Declaration from Baptist World Congress Calls for Christian Unity
The Stockholm meeting of nine million Baptists issued a declaration urging unity among believers beyond denominational lines. It argues Christianity centers on Jesus Christ, upholds religious liberty, and supports personal faith while respecting nonessential convictions.
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Baptist World Congress
Stockholm
Sweden
Baptist Brotherhood
Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus Christ
Freedom of worship and teaching of beliefs in faith
The text outlines three freedoms: worship and obedience to God, the right to search for and share beliefs, and the freedom to teach those beliefs as divinely given to be proclaimed to others. It emphasizes individual conscience and public expression without coercion.
Doan's Kidney Pills End Back Pain Claims
A Buffalo New York resident, Mrs W Payne, touts Doan's Kidney Pills as effective for back pain and kidney trouble. She describes dizziness and eye specks during housework and credits the pills with stopping the attacks. The ad markets Doan's Kidney Pills at 60 cents through Foster Milburn Co.
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W. Payne
Dean
Doan
The Telephone Directory Growth and Reach
The Bell System has 2,500 telephone directories with 25 million copies yearly and 30,000 tons of paper. Earlier national directories in 1897 were nine by twelve inches, one and a quarter inches thick, with 150,000 circulation and 225 tons of paper. A modern national directory would be nine feet thick and require 1.5 million tons of paper for one issue.
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O. C. Lyon
Telephone Directory
Bell System
Bell Telephone
Foley Cathartic Tablets Ad Readable Claims
An old advertisement quotes Herbert B. Dow of Portsmouth New Hampshire praising Foley Cathartic Tablets for relief from constipation biliousness and digestive issues. The copy promises quick relief without griping or nausea and notes the product is sold everywhere.
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Herbert B. Dow
Portsmouth N. H
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A. M Lovelace
Higginbotham
Lovelace
Quality Furniture
Shades
Kirsch Rods
Higginbotham Bros.&Con
Comanche Texas
Nellie Roth
al. G. Barnes
Wild Animal Circus
Telephone
S. P
Smith
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Detroit
Mackey Motor Company
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