Fifth World Sunday School Convention in Rome
Rome prepares for the fifth World Sunday School Convention May 20 to 23 with thousands of delegates from 262000 Sunday schools and 26 million members worldwide. The event features English as the official language with German French and Italian sections and a vesper in the Coliseum.
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Deceptive Mirrors Thrive In Fashion Trade
A shopkeeper explains how false mirrors deceive customers by flattering appearances. He boasts of about 20 mirror varieties designed to alter perceived height, weight, or blemishes. Sales staff can boost business by selecting the right flattering mirror for each patron.
Cooperative congress outlines co op plan gains
Farmers' leaders from twelve states push for grain elevators warehouses canneries cotton gins and creameries under a unified co operative system. Delegates adopt permanent organization plan and appoint five to call the next congress with James Butler as chair and N C Murray as secretary.
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Congress
James Butler
Kansas
Chas
Barrett
Georgia
N. C. Murray
Texas
David Overmeyer
Topeka
C. W. Peckham
National Grain and Elevator Company
E. M. Black
Independent Grain Dealers’ Association of Kansas
G. E. Womack
Oklahoma
G. M. Davis
Kellar J. Bell
Towa
B. F. Pankey
Rio Grande Co-operative Woolen Mills
Albuquerque
N. M
Secretary of Agriculture
F. E
C. A
Remark on Plow Handles and Grass Growth Honor
A reflective line notes that honor or dishonor rests with the man who holds the plow handles. It rewards the farmer who makes two blades of grass grow where one grew before, blessing his work.
Propagation of Knowledge as a Building Force
A reflective meditation on ignorance as destruction and knowledge as construction. The speaker praises teachers who spread real learning, noting they are multiplied by the number who learn at their feet.
None provided due to fragmentary source
The source text is a philosophical statement about land distribution, divine providence, and moral judgment, asserting no person should hold excess land for profit and warning of divine displeasure for earning unjustly.
Farmers Union Members Urged to Plant Trees and Vines
The text urges Farmers Union members to plant trees and vines, naming them after union leaders. It suggests using neglected fence corners where taxes and interest have produced no income, arguing trees in corners have better protection and water supply during hard times.
Cotton pricing hinges on seller willingness to move
The writer notes that men who sell cotton below eleven cents act on their own accord and bear the loss of the difference. As long as some sellers accept low prices, cotton stays cheap. prices will always reflect the minimum buyers are willing to pay, not the maximum desired.
Unnatural conditions and the limits of law
The text argues laws cannot cure deep wrongs and that only targeted reforms can counteract unfair or defective legislation. It emphasizes that relief must come from addressing the root causes created by flawed legal frameworks rather than broad ban laws.
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BR. Paxton CO
Boston
Masa
National Cooperative Congress at Topeka Highlights Forward Action
The Farmers' Co-operative Business Congress met in Topeka Kansas on October 22 23 focusing on future cooperative progress rather than immediate gains. Speakers stressed the value of active leadership and the need to engage capable workers who will take initiative and drive results.
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Farmers’ Co-operative Business Congress
Topeka
Kansas
District organizer promotes farming independence in Southwest Louisiana
District Organizer N. Guillory of Marion Louisiana campaigns in Southwest Louisiana this fall urging farmers to adopt intensive culture, compact organization, improved machinery, scientific farming and crop rotation to earn economic independence and control prices.
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N. Guillory, J
Marion, la
Louisiana
All There Swell In Europe Meeting Old Debtors
A Detroit Free Press reader recalls returning from Europe and meeting many people they owed money to, noting the irony of encountering numerous familiar faces.
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Europe
Detroit Free Press
Upward From the Plow Handles Debate
The Farmers Journal questions the idea that leaving the plow leads to an upward rise. it argues that real social and economic worth often declines when a working farmer shifts to other work. The paper critiques mail order houses and urges workers to buy factory direct.
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Farmers’ Journal
Farmers Journal
Parasol Price Sparks Banter in Economy Column
In a humorous exchange, a husband questions fifty dollars for a parasol and the wife argues it lasts longer than an umbrella since you cannot borrow it. The lighthearted quip underscores consumer value debates in everyday goods.
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Puck
Love confession quoted in Milwaukee Sentinel dialogue
A brief exchange quotes George saying he loves me more than his life while a second speaker dismisses it as typical male bravado. The Milwaukee Sentinel note captures a light, coy tone between two voices about affection and sincerity.
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George
Milwaukee Septinel
Geography query on iceberg float distance
The text asks how far iceberg ice can float and how long it takes to melt. It references a teacher named Tommy and a playful or informal phrasing about measuring distance and melting time.
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Tommy
Remarkable Recovery by Cuticura Remedies Advised
A Newburg resident describes severe blood poisoning and a nearly amputated foot healed within two weeks after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. He cites two doctors and hospital stay, then credits immediate improvement after first applications. August 21, 1905.
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Robert Schoenhauer
Newburg
N. Y
Workman's Pride at Rest at Westwood Church
Joseph Mowbray, a chimney builder at Westwood church in Kalkaska, had just reached 25 feet when lightning struck the church as he descended. He narrowly escaped harm, believing Providence spared him. He jokes no man this side of Jordan can build a better chimney.
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Joseph Mowbray
Westwood
Kalkaska
Joe
Providence
Jordan
Detroit News
Dead Mail Mounts as 11 Million Pieces Go Astray
United States mail misdirection runs to over 11 million items last year with many letters sent to the Dead Letter Office. Workers opened some items to read addresses but many writers remain unidentified and their mail remains dead.
Hunt's Cure Claims Quick Permanent Itch Cure
A bold advertisement asserts Hunt's Cure will quickly and permanently cure any itching skin disease with one box guaranteed to cure and one application for relief. The piece includes humorous dialogue and ends noting Defiance Starch offers more starch per package than competitors.
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Hunt
Brandreth's Pills: A Globally Trusted Remedy
A well known remedy, Brandreth's Pills, described as a blood purifier and laxative. Purely vegetable and safe for all ages, they deliver the same effect with the same dose, even with long use. One or two pills nightly recommended for constipation, digestion issues, or blood impurity. Sold widely in plain or sugar coated forms.
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Brandreth
Monumental miniature of Redfield sawmill in Orwell graveyard
In a Orwell cemetery Oswego county New York a memorial for a lumberman features a granite and marble miniature of his Redfield sawmill. The replica, one inch to the foot, is detailed with saws carriages rollers skids and a lumber laden carriage. The piece replaces traditional angelic and pastoral grave markers.
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Orwell
Oswego County
N. Y
Redfield
Springfield Republican
Johnny Learns Patience After Ball Dispute
A mother admonishes her son Johnny about avoiding violence over a lost ball. Johnny recalls trying to recover it peacefully once, twice, and thrice before using force, ultimately getting the ball on the last attempt.
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Johnny
Johnnie
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