Dark Sayings on a Gospel Harp by Dr. Talmage
A long sermon argues that life’s troubles refine character and prove God’s plan. It defends suffering as a test and draw toward faith, citing biblical figures and historical events to illustrate that hardship yields ultimate spiritual reward and glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Proas Association
Yosson David
John Carelosa
Bradford
Hoe
Plac
Hiawifa
Christ
Broadway
Fernandina
Muysic
Daily Work Endorses Doan's Kidney Pills in Freeport Ad
Local testimony from Mrs. Frank Spitler of 98 Tutty Street praises Doan's Kidney Pills for relieving back and kidney troubles that disrupted home duties. Advertisement notes 50 cents per box and urges readers to buy from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY as sole US agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Dean
Frank Spitler
Tutty St
Emmett & Burrell
Ancient tribe practice and Stockholm curiosity
A report describes the embalma of a 4 borth Indian tribe member by honey. Bodies were placed in rudely shaped troughs filled with honey. The piece also notes a curiosity shown at Stockholm, a four foot diameter acotion carved from a pine tree growing 80 to 70 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Arctic Circle
No Humbug Foley's Honey and Tar Claim
An ad asserts Foley's Honey and Tar does not claim miracles but offers comfort and relief in advanced cases of constriction and asthma and promises cure in early stages. It recommends trial by those afflicted or at risk, signed H. J. Moogh on Swartz & Fleck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hsion
Thalberg
Gottachalk
Wagner
Beethoven
Rheinberger
Schumann
Berlin
Timoa
Israel
Egypt
Jephthah
Ritter
Morainh
Rollin
Alexander the Great
Darius
Homer
Foley
H. J. Moogh
Swartz & Fleck
Homeseeker's Excursions Sale By Chicago Great Western Ry
Homeseekers excursion tickets go on sale November 1 and December 6 and 20 to Colorado Idaho Indian Territory Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North and South Dakota Oklahoma Oregon Utah and Wyoming at one fare plus 2.00 for the round trip. Tickets valid 21 days from sale. Info from Maple Leaf Route agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Pan
Mississippi River
France
Mississippi
United States
Franco
Napoleon
Louisiana
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Colorado
Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
Indian Territory
Guy Fawkes
Northampton
Walter Raleigh
Bacon
Cromwell
Holge Hill
Hanner
Paradise
Wales
Sebastian Hzard
Saul
Jesse
Harpers
Homeseeker
Chicago Great Western Ry
Homeseekers
Idaho
North
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Utah
Maple Leaf
War Atlas Offered For Postage Paid Cedar Rapids
An atlas containing 16 color plates of Spanish possessions, size 14 by 21 inches, shows locations of principal cities and towns. Postage paid 18 cents. Address J. Orton, G. P. & T. A., Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spanis
J. Orton
Cedar Rapids
Special Omaha Excursion Fare by C M St P Railway
Excursion tickets to Omaha offered Tuesdays and Fridays at one fare plus $2 round trip. Tickets valid for up to 15 days. Agent J B Swearr announces this special rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. P. Railway
Omaha
J.B. Swearr
Agt
Travel to California on the North Western Line
Announcement extolling the North Western Line to California with favorable single and round trip rates for the season. It promises best accommodations in first class or tourist sleeping cars, daily through service year round, and weekly personally conducted tourist parties to California and Oregon. Offers multiple routes at no extra charge and invites inquiries to Chicago and North Western agents or connecting lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Western
California
Oregon
Chicago &orth-Western Ba
Better Article Quality Won’t Raise Prices Says Expert
The public chooses the best article when prices are equal, so brands win through reliability. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is cited as trusted and long used, with Emmert & Burrell listed as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Emmert & Burrell
Cold coal fire ends in grate’s farewell
A Brooklyn Life poem narrates a coal fire that cools as cinders cling to the grate. The stove’s warmth fades to ash and jealousy drives the scene, until the coal fire finally goes out and the grate shivers with the departing embers.
