The Lady Bountiful Aids Homeless Newsboy in Seattle
A tired newsboy is found sleeping near a Broadway hotel. A well dressed woman takes him to a taxi and ensures he sleeps safely. The piece praises her charity and compares her actions to a city benefactor, highlighting a Jew named Mr. Kohn who gives half his profits to the needy and founded Seattle charity work.
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Oeléeka
Réwaboy
Polleman
Daffy
Kobi
Seattle
Victor Hugo
M. Madelaine
Women of Prague labor in open harshness and pride
The article contrasts Prague women who work from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. carrying hods and mixing mortar with American sweatshop workers earning 6 cents per dozen. It notes Bohemian women endure foul tenements, poor air and long hours, yet appear strong and hopeful, while asking readers to consider the wages of American wives and the cruelty of some sweatshop labor.
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Leon Kohn The Happy Man and His City Charity
The story profiles Leon Kohn a Bohemian Jew who came to this country as a youth and later became a key helper to Seattle’s homeless and poor. It chronicles how his best years were devoted to relief work and uplifting the hopeless residents of the city.
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Leon Kohn
Kohn
Pilsep
Seattle
The Door of Wade's Heart and a Noble Deception
A Chicago criminal lawyer Richard A Wade was jailed for plotting with thieves he once defended and he kept his crime from his dying wife who believed him noble. He delayed his sentence to ease her mind and died ignorant of his husband's guilt. The piece argues there is good in the worst and critiques total depravity.
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Richard A. Wade
Chicago
Wade
Dickens
Chicago Woman Takes Child in Hunger Whim Not Criminal
Mrs. Hazel Avery of Chicago abducted two and a half year old Alice Furlong out of child hunger. She claimed no malicious intent and sobbed when arrested, saying she loves children. Alienists found no evil in her, calling her a natural mother whose deprivation drove the act. The child returned to her parents as Avery went to jail.
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Hazel Avery
Chicago
Alice Furlong
Woman Falls For Tiny Orphan In Tender Theft
A kind but poor woman named Mrs. Avery grows attached to an abandoned baby named Alice curling. She lavishes clothes and caps, dreams of adopting, yet cannot bring herself to take the child home. Bystanders wonder at the moral ambiguity of her act and heart-wrenching impulse.
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Mrs. Avery
Alice Curling
Daffy
Stole for Wife and Baby by Desperate Chicago Man
Frank Hall of Chicago turned to burglary after months of joblessness to feed his wife and infant. Police traced the thefts. his wife, blamed and sobbing, insisted they acted to survive. The piece appeals for sympathy, noting despair can drive crime and urging readers to empathize with Hall.
Various Breeds of Hounds From Early Hunting Dogs
The piece traces how hounds evolved from general hunting dogs to specialized breeds. It notes selection for speed and endurance, scent tracking, and sighting game, with the term hound narrowing to hunting dogs. It mentions German terms and the dachshund’s shift from badger tracking to a different purpose.
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New York Tribune
Father and son survive split door train incident on English line
A father traveling with his young son on an English railway last year faced a five minute ordeal when the boy leaned on a compartment door and it opened. The father halted the train with a safety rope and both saw the boy run along the track after falling. An express struck the boy but he walked away with minor cuts and returned to his father.
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Strand Magazine
Pentecost Acts 2 and the Spirit’s promise fulfilled
The lesson reflects on Jesus departure and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. It notes the gathering in Jerusalem, the filling of believers, and tongues as the Spirit enabled. It discusses interpretation of prophecy, unity in the church, and signs pointing to future fulfillments in Joel and Matthew.
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American Press Association
Elim
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Jerusalem
Hexs
Mary
God
Matthias
Peter
Jesus
Belevers
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Eiely
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Israel
Mail schedules and Sunday post office hours
The notice lists closing and arrival times for Mails from the North and South, Big Four, Northern Ohio districts, Findlay and Value, plus express pouch deadlines. It notes Sunday mail closings and post office hours from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. and Sunday arrival at 9:18 a.m.
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