Timbrel on the Red Sea Beach My Faithful Emancipation Jubilee
Reverend Dr. Talmage reflects on Miriam and Moses leading Israel through the Red Sea, praising festive worship with timbrels and dances. He salutes Brooklyn Tabernacle’s debt emancipation, urges gratitude and joyous praise, and urges celebration at every victory while urging steadfast faith.
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Miran
Maron
Bos
Ted Sen
Red Sea
Thei Diag
Miriam
Jed
Han
Richard
Raladin
Azotus
Jannockburn
Scotland
Earl of Northumberland
Branham Moor
Wakefield
York
Bosworth Field
Miljades
Marathon
Hris
Aaron
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Moses
Red
God
Holy Ghost
Red Seas
Eilar
Brooklyn
Diele Lo
Broklyn
Trelps
Christian Herald
Thode Island
Christ
Lazarus
Josephus Sage
Pat
Epamine
Marlborough
Leuthen
Hanover
Forrest
Chalmers
Morgan
Stuart
Pleasanton
Wilson
Kilpatrick
Sheridan
Midway
Child of God
Heaven
Heavenly World
Gabriel
David
Handel
Inn
Scotch Coverfanter Church
Curious Science Snippets From Seventeenth to Nineteenth Century
A long list of varied notes cites London telephones at fifty dollars a year, camphor spirits removing stains, microbes forming inch long processions, tiny Mediterranean tides, Rome catacombs housing millions, and a Vermont convict earning twelve thousand dollars. It covers springs in California making sulphuric acid, Greek temples uncovered, tiny West India hummingbirds, oyster reef teeth near Moorehead City, plant seed counts, aging Philadelphia police guard Daniel Kendig, Bank of England barracks, a Queen Victoria cablegram of ninety five words, and a Philadelphia German book printed in 1705. It also notes drum beats and taps, crinoline fashion cycles, a dog remedy for egg swallowing, and explanations for circling when walking blindfolded due to leg length inequalities.
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London
Mediterranean
Rome
Vermon
California
West India
Moorehead City
Culf
Philadelpha
Daniel Kendig
Bank of England, London
Queen Victoria
Buchanan
Philadelphia
Germantown
George IV
Fireproof Straw Demonstrated by Moscow Society
The Moscow Agricultural Society tested a fireproofing compound by building a straw shanty coated with the paste. In a hot fire the straw changed from yellow to reddish brown but did not ignite or crack. The invention aims to protect straw houses across Russia at low cost, potentially saving millions by preventing fire losses.
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Moscow Agricultural Society
Villeses
Orleans Picayune
Rene
Electric wiring in gas lines tale echoes across ships
A New York electrical journal recalls a brokered clash over wiring gas pipes for electric light in a new office building near the Brooklyn Bridge. A Troon shipyard carpenter jokes that while he could install the lights, he cannot bear the idea of the spark along the wires.
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New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Troon
Fyrshire
Veter
St. Louis
Mirage City Mirage in Kansas and Colorado Plains
A classic mirage illusion seen far from Denver stretches across Western Kansas and Eastern Colorado, where travelers report distant visions of a city with blocks and churches. Cowboys mistook the horizon for a real metropolis until the actual city skyline was recognized from memory and experience in Denver.
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America
Kansas
Colorado
Plains
Denver
St. Louis
Syrup of Figs Promoted as Pure Laxative Remedy
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant laxative that cleanses the system, relieves headaches and fever, and supports health without weakening the organs. It emphasizes acceptance by the medical profession, claims no objectionable substances, and notes sale by merchants with the California Fig Syrup Company branding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Fie
Fecentricity Easily Pardoned from Mount Vernon Memoir
A fragment from Mount Vernon recalls Theodore Maret an old resident who settled south of Headfield. He kept a strict demeanor, spoke little, and valued honesty. His wary humor about corn taxes and motives hints at a life of modest farmstead integrity.
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Mount Vernon
Theodore Maret
Headfield
Henself
August Flower Revives Stomach Trouble Patient
A Saugerties man recalls two years of severe stomach distress. After doctors failed, he tried August Flower on the recommendation of a friend and reports rapid improvement and regained health. He credits the remedy with restoring his strength and curing his stomach ailment.
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Jas. E. Dederick
Saugerties
N.Y
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