Quotes on faith work and society from church leaders
A compilation of quotations from Gladstone Bishop Andrews Cardinal Gibbons Rev. De Normandie Prof. Smythe Rev. Talmage Rev. Webb Rev. Wholly and Rev. Lymer discussing morality, marriage, science, worship, and the role of religion in American life. The text emphasizes the primacy of righteous ends, service over speculation, and leadership by educated religious figures in guiding society.
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Gladstone
Bishop Andrews
Capen
Cardinal Gibbons
Rev. J. de Normandie
Smythe
de Witt Talmage
B. Webb
Ev. D. J
Jesus
Jericho
J. F. Lymer
America
God
Evangeli stRant Sparks Row on Kearny Street
A lusty street evangelist on Kearny Street drew a crowd with dramatic calls to salvation and front seat promises while a heckler taunted that the man failed to find religion. The exchange escalated as bystanders questioned the evangelist’s conviction amid sharp jibes about religious fervor.
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Kearney Street
North Beach
San Francisco
Critics Call Lawyers Complicit in Undermining Social Fabric
A Congregationalist sermon denounces criminal lawyers who use money power and legal tricks to aid guilty defendants. It argues such lawyers become accomplices when they pack juries or pervert the law to secure acquittals or light sentences, undermining society.
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Abraham Lincoln
Madison C. Peters
Philadelphia
Kissed Us All Around. Brooklyn Sunday Class Incident
A Brooklyn Sunday school story recalls a bashful substitute teacher chosen by the superintendent after the former teacher left town. On stage with the superintendent, the new teacher Mr C is introduced to a class of girls and asked to learn what the former teacher did, prompting a shy student to reveal the former tactic of kissing the students all around.
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Dr. B.'s Church
Brooklyn
The
American Magazine
Carpet choice under fire‑ruined home
A shopper notes a "pretty good‑looking carpet" and asks about colors and pattern while recalling her woodshed fire and water damage. She worries how the carpet will look after the house is splashed by firefighters and reporters, and jokes about choosing a mud color.
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Engles
Deirow
Wit In Dinner Talk Sparks Notion Of Social Wit
A Boston Herald note recounts a dinner party where a famous woman author was introduced to a distinguished citizen she did not know well. A younger man made a trivial remark and she snapped mock formality, declaring to him I’m talking to Mr. this is the great opportunity of my life. Go away.
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Pravita
Wit
Boston Herald
Man asks for a horse of Imperial gin at bar
A patron at Mahler and Gales leans on the bar and asks George Gale for a horse of Imperial gin. The barman questions the request, prompting a quip that a pony is a small drink, so a horse should be a big one. The joke originates from National Weekly.
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Mahler & Gales
George Gale
George
National Weekly
Hall's Vne Sicilian Hair Renover Endorsed As Safe Hair Color Restorer
Advertisers promote Hall's Vne Sicilian Hair Renover as a safe product to restore gray hair to its natural color. The claim emphasizes rejuvenation and harmless use for aging hair.
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Hall
Markets summary of grain and oilseed prices across cities
The report lists bid and ask ranges for wheat corn oats and related commodities in Chicago Milwaukee and Grand Rapids with details for No 2 and No 1 grades, spring and winter varieties, and accompanying price quotes for lard and flax seed.
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Chicago
Weapee
Bbc
Shire
Ota
Milwaukee
St Jacobs Oil Praised By Medical Figures Across Nations
Col R. Withers of Fair Lawn Stock Farm Ky and Joseph Cairnenen Eng Secretary Pacific Coast Blood Ree Association commend St Jacobs Oil for all horse complaints sold by Druggists and Dealers. Minister McLane to leave Paris for the United States soon. Roger Tichborne cured of rheumatism by St Jacobs Oil and highly recommends it. Science says oatmeal is a cheap nutritious food with costs per pound for various foods.
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R. 8. Withers
Fair Lawn Stock Farm
Joseph Cairnenen
Pacific Coast Blood Ree Association
St. Jacobs Oil
Sir Roger Tichborne
England
Europe
America
Dr. Foot
Breaking Down and Building Up
A health advisory urges prompt medicinal aid for weak strength using tonics. It endorses Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as reliable for digestion, dyspepsia, constipation, liver issues, fever, kidney trouble, and general recovery, noting safety and household usefulness. The Ohio labor party nominates a full state ticket.
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Ohio Labor Party
Blood cure claims in patent medicine ad and auction note
An 19th century ad touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier curing conditions from pimples to scrofula and consumption, with claims of liver, digestive, and lung benefits. It mentions a book offer, a separate note on Prince Ferdinand of Saxe Coburg as Bulgarian heir, and a sale of the Metropolitan hotel in St Paul for $64,000.
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Pierce
Metropolitan Hotel
St. Paul
St. Paul College
Anna
Drew
Nog
Unguarded Old Ledger Claims Cure for Alcohol Appetite
A 19th century pamphlet touts a South American fodder with extraordinary power to curb liquor appetite and nervous exhaustion in women, claiming vast sales and church doctor excitement. The piece notes a factory, 5 million quarts sold in initial months, and a price of 50 cents per quart bottle, with reactions described as singular and immediate.
Trade opinions and patent remedies in a late 19th century ad
Reader letters praise Allen's Lung Balsam for colds and coughs with Druggists selling at 25c, 50c, and 1.00. A Sioux warpath rumor is noted as unconfirmed. Also advertised are Meneman's Peptonized Beef Tonic, Veterinary Carbolic salve, barbed wire, and Cole & Co. offerings in Wisconsin.
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Tam
T.N. Humphrey
Tenn
Allen
Dakota Way
Eer Meneman
Cole & Co
Black River Alls
Wis
Lenox Soap Embodies Modern Times Says Advert
A woman who says she does not use Procter & Gamble Lenox Soap is said to be behind the times as ordinary soap gives way to Lenox. The ad touts Lenox as the modern choice replacing common soaps.
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Procter & Gamble
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