Tweed's old home sale and dramatic escape story recounted
The fragment recalls the Tweed house at Fifth Avenue and Forty third Street in New York sold years ago for $1.2 million to Richard T. Wisor. It notes Tweed’s escape attempt, guards, and a yacht on the river, with brief allusions to his capture in Spain and return to the United States. The passage diverges into unrelated musings on sales tactics and time wasting at a shop.
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Balls Twred
Boss Twred
Fifth Eve Sue
Fortythird Street
New York
Sean
Etary
Guaranty Trust Omnyany
Tammany Chieftain
Richard T. Witsor
Neo
Tweed
Spain
United States
Guthewra on Gido Torture Gables Trial Free
Philadelphia reports higher divorce rate than any East city. City data shows proportionate divorces exceed other regions, drawing attention to marital stability trends and local laws affecting separation proceedings.
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Guthewra
Gido
Philadelphia
Postum Cereal Ad Promises Healthier Drink
A vintage postcard style advertisement discusses Postum as a coffee substitute. It quotes testimonials about headaches, nausea, and nerve relief after switching to Postum Cereal or Instant Postum, promoted by Postums Co of Hattie Creek Michigan. It touts two forms and claims similar cost to coffee per cup.
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Posturs Co
Hattie Creek
Mich
Born Again Hope in Radical Change Through Christ
The text argues all humanity is radically wrong due to sin and needs spiritual birth. It explains self reform fails and only God can effect radical change through Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd who dies for sins, rises, and enables belief. Readers are urged to seek salvation by faith and confess Jesus publicly.
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God
Apostle Paul
John
David
Noone
Thore
Jesus
Jesus Chris
Dea
Kingdom of Heaven
Christ
Jesus Christ
Commercial Ginseng Cultivation and Farm Notes
Washington reports long standing belief in ginseng’s value persists despite foreign remedies. Market relies on Hongkong grades. wild roots fetch higher prices. Cultivation spans New York to North Carolina with 5 to 7 years to market roots. Also includes practical farming tips on poultry, shade trees, lime-sulphur use, calf pasture profits, pig growing, and breeding contentment in poultry.
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Mt. Bennington
Washington
China
Amoy
Hongkong
Siberia
Korea
Manchuria
Maine
Minnesota
Georgia
Arkansas
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Wisconsin
Missouri
Tennessee
North Carolina
America
Chins
Making a Rug Ant slow genuine antique rugs in markets
A National Geographic Magazine writer recalls Baghdad street life while describing how genuine antique rugs are manufactured to suit European and American markets. The piece notes crowded bazaars, tunnellike passages, and the practice of making new rugs look old to command higher value. Philippine cigar exports rise to forty nations.
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Bagdad
Imen
Persia
National Geographic Magazine
Obedience and Kings in Sunday School Review
A detailed lesson outline on Biblical rulers from David to Ben Hadad, paired prophets, and The Word of God. It suggests classroom activities, blackboard diagrams, and character summaries to teach sin, grace, prayer, obedience, and the kingdom split. Includes prompts for teacher prep and student engagement.
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England
R. E. Lee
John
Beecher
David
Solomon Rehoboam
Jeroboam
Asa
Ahab
Jezebel
Israel
Sheba
Ben-hadad
Syria
Nathan
Abiah
Agariah
Obed
Elijah
Tom
Abealom
Adoniah
Word of God
Obedience
Solomon
Judah
Joab
Abishei
Absalom
Bathsheba
Zadok
Rehoboam
Azariah
Zarephath
Prophets
Baal
God
Benhadad
Asbestos, Safety and Odd Tales From Philadelphia
A scattered clipping mixes slangy anecdotes about a South Philadelphia apothecary and a would-be description for quinine pills with a lay explanation of asbestos. It notes asbestos use in fireproof building materials and hints at industry growth in the United States, then shifts to brief, humorous vignettes about domestic cruelty and a math lesson miscue from a teacher and pupil.
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Gry Horner
Philadelphia
United States
Old Joke Interlocuter and Jokes on Women Jurors
A collage of era humor and social notes. Dialogue from Misto and Mr. Bones frames a pun on why a chicken crosses the road, followed by a cartoonish exchange about women on juries with Dr. Anna Howard Shaw. Tips on cleaning stone sills, a gloss on world peace, and a child’s question about siege guns hint at the period's light wit and social topics.
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Anna Howard Shaw
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Doctor Shaw
Satan
Red Crom Ball Blue Ad Pitches Laundry Whitening
An old time advertisement promotes Red Crom Ball Blue claiming it makes white clothes whiter, with lines urging customers in grocers to buy. The copy includes playful quips about quarters for a dollar and ample space for laundry care.
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Adv
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Aes
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Lamecran Delaware
Busland Hell
Ruth
Vienna
Libby
M‘neill
Chicago
Grocer
H. P
Porter
Worthington
Brragwanath & Pim
Estemn
UNION
Werhek Bratentie
Amsoriing, JR
Bratens
N. Y, Fort Wayne
WM. Wallace Ketchum
Allbont & Cross
John Oliver Icbyne
Philippine
Philippines
Moody
Praim
Charles 1
Dodgson
Guillore
Negress
Johnny
Claus
John Jones
Mary
Leeson
Mr. Bones
Ead
Gaunt N. Grimm
Toul
Jastatt
Doan
Milburm CO
Bupfals
FLY
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hopepox
Tianoyan
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Hanover
Decatver
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William Street
Decatur
Ill
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Lydia E.pinkham
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