Drainage Congress Set to Welcome 3000 Visitors in St Louis
Special to the Banner from St Louis Missouri preparations for the third annual National Drainage Congress are complete. About 3000 visitors are expected over the three days with headquarters at the Ter a Hotel. Edmund J Perkins chairs the executive committee. Discussions will urge creation of a National Commission to prevent flood damage in the Ohio Valley and beyond.
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St. Louis
National Drainage Congress
Congress
Tera
Edmund J. Perkins
Mittee
Ohio Valley
United States Congress
Remedy for rheumatism claim in ointment ad
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's ointment as the best remedy for rheumatism promising quick relief. It states the product is for sale by all dealers and urges trial of its effectiveness.
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New Orleans
Chamberlain
Methodist Woman's Council Opens Southern Meeting
Leading women of the Methodist church from across the South join with men and women active in foreign missions in Birmingham for the annual Woman's Council meeting. The welcome demonstration starts tonight, Bishop McCoy opens sessions tomorrow, and proceedings run through the week.
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Birmingham
Ala
Methodist Church
South
Woman's Council of the Church
Bishop McCoy
Dodson's Liver Tone Guarantee Backed by Drug Stores
Advert says Dodson's Liver Tone is a gentle liver tonic that relieves constipation and can replace calomel. If unsatisfactory, a 50 cent bottle is fully refundable. the ad notes most druggists offer the guarantee and criticizes imitators without guarantees.
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Dodson
Women Temperance Talk Highlights Global Prohibition Echoes
Leila Dillard leads a calm, factual discussion at a Christian church on temperance work since 1873. The talk links world figures, rulers, and missionaries with abstinence advocacy, citing Wilard’s vision and Pandita Ramabai, plus an anecdote on alcohol’s effects and a cautious note on public policy.
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Leila Dillard
Christian Church
Miss Willard
Woodrow Wi ~Ne
Vicw
Marshall
Champ Clark
William Sunnings Bryan
Alfonso XII
Spain
Irene Christine
Victor Emmanuel III
Italy
Wilhemina
Gustavus Adolphus
Sweden
Sophia
George V
Great Great
Britain
Mary
Germany
America
Katherine Stevenson
Countess of Carlisle
World Organization of Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Henry Somerset
Concen
Savannah Ministers Abroad From the City’s Elite Founders
Savannah furnished several United States foreign ministers after the Civil War. John Forsyth of Savannah first served as minister to Spain in 1818 under Monroe, later Georgia governor and U S secretary of state. William H. Stiles, born in Savannah, became minister to Austria in 1845 under Polk, a Confederate officer, later solicitor general and congressman. Henry R. Jackson led U S missions to Vienna in 1853, served as a general, then minister to Mexico in 1885. John E. Ward, a prominent Savannah citizen, represented the U S in China in 1858 under Buchanan.
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Alexander R. Lawton
Henry R. Jackson
Russia
Cleland
Congress
United States
Lawton
Grover Cleveland
Australia
Pleasant A. Stovall
Pleas Stovall
Switzerland
Athens
Savannah
Augusta Chronicle
Pleasant
A. Stovall
Lucusta
Richmond Academy
University of Georgia
Demosthenian Society
University 1 Lion
State of
Georgia
W. Y. Atkinson
Georgia Executive
University
It. H. Carlton
Athens Georgian
Augusta
Savannah Press
State University
Democraticite
Atlanta
O Yrers
Gear Tn
Robert Toombs
Cassells & Company
New York
Vas
London
South
Putnam Sons of
Mexico
Land of
Manana
South Carolina
Europe
Kolling Anthony
Mattie Wilson Stovall
Pleasant Stovall
Virginia
South Africa
Presbyterian Missionary Board of
New England
Austria
Asia
John Forsyth
Spain
Ife
James Monroe
Madrid
Jackson
van Buren
Princeton
Florida
James K. Polk
Mr. Stiles
Henry St. Jackson
Vienna
Franklin Merce
John E. Ward
Svannah
China
James Buchanan
Electric Bitters touted for stomach and kidney relief
Advert says lingering stomach pains signal liver or kidney trouble and warns of dropsy and Bright's disease. Claims Electric Bitters cures and cites Raleigh resident H. T. Alston’s improved condition after first dose. Available at 50 cents or 1.00, with local endorsements.
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Bright
H. T. Alston
Raleigh
N. C
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
La Salle College Celebrates Fifty Years in Philadelphia
Prominent Roman Catholic leaders educators and alumni gathered at the Cathedral for a pontifical mass marking La Salle College golden jubilee. A Bellevue-Stratford banquet followed, with final anniversary events at the Metropolitan Opera House where Catholic educators will speak. The college began in 1863 after Archbishop Wood obtained a state charter with the Christian Brothers.
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Philadelphia
la Salle College
Bellevue-Stratford
Metropolitan Opera House
Archbishop Wood
The
Christian Brothers
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted By Toledo Company
Catarrh is claimed to be a blood or constitutional disease and internal remedies are advised. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as an internal tonic that purifies blood and acts on mucous surfaces. The advertisement asserts a physician pedigree and requests testimonials, with Druggists selling the remedy at a price.
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Hall
Ctr EY & CO
Props
Toledo
Price
Rogers Graydon Wedding in Cincinnati Suburb
Miss Ethel Graydon wed Lt. Cuthbert Royces of the Royal Field Artillery at Roslea in Clifton Cincinnati. Attendants were her sisters Margaret and Helen Graydon. Capt. Clifford Kershaw served as best man. After a brief American visit the couple will sail for England to make their home.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Margaret
Helen Graydon
Clifford Kershaw
Broom
Mrs. Rogers
England
Fans Flock To Ebbets Field In Brooklyn Debut
Thousands of Manhattan fans crossed the bridge to see Brooklyn host Philadelphia in the National League opener at Ebbets Field. It was the first regular game there, a grand debut for a stadium praised as the finest in baseball and costing nearly three quarters of a million dollars with a 30 000 seating capacity.
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New York
Manhattan
Big Bridge
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Ebbts
Dr King’s New Discovery for Coughs and Colds Ad
Advertisement praises Dr King’s New Discovery as the best remedy for coughs and colds for forty three years. Testimonial from O H Brown of Muscadine Alabama credits it with saving his wife from an obstinate cough. Price 50c and 1.00, sold by H R Palmer & Sons.
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Dr. King
O. H. Brown
Muscadine
Ala
Lincoln Statue Unveiled at Webster City High School
A life sized bronze Abraham Lincoln statue, crafted by George L. Ganiere of Chicago, was unveiled at Webster City High School as a memorial to Harry Groves donated by Alexander Groves. Present were donor Mr. Groves, teachers, students, and guests.
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J. W. Lee
Henry Miller
Gunsavius
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
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Methodist Woman's Council
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West
India
New York City
Theaunager
Maine
Republic
Wilson
Wm. H. Stiles
William H. Stiles
Sal Jley & Goody
Cardus Womans Tonic
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Ebbetts Field
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Foley
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