Man of the World sermon warns on fame and wealth
In a long Sunday sermon at Bloomingdale New York Rev Dr Medison Peters critiques the worldly man focused on money and fame. He cites David, Daniel Webster, Lincoln, Grant, and Byron to argue true happiness lies beyond wealth and public adulation, urging spiritual yearnings over earthly success.
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Medison
C Peters
Thatch
New York
Br. Mailison
Patera
David
Enye
Poat
Brent
Qasen
Daniel Webster
Milime
Whittier
Maud
White House
Jackson
Abram Lincoln
Grant
Wics
United States
Mount Ategor
Bager Mouths
Carsar
Byron
An Unsettling Patchwork of 19th Century News
A list of brief items notes deaths, crimes, accidents, and world events across 1890s North Bend Brooklyn Philadelphia Peoria Chicago and London. Highlights include a 104 year old death in North Bend, a wife killed then shooter’s suicide, European finance contrasts, a murderer's suicide, a freed suspect in Pearl Bryan case, Harrison presiding in Chicago, notable arrests, mass deportations at Ellis Island, a suffragist kiss incident in Denver, a Peoria converter explosion, Tesla on X rays, religious controversy, a deadly Turners Falls fire, Bob Fitzsimmons wrestling a live wire accident, and budget figures in Britain.
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Cla Bump
North Bend
Frederick Mattick
Brooklyn
Hlsght Temple
Charles Morris
Donthotts
Athetiia O
Toll
Columbus
Wall Wond
Pearl Bryan
Ian
Benjamin Harrison
Northern Oratorial Association
Auditorium
Chicago
John Hoey
William Burns
John Wilson
Mat Connolly
John Donley
American
Gluonsa Company
Peoria
Ille
Nikola Tesla
Bia Asal
General Booth
London
New York
Ballington
Booth
Flyn
Turner's Falls
Mass
Bob Fitzsimmons
Cleveland
Bob
House of Rommone
Ex Consul Waller cites blindness risk from confinement
Reported statements claim Waller warns that tong con prison confinement in France seriously affected eyesight and may cause total blindness. Vat Yausk denies Nansen reached the north pole. Heliograph tests from Chicago Auditorium tower to Clyde succeed. Cuba home rule to take effect. Spanish Cortes act debated. Over 71 Ishpiming miners laid off. New South Wales moves to free trade and ends customs tax.
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Waller
St. Petersburg
Vat Yausk
Nansen
North Pale
Auditorium Tower
Chicago
Clyde
N. G
Cuba
Cortas
Christine
Ishpiming
Mich
New South Walea
Baron Hirsch Dies Near Vienna at 63
Baron Hirsch, famed for his skill in agricultural and banking work and philanthropy, died near Vienna yesterday at age 63. He was known for aiding Russian Jews facing oppression under our ally and was a great friend of education.
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Baron Hirsch
Ag & Bnathler
Vienna
Quaker Horse Tale and Late 19th Century Gossip
A jumble of stray notes cites Banserior of New York jailed in Chicago and dying in Tombs from arsenical poisoning. It mentions Robert P. Burkhalter of the University of Chicago Oratorical Association and ex President Harrison delaying a meeting. London Times reports Pere Hyacinths to wed Laura Bucknell. A Methodist delegates vote shows two thirds not reached. A Philadelphia quip concerns a married man and his wife on horses. An ad touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla as spring blood purifier.
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Thone
Herman. Banserior
New York City
Chicago
Svedksavo Cn
Robert P. Burkhalter
University of Chicago Oratorical Association
Harrison
London Times
Parla
Pere Hyacinths
Abbo Charles Loynon
Laura
William Bucknell
Pera Ilyacinthe
Methodist General Conference
Bor
Nervous Dyspepsia and Stuart's Tablets Testimony
Indianapolis man A W Sharper reports four years of nervous dyspepsia relief with Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. He cites gained flesh improved sleep and overall better health after use. Ad claims tablets cure stomach weakness except stomach cancer and invites readers to request a life book from Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
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A. W. Sharper
Prospect St
Indianapolis
Ind
Stuart
A.W. Sharper
Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Lasting Relief
Advert says Pyramid Pile Cure cures piles and rectal disease with a simple vegetal remedy. A Sweet Springs Missouri reader claims cure in under thirty days, no operation, no pain, and lasting relief. Distributed by Ee Fyrasyid Drug Co of Albion Michigan with nationwide availability.
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J. W. Rollins
Sweet Springs
Albion
Mich
Deere
Banishing Purple Ink From Polite Letters
A Strand Magazine notice criticizes purple ink in correspondence for its disorienting, wriggling appearance and urges readers to avoid it. It also includes an advertising endorsement for One Minute Cough Care claiming quick, lasting relief from colds and coughs.
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Strand Magazine
A, O, Hyde
Hyde
Cure Tobacco Habit With BacO Cure Promises
An 1896 advertisement touts BacO Cure as a scientific method to quit tobacco without willpower, claiming Berlin origins and a vegetable formula. It includes testimonials like P. B. Marpury and mentions a money-back guarantee, price, and availability from Eureka Chemical & Mfg. Co. in La Crosse and Boston.
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Berlin
Bae
Baco
Clayton, Nevada Co
Ark
Eureka Chemical & Mfg. Co
la Crosse
Wis
Gentlatien
P. B. Marpury
P. Church
Clayton
Eurbka Chemical & MI. Co
Wla
Boston
Maye
Marli-Suins
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York Harbor
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Denver
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Gloucester
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Supreme Tribunal of the Knights of Pythias
Window Glass Workers’ Association
Copway Cabinet Company
Milwaukee
Charles W. Norris
Knoights of Pythias
Honi
Hood
Atuart
Indianapolia
DR. Kilmer
Ds. Kinner & Co
Minghanton
N.Y
Pitcher'’s
Castoria
Mackinac
Cleveland “Mackinac
Artique
Sarvice
Pep
Detroit
Evie
Woon
California
Louisiana
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Southern Pacific Company
Bernice
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Pullman
Mexico
Arizona, New Mexico
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W.G. Neimyer
Gen. Western Agt
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Calhoun
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Marshall
George Ingersoll
Arthur Chisholm
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Ald Minor
Aaid Court
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Michia
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Michael Wale
Aaid
Markhall
Lucy A. Pettibone
Lee
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State of Michigan
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John F. Montrau
City of Maraball
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Jesse M. Hatch
Marshall Statesman
Monfort D. Weeeb
Circuit Court
Jeme M. Haron
Ian i. Gexaa
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Rain County
Horace J. Smith
Ira E. Hitchonck
Comer Union Court
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Marchall
Stave
George Ingeracol
Prebnie
Amon Hadden
Mary Jane Mudgen
Birr
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Marshall Statraian
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Julia H. Jewell
Eald
Probste
Marengo
Cnunty
Lown
William A. Powell
Frabaie
Emily E. Canney
Oxman B. Causey
Marshall Statesmac
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Theudotia Pear
Theodotia Pearl
Henry ©. Hulett
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Peter Lock Wood
Henry C. Huleft
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