the vinegar offered as a symbol of divine sympathy. He urges readers to seek Jesus for comfort, bearing life’s pains with steadfast faith.
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Dr. Talmadge
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Jerusalem
Christ
Judea
Earth
Heaven
Hell
Solomon
King George
England
Bean Brummel
Jim
George
Goldsmith
Correggio
Magarth
Andrea del Sarto
Judas
Tle
Tie
Lazarus
Mary
Martha
Jesus Christ
Herschel
Apennines
Amazon
Nana Sahib
Iadia
White Woman Buried in White Cemetery Miss Philo’s Unfulfilled Wish
Miss E A Philo 57 a Haven Home teacher died in Savannah Georgia and asked to be buried with the colored people instead of Laurel Grove white burial grounds. City officials ruled the cemetery sale policy cannot honor the request and the burial will occur in the white section.
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Haven
Savannah
E. A. Philo
Haven Home
Laurel Grove Cemetery
Myers
Indiana to Send Creek Indians to Paris for Toll-a Expositions
A plan has been arranged to send a group of 40 Creek Indians from Indiana to Paris in 1900 to exhibit a sport called toll a, a hybrid of golf and chinny with football elements. About 20 players are needed per game, but as fifty exhibitions are planned, there will be substitutes to cover injuries.
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Paris
A Drunken Man's Gift Sparks a Family Turnaround
At 11 pm Joe Jacobs gives Jerry Bright a $17 bill. The next day the boy learns breakfast and a chance at a better life. Joe, Emmy, and little Joe face hardship but choose responsibility, inviting Jerry into a home and planning night school futures.
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Joe Jacobs
Jerry Bright
Joe
Sonny
Jerry
Fia
Crnstar
Derry
Emmy
Adrill
Mrs. Jacob
Bea
Vanderberg
Jerrs
Jacols
God
Hattie Lummis
Union Signal
Passing of Alcohol Marks Change in Medical Practice
A New York State Medical Society meeting discussed Dr J M Yvington's paper The Passing of Alcohol. The debate showed a strong shift against using alcohol in medicines as a vehicle or remedy with a minority dissenting view. Physicians testified reduced or ceased use, citing alcohol as harmful to digestion and growth, aligning science morality and economy to brand it a dangerous poison.
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New York State Medicalsociation
J. M.yvington
Farrington
Temperance Quotes Spark Doubt and Debate Across Nations
A collection of remarks from leaders and publications condemns alcohol use and the liquor trade. Notables including Cornelis, Lord Kitchener, and John Burns are cited praising temperance while criticizing drink, with references to a self-sustaining Missouri prison and a New York brewers convention.
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New York
Argus
London Morning Advertiser
Lord Kitchener
Soudan
New
John Burns
England
War and drink in wartime America and Britain debate
A reader questions social conditions in Britain and compares them with the United States. The exchange notes wartime drunkenness rises in the US by 5 million barrels and a higher whisky tax, blaming military service and camp life for loosening abstinence among men formerly moderate drinkers. It mentions Philippine trade and deer ruin as unintended outcomes of American occupation.
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United States
Cross Road
Great Britain
Internal Revenue
Springfield Republican
Kurt
Rural Free Delivery Expands Post Office Service
The fiscal year beginning July 1 will see a substantial extension of the rural delivery system funded by new appropriations. Timneis will receive a larger share, while Postmaster McIleath reports satisfactory progress and broad public support for continuation. The service, in its experimental stage, shows increased mail handling and farmers using newspapers daily. Universalist Leader notes caution about local issues and moral concerns.
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Post Office Department
Timneis
Nnne
Mc Ifeath
Navy update cuts cost of discharge releases
Secretary Long trims the price for discharges purchasable by three year men and apprentices. The new rates slash costs by about two thirds, lowering the financial burden on enlisted personnel seeking release from their enlistment contracts.
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Seccretary Long
Navy
Fragmented ad snippet with tunes of temper and teeth
The readable lines mention a religious city motif and a marketing note for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup aimed at teething children. The fragment references Tev WIIL Curner and a Methodist Chisago context with a moral tone and a remedy claim.
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Wiil Curnerfine
Chisago
Grocery Sale Ad with Reduced Prices on Staples
A historical ad lists Roasted Rio coffee 10c per lb and Rich Mocha green 2c per lb, sugars 40c, yellow corn 8c, Grand Cotton pepper and prunes 2 dollars per box, canned fish 1.40 to 1.50, maple syrup 73c per gallon, machine oil 20c per gallon, fine cut tobacco 3 to 7c, and various shopper notes from Baltimore and California products.
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Rio
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Villa
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