Religious and Educational Happenings Across Institutions
Mr Allison, 70, reenters Missouri university for a surveying course after graduation in 1852. Stanford President Jordan notes ancient cantons rated by donors as spiritually revealed do not taint the curios. Rev Denys plans a Stratford on Avon style church in Baltimore as a world counterpart. Rev Shanley of Danbury earns knighthood for Congo defense. Dr Eaton of Pittsburgh to leave pulpit in October for National Ministerial Prohibition Alliance efforts. Jay Cooke Memorial Hall proposed at Ashbourne, Pa., cost 15000 funded by Cooke children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison
Missouri University
Jordan
Stanford University
F. Ward Denys
St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church
Baltimore
Stratford-on
Avon
England
Shakespeare
Walter J. Shanley
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Danbury
Comn
Leopold II
Leopold
Belgium
Father Shanley
Congo Free State
Africa
E. L. Eaton
Pittsburg
National Ministerial Prohibition Alliance
Jay Cooke
St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church
Ashbourne
Cooke
Inventors' Work Spread Through Various Nations
A London report notes a new English time recording camera that proves motormen exceed speed limits by photographing an automobile in motion. Apostoloff reportedly patents a wheat milling method boosting flour output by 15 percent and improving quality. Australia patents a V‑section vane wheel to aid propulsion. Also noted is a detachable fur collar for overcoats and a drought irrigation substitute using Barbary nopal figs to moisture trees for up to four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Apostoloff
Australia
Ladies of All Lands Paints Across Global Women Styles
The article surveys women abroad and describes cosmetic practices. Greenland women color their faces blue and yellow while Indian women from three high castes blacken teeth. Borneo women dye hair bright hues and New Holland ladies decorate seats with shell patterns. Some South American women adorn the front teeth with a black gap, and New Guinea women wear nose rings via piercing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland
India
Borneo
New Holland
New Guinea
Weary Wit and Warnings in Short Snaps
A collection of quips on urban life and economic luck notes that even friends can become foes when profits dry up. It hints that the desperate avoid guns by hunting work and that cities pride themselves without boasting, while curiosity drives costly efforts to learn painful truths.
Old Fashioned Fare and a Diet Change Suggests Grape-Nuts Help
A Nebraska neighbor describes indigestion headaches and fatigue from rich southern meals. After switching to Grape-Nuts, stomach issues eased within days, headaches faded, sleep improved, weight returned, and memory and vigor restored over three years of regular use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bryan
Nebraska
South
Peggy Pokes the Fire A Playful Gymnastic Verse
A humorous poem depicts Peggy tending a fire with a poker and jabs. The speaker admires her left handed grace and steady focus as she pokes the flames, while noting the limits of social propriety and dreams of a different stage. The playful verse blends flirtation with domestic action and urban longing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niger
Peggy
Monte Carlo meeting of heirs in love and money
In a Monte Carlo veranda scene, a countess and duke debate matching a penniless ward to wealth. A young couple nearby, Hon. Charles Battleax and Mim Gladys Trelwyn, spark a romance as financial pressures loom and sanctions remain in doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
Paris
Casino
Cafe de Paris
Monte Carlo
Ant
Charles Battleax
Hon. Charles
Mim
Gladys Trelwyn
Proposal Sparks Money Motive in Gilded Lrot
In a garden scene Mrs Trelwyn and Hon. Charles discuss engagement as a duke and Countess observe. Charles reveals a telegram about Miss Trelwyn's half million inheritance after a cousin's death. The countess doubts Charles, who notes the duke may not know his awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
Trelwyn
Charles
Aju
Japs Seen As Safe Borrowers Amid War Finance Details
In a report mixing finance and current topics, Japan’s imperial government is described as a safe debtor with first class external credit and strong home security. It notes a $650 million total war loan exposure, torques of $33.1 million annual interest, and rising tobacco monopoly revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
St. Pewtersburg
Japan
Baron Kaneko
Korea
Manchuria
Mindnets to Horses Reflect on Animal Treatment
A reader condemns mistreatment of horses noting the pain caused by forking and harsh commands. The piece argues horses are sensitive, intelligent, and deserve humane handling rather than cruel training methods.
