Owe No Man Anything Moral sermon on debt and virtue
The piece extols avoiding debt and urges repayment of all owed funds. It weaves biblical references with anecdotes about debt’s ruinous effects, praising practical charity, honesty, and financial justice to neighbors, while denouncing willful borrowing and evasion of repayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Henry Ward Beecher
Sean Y
Borhend Wat
Siewsic
Jaume
Cascades
Duluth
Emdar
Tamarack
Miles
Wall Street
Lord Bacon
Buck
Benjandn Franklin
Kansas
Orimnstone
Periurs
Jace
Scotland
Bamkrubtey
Bright's Disease of the Kidneys and Related Notes
A collage of medical remarks on Bright's disease detailing symptoms such as leg and eye weakness, digestive disturbance, edema, and potential fatal outcomes. Includes advertising for Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills and a patient anecdote about rheumatism treatment with a tonic. Also mentions a Mississippi raft record and a cynical jab at self-deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Jess
Chase
Chase Kulooy Lever
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Lute Tea, Irish Elders, and Russian Bourse Mentioned
Scraps describe tea disposal with water and paint washing, notes on Russian women seeking St. Petersburg Bourse membership, and reports on New York money orders totaling over 100000. Also cites Ireland as having one of the highest shares of elderly people in Europe after France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Rheumatism Cure Claims From Dr Williams Pink Pills
Advocate claims Dr Williams Pink Pills cure rheumatism sciatic and lumbago by enriching blood with new red cells. Testimonials from A. G. Acoube of Sorel Quebec describe lasting relief after eight boxes. Genuine pills sold by dealers or direct mail from Brockville Ontario with six boxes for two dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam Kotz
John Fence
Williams
A. Gacoube
Sorel
Que
de Williams
Two Systems of Numeration Discussed in 19th Century Text
The piece explains two numeral systems: English and French. In English, a trillion equals a million trillions, while in French or U.S. usage a trillion is a thousand billions. It contrasts the naming scales and cipher counts, noting the English form with twelve trailing zeros and the French form with twelve ciphers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Half a Crown For a Tooth Pull At Dentist
A humorous society item describes Pat paying half a crown for a tooth extraction at a dentist and recalling a home extraction tale with gravity jokes. The piece shifts to a hiring note about appointing someone to handle a Query Box, with the applicant claiming to be father of eleven children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trisman
St Ut
Pat
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Dintreesing Marat
Garces Hartston
Caw
Soman
Eeryman
Impany
Poterts
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Streste
Bankruptcy Court
Zacchaeus
Devin de Chapin
Br ‘Aman
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Christ
God
North American
Life Assurance
King Street West
Dee
Morty
Tay Spestiding’ Company
Fond Dest
Lorenating Poole
Ie History of the
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Thorburn, M
Senator
LW. Smith
Reta Dmas
John EL Blanc
Beene Telm
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K, Meredith, K
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Osbo
Gaelp
CTOR
WM. McCabe, Llg
Sinantory
Payrooae
Clerkenwell
Ching
England
DR. Ghase
Alt Dome
Mississippi
Aily
New York Toffee
France
Ireland
Granby
Dominion
Aweet
Bue
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