International Newspaper Bible Study Club opens yearly contest
The International Newspaper Bible Study Club invites all readers to join the Local Club and answer weekly questions for prizes. Subscribers must write concise responses, include name and address, read the lesson text, and submit within two weeks after each week’s period.
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Biole Sendy Club
Echonl
Pepin
Linecott
Bible Study Club
Ite
International Newpaper Bible Study Club
Studenta
Bible Study Claob
Suggestive Questions on the Saul and David Study Lesson
Rev Dr Linscott guides the International 2BiAx Newspaper Bible Study Club through 1 Samuel 16 to explore ambition jealousy and God’s judgments. The lesson contrasts David and Saul detailing popularity motives and the dangers of envy with questions prompting reflection on faithfulness duty and divine sovereignty.
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Dr. Linscott
International 2BiAx
Bible Study Club
Saul
David
Fiore
Frust-a-tives Health Tablets Offer Nature’s Cure
A Canadian expert blends juices from apples oranges figs and prunes with tonics to form Frust-a-tives tablets. Marketed as an aid for constipation indigestion biliousness and stomach troubles they claim to stimulate liver bowels and skin to remove waste. Sold by dealers at 50c per box with multi box pricing and a trial size.
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Fruit-a-tives Limited
Ottawa
Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Hyomei Clears Air
An advertisement touts Hyomei as a cure for catarrh, arguing it is not a blood disease and must be treated via inhaled air. It says the remedy uses Australian eucalyptus to sterilize the airways, with a money back guarantee from D. H. MacLaren and a $1 price.
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D. H. MacLaren
Weak Women Letter of Interest in Barrie
A Barrie Ontario notice quotes Mrs Parker of Jackson Michigan praising Vinci cod liver preparation. She claims recovery from long illness, restored strength and mobility after using Vinci, urging others to try it with a money back guarantee.
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Barrie
Mra. W. OC. Parker
Jackson
Michigan
Vinci
D. H. MacLaren
Barrle
Ont
Primeval Jokes and Modern Knives Shape World News
In a Boston Herald column the talk centers on how a handful of ancient jokes persist through time, with mention of Noah, the mother in law jest, and a query to Miss Breppler about the other ten. A Rome-Berlin dispatch notes Italy's end of the stiletto era as law aims to curb knife crime. A French assessment by General Langlois warns morale and discipline in the army decline under political control, threatening reform and order.
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Cokay Gob
New York
Joseph H. Choate
Choate
Punch
Joe Miller
Peggitt
Bacon
Plutarch
Archelaus
Roger Vis
Bas Ted
Yeoman
Noah
Shem
Ham
Japheth
Brepplier
Boston Herald
Italy
Rome
Berlin
United States of America
Langlois
France
Republic
Langiois
Homesick Minister Arrives in New York for Madrid Post
Euben Dario new Nicaragua minister to Spain arrives in New York en route to Madrid. He brings a young secretary who, new to Managua, is overwhelmed by the vast city and soon faced with homesickness that threatens his diplomatic posting.
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Euben Dario
Spain
New York
Nicaragua
Managua
Yen Ome Dario
Madrid
Editors Fret Over Tom Longboats Sprint Threat
An editorial from The Canadian Churchman laments the potential defeat of Tom Longboat in a forthcoming running contest in Montreal. The piece sketches public weariness with constant coverage of Longboat, while urging Montrealers to endure the suspense and pray against any misstep that might “trip” the famed sprinter.
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Montreal
Tom Longboat
Montreelers
Tom
Pdo Nini
Quebec
Champlain
Signalling in Camp At Niagara Helio Show impresses crowd
G G B G signallers at Niagara camp display a $1200 heliograph outfit as the long distance wireless system. Sergt Wm Goodwin reports 14 stations at Louis Kop, 47 miles apart, during the Boer War. Helio signaling is praised for secrecy, with messages read only within sight, while fings offer quicker, shorter-range use. A Montreal sprinter race challenge with J Daniels lights up Chatham as Hopgood accepts a $200 race offer.
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Niagara
Sergt
Wm. Goodwin
Louis Kop
Elios
Fings
Actron
Alpine Club Aims to Explore Vancouver Island Peaks
A scheme to form an Alpine Club on Vancouver Island seeks to explore its little known mountain ranges. Peaks under 8 000 feet still pose formidable climbs in nearly sea level terrain with many lakes and extensive forests offering variety for explorers.
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Island
Vancouver Island
Red Island
A Fishmonger and a Chatty Dealer Tale
A humorous fragment shows Mrs. Jones joking with a fishmonger who insists he cannot swim after claiming a man becomes like what he associates with. The piece uses light drift and puns, reflecting early 20th century humor in quick exchanges.
Official Telephone Directory Debuts for District Readers
A forthcoming directory for the District of readers will publish a new listing of telephone numbers and addresses. Officials announce the volume will include updated exchanges, local businesses, and resident information to aid community communication.
Kisses on Stage Highlight Quincy Adams Sawyer at Opera House
The piece notes the long tradition of stage kissing from Emma Abbott to Nethersole and Carmel, praising Quincy Adams Sawyer for its vigorous third and fourth act kisses. The Boston protagonist flirtations crown a husking bee scene with multiple character kisses, though the actor calls it a grueling chore. The show is slated for September 12, 1908, at the Opera House.
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Emma Abbott Kies
Nethersole
New England
Quincy Adams
Boston
Siin
Quincy Adama Sawyer
Alice Petstengill
New York
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Opera House
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Samson
Baltimore
Amer
Tailora
Lippincott’s Magazine
Toronto
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Garner
Chatham
J. William ‘Daniels
Motty
Hopgood
Daniels
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Puck
Boston Transcript
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