The Power of a Presence
Rev. Cornelius Woelfkin extols the Psalmist's constant Godward confidence. He traces the shift from outward life to inner faith, noting how encounters with temptation and tragedy refine devotion, making Jehovah a dwelling, refuge, and source of strength for believers.
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Cornelius Woelfkin
Ande
Jesus Christ
Lfe
Jacob
Psalnfist
David
Abraham
Lot
Moses
Joshua
Samuel
Prophets
Daniel
God
Eien
Ae Ace
Paul
Lead Kindly Light hymn and sermonettes fragment
Fragment discusses John Henry Newman and his hymn Lead Kindly Light, noting his life, faith shift, and the hymn’s universal adoption. It includes moral reflections and admonitions on piety, gratitude, and conscience, with a mix of sermonettes and aphorisms.
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John Henry Newman
London
Edgbaston
Ealing
Trinity
Oxford
Rome
J. Dykes
Home Made Remedy Claims Quick Cure for Cough
An article touts a tonic promised to break up cold and cough within twenty four hours. It instructs mixing glycerine, pine oil compound, and whiskey in a large bottle to produce a year’s supply for the average family. Pine oil compound is stated as a Leach Chemical Co product from Cincinnati Ohio.
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Optates
Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Growth rate projection and submarine cable cost
A 10 year old would reach sixty eight feet if growth continued at the first year rate. Submarine cables cost 413000 dollars per mile to install and have a life expectancy of thirty to forty years.
Recipe for a Cold Remedy From a Local Advertisement
An old ad describes mixing pine compound with glycerine and whiskey to create a cough remedy. It instructs dosing every four hours in teaspoons to tablespoons and notes the pine product comes in half ounce bottles from a druggist. A local pharmacist claims to file this prescriptive often and finds it highly effective.
Fashion Hints Highlight Light-Blue Chiffon Ensemble
The article describes a modified princess style gown in light blue chiffon broadcloth with a bolero embroidered in descending beads and a gold tooth band on the skirt. Mousquetare sleeves and yoke use deep cream chiffon. the gown is elaborately beaded and finished with a matching band.
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Toth
Careful Doctor Prefers Food Therapy Over Medicines
A reader recounts four years of illness with persistent gagging and eye irritation. A specialist advised a gradual shift to Grape-Nuts cereal, leading to restored appetite, color, strength, and a 153 pound weight after a year. The letter promotes the food and the book The Road to Wellville with the line There’s a Reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firat
Wellville
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted for female cures
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for numerous female ailments backed by testimonials. It claims safety, non narcotic ingredients, and invites confidential letters to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Mass for free advice. It also notes other health claims including Dr Pierce's pills and mentions global rose cultivation.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Exma Heaton
Vienna
Pinkham Laboratory
Americas
Pierce
England
Dean's Kidney Pills Boost Back Pain Sufferers
An advertisement recounts a Rochester reader Mrs M Working praising Dean's Kidney Pills for backache dizziness and fatigue. It claims kidney trouble symptoms improved after three boxes and urges readers to remember the product sold by Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The piece also includes unrelated remarks about literacy and friendship among enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Working
Pubon
Rochester
Dean
Pitis
Dean's
Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Sheridan and the witty retorts spark lively parliamentary humor
The piece recalls Sheridan’s sharp quips and social scenes from British politics and letters. It cites repartee with Burke and Porson, a rector and Dr. South, and sketches dinner theater in London. It also touches on German letters and dining room etiquette with period wit.
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Sheridan
House of Commons
Geome
Burke
Dr. South
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