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Sunday, July 13, 2003
FROM THE SPRING 1897 SEARS CATALOG, PAGE 176:
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OUR NEW PRAYING MACHINE IS FULLY AUTO-MATIC.
The Family Model can do the work of twenty parishioners, in less than half the time. Steam-powered to provide reliable operation for many years to come, the Praying Machine is an achievement of the most modern engineering and theology of to-day. It is styled in a manner both sleek and functional, creating a useful item that is virtually maintenance-free, excepting for occasional lubrication.
Ensure self and others against disease, misfortune, damnation, &c. Old-fashioned "man-powered" prayers frequently go unanswered and must be repeated. But with our Praying Machine such unanswered prayers or "unprofitable prayers" are completely eliminated through our patented three-step process. Your prayers are distilled to their essence, without the extraneous details that may annoy or offend God and Jesus.
Reclaim your Sundays for increased leisure time with your wife or mistress. Alternatively, receive greater profit with a seventh working-day at one of the great new factories of the dawning Industrial Age. In this manner, you will find that the Praying Machine can quickly pay for itself many times over, particularly if you are one of those persons who has fathered many children of an age where they may become gainfully employed in some manner of profession or trade.
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