Gideon and the Midianite Threat in Ancient Israel
In a devotional study of Judges 7, Gideon is chosen despite a fearsome foe, using faith over numbers. The text outlines God directing a sifting of soldiers, the three company stratagem with lamps and trumpets, and the ensuing panic that secures victory. It links Gideon’s courage to modern spiritual battles.
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Iurnel
Gideon
Jordan
Lernel
Peter
Gidnon
Pharah
Jernel
Lord
Desert
Boscoth
Penuel
Tad
Dodson’s Liver Tone Promises Gentle Liver Cleanse
The ad touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative to calomel, claiming it wakes the liver, relieves headaches, and steadies bowels by morning. It targets cautious readers, including parents, and cites druggists promising dwindling calomel sales.
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Buck
Alek
Dodeon
Harmians
Dodson
Fancy Fare Trap Confronts Cheesy Debate
In a quirky exchange a speaker quips about baiting a trap with imported cheese. The dialogue hints at a humorous kitchen mishap or social satire as a wife avoids a trap by insisting on exotic cheese. The banter ends with a perplexed reaction and a dry punchline.
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Mica
California Syrup of Figs Ad Excerpt in 1900s Style
An advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It urges mothers to check a child's tongue for constipation signs and promises gentle relief within hours, citing a 60 cent bottle with directions for all ages. It also briefly mentions Hanafords Balsam for sprains and concludes with a quip about love and common sense.
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California
Fletcher
Kidney pills relieve long time back ache, professor says
Prof Aug F W Schmitz of Thomas Oklahoma writes he suffered Rackache for 25 years and Frights Disease in late stages. After using two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills relief came, back pain ended and he used more pills for prevention. He recommends the remedy and notes price and supplier.
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F. W. Schmitz
Thomas
Okla
Dodd
Prof. Schmitz
Jack
Dodd's Medicine Co
Buttulo, N
Charging It Up and a Blue Ridge Doctor's Bill
Representative Carter Glass praised a currency bill amid criticism and joked about unfair charges. The Blue Ridge doctor’s patient protested a $100 excess fee, arguing the amount covered a valuable instrument left in the wife after an operation.
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Carter Glass
Blue Ridge
Prompt Italian guest misses supper invitation
An Italian paper records a humorous exchange between two natives about Signor Shaffett being late for supper, noting the 8 PM invitation and the five minutes past due without arrival. The quip reflects social punctuality norms and light cultural humor.
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Maly
Dina
Signor Shaffett
Money Back Medicine Promises Refund on Talgam of Myrrh
An advertisement claims Hanford's Talgam of Myrrh is risk free with dealers authorized to refund purchases if unsatisfactory. The copy also notes readers confessing faults but lacking time to fix them.
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Hanford
Realism Rules In Nursery Dolls Spark Debate
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes a shift in toy design as baby dolls move toward realistic features. Designers aim for fat cheeks and foreheads while maintaining a playful, everyday look, sparking discussion on the portrayal of femininity and age in popular dolls.
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Dolly
Faye Homiet
Inder
Piimt
Fee
Bablew Hewray
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Sage Tea and Sulphur Darkens Your Gray Hair
A vintage patent remedy touts Sage Tea and Sulphur as a home darkener for gray hair. It claims a natural, even shade, plus relief from scalp issues, and notes a ready-made Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy sold at drugstores for about six dimes.
Remarkable Derdges in the Canal Dredge Operations
Two manwive dredges built to tackle the Coraracha glide in the Culebra cut lifted heavy rocks from the steama canal. A 40 ton hawhter was hoisted from the water in a single load, while other buckets carried massive stones as if they were pebbles. The bucket capacity is 15 cable yards about 12 wagen loade.
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Stiama Canal
Culebra
Walghy
Aldo
Cbanne
Modern Way Ad Says Hapford's Haluam For Burns
Ad copy claims Hapford's Haluam quickly cools burns and removes fire. It mocks belief that rock and rye cures a cold while praising the remedy as a modern solution.
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Hapford
Ady
Peruna Tablets Promised Remedy For Digestive Ills
An Akron pharmacist named Vogel recounts illness from appendicitis and intestinal catarrh in June and July. After exposure to improper food and surging health fears, he credits Peruna tablets with appetite return and rapid weight gain, noting bowel movement improvement after starting the remedy.
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Vara
Patience-Thiv Paper Cage Found in Japan Mystery
A damaged OCR fragment reports a proceam discovery in Japan by an ailk waorthe, suggesting a multured ten year period. It mentions a Patrice and a worn can fand tan wile dremeom year, with only two. The text is garbled and unclear about concrete entities or outcomes.
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Japan
Dina Patrice
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Gideon and the Three Hundred
Mint
William Carroll
Yorkville Court
Mortimer Thompson
New Jersey
New York
Wordsworth
Loundon Chronicle
Zeebriinge
England
Montag
Napoleon
Houlogne
Don Quixote de la Manche
London Chronicle
Ohio
M. Vogel
Akron
Oklahoma
BO Doan
Milburmn CO
Buffalo
Sudan
Dee Turner
Lubbock
Ter
Canada
G. A. Cook
Caras Citt
Sotae Bau
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