School and Church Figures Across Denominations
A survey notes U S. college enrollment growth of over 10 percent relative to population. It records clergy and church statistics including Brown University bequest of 100000 by Rowland Hazard and a Pri tish denomination’s expansion with 80 churches and 4 027149 members worldwide. English Presbyterian growth in England shows congregations rising from 271 to 327 since 1876.
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A. G. Peters
San Francisco
J. W. Johnson
Oregon State University
Philippines
Paris School of Engineering
Rowland Hazard
Rhode Island
Brown University
Brown Corporation
Agar Beet
Westesan Methodist Church
Irish Presbyterian Church
Alliance of the Reformed Churches
Dutch Reformed Church of
Wilson's Plan to Appoint Agricultural Consuls Abroad
Secretary Wilson urges hiring seasoned farmers as agricultural attachés and consuls in Europe to gather data on markets, livestock, and dairy products. He argues these experts, stationed at capital cities, would report on trade conditions, breed preferences, and product quality, boosting U.S. exports and farm incomes.
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Gil
Agricollins Colleges
Europe
Prai
Chicago
Liverpool
London
Eupean
New York
Washington
Department
Bureau of Animal Industry
Weather Bureau
Department of State
Lhfe
Treasury Department
Wilson
Astheo
Picket Post Stories of a Civil War Veteran
Veteran recounts nerve wracking nights on picket duty during the Civil War. He recalls a night near a spring meeting danger with a frightened woman, a close call with a bushwhacker, and desertion era incidents that tested his nerves. The tale contrasts fear with courage, ending with a reflection on bravery and the cost of cowardice.
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Dorkness
Lawand
Aly
Pye
Venetian Glass Through Ages and Odd Animal Wars
The piece surveys Venetian glass varieties such as filigree and aventurine, detailing techniques and names like ritorto reticelli and the frost glass. It then recounts a staged duel at Kew Gardens between a pelican and a duck, followed by a quip about daily pie. The excerpts continue with a joke prayer and finally a statistical note on cavalry proportions in historical wars, contrasting artillery gains and cavalry declines.
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Suer
Neely
Yauk
Yunk
Yank
Tam
Libby
Damascus
Irlena L. Shackleford
Woman's Companion
England
Kew
London Telegraph
Westward expansion and island campaigns prompt talk of Alaska and Luzon
A narrator recalls a wide conversation about American expansion from the West to distant lands. The dialogue mentions Dewey and victories in the Pacific, with references to Honolulu Manila and Helena Montana as a central hub, highlighting national pride and the perceived geographic center.
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Montana
Sandwich Islands
Luzon
Dewey
Honolulu
Manila
Helena
Mont
United States
PITYING THE POOR AND FRUGAL SAUSALITO MISTRESS
A San Francisco News Letter excerpt notes a cottage mistress in Sausalito who inherited about $60,000 yet faces criticism for frugality. A hungry passerby receives bread crusts and a nickel after a gracious exchange, illustrating social attitudes toward poverty and charity.
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Sausalito
Wera
Ted
San Francisco News
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