The Vegetable Lamb in Ancient Hebrew Tales
The scarce Maasa Tobin edition (Venice 1705) recounts the Vegetable Lamb or Animal-Vine of Tartary. It describes seeds growing into a vine tied to a lamblike creature with cloven hooves and woolly skin, fed by the vine, tasting of honey and mutton, and sustaining itself until it withers, with later commentary comparing it to Sir John Mandeville’s Veruntaine tale.
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Venice
Tartary
Great Tartary
Sambulaia
Boremetz
Rexel
John Maundeville
St. Lens Rey Pteader
Holy Compulsion Sermon Shapes Invitation to Come In
Rev. Talmage, absent on a round the world tour, preaches on Luke 14 23 urging Christians to compel others to attend. He condemns overelaborate theology and urges simple faithful living, warm church welcome, and persistent prayer to draw people to the gospel.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
Talmage
Dad
Sidgree Palace
Ceric Armbenses
Pw Test
Mars
Saba
Wwe
Ceniss
Willwen Ogden
Relisian
Ain
Jeses
Lalo
Nai
Gui
Fryburg
Switzerland
Young Napoleon's Corsican Heroic Start
A late life retrospective claims Napoleon Bonaparte earned early prestige in Corsica at age nine. While fishing with friends he prevented panic over a drowned woman, steadied bystanders, and calmed a frightened boy, earning praise from a local elder and future leadership confidence for the young Bonaparte.
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Corsica
Napoleon Bonaparte
Panaparte
Pater Lenuchie Wraglix
Napoleon
Boraparte
Naoleon
Bonaparts
Ajaccio
Nanna
Railroads and the People Address by M E Ingalls
President M E Ingalls of the Big Four urges better feeling between railways and the people at St Louis opening of major terminals. He criticizes the recent strike, calls for pensions and profit sharing, urges public control, and supports Interstate Commerce reforms to align railroads with communities and workers.
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M. E. Ingalls
Big Four
Missouri Pacific
Tron Mountain
Wabash
Louisville & Nashville
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
St. Louis
Ingalls
Dr. Taussig
Terminal Association
Farre
Edson
Uia
Pullman
Wagner
Raltaon
Gosslon
Apni
SACHET POWDER RECIPES AND MIXTURE NOTES
A fragmented list of historical perfume sachet recipes. Contains measures and ingredients such as orris root, Tonquin bean, bergamot, attar of rose, musk, vanilla, bitter almonds, oil of geranium, and lavender, with directions to mix well. Several items include unclear spellings and broken phrases.
Details of Perfume Formula and Death of Prof Josern Hrere
Fragmentary OCR reveals a cosmetic recipe listing Neroli and various oils with precise drops and weights, followed by a notice that Prof Josern Hrere, eminent amatomist and last survivor of a famed scientific group at the Vienna medical school, has just died.
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Josern Hrere
Vnna
Cold-Storage Houses Boost Fruit and Farm Profits
Judge Sitzel urges fruit growers to invest in cold-storage houses to extend selling periods and stabilize prices. He describes sizes from 800 to 7000 dollars, notes strong construction, air and ice ventilation, and the value of storing pears vegetables and meats. He argues township farmers should unite to build cooperative cold-storage facilities.
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Judge Sitzel
Philadelphia Ledger
Tree Setting Device Eases Orchard Planting
An illustrated device solves the common problem of re locating the exact tree spot after lifting the stake. A hinged pair of boards, one two feet and one three feet long, with a notch at the end of the shorter piece, forms an adjustable guide for precise hole digging.
Device for Tree Setting from American Gardening
A described tool uses a long board with a peg to secure it in ground and a notch at the end to position a tree beside a stake. The device is set by aligning notches, dug, and the tree placed in the notch to stand in a straight line with others.
Different KRadona and the Kind of Meat They Produce
A mixed summary of animal feeding practices notes corn and wheat based rations for hogs and pigs, with emphasis on balancing grain with dry feed, milk effects, and mineral aids. It discusses pea fed pork, sugar beets, clover pasture finished with oats and peas, and the use of wood ashes to aid digestion, citing the N. S. World. It then shifts to commentary on bad roads and road reform, linking road conditions to farmer welfare and national wealth, and ends with fall calf-raising advice emphasizing warmth and feed for calves to ensure spring readiness.
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N. S. World
Vestiges of Domestic Life and the American Flag
The article contrasts traditional Corean gender norms with Western curiosity about marriage roles and honorifics, noting women's nameless status and strict social constraints. It then mentions proposals for U S flag redesigns, recounting early ideas like grouping stars with a lyre and the Brandywine and Vallmantown dates around 1777.
Alarming claim echoes from the old man at four
An old man wakes at four and hurls a humming clock into a net, a curious moment reported by the Syracuse Post. The odd act underscores a startled mood and immediate tension in a quiet morning scene.
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Syracuse Post
Cheap Excursions to the West Offer Low Fares
North Western Line promotes Home-Seekers low rate excursions to northwestern Iowa Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Manitoba Nebraska Colorado Wyoming Utah Montana Idaho tickets available September 11 23 and October good for return within twenty days stop overs allowed on the outward journey for details contact ticket agents or W A Thrall at Chicago and North Western Railway in Chicago. Miss Pinsccratow remarks on her employer and Madge comments on his appearance.
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West
Northwest
North-Western Line
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Manitoba
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyomeg
Utah
Montana
Idaho
W. A. Thrall
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Chicago
Everyone Is Going South Now a Days
The owl section of the country reports farmers thriving in the South and urges travel south for opportunity. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad offers one fare round trips to points South for select dates in October November and December. Inquiries should go to the General Passenger Agent in Louisville or the Cincinnati D P A.
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad and Connections
All Pointe South
Co. P. Atmore
Louisville Ky
Jackson
Cincinnati
Homeseekers' Excur sion passes to twenty one states
The plan offers round trip fares by Tre Wabisa Line for the Homeseekers' Excursion on September 11, 20 and October 9, 1804 to Kansas City Omaha Denver and other major cities. Tickets good for return within twenty days of sale with stop over privileges. Contact Wabash or connecting lines or C S Crane, Gen Passenger and Ticket Agent, St Louis.
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Tre Wabisa
Great West
Northwest
Homeseekers
Kansas City
Omaha
Denve
Wabash
Crane
Gen
St. Louis
Cures That Faith Won’t Effect Are Promoted Remedies
An advertisement extols Hostetter’s Stomach Litters as a primary American family remedy curing rheumatism neuralgia dyspepsia liver complaint malaria and nervous complaints. It notes praise from physicians and uses additional product mentions like Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar Pike’s Toothache Drops and Hall’s Catarrh Care with internal use and a 75 cent price, while a quip about Ram’s Horn appears.
Syrup of Figs Promotes Health Through Gentle Laxative Action
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system, relieves colds, headaches and fevers, and cures constipation without weakening organs. It praises its taste, notes medical approval, and states it is sold by druggists in 5 c and 1 bottles, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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