A Sermon on Gnats and Camels in Time
A preacher lampoons those who chase minor sins while neglecting major ones using Christ’s gnat and camel metaphor. He contrasts petty scruples with large-scale deceit, warns against sanctimonious judgment, extols wit in ministry, and urges focus on eternity over earthly concerns.
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Christ
Alma
Sulugiel
Jesus Christ
Elijah
Job
Herod
Fox
Matthew Henry
John Bunyan
Chrysostom
George Herbert
Robert South
George Whitefield
Jeremy Taylor
Rowland Hill
Ashael Nettleton
Charles G. Finney
Sahara
Paul
Judas
Raymond Street
New York
America
Maryland
Church of God
John Milton
Satan
United States
Liverpool
Saratoga
Paris
Géneva
Custom House
Lebanon
American Railroad Franchise in China
American investors win a franchise to build a 700 mile rail line from Hong Kong to Han Kow. The note touches on railroads boosting a nation’s prosperity and asserts health as vital for wealth creation, endorsing Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a popular tonic for the weak.
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China
United States
Hong Kong
Han Kow
America
Summer Tours to the North by Pennsylvania Railroad
In 1899 the Pennsylvania Railroad runs two personally conducted tours to Canada and Northern New York. The July 22 trip covers Niagara Falls to Highlands of the Hudson in 17 days at $125 round trip. the August 12 trip covers similar cities in 14 days at $100. Each tour has a tourist agent in charge and a chaperon for unescorted ladies. Rates include rail and boat fares, parlor car seats, meals, hotel entertainment, transfers, and carriage hire. Inquiries to Tourist Agent at New York Brooklyn Newark or Geo W Boyd in Philadelphia.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Canada
New York
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Thousand Islands
Rapids
Saguenay
Broadway
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Broad Street
Newark
N. J
Geo. W. Boyd
Philadelphia
The Impending Crisis author urged deportation
North Carolina born author Hinton Rowan Helper, age 70 and living in Washington, wrote The Impending Crisis in 1857 and has long opposed emancipation. In a recent interview he repeats his call for deportation of African Americans to Africa, criticizing slave traders and the system of slavery.
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Hinton Rowan Helper
North
Carlina
Washington
Helper
Africa
West India Islands
Stenifus
Springfield
Mass
Cabtor Ria Bears Tha Tha Kind You Havalways Bought
The fragment notes a local item involving Cabtor Ria and a referenced signature. It reads like a notice or brief about a transaction or agreement tied to a purchase, though the OCR yields unclear phrasing. Readable entities suggest a named party and a signature element driving the brief record.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
J. B. Younkins
Cor. Phila
Seventh Streets
Victoria
Thos
Sutton
Phila
St. Queensware
E. Boucher
Philadelphia St
Indiana
Penn Run Roller Mills
Penn Run
G. E. Frantz, Prop’r., Penna
ORR & Calhoun
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