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Sunlight Soap - cut-out advertising trade card

Sunlight Soap - cut-out advertising trade card. A Young man gazes (somewhat glazed over) at a vast tract of text advertising Sunlight Soap which states (by dint of the headings) Why does a Woman look old sooner than a man? - hinting that the use of Sunlight will prevent this from happening! Date: circa 1890s

Minister questions Scotsmans non-attendance at Church

Minister questions Scotsman's non-attendance at Church Minister - "Hoo is't, Sandy, I never see you at the Kirk, the noo?" Sandy - "I canna stand your long sermons." Minister - "Ah, weel! Ye'll be goin to a place where ther'll be no sermons at all, neither lang nor short." Sandy - "It'll nay be for the want o Meenisters, then!" Date: circa 1890s

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To His Royal Highness Fredrick Duke Of York

To His Royal Highness Fredrick Duke Of York, This Plate Of Satan Holding Th Prepondrence Of Power Or Bounaparte's Threat, Is Most Humbly Inscribed, By E. Sanders, Engraving 1803, Satan Holding A Balance To Which, On One End Is Attached A Hot-air Balloon With A Bishop, Possibly The Duke Of York, And Another Man Standing On Top, Its Lightness Has Skewed The Balance To End Over End; At The Other End Is A Parachute With Three Men Standing In The Basket, It Is About To Crash On The Coast Of England. Behind Satan Are Storm Clouds, Lightning, And A Flame Emitting Serpent; They May Represent The Gathering Storm Of The Threat Of Invasion By Napoleon. Includes Lengthy Text With Several Speakers And Numerous Citations From The Bible, Such As Behold The Balance Of Unequel Freight As Recent Prophets Tell Ez Xviii 25, And As Bony Napoleon Says, He! He! He! I Have Got Them All Now! I'll Lead Them A Dance To The Point Of The Lance, On The Top Of The Air Balloon Isa Xxxvi 12, Vide X 3. Jer V 31, Amos Ix 2, 3-10, Oba 10. It Concludes With An Invitation: Say, O Ye Sons Of Ephraims, Care, What Joyja What Glory Will You Shareja When To The World Sweet Peace Returns, By The Zeal Your Bosom Burns, Then Join With Me Ye Men Forlorn! For Unto You A Son Is Born! The Delegate Of Heaven Isa Lxvi 9, Vide Xix 23, 24, 25, Say Unto The Cities Of Juda, Behold Thy God, Say Unto The Daughters Of Zion, Thy God Reigneth, For Unto You That Fear His Name Shall The Son Of Righteousness Arise With Healing In His Wings, And To Him Shall The Gathering Together Of All People Be Mal Iv 2

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