Revival Fervor Spreads Through Philadelphia Crowds
Torrey Alexander campaign closes its first Philadelphia series with nearly 6,000 inside the armory and thousands outside. 450 children and 60 adults convert, total 510. Revival messages reach policemen, business leaders, streetcars, and colleges as 200,000 Get right with God cards go out and plans for streetcar evangelism expand.
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George T. B. Davis
Philadelphia
Armory
Alexander
Dr. Torrey
Fifteenth Street
Australia
Dollar marks for stars in old glory sermon says
Dr. Lyman Abbott urges replacing the American flag stars with dollar signs to reflect a pursuit of wealth over integrity. He criticizes modern business ethics from Harvard in a Times Cambridge report, arguing money defines man and laments moral decline among graduates entering industry and commerce.
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Lyman Abbott
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
New York Times
New York
New York City
Love Letter to Dear Uncle Sam Recovers Lost Money
A letter received at the Washington post office from a man who recovered funds via the dead letter office expresses loyalty to the government. He recalls forefathers in the Revolution and notes several prior instances of money returned, sending thanks and love to "My dear government."
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Sam
Post Office Department
Washington
New York American
Song of the Aero Club amid daring skyward ambitions
The verse celebrates bal loon ing and sky sport with pilots racing above ground toward storms and seas. It evokes danger and spectacle as "we cleave through the skies" and mocks peril such as standing on a subway third rail. The piece closes crediting James J. Montague in New York.
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The
Aero Club
James J. Montague
New York American
Healthy Mothers and Dr Boschee’s German Syrup Claim
A promotion urges mothers to maintain health for their children and recommends Dr Boschee’s German Syrup as a quick cure for lung throat and bronchial troubles. It emphasizes relief from coughing hoarseness and bronchial congestion and advertises trial bottles priced 25 cents and large bottles 75 cents.
Fools and Wise Men in a College Lecture
A professor quips that fools ask questions wiser men cannot answer and a student retorts that explains why many fail exams in the course. This Home Notes snippet captures classroom banter and the exchange highlights student humor.
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea for Babies Sold
Advertisement notes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as the greatest baby medicine trusted by mothers. It claims to help babies eat sleep and grow, offered as tea or tablets for 35 cents by Storie & Paton.
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Hollister
Storie & Paton
England Afloat and the Armada Defeat Core Facts
The text recalls England's naval supremacy beginning in 1588 with the defeat of the Spanish Armada. It notes 180 Spanish ships with 2,500 guns and 30,000 men versus a smaller English force, the Spaniards losing eighty ships and 10,000 men. A commemorative medal bore the motto He sent out his arrows, and he scattered them.
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England
Foley's Kidney Cure Public Letter Cures Long‑Term Kidney Disease
Geo A Sherman of Lisbon Red Mills Lawrence County New York writes of permanent relief after twelve years of kidney disease and failed treatments. He says one half bottle eased symptoms and four bottles cured him, ending frequent urination and brick-dust or slimy discharges.
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Bright
Geo. A. Sherman
Lisbon
Red Mills
Lawrence Co
N.,y
Foley
Storie & Paton
Becker and Meadows Barber Shop Ad
Becker and Meadows barber shop advertised near First National Bank promising convenient location for patrons and workmen, noting first class service.
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Becker & Meadows
First National Bank
Every Man His Own Doctor Uses Chamberlains Remedies
The article promotes self treatment with Chamberlain’s remedies for common ailments. It lists five preparations including Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Cough Remedy Pain Balm Stomach and Liver Tablets and Salve. One bottle of each costs 1.25 sold by Storie Paton and Kirk Drag Co. Also notes a 5 cent cigar from Hobson and Martin and mentions Streed Karman auction sales Saturdays at Walton building south of Woodman’s.
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Chamberlain
Chamberlian
Storie & Paton and
Kirk Drag Co
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Jesus
America
Pennsylvania Railroad
Torrey
Christ
University of Pennsylvania
Mr. Alexander
Princeton University
Melvin BE. Trotter
Grand Rapids
Mich
Robert Harkness
Charles Butler
Torrey-Alexander
Princeton
Trotter
Chicago
Lake Front
Michigan
United States
Maine
California
Third Regiment
Ormond Beach
Hobson & Martin
Streed & Karman
Walton
Woodman’s
Lam
Humeston
M. Hooper
East Side Square
Storie & Patton
West Side Sq
Charon
Capital City Carriage Co
Des Moines, la
S. W. Cooley
South Side Square
Chariton, Iowa
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