Daily Life Heroism Beyond War and Glory
Washington June 3 Dr Talmage preaches on everyday heroes who endure sickness toil domestic injustice and charity. He honors sickroom rivals of pain and the unseen labor of seamstresses factory workers and homemakers, urging that humble endurance earns heavenly reward and a higher throne beside the righteous.
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Washington
Talmage
England
Seonid
Washingtons
Apoleons
Archangel
Ominion
Satan Ad
Joh
Satan
Armaan
Gettysburg
Shiloh
South Mountain
Croes
Tleroes
Theoes
Ile
Full Gan
Latimer
Ridley
The Heroine of Heaven and Earth's Poor
A sermon on humility and virtue amid suffering, recounting scenes of martyrdom and compassion. It extols small acts of kindness by everyday people as true heroism, contrasts worldly power with spiritual reward, and offers comfort to the downtrodden while invoking biblical promises of sustenance and divine justice.
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Christ
George Paeabodys
James Lenoxes
Earth
West
New York
Heaven
Warren
Crey
Isabel
Claverhouse
John Brown
Lord Claverhouses
Mary
Eirjah
Louis Klopsch
Buckwheat Crops Spur Old Soldier’s Breakfast Habit
A Virginia man recalls buckwheat’s decline and a Stonewall Jackson era soldier who baked the cakes for the general. The former skirmish details, buckwheat flour making, and a Virginia sausage pairing fuel his breakfast ritual. If the buckwheat crop vanishes, this man fears he will soon disappear as well.
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Stonewall Jackson
Jackson
Virginia
New York Sun
Ministerial Malaprops in Lancashire Church Notices
A Lancashire clergyman misquoted a Bible verse and claimed the bishop of Manchester would visit parishes, while at Kensington parish church a curate prayed for a family crossing the Atlantic and other sick persons. The notes reflect clerical errors and lapses in speech reported in Bishop How's Notebook.
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Lancashire
Manchester
Kensington
Atlantic
How
Puzzling Discrimination in a City Street Scene
A Chicago Tribune account recalls a man in a stalled automobile refusing to reveal his name to a policeman. He quips that his previous ride involved a buggy where his horse balked for two hours and no inquiry about his identity was made. The exchange highlights a humorous clash over names and authority.
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Chicago Tribune
August Flower sale and historic petroleum output notes
Question Answered asserts August Flower remains the top selling medicine for indigestion and related ailments with claims of its restorative effects. It notes sample bottles at Joseph Emmert's store. The piece adds data on U S and Russia petroleum production, estimating global output near 150 million barrels annually.
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Joseph Emmert’s
Emmert & Burrell
United States
Russia
Joseph Emmert
H. J. Moogh’s
Swarts & Fleck’s
Wagner's
World of old remedies and wonders in sparse clipped copy
A blended page of patent medicine claims and curiosities notes Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver bitters for torpid liver and fatigue, a ruby crown in Russia, Foley’s kidney cure for kidney disease, and a 19th century census snapshot of Kansas, plus Banner Salve praises and a list of ancient minerals known at America’s discovery.
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Praised By Druggists
A Cincinnati area advertisement extols Chamberlain Cough Remedy as the preferred choice of druggists for family use. Druggist J. Goldsmith of Van Etten New York and others tout its quick relief for coughs colds and related ailments. The ad claims it prevents consumption and is safe for children. It also notes trade catalogs and mentions One Minute Cough Cure as another praised product.
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J. Goldsmith
van Etten
N.Y
Joseph Emmert
W. W. Mayhew
Merton, Wis
H. J. Moogh
Carpenter cured illness with remedy in Winterset letter
A bank cashier recounts a carpenter he employed who suffered diarrhoea. After being told about Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, the worker bought a bottle and was cured after one dose. The note promotes Foley's kidney cure for kidney and bladder troubles and mentions risks of delaying treatment.
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W. 5S. Whedon
First National Bank of
Winterset
Chamberlain
Joseph Emmert
Two Bold Highwaymen Rob Yosemite Stages in California
A posse of two masked highwaymen halted three Yosemite stages and a private conveyance near Yosemite National Park. They robbed passengers of about 850, took a hat from T T Griffiths, and seized money as Major Rucker and Captain Wilcox with Troop KP pursued. Professor Benjamin Wheeler, UC president, was among the passengers.
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Benjamin Idr Wheeler
Rucker
RE. O. Wilcox
Comain
Cresidie
Yosemite National Park
Duchanan
T. T. Griffiths
Southern Pacific Company
Benjamin the Wheeler
University of California
New Anti Trust Law Amended Sherman Act
Washington June The anti trust bill passes House amending the Sherman act to declare every contract or combination in restraint of interstate or foreign commerce a crime with fines from five hundred to five thousand dollars and imprisonment six months to two years. Injured persons may recover triple damages. The act broadens definitions to include corporate agents and prohibits perpetuity in interstate commerce and use of the mails.
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House
Washington
United States
Kansas City Police Arrest Man in Missouri Murder Case
James Salyer, who bought a rural dairy near Kansas City, was arrested on a murder charge after the disappearance of R. WIE Davis from Independence, Missouri. A suspect allegations say he posed as Davis to withdraw $400 from a Guthrie bank after Davis and his team vanished.
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James Salyer
R. Wie Davis
Independence
Luther
O. T
Davis
Guthrie
Drew
Salyer
Indianapolis
Fame
H—Ld
Ruthven
City Hospital
John Shipp
Cleveland
Tif
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Atkins
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Czar
Foley
Bright
W, IF. Jungudz
IK Kansas
H.J. Moogh
W. F. Jungkunz
America
Stherint
Pliny
H. J. Moogk
W. F. Jungkuynz
Raymond
Cal
California
Yosemite
Urnpike Company
Iriah Pollce
Newmarket
Treland
United Irish League
James Christophers Pivan
Tno
Iowa
Des Moines
Fair Grounds
United Travelers’ of America
Sioux City
Dame F
Somaitor Chandler
Civil Service
Hills
Congress
Milwaukee
Philippine Commission
Manila
Dune -To
Hlancoeck
San Francisco
Mornives
Llenderson
Henderson
C. M. Henderson & CO
Chicago
Joe Cowley
Robert Mantell
B. Moos
Freeport Light & Fuel
Madison, Wis
Freeport
Illinois Central Railroad
Madison
Callfornita
Oregon
Chicago, Union Pacific and
North-Western Line
Chicago & North-Western Railway
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