Gideon Builds Mighty Force Before Valley of Jezreel
Enthusiasm surges as Gideon’s followers swell from 1 000 to 30 000 from Manasseh Asher Zebulun and Naphtali. A council approves an early morning advance to Mount Gilead where the Midianite and Amalekite lines spread in the valley. For the first time fear shadows the leaders’ faces amid growing numbers.
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Israel
Gideon
Baal
Manasseh
Asher
Zebulun
Naphthali
Jezreel
Mount Gilead
Moreh
Gideon Reduces Army to 300 and Defeats Midianites
Gideon receives divine guidance to shrink his force from 32 000 to 300 by selecting only the keenly faithful and those who drink in a certain way at the water. The remaining troops ambush the Midianite camp at night, shouting the Lord and Gideon’s sword, causing chaos and a rout that delivers Israel.
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Gideon
Israel
God
Thessalonica
Luther
A. John ‘Knox
Scotland
Wilberforce
England
Moody
America
Gog
Mount Gilead
Lord
Mystery of the Earthquake on the Train
A silent man on a moving train suddenly sees a link between Kingston earthquakes and Panama. He argues that an earthquake there could affect the canal zone, water, banks, men, and machinery, envisioning a quake and a twist before the train pulls out. The other passenger reacts in astonishment as the profound man freezes.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Panama
Canal Zone
Canal
Putnam Faceless Dyes and Garfield Tea Ad
An old newspaper ad promotes Putnam Faceless Dyes at 10 cents per package promising more color and faster results. It also features a Lewis' Single Binder cigar pitch and a Garfield Tea natural remedy claimed to ease constipation and indigestion while purifying blood and aiding liver function.
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Putnam
Woman Sees Joys as Husband’s Burden, Sorrows Self Made
The remark notes a belief that a wife bears responsibility for her husband’s happiness yet cannot influence his misfortunes, attributing sorrows to his own foolish actions.
It Cures While You Walk
Allen's Foot-Ease offers a cure for hot, eversion, callous and swollen feet. Sold by all druggists at 25c with a trial package free. Do not accept substitutes. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Leathy Warrant for Claremont Town Meeting Issued
A warrant for a Claremont New Hampshire town meeting exceeds five feet in length and includes 41 articles outlining meeting business and actions.
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Leathy
Claremont
N. H
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered as Universal Cure
An advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims internal use benefits blood and mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward for any case not cured. Includes testimonial list request and seller details F J Cheney Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Nervy Reggie’s Season Ends With Ribbing Exchange
An old gentleman warns a younger man on stairs that he would play football if seen again. The youth calmly replies that football is out of season, defusing the confrontation with a light back-and-forth.
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Reggie
Simple Blood Cleaner and Tonic for Rheumatism
An eminent authority links rheumatism and kidney trouble to sour blood and acids. A home remedy is proposed using Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Kargon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla mixed and taken after meals and at bedtime.
The Cremona varnish mystery and Dod's claim
The Cremona varnish vanished around 1760 and remains rediscovered. The recipe possibly a gum or oil or plant distillate or chemical, with many theories. Dod died 1830 claiming to rediscover it, making violins with others but varnishing them himself, a practice valued by buyers. Varnishing and polishing are often done by a woman and require repeated passes, up to 30 times.
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Dod
March
New Danger for Burglars Phonographic Alarm Calls Police
A phonographic device linked to the burglar alarm system calls the police by telephone when a window or door is forced. The garret phonograph informs central of the robbery and repeats the street and number until the receiver is up, guiding officers to the scene.
Grape-Nuts credited with renewing health and temper
A Montana man writes that years of indigestion and nervousness vanished after starting Grape-Nuts. He says digestion improved, nerves steadied, eyesight and memory sharpened, and he feels younger and happier, praising the product from Postum Co. and its slogan There’s a reason.
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Montana
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Prosperous Letter From Olds Alberta Reflects Farmland Gains
Otto Yetting of Olds Alberta writes Detroit contact, praising wheat oats barley and potato yields, cows income, and no grain feeding. He claims over $1,000 yearly living profit and favors Alberta homestead patent over Michigan farms. Seeks information on low rates to Western Canada grant lands.
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Olds
Alberta
M. W. McInnes
Detroit
Michigan
Otto Yetting
Canada
Western
Canatae Oadda
Quentiat
Superintendent of Immigration
Ottawa
C. J. Broughton
Quincy
Chicago
Iil
W. H. Rogers
Traction Terminal
Indianapolis
Ind
T. O. Currie
Callahan Block
Milwaukee
Wis
One Call for Physician That Met with Quick Response
A busy physician, sought for recreation, grants a visitor a quick call. The caller asks for the doctor to come at once, claiming not illness but a game of whist. The servant relays the doctor's promise to arrive within ten minutes.
Terrible itching cured in six days by Cuticura
Edward Wovell of Fort Crook Nebraska suffered eczema for fifteen years affecting his hands arms and legs with severe itching preventing sleep. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for about six days the itching ceased and sores disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Wovell
U. S. Infantry
Fort Crook
Nebraska
Detective Hilary Adair Praised for Mysterious Arrest in Galveston
The famed investigator Hilary K. Adair was lauded in Galveston Texas for an arrest shrouded in mystery. When asked how he solved it he declined to explain noting many ways to catch criminals. He joked about the old man and the mouse trap.
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Hilary K. Adair
Galveston
Tex
Mr. Adair
John
Postpaid seed bargain from Salter with 12c offer
advertisement touts a 12 cent postpaid seed special from John A. Salter Seed Co. La Crosse Wisconsin. It promotes Earliest Ripe Cabbage Earliest Emerald Cucumber La Crosse Market Lettuce 13 Day Radish Blue Joy apple Juicy Turnip and more, plus a 16 cent add on offer for Berliner Earliest Cauliflower. It includes a free catalog and nursery stock. Other product mentions include Garfield Tea Lewis Single Binder cigars Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and Holme Lees quote about weakness and wickedness.
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Garden City
la Crosse
John A. Salter Seed Co
Box W. la Crosse
Wis
Man of Delicate Nerves Rosenthal Described as Eccentric Genius
Pianist Rosenthal, arriving late at the Majestic in San Francisco, complains of noise and room conditions. He inspects adjacent doors, approves the grand piano, and demands green shades, then exits in pajamas to confront a gas pipe repair and streetcar noise, while manager Mann dispenses German humor to calm him.
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Rosenthal
San Francisco Chronicle
Majestic
Gustav Mann
Mann
Gough Street
Butter Street
French Contractor Looses Sleep With Dynamite In Bed
A Salem Massachusetts contractor reportedly slept with his dynamite in bed to prevent freezing. The unusual measure underscores harsh winter conditions and risk of handling explosives indoors. Authorities will review safety implications following the incident.
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Salem
Mass
Peruna Catarrh Remedy Aids From Proportion And Experience
The text argues that a medical compound’s value hinges on proper proportion and skilled harmonization of ingredients. Dr. Hartman’s Peruna is praised for stability, taste, and chemical quirks, achieved through years of experience rather than universal formulas. The balance of ingredients, not just their quality, determines efficacy.
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Hartman
Peruna
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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Carters
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Desert Queen Copper Mining CO
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Empire Development Co
I. W. Hellman
Los Angeles
Calif
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Washington Street
Spokane
Washington
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Remington Typewriter CO
Wabash Ave
MILO
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14Th Street
Washington, D.C
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MASON
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Depo
Japan
Alteafe
Africa
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Louisville & Nashville
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