Esther the Queen Faces Death to Save Her People
Esther vows to seek the king’s audience despite the law, calling for all Jews in Shushan to fast for three days. She recalls her orphaned youth and Mordecai’s warning, recognizing her royal position as providential for deliverance of the Jews. She declares, if she must perish, so be it.
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Borbent
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Floral Park
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Ilis
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Hatach
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Luther Burbank
California
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A Message on Sacrifice and Duty From Esther
A sermon extols self surrender for a greater good citing Christ’s rule that saving life requires losing it. The tale of Esther is used to urge courage, duty, and service over selfish fear, urging readers to act when called even at personal cost.
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Periah
Christ
Esther Learns of Mordecai’s Fateful Plight and Decree
Queen Esther receives news that all Jews in the realm face slaughter under a royal decree prompted by Haman. She contemplates how to act as Mordecai urges her to plead for her people and her own life, while grief and fear overwhelm her.
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Hatach
Haman
Mordecai
Loyalty to the Master Abide in Him Sayeth Apostle
A sermon reflects on steadfast faith urging believers to abide in Christ as a source of sacred friendship with God. The text links lingering in the Master’s life to the Vine and Branches teaching and ends noting personal faith as the measure of achievement.
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Apostle
Not Owners but Stewards of God’s Manifold Power
The text reflects on being stewards of God’s grace through Jesus Christ and notes that true value lies in who we are and the gifts given by God. It warns that rotten character surfaces, like rot in fruit, and emphasizes that riches come from God, not earned effort.
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Jesus Ch
Women Endure Backache and Dizziness Try Dean's Kidney Pills
A Greenwich? advertisement describes women suffering chronic backache dizziness and kidney issues. Mrs Martin Deusines of Kingston N Y reports relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills sold by all dealers via Foster Milburn Co Buffalo.
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Martin Deusines
Cedar
Kingston
N.Y
Dean
Foeter Milburn Co
Buffalo
Bright Side to Business in Humorous Letter
A soap firm Cake & Son or a similar house sends a witty complaint to a retailer over a misdirected order. The dealer asks for soap noting money is good and jokes about finding the soap under the counter. The missive showcases a rare playful touch in business correspondence.
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Tima
Cake & Son
Richard Jones
P. S
Cutiura Efficacy Promised in Skin Remedy Ad
A testimonial from Mrs. R. R. Whitaker of Winchester Tenn describes her two and a half year old daughter recovering fully from a painful skin eruption after using Cutiura Remedies. She notes the child, now fourteen, has had no further skin troubles since February.
Grape-Nuts Morning Routine Promises Health Benefits
The text urges readers to start days with Grape-Nuts, linking strong stomach health to work zeal. It cites testimonials about better health and energy, claiming daily consumption aids vigor, sustains mental sharpness, and supports a productive life through a well-nourished body.
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Arch of Health
RIFT IN LOVE S LUTE
A Harper's Weekly item notes a linguistic digression on words and terms in English. It cites a Washington attaché who, after a leave, sent a note to a lady of admiration saying he would gaze upon her unmatched eyes. The piece comments on language and foreign diplomats.
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Washington
Harper's Weekly
Carpet Echoes From Liv as Dude-I Remembers
Dialogue hints at a playful domestic scene with Mr. Dude-I and Miss Liv discussing resembling a carpet at his feet. The tone suggests casual banter and a plan to shake out the carpet soon.
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Dude
Liv
Almanac and Potent Home Remedies Featured In Parlor Notes
An article promotes Munyon’s Almanac with moon data, phrenology, palmistry and dream interpretation, mailed free by Munyon Remedy Co. It also mentions a pine compound and whiskey remedy, a French doctor’s theory on anger, and anecdotal vignettes about Helen Bentley and Christmas Pittsburgh, ending with assorted oddities and consumer tips.
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Munyon
Tts
Munyon Remedy Company
Philadelphia
Satirical Ode to Third Thoughts and Eel Whiskey Cure
A fragmentary piece departs into a mock medical recipe for eel whiskey and Torias Compound from Globe Pharmaceutical Co Chicago. It interjects characters the Sat Eyed Individual and the Sad Eyed Individual in comic dialogue about impulses and third thoughts. A humor column then shifts to a spoof recipe titled Funny Paper describing a dish of "three mothers in law" and assorted stereotypes with spices and drawings.
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Globe Pharmaceutical Co
Chicago
Playwright Had Got Of Easy and Harpers Sketch
Expert Opinion notes a dramatic exchange over a new play read to Tree. The caustic wit of the scene shows the actor’s restraint and the writer’s hurt pride as Tree questions fairness while noting the play cost a year of labor.
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Heerbohm Tree
Tree
Paywright
Harper's Weekly
Fragmented reading sample with social notes and jokes
A chaotic mix of quotes jokes advertisements and editorial fragments including a baseball memory quote a doctor patient exchange a cartoon gag and dental eye remedy claims. The pieces mention Chicago tribune era style humor and mock ads for medicines with light social snippets and captions.
Mysterious Exchange Cited By Chicago Daily News
A passerby notes an odd exchange where a party remarks on a man in hot water and a woman’s confusion over his boiling over, described by the poise thinker in the Chicago Daily News.
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Chicago Daily News
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