Church notices for St Philip and St Mary in obscure parish
Rev Bennett leads services at 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m Sunday school at noon prayer meeting Thursday seven thirty p m seats free St Philip s Episcopal Church Rev Wilberforce Wells rector Evensong at 4 33 p m and 5 00 p m Holy Communion first Sunday each month at 10 45 a m others at 7 30 a m Sunday school at noon seats free Rev M E Brown pastor services every other Sunday at 10 45 a m St Mary s Catholic Church
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A. Bennett
F. W. Berlin
J. G. Snyder
St, Philip's Evilcopal Church
Wilberforce Wells
M. E. Brown
Rev. P. Berkery
The Felicity of Earthly Joy and Soul Growth
Ernest Hawthorn contends in London Spectator that mortal beings must endure earthly joys and pains to blossom into a true soul. He argues that blessed rest awaits beyond, but the present life is for learning and growth through sense and labor.
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Ernest Hawthorn
London Spectator
Wanted A Good Eater Love and Money in a Restaurant
A first person tale from a Pittsburgh Bulletin reader describes a gaudy eatery titled Restaurant for Ladies and Gentlemen. A fierce diminutive proprietor hires four young women to eat on cue, changing costumes to attract patrons, and runs a flawed scheme that ends with a sheriff closing the operation after four weeks.
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J. C. Lavalliere
Pittsburg Bulletin
Clergyman Fails Puzzle On Herod’s Boys
In a Buffalo Commercial note a well known city clergyman was asked to solve a riddle about Herod killing all the children. The puzzle asked how to distinguish the arms of boys and girls buried with only arms visible. The reverend worked at it faithfully but confessed failure. The interro gator mocked that all the victims were boys.
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Herod
Buffalo Commercial
Ozark
Adine
Detroit Free Press
Young German Emperor Touted for Business Sense
Spodkins praises the young German ruler for a businesslike mark, noting his earlier controversial hit mark was dropped months ago. Bodkins asks what was eliminated, and Spodkins confirms it involved the mark, remarking that Spodkins had to pay for two.
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Germany
Spodkins
Bodkins
Detroit Free Press
Cow valuation dispute ends with railroad official
A Stranger questions a farmer about the value of a white cow. Farmer Furrow says she is worth no more than ten dollars. An official of the Quick Time railroad arrives, reports the cow was killed this morning, and hands over ten dollars before departing.
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New York
Wooden I know Miss Smilax opinion of wearing well
Boston Courier records a witty exchange where a speaker admits not being brilliant yet believes friends think he wears well, while Miss Smilax retorts she wore him out long ago.
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Wooden
Miss Smilax
Miss Smiilax
Boston Courier
Fashionable Applicant at Graceful Walking Class
An applicant explains her husband heard a lecture on walking gracefully and urges her to join Miss Henrietta Pussel's class. Pussel expresses pleasure at interest in her mission and notes the husband hopes she will learn what to avoid.
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Fair Delsartenn
Pussel
Trath
Festive Religion and the Joys of Daily Life
The Independent argues religion can embrace joy and social feast alongside fasting and prayer. Jesus illustrates happiness in social meals, weddings, and feasts, while true virtue combines devotion with humane fellowship. Americans should cherish innocent celebration and family joy as part of faith.
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the Independent
Wilk
House of God
John the Baptist
Jesus
Jerusalem
Cana
Judas Iscariot
Faith and doubt on immortality and peaceful living
A reflective meditation on belief in life after death, citing Christ and Whittier and urging steadfast faith in immortality. It contrasts doubtful modern creed with biblical promises and emphasizes walking with God as a path to peace and love. Interwoven are short devotional musings and a children’s telegram vignette about trouble at home.
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Christ
Whittier
Girl and mother argue over sick father in Texas Siftings
In a brief vignette from Texas Siftings a boy pleads for dinner for his ailing father. A kindly woman claims she has fed the man for two weeks and notes the father appeared well yesterday, yet the boy insists the father still eats as before.
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Tom
Texas Siftings
Death of George F Parker Ends a Notorious Swindle Legend
An obituary of George F Parker, famed American swindler and British American Claim agency founder, who died by suicide in a London lodging house after a career of deception. The piece contrasts Parker with Don Gil Arent, the Andorran syndic, and condemns their greed that harmed a once-proud republic and triggered a cascade of crime from Broadway to Monte Carlo.
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George F. Parker
America
London
Broadway
Sodom
Canada Bill
New York
Parker
George I’. Parker
Don Gil Aveny
Don Gil
Republic of ‘Andorra
Andorra
Europe
Blanc
Homburg
Baden-Baden
A Crusade Against Tea at Melbourne Convention
A Melbourne abstainer convention hears Frau lein Lepper denounce tea as a major will destroyer after alcohol. The speech portrays tea as a social blight and a threat to vitality, framing prohibitionists as opposing drink.
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Fraulein Lepper
Melbourne
Australian
The Arizona Kicker Fights Libel Suit and Threats
The Arizona Kicker denounces a libel suit by Sneha Foster and Hank Brown. It calls out local cowards for suing over defamation, warns dissenters to withdraw or face consequences, and recounts confrontations with Reube Smith and others leading to a vigilante tone.
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Prague
Hank Brown
Pete Foster
Rug
Hank. Brown
Thomas
Dick Blodgett
Old Jim Carnahan
Ohio
Bill Overton
Hill
Reube Smith
General Loafer
Henry Towner
Reube
Jim Small
Reuben
United States
New York World
The Opening Wedge Cloak Review
Dialogue humor about a furtrimmed cloak showcases domestic banter. Wife wants the cloak despite heat and jokes about travel to the White Mountains as the husband reacts with surprise.
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White Mountains
Confusion Over Twins Sparks Father Name Mix Up
A brief exchange reveals a misattribution of paternity when congratulations were offered to Mr. Smith for twins. The actual father is John Smith, while the speaker, Jacob, clarifies his own identity. The lighthearted moment ends with mutual good will.
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Mr. Smith
John Smith
Jacob
Submissive Faith and Law Echoed by Great Humorists
The text contrasts Fenelon urging true peace through God and obedience with a humorous exchange about paying fifty cents for jokes. It includes a quip from the Boston Courier about affordable humor and the seriousness of certain jokes, noting the difference between light entertainment and troubling wit.
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Fenelon
Boston Courier
Paterfamilias Dialogue on Dowry and Time
A fragmentary dialogue features a paterfamilias and a daughter discussing dowry and exchange. The exchange hints at bargaining over time and value as a form of reciprocity within a family context. The cut text suggests a tense, bargaining tone about inheritance expectations.
Buckwheat needs careful culture say progressive farmer
Henry Stewart argues buckwheat is not a careless crop. It requires good soil seed and thorough culture for best yields, comparable to oats when managed like oats. Harvesting needs field threshing, moist pedicels and immediate cleaning, with dry windy weather for threshing and grinding to prevent spoilage. Buckwheat carries high moisture and is valued for feeding pigs sheep horses and cattle though butter production is hindered by flavor and color issues.
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Ienry Stewart
Stewart
Planting and testing blackberries and chick feed tips
Mr E P Powell tests many blackberries in Oneida County with Taylor and Agawam performing best, Snyder fair but not first class, Erie large yet not hardy, Minnewasski poorly winter killed, Wachusetts and Snyder valued. Also notes leg weakness in chicks and remedies including diet, ammonia citrate of iron, bone meal, stimulants, and greens. mulch use and practical farm advice.
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E. P. Powell
Oneida County
Wilson
Wilson, Jr
Lawton
Wachusetts and Snyder
Snyder
Taylor
Agawam
Erie
Minnewsski
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