Weighed and found wanting in God s final balance
A Talmage sermon warns that on judgment day God weighs souls and nations with perfect accuracy. He compares biblical Belshazzar’s fate to modern moral failures, denounces cheating with false weights, and urges personal responsibility rather than abstract piety. Also notes a Christian Endeavor launch dedication in San Francisco for visiting ships and spreading gospel services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Klopsch
Wassixorox
D. C
Dr. Talmage
Daniel Y
Babylon
Euphrates
Thie Euphrates
Nebuchadnezzar
Lebanon
Nebuchadnezear
Belos
Belshazene
Belshazzne
Earth
God
Alps
Pyrenees
Himalayas
Mount Waxtington
Napoleon
Champs Elyava
Champs Elysees
Adirondacks
Thayo
Jan Westminoster
Aitys
Temple
Perdition
Ant Ae
Aduoueh
Christian Endeavor
Golden Gate Christian Endeavor Union
San Francisco
Children Born in a Hollow Tree Across Tennessee Mountains
An old fragment describes a family living in a hollow seven foot-wide tree in east Tennessee. The man is a moonshiner, the wife crafts clothes from peltry, and eleven children are born and raised without formal schooling or doctors. They sleep in hollow logs and outdoor in fine weather, living a rugged, isolated life with stark hygiene neglect. The piece shifts to a London window cleaner anecdote and light, humorous modern vignettes from city life and a brief ad for Allen's Foot-Bane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Tennessee
Ehade
Pen
New York Sun
William
London
Waverley Magazine
Curious tale of salary and old salt money origins
The text traces the word salary to ancient salt payments to Roman soldiers, noting Latin sal meaning salt and the term salariam evolving into money for pay. It shifts to various ads and informal notes on remedies, tobacco habits, teething powders, and medicinal claims from 19th century era publications.
Pleasant to tall to yet agreeable to listen to
A fragment conveys advertising sloganeering for tobacco cessation and patent remedies. It mentions Nolo Tac as a supposed wonder worker and urges seeking booklets and samples from Sterling Remedy Co in Chicago or New York. The text also parodies a quote about misplacing time and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netic
Nolo Tac
Wonder Worker
Woakimnen
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Despondent women and the Pinkham remedy claims
Despondent women suffer through monthly pain and nervous symptoms. The advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for painful menstruation and uterine issues, with testimonials from Mrs. Lizzie Coeman and Miss C. D. Morris. It urges women to seek free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkham
Lizzie Coeman
Wayland
Lydia E
C. D. Morris
Louisburg Square
Boston
Mass
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Allen
Cts
Samplematic
Adr
Olmated
Leroy
Italy
United States
Tarpon Springs
Fin
A.M. Priest
Druggtet
Shelbyville
Ind
Jasés
Wall
Nell It
Mia
Dr. Mine
Tai To
Kiem Ltd
Fa Aren St
Phila
Winslow
Meme Penp
Sloan’s Liniment
Ear
Siaan
Maas
OFIUM
Outmain
BM. Woolley
M.D
N. Pryor
Grove
S. Paris Medicine CO
St. Louis
DEN CROWN _ GHIMNEYS
Mr Lando
Allecece
Columbia
Hartford
Vadetto
Pope Mfg, CO
Conn
Farquhar Rake
Warien
Farquhar
Ajax
Bolleraw Mills
Agricul
A.B. Farquhar Co.,Ltd
York, PA
Bermuda
St. Peter's
St. George's
William III
Holy Trinity
Hiarniton
St. Mark's
Smith's Parish
Christ's Church
Devonshire
St. John's
Pembroke
New York Observer
Wincnestes
SGU
Winchester Repeating Arms CO
Winchester Avenue
How Haven
Carter
Comte
Plos
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