Noble Womanhood and Hospitality in Shunem’s Legend
A sermon on the Shunammite woman Elisha found hospitable and wise. It praises hospitality as a Christian duty, sympathetic ministry to messengers, steadfastness in trouble, and domestic virtue, contrasting noble character with worldly ambition and noting women’s enduring dignity under Christian faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Press Association
Wasemerox
Esdraelon
Louis XV
Spain
Russia
Shunem
Elisha
Jupiter
Jock
House of God
India
The Kidney Complexion Advertises Swamp Root Cure
The ad links pale sickly appearance to kidney disease and claims Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root strengthens weak kidneys, purifies blood, and improves health. It offers sample bottle and booklet by mail, noting the offer appears in the Progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swamp Root
Dr. Klimer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Maharajah’s Vengeance Blasts Idols After Slayings
In a horrific massacre the maharajah, enraged by a sufferer's disfigurement from smallpox, first attacked the physicians, then seized temple idols from a great shrine. He ordered cannon before the idols and had gunners fire when the priests refused to blaspheme. Surviving priests were hanged as the idols were blown apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waharanee
Nepanl
Leipsic Missionsblatt
Took Him at His Word Gradgrind Guards Clock Duty
Gradgrind orders strict time discipline insisting only he may touch the clock and workers must follow its signals. The next day the foreman points out the clock was not wound and the day is already a quarter gone. London Fyn notes the misunderstanding and consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreman
Up In Fractions and Time Jokes From Old Papers
A comic exchange about fractions and time pieces appears in snippets from the Tacoma Ledger and Chicago Record. The dialogue features playful riddles on half sisters and a man who stopped wearing his watch because people kept asking the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma
Bessie
Pye
Tacoma
Chicago
Distressing Stomach Disease Curable by South American Nervine
Promises permanent cure for stomach weakness and indigestion with one dose. Claims miraculous relief, universal efficacy, and safety. Sold by Herrick Bros. druggists in Indiana Pennsylvania. Also advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with guaranteed refund if no cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrick Bros., Druggists
Indiana
DAUGHERTY PLANING MALL PROMOTES MODERN DOOR MAKING
Advertisement touts modern dowel joinery replacing mortise and tenon in doors. Claims doors become solid with ten dowels per side and stresses guaranteed quality. Offers porch, flooring, siding, frames, and heat lumber, inviting calls for estimates and prices.
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United States
North Carolina
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New Brunswick Theological Seminary
House
Sahara
Amazon
Danube
Mississippi
Etna
Cotopaxi
Vesuvius
Dever
Centaur
Titan
Zable
Christ
Kossuth
Palmer
Bierstadt
Yosemite
God
Nile
Tigris
la Plata
Tartary
Persian
Alhambra
Indus
Ganges
Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett
House of Commons
Hyde Park
London Spectator
Maharajeh
David Bomed
Icy
Bears
Indiana County
Jefferson
Armstrong
Fordham Station
Frantz Bros
Rossmoyne Flouring Mills
Daugherty’s
Planing Mall
Ww. S. Daneheriv
Peal Medicine CO
Cleveland
Darrherto Bros
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