Mississippi Weather and agricultural notes drift across state
The report summarizes Mississippi climate data from Weather Bureau observations, noting mean and extreme temperatures, frost dates, precipitation, wind patterns, and cloud cover. It also reports farm conditions, harvest progress, crop yields, and notes from officials about cotton, corn, cane, and sweet potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Missish
Durin
Anouth
Columbus
Byab Edwards
Seoceae
Nittauma
Tupelo
Gulf
Gulf Counties
Natchez
Fayette
Brookhaven
Louisville
Australian Liner Welcomes Home Attacked Sailor
Mr Billig, an Australian navigator, testifies to warrants charging Milton Franklin Andrews and a female companion with attempted murder and robbery in Berkeley. Detectives in Colorado Springs identify Andrews’s wardrobe from the attack and link him to a murder charge in Troy, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Cal
Billig
Milton Franklin Andrews
Elis
Ventura
Australia
Charles Schultz
Police Department of
Colorado Springs
Andrews
Bessie Bouton
Schultz
New Haven
Conn
Troy
N. Y
Public debt rises to 1.002 billion in October 1905
The Public Pocketbook reports the national debt at October 31 1905 totals 1 002 646 125 after cash in treasury falls by 6 068 116. Cash on hand stands at 281 815 288 with gold reserve 150 000 000 trust funds 1 000 384 969 general fund 159 559 215 in banks 95 726 312 and in Philippine Islands treasury 4 122 088 against demand liabilities 1 106 977 247.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
General Fund
Treasury of Philippine Islands
Oil Well Explosion Opens Deeper Texas Reserve
A Humble oil field well blew in at Galveston on November 2 with a mile distant blast. The crater spans 100 feet and the shock was felt across the field. Oil flows resume in several wells and oil appears in abandoned ones. Prospectors believe the Texas oil lake lies 3000 to 3500 feet deep, prompting a push to bore deeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Humble
Texas
Charles J. Devlin Dies After Brain Hemorrhage
Charles J. Devlin, noted coal mine operator and banker, aged 54, died at St Elizabeths hospital Chicago from brain hemorrhage after bankruptcy filings showing 4 000 000 in liabilities. His properties are held in trust for creditors. He leaves a widow and five children. body to be taken to Lasalle Illinois for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles J. Devlin
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Lasalle, Il
Killed by His Son in Alton Home
Leonard Oller, 46, was killed by his 18 year old son Frank Oller during a fight at the Oller home in Alton. The father had reportedly beaten his wife and threatened the family moments before the deadly incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
Leonard Oller
Frank Oller
Oller
Ill-Mannered Inquiries and Domestic Friction in Aged Advertisements
Fragmentary vignettes reveal a landlady’s refusal of rooms over questions about tenants youth lively habits and baths. Interwoven anecdotes show a life insurance pitch, a woman praising Dodd’s Kidney Pills after rheumatic pain, and comic exchanges about nagging and threats amid stray stories and Blatter humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aisaae
Philadelphia Record
Blood Balm B B B Promoted For Rheumatism And Catarrh
An advertisement touts Blood Balm B B B as a cure for rheumatism and catarrh, claiming the medicines cleanse the blood and restore healthy joints and mucous membranes. It promotes a thirty year track record, free samples, and home cure directions, with Detroit Free Press credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Tealeder
Lydia E. Pinkham tonic touted for female health in 1900 ad
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for inflammation, weakness, bearing down pains, and headaches. It features a testimonial from Mrs. Ainsley of Tacoma praising recovery after childbirth. It also notes free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts and cites other remedies and quotes from period sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ieee
Lydia BE
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Ie Ainsley
South 10Th Street
Tacoma
Wash
Lydia
Pinkham
Ainsley
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Ladies OF All Lands
Wheum
Orcen
Peg
Gladys
Hon
Chariie
Imperial
Paps
Cleveland
Mississippi
Gov. Pennypacker
Rankin County
Raynor
Cotton Association
Niles
Harvest King Comany
Kansas City
American Supply Company
Memphis
Hancock
Jones
Lamar
Pallahatchie
Tippah
Websters
Lamar County
J.O Clay
Tutwiler
Judge Truly
State Power
Williams
McNair
Mr. Clay
Tallahatchie
Cage Banks, Jr
Flora
R. G. Porter
Lula
R. A. Porter
W. B. Porter
Starkville
Jackson
Ihs
Contin
Beate Baptist Church
Association
MR. Ells
Milton FP. Andrews
Sok
Dougherty
Peoria
Ill
Worthington
N. C. Dougherty
Jerome
New York
Women's Municipal League
Jeremy
Ren
Bloomington
Corn Belt Bank
Rosevellt
Roosevelt
New Orleans
John Byrne
John Berrie
James Ee
Quaker Ridge
Larchmont
Anther Equitable Surprise
Morton
Equitable
Baltimore American
Ade
Mamie
Gelatt
Dodd
Emil
Tam
Meggendorfer Blaetter
Detroit
Castoria
Recnut
Mrs
Bessie Hinsley
Tigis Tragedien
Bsluenace Sun
Taylor
Neture
W.L. Doucas
Stouerstiese
L. Douglas
Brockton
Douglas
Douge Tal
Suilentes
W.L. Douglas
Maa
Rica
Inghest
Tower
Pee Eng & Pens
EAD A. J. Tower CO
Boston
U.S. A
Tower Canadian CO. Limited
Toronto
Canada
Ed'veu
Imroouing
St. Jacobs
Price
Gastoria
Bears
Albany Street
Mass
Diener
M.D
Uasuisatarer Bpringield
ATLAS
Indianapolis
Contten
Bstoman
Atlas Farinas
Atles Bellare Im
Paxvem Company
Bostor, Mpmy
Arastes
Aden
Rou
Reis
Tata Firace
Brosty
Amat
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