Pneumonia cases cited for Foley's Honey and Tar relief
Dr. J C Bishop of A new Mich reports using Foley's Honey and Tar in three very severe pneumonia cases this month with good results. H J Moogh Swartz Fleck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Bishop
New
Mich
Foley
H. J. Moogh
Swartz & Fleck
His Sad but Glorious Day Dog justice in county chase
An Atchison man recounts driving to Lancaster when his dog followed, receiving whipping at every farmhouse along the route as country dogs retaliated. The tale appears in the Atchison Globe and reflects rural dog encounters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Lancaster
Atchison Globe
Benj Ingerson Restores Voice With Honey and Tar
For Hoarseness. Benj Ingerson of Hutton Ind says he had not spoken above a whisper for months and one bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar restored his voice. It is used very largely by speakers and singers. H J Moogk Swartz Fleck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benj. Ingerson
Hutton
Ind
Foley
H. J. Moogk
Swartz & Fleck
The Way She Told Town Topics Ad Teases Kidney Cure
A brief Town Topics snippet recalls a conversation about Mrs Haskins and Mrs Galey with a humorous line about a man trying to keep step with a woman. The page also advertises Foley's Kidney Cure praised by users.
Kidney cure pitched for the discouraged and hopeful
Lost confidence and health follow the claim that kidney disease is incurable. Foley's Kidney Cure is presented as a guaranteed remedy for the discouraged and disconsolate. H. J. Moogk, Swartz & Fleck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
H. J. Moogk
Swartz & Fleck
Controversial views on women work and medical remedies
A fragmented clipping argues women should not be compelled to pursue public roles and satirizes gender expectations while promoting Dr Ploreo’s Pleasant Polls as a bowel remedy. It also advertises Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh and mentions various testimonials and consumer notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golax
Ploreo
Winter Excursion Rates to Southern Resorts
Winter excursion tickets from SOA STOR via Southern Railway go on sale October 15 to Asheville Hot Springs N Y and Florida points. Valid 15 days from issue and returnable until May 31 899. Includes maps schedules and rates. Agents listed in Louisville Chicago and others. A camera makes a good Christmas present.
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Southern
Southern Ry
Asheville
Hot Springs
N. Y
Florida
Southern Railway
Wm. H. Tayloe
Louisville
C. A. Baird
J. C. Beam
Chicago
A Double Funeral and Nose Joke Private L A Bulletin
A humorous funeral notice notes a private service for Cyrano de Bergerac style confusion with the line Have you seen the nose sir The piece also includes medical advice warning chest pain during cold may signal pneumonia and recommends Chamberlains Pain Balm for relief plus Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as dependable from Emmert and Burrell.
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L. A. W. Bulletin
Chamberlain
Emmert & Burrell
Hot Springs Black Hills offer medicinal baths and tours
The Hot Springs in the Black Hills of South Dakota boast medicinal properties for rheumatism neuralgia and related ailments. First class baths and accommodations are available. Tourists' tickets on sale daily and full information is available from ticket agents O N W R Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hills
South Dakota
Tin Type Gallery at Mechanic and Galena Corner
A World’s Fair tin type gallery opens in town offering two tin types for 10 cents. Located at the corner of Mechanic and Galena streets, the small exhibit invites curious visitors to glimpse novelty photographs at a modest price.
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Mechanic and
Galena Atreeta
Free Chrysanthemum Show and Bond Offer Notice
An old notice advertises a free chrysanthemum show on South Carroll Street Greenhouse with flowers for Thanksgiving. It also markets Prudent Investment Co bonds of St. Paul Minnesota secured by tax certificates, dated Sept 1 1898, five years, six percent interest, sold with two percent premium yielding about five and a half percent. Knowtton Bros Bankers endorse the bonds with trusteeship and a large issue.
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South Carroll St
Ttm
Prudent Investment Co
St. Paul
Minnesota
Knowtton Bros. Bankers
Grand Excursion to Old Mexico on Special Train
Leave Chicago February 9, 1899 under J J Grafton. Special train with dining car. Mardi Gras in New Orleans and major stops in old New Mexico. All express included. Limited space, secure early. Descriptive pamphlets at Chicago and North-Western Ry agents.
