The Ran somed. A Talmage sermon on being bought with a price
Rev Dr Talmage expounds that believers are bought with a price paid in installments. He recalls Christ’s birth in Bethlehem, Satan’s temptations at the desert and temple, and Christ’s sham trial, inviting listeners to seek divine sympathy and salvation through Jesus Christ.
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Dees
Heaven
London Tower
Crown Jewels
England
Tower of God's Mercy
Christ
Bethlehem
Jesus
Palace of Heaven
César’s Palace
Galilee
Bethany
Ehbem
Son
Mary
God
David
Christ the Lord
Quarantania
Hell
Satan
Publius Lentulus
Senate
Juno
Napoleon
Jerusalem
Temple
Antwerp
Belgium
Emple
Asia Minor
India
China
Ethiopia
Italy
Spain
Germany
Britain
New
York
Earth
The Great Mission Sermon on Christ’s Passion and Salvation
A sermon voice laments modern indifference to the crucified Christ. It depicts the crucifixion scene with vivid imagery and calls sinners to turn to Jesus, comparing salvation to rescuing a sunken cable and inviting faith, repentance, and love. The speaker urges immediate conversion and lifelong devotion.
Changes of a Lifetime Across Generations
A Bridgeport Standard reflection notes how older men recall eras without steamers railroads photographs telegraphs and telephones. It contrasts slow travel by sail and stages with modern rapid cross continental trips and instantaneous communication highlighting the vast shift in daily life over decades.
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Newark
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Bridgeport Standard
Sea Lions Under Fire at Tillamook Salmon Run
William Arnold has hunted sea lions at Tillamook, taking two to six with notable success. Their carcasses line the beach as locals debate the creatures’ role in salmon preservation. Sea lions gather near Tillamook Rock and Seal Rocks, preying on Columbia salmon and damaging nets, costing fishermen tens of thousands of dollars.
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William Arnold
Tillamook
Arnold
Seal Rocks
Columbia
Portland Oregonian
Peculiar Affliction: A Healthy Man With Fifteen Years of Senses
A stout man in New York describes fifteen years of undiagnosed torment despite good health. He reports episodic panics, stomach spasms, vision dimming, tremors, and dependence on willpower to cope. Alcohol offers temporary relief but worsens later. he travels by rail or car but dreads certain streets and environments.
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The
Sun
Inquirer
Syn
New York
Elephants Fear Bladders After Bath Prank At Zoo
In Philadelphia a tale of elephants at the Zoological Garden shows Empress and another elephant reacting with terror to inflated bladders placed in their pond. The incident began with a bath routine and led to uproarious behavior as the animals lunged and fled in fear.
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Zoological Garden
Philadelphia
Empress
Fastest Spanish Torpedo Cruiser El Destrictor
The El Destrictor, a torpedo cruiser owned by Spain, is described as the fastest steamer in the world. It can steam at 23 knots with full armament on board, a speed of about 27 miles per hour.
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Spain
Kidney Health and Disease Claims Stir Debate
An editorialized critique discusses claims that inactive kidneys cause most diseases and that Warner's Safe Cure can restore kidney activity. It argues medical professionals overlook kidney origins, warns of uric acid poisoning spreading through the blood, and emphasizes kidneys as vital health regulators.
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Arti Danegy. Souchagiinces
Onan
Brom
London
Warner
Worship in Chinese Temples Described by Youth's Companion
A Youth's Companion account outlines daily temple practice in China. Temples stay open year round with a priest present, worship uses incense sticks lit at a sacred flame, and worshippers bow three times before the idol while a drum or bell sounds. The piece notes no Sabbath or weekly rest.
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China
Buddha
Scott in the Mexican War Heroism and Hard-Fought Victories
The Century notes General Scott's campaigns from Vera Cruz to the Capital as remarkable for exact execution of plans and bold operations. It lauds Cerro Gordo and Chapultepec, citing close alignment of orders to action and high Mexican sacrifices, reflecting on the heavy losses suffered by the U S forces.
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Scott
Cortes
Vera Cruz
Cerro Gordo
Chapultepec
The Shahs Summer Life in Persia Revealed
S G W Benjamin describes the Shah’s summer travel from May to September, visiting country seats with artificial lakes, groves, and mountain expeditions. He notes many wives accompany him, some housed in uniform small-one-room buildings, others in tents, while the Shah rests in a shaded pavilion above. Women of Persia are portrayed as content with their ignorance.
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Christ
Toms Court
New York
Jesus
Chrst
Jen
Christ of All
Yenu-Y
Jesus Crist
London
Lisbon
Calvary
S. G. W. Benjamin
Persia
Shah
Fragmented 19th Century Snippet on Cough Cure and Wit
A garbled excerpt mentions Jacobs relieving pains and a Red Star Cough Cure curing a severe cold. Names include Mr. J. Roach of the New York Central Sleeping Car Company. Also a quip about narrow minded people and a snail’s view of its shell.
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New York Central Sleeping Car Company
Hindows
Night in the Badr Sad to say many beginnings go nowhere
A fragmentary ad style notice discusses health cures and remedies. It promotes Sage's Catarrh Kenety for nasal catarrh and claims broad cures for consumption, sleep deprivation, and nervous debility. It invites readers to write to the World's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, New York.
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World's Dispensary Medical Association
Main Street
Buffalo
N.Y
Advertising as a remedy in print appeals
An era of medical advertisements extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a lifesaving cure. The appeal cites testimonials from readers claiming recovery from jaundice, bronchial diseases, tumors, ulcers, liver issues, and other afflictions, linking charity to healing.
New Money Making Scheme Promises Quick Gold Profits
Advertises Hallett & Co of Portland Maine offering full details on a new business that supposedly pays from £5 to £325 daily with no capital needed. Claims both sexes and all ages can start from home, with promises of proof and free start after sending the address.
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Hallett & Co
Portland
Maine
Scott's Emulsion touted for throat and chest illnesses
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as a remedy for chronic coughs colds and throat and lung diseases. It claims the product blends cod liver oil and hypophosphites and is easy to digest and palatable. The notice also promotes Dr Kilmer's Ocean-Wed as a regulator for numbness nerves and heart irregularities.
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Scott
W. B.S. Cunnecy
M. D
Manchester
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