Global missionary reach and growth in the 1899 church report
The report lists 21 countries with over 200000 living converts and 12021 baptisms in 1899. It notes converts become missionaries and run their own societies, contributing about 400000 dollars annually. It cites 1500+ Sunday schools teaching over 100000 children, 472 American missionaries, 2480 native preachers and workers, 596 self supporting native churches, 1507 out stations, 206746 church members, 1436 mission schools with 36317 pupils, and 100000 scholars in Sunday schools.
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Suring
India
Siam
China
Japan
Sweden
Norway
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Russia
Finland
Denmark
France
Spain
Bulgaria
Roumania
Belgium
Switzerland
Our-Mission
Europe
Whey
Magic Picture Mirror Trick and Herbine Advertisement
The passage describes using a mirror and French chalk with a silk handkerchief to reveal a future wife when someone breathes on the glass. It then shifts to an anemia remedy praising Herbine by William Robinson and Co with a 50 cent price, noting improved digestion and strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Robinson& Co
Chinese Compradores and the tea trade network
The article explains that Chinese buyers known as compradores can quickly learn foreign languages, enabling them to mediate between foreign merchants and local producers. At open ports, trade with outsiders is conducted through these agents who act as intermediaries for goods like tea silk and porcelain.
Southern Girl and Northern Sister in Sport Compare
An excerpt from the New York Commercial Advertiser contrasts Southern and Northern women, praising the Southern ideal of grace and modesty while critiquing rough vigor in sports. It notes graceful demeanor, pale hands, and restraint as opposed to open air boldness and robust constitution.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Wanted Active Man for Illinois Delivery and Collection
Help wanted for an established wholesale house in Illinois. Active, trustworthy man to deliver and collect payments. Pays $900 yearly with surety. Requires honesty over experience. Reference: any bank in any city. Enclose self addressed stamped envelope. Manufacturers, Third Floor, 334 Dearborn St, Chicago.
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Illinois
Our
Dearborn
Chicago
Yale Graduates Shift Toward Business Careers
Yale University graduates from 1895 to 1899 show 29 percent from New England, 38 percent from the middle Atlantic, 22 percent from the north central, and 7 percent from the South. A notable share enter business, with one third becoming business men and another third joining the law.
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Yale
Yale University
New England
Middle -Atlantic States
North Central States
South
Croup Cure Promoted by Wm. Robinson & Co
It is the season when mothers fear croup and this quick remedy is urged as easily taken by children. One Minute Cough Cure is praised for fast relief and engagement in use.
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Wm. Robinson & Co
Growth of the Hatton Industry on the Mississippi
The Gen. Barnard crew on a downriver trip from La Crosse Wisconsin to Clarkesville Missouri counted 1 627 people gathering shells in the main river channel. They estimate at least 5 000 earn a living from shell gathering with many in sloughs. Above Dubuque 120 were found in one patch and Muscatine hosts twenty two shell factories. Five or six 100 ton steamboats tow shells.
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Hatton
Mississippi River
Barnard
la Crosse
Wis
Clarkesville
Cour
The Ills of Fashioned Feet and Strain on the Foot
Distorted feet and painful deformities are attributed to current fashion. The article condemns exaggerated curves and pointed toes, noting bones enlarge and ankles distort under weight. Advises proper footwear, balanced arches, and toe exercises to restore shapely feet and graceful carriage.
Nebraska the Land of Plenty Ad Promotes State
A promotional piece touts Nebraska as a land of plenty with cheap land, easy terms, and abundant crops. It invites readers to request The Corn Belt and The West Nebraska Grazing Country, and mentions cheap excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month to visit Nebraska.
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Nebraska
West Nebraska
West
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Leadville
Glenwood Springs
C.B
Banks Vote to Increase Capital and Consolidate
The Continental National Bank of Chicago and the American National and Northwestern nations plan a pool and reorganization under the Corn Exchange charter. Ernest A. Hamill to preside over the consolidated Corn Exchange National Bank with 2 million capital, 1 million surplus, and 500 thousand profits. Financed by varied incorporators and a broader national bank network, including a proposed Federal National Bank in New York City.
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Continental
National
Chicago
Rahal
Northwestern
Char ‘Ter
The
Corn Exchange
Ernest A. Hamill
Corn Exchangé’bank
Consolidated Corporation
Corn Exchange National Bank
Federal National Bank of
New York City
Kane
Othe
Joseph T. Hall
Nassau Street
Walter D. Johnson
Charles A. O’donohue
Philadelphia
Notice to Coal Bidders for Brimfield Schools
Proposals to furnish coal for Brimfield public schools will be received until noon Saturday October 6 at the clerk Fred Arber's store. Bids may be rejected in whole or in part by the Board.
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Brimfield
Fred Arber
Stights
Pay for My Rocky Mountain Tea Buyer’s Reward
A fragment of verse hints at a playful courtship and a request to purchase Rocky Mountain Tea from a druggist as part of a playful exchange. The lines center on fate and choosing a partner, with a product reference to a medicinal tea.
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Rocky Mountain
Notable Philadelphia Woman Praises Dr. King's Discovery
Annie B Springer of Philadelphia declares Dr King's New Discovery cured her long standing cough and chest troubles. She reports better sleep and renewed vitality after trying other remedies failed. The product claims to cure throat chest and lung issues with 50 cent bottles and free trials at Wm Robinson Co's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie B. Springer
Philadelphia
Dr. King
Wm. Robinson & Co
Bargains on Central U S Lands and Ranch Property
Real estate notice from W S. Wiscott Farmington Illinois selling diverse plots across Nebraska Iowa and Illinois. Listings include 195 acres near Blockton Iowa 160 acres near Ayer Nebraska and 400 acres near Inavale Neb with prices from 800 to 1200 per acre and 25 per acre for Mindon Neb. Trade options and agent for B and Q railroad immigration.
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Clearfield
Towa
Mindon
Neb
Inivale
Nab
Beave City
Furnece Co
Trenton
Hitchcock Co
Eale
Peoria Knox
Fulton County
W S. Wiscott
Farmington, Il
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Mae
New York
Creat
Britain
U.S. Atlantic
Sirect
Cuba
West Indies
Mexico
South America
Siessaces
AMD
Western Union Telegraph Company
Royal Exchange
E.C
Fenchurch
West van Buren
Gira
Rumford Street
Glasgow
Cordon St
Backhall Chambers
Waterloo St
Gray
FEOM
Woolner
Peoria, Ill
Nets
SCHIP
Peoria, Tilinois
Homeseekers
MMLC
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Burlington
Ayer
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