World To-Day Discusses Church Reform And Revival
The Rev Dr Gibb of Wellington criticizes slow church progress and calls for heart to heart talks. Revival efforts in Christchurch attract interest. A Chicago convention pursues church reformation with two leaders Fred B Smith and Raymond Robins touring Australia as evangelists to energize churches using business methods. Orthodoxy faces change as the church fights to stay relevant.
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Gibb
Wellington
Christchurch
Chicago
Fred. B Smith
Raymond Robins
Australia
Modern Methods Transform Rev Reisner Church Growth
The Rev Dre Reisner of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church used aggressive newspaper advertising and professional singers to attract parishioners. He greeted strangers personally, invited return visits, and placed them on committees to create a sense of importance. His approach added 600 members at Grant Church in Denver before he moved to New York.
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Dre Reisner
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
New York
Dr. Reisner
Reisner
Grant Church
Denver
Charch
Thoughts on Home Life and Child Labor Division
Thoughtful advice urges mothers to share household duties with children to foster loyalty to home. It argues division of labor builds character and eases burdens, insisting early lessons create lasting affection for home even as children grow. The essay promotes practical teaching over speed and celebrates the idea there is no place like home.
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Qaenory
Hota
Smiles For The Day In A Seaside Parlor
A comedic exchange shows a playful group where a boy uses humorous mispronunciations and reactions from a tourist, a guide, and Miss Sharp highlight misunderstandings about language and propriety. The banter moves between self confidence and light mockery as characters tease the boy.
Fire inquiry adjourned over Mount Somers blaze
The coroner at the Courthouse opened an inquiry into the February Mount Somers fire that destroyed Henry Gallus property. Witnesses including Mrs Gallus and Albert Cropp testified on the loss, with police and detectives detailing searches and items found. the hearing was adjourned for two weeks.
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Mount Somers
Henry Gallus
Ir W. G. Day
Thomas
Christchurch
Gallus
Albert Cropp
Dresden Piano Company
Lawrence Tox
Methven
Gibson
Ward
Gallis
Thomas Gibson
Fires Roar Across Ports as Dangers Grow
Reports from AUCKLAND and NELSON describe fires damaging ships and a bakery. The Northern Coal Company's hulk Terranova caught fire at Shoal Bay, the fire float flooded the hold, and a vessel was towed for shallow water. In Nelson a Waimea Street bakery owned by David Grant burned, with £300 insurance. In Wairoa fire threatened the Jubilee Hall and Clyde Hotel near the Clyde Hotel, as a blaze broke out in an old building.
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Auokland
Northern Coal Company
Terranova
Shoal Bay
Nelson
Waimea Street
David Grant
I Insurance
New Zealand
Wairoqa
Clyde Hotel
The Consumptive Cure Progress Report From New York
Independent Cable Association notes Friedmann's patients show progress. Bellevue Hospital has offered Dr. Friedmann access to patients as hundreds await treatment. A young man treated with turtle bacillus injection reports rapid health improvement and renewed appetite after the dose.
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Independent Cable Association
Dei “Friedmann
Bellevue Hospital
Baxter's Anti-Neuralgic Pills touted as cure all neuralgia
Advertisement claims Baxter's Anti-Neuralgic Pills cure neuralgia by reducing nerve inflammation. It asserts rapid relief from gout and related pains, promotes a permanent cure through a systematic course, and mentions 6d price per box with silver coating. Also references Regent Cigarettes and a free will scheme with presents.
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Baxter
Miraculous escapes in early evening accidents in three cities
In Wanganui a builder and a contractor escaped a railway trap when a Main Trunk Express struck their trap horse. the rider Mr James and Mr M Cheesy suffered shock and injuries. In Palmerston North three motorists in a box cab were shaken after a tyre burst. Mr Tomlinson from Hastings broke a wrist and Mr Baker sustained non serious injuries. In Wellington ex civil servant Mr Rigg cut his throat in a boarding house and was moved to hospital in critical condition.
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Wanganui
T. H. James
James M’cheesney
Marton
Martion
M’cheesney
James
Palmerston North
Palmerston
Sandon
Tomlinson
Hastings
Baker
Wellington
George
KS Rigg
Ruapehu Tragedy at Okabune Bingham's Body Recovered
Word arrived this afternoon that the body of Bingham was recovered this morning by Blythe Christie Hyde Tansey and Carr. Found in about five feet of water half a mile above the waterfall seven miles up the creek from the viaduct. A large forehead wound suggests death from falling onto boulders. an inquest likely tomorrow.
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Okabune
Bingham
Messrs
Blythe
Christie
Hyde
Tansey
Carr
Okahune
Cinematograph Influence Spurs American Fashion in Belgrade
The United States Consulate in Belgrade reports moving pictures from America shape local fashion trends among youths. Hats boots and haircuts reflect American styles highlighting potential for using cinema to advertise U.S. products such as agricultural machinery.
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United States
Belgrade
Serbia
Customer praise in new suit shows smart tailoring form
A customer praises the tailor for a new suit and explains that the service attracts new customers. The message emphasizes pride in tailoring quality and guarantees satisfaction with future orders.
Pure Food and Drugs Act Reform Signals Vinegar Purity Focus
The government plans to enforce new purity standards under the Pure Food and Drugs Act so cream of tartar will be sold without alum and malt vinegar essence labeled as pure malt will pass a purity test. English vinegar makers promise a pure malt product. consumer cost remains about Gd per bottle, yielding a gallon when diluted.
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N.Z
Langtry Ladies Shoes with Buckles and Rubber Heels for Sale
Auction note lists Langtry ladies shoes with buckles and fixed rubber heels priced around 14s 6d. Items described as ready for sale in a local shop display.
Trade Card Advertising Wall Papers and Decor Items
An old notice promotes a variety of home improvement services including writing, painting, decorating, training, paper hanging, and framing. It highlights wall papers, picture mouldings, and stencils to choose from, with a signature from W. H. Allen at Triangle.
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Guido
Miss Sharp
Son x
Napa
Per Presa Association
Regent
Per Press Association
Ruapehu
Lenge
Mountain Stream
Ling
Manchester Bros
Saunders’ Buildings
Ashburton
H. & E. Craighead
Tailors
Ab John Orr & CG
East Street
J. Om
E. A. Johnson
J. Sutherland
Oass and
Wills Streets
Next Theatre Royal
Asortmant
Ienetianary
Frank Curtis
F.P.O
Opt
Optical Association
Ashourton
F. C. Barker
East Straat
Hefford’s
Hefford's
Sealette
Hefford
Tancred Street
Alu
W. H. Alen
Triangle
Post
J. Turtiel
England
T. Turtill
Humber
Mellor’s
FAS
Zerlandia
Mellor
Tancred
T. H. Andrill &Co
Furwishing Warehouse
Wood ‘and
Cin
Daren
Undrill & CO Ee House
New
Zealand
Warner
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