Parental Hoodlances and Jephthah’s Dreadful Choice
Dr. Talmage warns of parental sacrifices driven by worldly ambition paralleling Jephthah’s vow. He argues flawed vows ruin children through educational pressures and rigid discipline, urging prayers and actions to protect kids. He contrasts ancient and modern vows, urging focus on gospel service over material success for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jephthah
Gilead
Mizpah
Avery Littlepread
Snaxtip
Jephthal
Ganges
Oll
India
Love At First Sight Sparked by Beach Meeting
A New York Weekly tale recalls a beach encounter at Long Branch where a man is described as worth $10,000,000 and a woman recalls falling in love at first sight with her future husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Get There
Papa
Long Branch
New York Weekly
Tion to Save Labor In Spring Cleaning
Spring cleaning is easier now thanks to modern conveniences. Plan ahead with tools and supplies like Ivory Soap, lime, and carbide. Choose good weather and clean only one or two rooms at a time with plenty of air and sunshine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jephhah
Ife
Tion
Enita Ft
Pancen
A Eyelist’s Bold Ride Provokes Village Bet
An eyelist boasted he could ride along the road until the church clock struck four. The innkeeper wagered him to wait until four, but the rider sped off at eight past. After an hour he asked if the clock struck four, only to learn the church clock does not strike at all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donel
Aguinaldo
Ouane
Knoxville Journal
Agricultural machinery and the rise of modern harvesters
The piece traces the evolution from the cradle to self binding harvesters for grain. It notes the self binding harvester cuts and binds as much grain in a day as a man with a cradle, and remarks that such machines cost about the same as a high grade bicycle.
No-To-Bao and Patent Medicines in Early Ad Ads
Readers encounter a jumble of patent medicine claims and endorsements. The page promotes No-To-Bao for fifty cents and various tonics, touting blood and mucous effects, testimonials, and drugstore mail orders. It mentions Druegisty and multiple city names with exaggerated health promises and aging politicians.
Frederick the Great caricatures and censorship
The article recalls Frederick the Great’s tolerance for satire and contrasts it with modern reactions to caricature. It cites his reactions to a scurrilous placard, a lampooned Voltaire memoir, and a humorous quip about allowing criticism while controlling advertisement, illustrating a ruler who mocks critics but governs with pragmatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Despot
Weber
Kaiser William
Macaulay
Voltaire
London News
The Professors Prize and the Locked Door Incident
An Adelbert professor at a social gathering played Pedro and won the booby prize a plain eggshell with a joke. He pocketed it and forgot it, then later helped two young ladies reach their home where a stubborn front door refused to open prompting a final push with his hip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelbert
Pedro
Secret of Strength and Health Advertised
An old style advertisement touts Hostetter s Stomach for digestion and liver issues, claiming it cures indigestion and related disorders. It promotes Nolo Tin as a tobacco quit aid and Magnetic Life vigor booster, with guarantees and sample booklets offered by Sterling Remedy Co of Chicago or New York. The copy also mocks tobacco and touts money needs during the peace congress era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusratein
Peace Congress
Nolo
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
A Superior Laxative Syrup Promises Gentle Relief
An Excellent Combination extols a well known laxative remedy from the California Fig Syrup Co. It touts the syrup as a safe cleansing agent aiding kidneys, liver, and bowels without irritation. Manufactured with figs but medicinal power from senna and aromatic plants, the ad warns against imitations and lists sales locations and price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catharsia Pia Syrup Co
California
Fie Syrve Co
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
N. Y
Man Lacks Land Title Yet Sits in Another's Bar
A speaker notes a person owns nothing real on earth, with no land or stone securing title. The subject remains in someone else’s bar, content with imaginary wealth built on castles in the air.
Treasury excess drafts derides doors in Todianapolis
The Todianapolis Journal quotes a wry exchange about an overabundance of drafts in the treasury. The chief financier laments drafts while the Chinese emperor responds with petulance over open doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todianapolis Journal
Dunbar’s Impromptu NYC Marriage Ride to Registrar
Paul Lawrence Dunbar the nego poet and novelist sought a quick wedding this past year in New York City. He asked a business proprietor for a good clergyman and then took his bride in a carriage to marry, leaving with an address and a swift ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
New York City
Philadelphia
Fragmented 19th Century Ads and Notices
A collage of vintage ads and notices including beauty cures, purgatives, and patent medicines. Promotions urge Cascarets and laxatives for health and beauty, while unrelated lines mention Aguinaldo, Colgnitt county births, and Maryland governor Lowndes. Unclear fragments suggest era advertising and public notices.
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DR. Talmage
China
Church of God
Holbon
Daughters of America
Heavenly
Charleston
South Carolina
Avourbshell
Lipa Aha
Alain
Adridge
Jephthat
House of God
Bourges
Christ
Tythea
Sfape
Ctl
Carnot
Mackinnah
Julius Hines & Son
Dept
Baltimore
Ana
Sloan’s Liniment
Ear
Sloan
Boston
Maes
Love
Japan
America
Hall
Druegisty
J. Caeney & Co
Props
Toledo
Plao
Lizzie Ferner
Camp SL
Harrieburg
Alfred Belt
London
Rothchilds
Lord Harlech
IAAL
Ayer
Sarsaparilla
Dunbar
Alady
Colgnitt County
Georgia
Borth
Winslow
C. C
Lowndes
Maryland
Spalding
Nation League
NK. Young
Dasa
S Tock
Tis
A. G. Spalding & Bros
New Fork
Denver
Chiens
Ripans 5
Beneft
Ripans Chemical Co
Allegheny
Nassau St
Hastings
Lombard Honorrs
Stupply CO
ELF
Stump
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