God's Covenant With Abraham in Bible Study
A lesson on Genesis 16 and related verses outlines the eight promises to Abraham, the faith that triggered obedience, and signs of the covenant. It highlights stars as a symbol of vast descendants, land as plentiful as dust, circumcision as a rite, and name changes, stressing that true reward lies in closeness to God.
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Hebron
Vamidst
Souks
Mamre
Ezek
Abraham
Canaan
Heaven
God
Noah
Abraham God
Hail
Venus
Earth
Chris‘tan
Abram
Abra
Broodeuant
Wonder of Plant Memory From Desert to New York
The Dundee Advertiser notes a plant related to squash and pumpkin was moved from Sonora to New York in 1901. Despite six weeks of rain in a strange climate 3,600 miles from home, it remains capable of waking after drought. It stores water in a gourd shell and regrows leaves stems and flowers each rainy season.
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Dundee Advertiser
New York
Sonora
Mexico
Purveyor of Herbal Cure and Oddities in a Fragmented Ad Flow
Fragmented notices from 18th/19th century style ads describe Watnte's Garfield-Tea claimed to cleanse and balance organs, auction prices for Charles II pewter and Cromwell copper farthings, Allen's Foot-Ease cure, odd address mentions, a record dogfish landing in England, Defiance Starch directions for stiffness, and a poet creditor quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sotheby's Auction Rooms
London
Charles II
Oliver Cromwell
England
Plymouth
Simple home remedy claims relief for rheumatism and kidney trouble
An advertisement touts a home made mixture to relieve rheumatism and kidney issues by forcing kidneys to filter uric acid. It lists ingredients Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Kargon Compound Syrup of Sarsaparilla and instructs taking a teaspoon after meals and at night. Claims of permanent cure and harmlessness are made, urging buy from pharmacists. It also references Brandreth's Pills as a health aid for women and notes their long history of use.
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Brandreth
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Wide Efficacy
$100 reward offered for proof Hall's Catarrh Cure fails. Claims internal medicine cures catarrh by altering blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents urge testimonials and list Toledo based Cheney & Co as makers. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Pha
Hall
Ture
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Druggist
Irrigated Lands in Bit Gorn Basin Wyoming Offered
Irrigated land opportunities in Wyoming's Bit Gorn Basin are offered for a price near the water cost. The notice promotes homeseekers' excursions on the first and third Tuesdays monthly. D. Clem Deaver, general agent, Layéil Seekers Information Bureau, Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb.
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Bit Gorn
Wyoming
Sile
D. Clem Deaver
Gen’l. Agt
Layéil
Seekers’ Information Bureau
Farnam St
Omaha
Neb
Saved by a Song Bird Stops Boy From Hitting It
A boy amused by birds near an apple tree lifts a stone to throw at a bobolink. The bird sings a long tune, prompting the boy to drop the stone and refrain. A passerby asks why he spared it, and the boy replies that he couldn't hurt it because it sang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobollnk
No Relief From Eczema In Tippecanoe Address
A Tippecanoe Indiana resident details two years of severe eczema on limbs below the knees. After trying physicians locally and in surrounding towns, plus various patents and old wives cures with no relief, they found immediate help using Cuticura remedies and soon recovered.
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W. Beltz
Tippecanoe, Ind
Vague Advertisements and Quotes From Historic Paper
A fragmented OCR page combines quirky sayings about temperaments and morals with product ads and brief notices. It mentions Panthe rs and Grizzly Bears ship wars pelts McMillan Fur, PAZO ointment claims to cure, and a note about two pink woolen petticoats donated as presents from the princess of Wales to Essex Needleworks guild members.
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Princess of Wales
Essex Needleworks Guild
Havering-atte-Bower
Essex
Three Epochs In A Woman's Life
Three stages with perils for women's health are puberty motherhood and the change of life. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is advertised as aiding these periods with testimonials from Mrs. George Walters and Mrs. Elva Berber Edwards praising its benefits for childbirth preparation and relief from female weakness.
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Lydia BR
Pinkham
George Walters
Woodlawn, Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EH. Pinkham
Elva Berber Edwards
Cathlamet
Wash
Lydia
Libraries for all: rival giver James J H Gregory
Marblehead, Massachusetts financier James J H Gregory rivals Andrew Carnegie in distributing libraries to small communities, ministers, and educators unable to buy them. His libraries are smaller but generous, a timeless gift in the tradition of public literacy and learning support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. H. Gregory
Marblehead
Mass
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
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Parton
Iraoupon
National Lead Company
New Breton
Buffalo, Divina
John T. Lewis & Fraren
Enstional Lead & Dil Co
Afke Watnte
Allen
Afton
St. Olmsted
Putnam Spaceless
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Til
Carters
Btevens & Co
Washington, D.C
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Ensio John W. Morris
Washington, D. G
U. S. Pension Bureau
Putnam
Mrs. Elva Barber Edwards
Pepota
Charterhousing
Paris
Bueno
Paix
Austin
He Orr Og
Mane
Éasa Cuties
Tru Rt
Moruya
Tokio
Tussis
Ferrein
Moscow
Louus
Africa
Lennon, Ltd
Cape Town
Aw Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Bole Propa
Boston
Rendara
Sa Edison Phonograph
Edison
National Phonograph CO
Lakeside Avenue
Grange
N. A
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
Canadian West
Canada
Ottawa
ZA Cumme
Quincy Building
Aligwia
ALN
Saale
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