War memorial reflection on sacrifice and unity in America
A 1896 sermon honors Civil War dead at Decoration Day, recalling Union and Confederate bravery, the price paid in lives, and the need for national unity. The speaker lauds self sacrifice, condemns war as a cruel force, and urges steadfast patriotism while warning against foreign threats.
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Church of God
Europe
New York Bay
Barnegat
1862
Pulaski
Fort Sumter
Fort Lafayette
Fort Hamilton
Huzzal
Fifteenth
New York Volunteers
Alabama Cavalry
Pennsylvania Riflemen
Massachusetts Artillery
South Carolina
Remembrance and faith in a funeral text
A historic religious meditation on grief, resurrection, and comforting scripture. The passage reflects on flowers, memory, and hope, invoking biblical figures and Greenwood inscriptions to comfort mourners. It blends personal loss with faith in Christ and the promised resurrection.
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Duke of Wellington
Catafalque
Lord Jesus
Jacob
Joseph
David
Greenwood
New Jerusalem
Christ
Mary
Martha
Lazarus
Jesus
Saul
Bacon’s Celery King for the Nerves Sold by Local Agents
Advertises Bacon’s Celery King as a natural laxative and cure for dyspepsia liver and kidney diseases with multiple listed Indiana and nearby agents offering a trial package free. Also promotes Dean’s Ointment as a universal cure for eczema and scalp eczema with assurance of relief.
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Daugherty Bros
Indiana
J. C. Rugh
Penn Run
B. Beringer
Beringer
H. B. Hawes
Cherrytree
G. W. Gromley
St Bernard pains in heat and quack cures advertised
A 19th century periodical note warns that a St Bernard endures heat and suffers in warm months, suggesting clipping is dangerous. It also advertises dubious cures such as Olive Blossom and Mystic Cure for various ailments, with endorsements from T. F. Anthony and druggists Daugherty Bros Herrick Bros and Tom E Hildebrand.
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St. Bernard
New York Times
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Chicago
Daugherty Bros
T. F. Anthony
Promise City
Iowa
Herrick Bros
Tom E. Hildebrand
Indiana
Royal Princess Reproved For Maid Servant Role
The Crown Princess Frederick depicted a vulgar maid in private Saxon theatricals drawing a royal rebuke from the king who reminded that even among themselves a princess should not imitate a maid. Mrs Bloocher muses on a man caring for his wife’s letters yet not mailing them.
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Frederick
Castoria and Spavin Liniment Claims for Horses and Children
An advertisement touts Pitcher's Castoria for children and English Spavin Liniment for horses, listing cures for lameness, coughs, and swollen throats. It claims big savings and warrants remarkable blemish cures, with Herrick Bros. as local druggists in Indiana Pennsylvania. A separate testimonial endorses Dr Fowler's Ext of Wild Strawberry for summer complaints in households with children, from Buffalo New York.
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Herrick Bros
Indiana
Eye Strain and Glasses Proper Adjustment Warned
The article explains that headaches red eyes and blurred sight stem from imperfect eye focus. It warns that keen vision requires effort and may tax memory, calling out misdiagnosis by parents or doctors. Dr Sadler at 804 Penn Avenue Pittsburg offers treatment for eye ear nose and throat issues.
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Sadler
Penn Avenue
Pittsburg
The Greatest Man In History Opinion Poll
A Tokyo newspaper asked schoolchildren to vote on the greatest man in world history. The four wartime Chinese conflict heroes led the ballot with Napoleon Bonaparte fifth, Confucius sixth, George Washington seventh, Ieyasu eighth, and General Grant twelfth. Lincoln did not appear on the list.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
Napoleon Bonaparte
Confucius
George Washington
Ieyasu
General Grant
Lincoln
Chicago
Deafness Cure Claim Promoted By Hall's Catarrh Cure
Advertises a remedy for deafness caused by catarrh claiming nine of ten cases arise from inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. Offers one hundred dollars for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes price and sales location. Also notes strawberries and ice cream at McMaster's restaurant on Philadelphia street.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
McMaster’s
Philadelphia Street
Thomas Eclectric Oil Cited By Dunkirk Minister
Rev. E F Crane of Dunkirk New York endorses Thomas Eclectric Oil claiming it cured his utasy and relieved diphtheria in his wife and child. He asserts he would not be without it in the house for any consideration.
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Thomas
E. F. Crane
Dunkirk
N. Y
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