Discovery of America a religious voyage led by God
The Rev Dr Talmage preached that Columbus was guided to the West by God, framing the 1492 voyage as a religious discovery. He contrasted eastern origins with western destiny, praised Columbus and ship captains, and urged prayer for seafarers while calling all to a spiritual voyage toward the promised land.
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Broomys
Talmage
Columbus
Moses
Christopher Columbo
Genoa
Columbua
Tere
Rod
God
Europe
Young Columbus
Republic of Genoa
Alphonso V
America
Isabella
Gulf of Cadiz
Spain
Noah
Mount
Ararat
Prymouth
Santa Maria
Christopher Columbus
Hudson River
Thames
Nent
Zechariah
Micah
David
Isaiah
New World
Queenstown
Southampton
Glasgow
San Salvador
Christ
Cautious Juvenile Social Exchange At Local Shop
A fragmented local scene shows a cautious juvenile asking a visitor if they live nearby. The clerk notes precautions about dispensing prescriptions only to strangers who are traveling, while awaiting the boss’s return from dinner.
Diversified Ephemera From a City Page
A column of quirky notes touches on social distance between city sides, changes in romance via marriage, Swiss rail accident insurance with ticket purchases, a joke about a sleepless husband, and Swift & Co plans in Avnona Illinois with reports of farm sales and building clearances.
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Swift & Co
Avnona
Ill
Nallivan
St Louis Carnival Police Watch Over Busy Festival
Seventeen detectives from major cities gathered in St Louis to compare notes on criminals during the Fall Festival. Police say thefts were rare and crowds large, while a Swedish Danish Norwegian gathering drew thousands for a multi-language event. The city plans park enhancements and a welcoming display featuring Columbiana inscriptions and celebratory designs. The Choral Symphony association drills hundreds of voices for fall concerts and a New York newspaper offers a ten minute lawyer consultation coupon. Norway reportedly has the longest life expectancy due to cool uniform temperatures. Hiram Lukens began at Doylestown Intelligencer in 1832 and has stayed at the same office for sixty years. A rural England political manager advised sending a strong cyclist for victory.
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St. Louis
United States
Desmond
Detective Bureau
America
Choral Symphony Association
Th Society
Joseph Otten
New York
Norway
Hiram Lukens
Doylestown Intelligencer
England
London
Notable Cannada Preacher Dr George Douglass
One of Cannada's most eloquent preachers, Dr George Douglass, is described as blind with paralyzed palms and arms hanging by his side. His speech reportedly emanates from a deteriorated voice, described in stark, clinical terms.
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Cannada
George Douglass
Concerns Over Coal Power and Parish Medical Claims
A Paris Pasteur Institute note links coal to daily work energy. Prof Rogers cites a dynamic force in coal. Epilepsy cures via rabies cures are discussed. A simple method preserves flower color with salicylic acid solution. Poisonous gingerbread with high chloride content warned by authorities. A rubber substitute using Manilla gum and asphalt bitumen is claimed. Artificially colored flowers deemed not dangerous by Paris hygiene council.
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Rogers
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Pasis Museum of Natural History
India
Messia Worms
Zwierchowski
Conseil d’ Hygiene
Caving In and Patent Medicines Featured in Scented Ad Page
An 19th century column mocks collapsing tenements and warns of structural strain with promotional hype for tonics. It touts Hosteretters Bitters and Beechams Pills as cures for digestive and nervous disorders while weaving in social jests about marriage and rural life.
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Witter
To Young Wives and the Sacred Duty of Beauty
An unsigned ad extols preserving female beauty through pregnancy and motherhood. It claims marriage myths about a wife's attraction fade, urges use of "Mother's Friend" to keep bodies young and complexion intact, and notes druggists sell it. A stray line features Josin Pinkerton reacting to freckles in a leopard scene.
California Fig Syrup Co Remedy Ad Dreamily Parodied
Old time patent medicine ad copy from a newspaper page discusses Syrup of Figs by California Fig Syrup Co and root teas offered through dealers. It also promotes cod liver oil emulsions like Scott's Emulsion and requests readers to seek economy and better health through these remedies. Multiple brands and addresses are mentioned in a fragmented ad column.
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Wile Novi
California Fig Syrup Co
California
Desler
Medien
Hall
Fourth Street
St. Louis
Scott
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Heaven
Atlantic
Umbria
Majestic
Land
Church of
Seville
Bannes
Cuba
Sepulchre
Rania Hoan the Gam
John
Blakey
Port Lariat
Josin Pinkerton
Werman
Dallas News
Aoe Rowan
South Sth Avenue
York
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