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Old Mexico
Chicago
J. J. Grafton
New Orleans
Old New Mexico
Chicago & North-Western Ra Y
War is Over Cuba Tour Offered By Rail Route
The War is Over. Cuba will be visited by many American tourists this winter. Chicago Great Western Ry offers round trip tickets to Tavana at low rates via Galveston New Orleans Las Mobile or Tampa. Tampa route adds Vera Cruz and City of Mexico return option. Contact Maple Leaf agent or F H Lord 118 Adams St Chicago for details.
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Cuba
Chicago
Great Western Ry
Tavana
Galveston
Texas
New Orleans
Las
Mobile
Ala
Tampa
Fla
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Maple Leaf
F. H. Lord
Adams St
Dr Humphreys Medicines Claim Broad Few Ailments Cured
An old advertisement touts Dr Humphreys Specifics as curing many illnesses from fevers and colds to teething and cramps. It lists diseases like croup laryngitis whooping cough and kidney issues with prices and mail order details from Humphreys Medical Co New York.
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Humphreys
Patna
Ro Humphreys
Illinois Central Train Timetable and Connections
Detailed 1896 timetable listing Illinois Central trains with arrivals and departures to Rockford, Lena, Warren, Galena, and Chicago West routes. It notes daily, weekend, and holiday patterns, Madison and Dodgeville lines, freight trains, and through connections to Freeport, Racine, Madison, Rockford, Milwaukee, and Chicago, with agent contact and station details.
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Rockford
Lena
Warren
Galena
Wesr O
CM. & St
P. BR
Rock Inland
Racine
Janesville
Madison
Chicago
Tyeveee
Rock Island- Nod
Clinton
Dubuque
St. Paul
Cedar Rapid H. Ome
Council Bluffs
Kansas City
Oporates West
Milwaukee
Rose Island No
Freeport
Savanna
Homeseekers Excursions South and West Announced
Tickets for south and west home seekers excursions will be sold from Freeport station on select Tuesdays in Oct Nov and Dec for travel on Illinois Central lines to destinations in the South and the Upper Midwest. Round trip fares plus 2.00, with return limits and ticket offices noted, agents listed for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homeseekers
Hlineis Central
Freeport
Doe
Tei
J. F. Merry
Dubuque
Iowa
Iragis
Yazoo Valley of Mississi
BE. P. Skene
Chicago
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Talmage
Weil
Royal Academy of
Washington Irving
Matilda Hoffman
Matilda
Allence
Irancis
Faraday
Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar
Kyi
Earth
Abraham
Moses
Ao Joshua
Elzekiel
Paul
Washington
John Milton
John Howard
Heaven
Pam
Salamis
Inkerman
Toulouse
Arbola
Agincourt
Trafalgar
Blenheim
Lexington
Sedan
Ming
God
Diana
Ephesus
Heavenly City
Royal Plaza
Imperial Fountain
Ifo
Ifo, the Chariots of Salvation
Crudghall
Lamattle
Jean
Sandy
J. Mook Swartz & Fleck
Oley
C. M
Brooklyn Life
London
Ely
Crean Balidasn
Sperry
Hartford
Conn
Mynou
Crean Baliga
Oliontead
Arcola
SOA
C. P. Guertner & Co
Galena St
Galena Ave
Lseasea
R. R
Illinois Central
Teaina
Pasaenomr
Dodgeville
Passenarr
Bondi
Chicago & Northwestern
tNo
H. Holder
J. B. Sweatt
Chicago Great Western
Dubune
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Joseph
Kanana City
South Freeport
UART
Chicago Limited
Bam
OC. Limited
Gail Walses Shee Ware
Hrewater House
Brewster House
Acar
Lord
Gen
Pass, & Tkt
Forreston
Arrivay
Sineis Central Railroad
Ackley
LeMars
Waverly Reseer Ie Horth
Illinois Central Ticket Ofce
H. W. Rowley
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