Sunday School Officers Across Defiance County
County Sunday school work lists township officers with conventions held since June 1899. Defiance, Hicksville, Tiffin, Delaware and Adams areas shown. corrections invited. Delegates to State Convention offered with free entertainment. appeal to support banner county status.
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W H Musser
Edgerton
F L Grantley
Banner County
Ohio Sunday Schools Worker
Defiance
Tiffin
Delaware
Hicksville
Worker
Jos. Clark
Columbus
Defiance County
Edward Goller
Ohio
Sherwood
Dublin gallery tale of Faust scene and crowd interruption
In a Dublin gallery reminiscence a famed baritone recalls his Faust role as Valentine. Martha rushes the stage after the duel and cradles Valentine, crying out Oh what shall I do. Lively audience moment ends with a voice calling Unbutton his weskit.
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Martha
Dublin
Faust
Valentine
Oil boom reshapes St. Mary's population surge
St. Mary's near Wheeling, once a vegetables and winter town of under 600 residents, sees oil riches attract hundreds weekly, lifting population toward 2,500 as oilmen flood the community. The field’s shallow depth lowers drilling costs and spurs rapid growth, with locals housing workers in makeshift rooms and sheds. One oilman named Plank secured a furnished room for $30 a month.
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West Virginia
St. Mary’s
Wheeling
St. Mary's
New York Evening Sun
Sistersville
Caspian
Malaysia
California
Texas
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Mannington
Plank
I Lost My Edge At Reading My Old Exams
A middle aged man writes to The Academy lamenting that he now knows less than in youth. He recalls arithmetic lessons, calculating rents, and zoology diagrams, noting he struggles with sums, taxes, and accounting while estimating his once strong grasp on knowledge.
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College of Preceptors
London Academy
Delay of the Treaty Signed at Elysee Palace
Paris reports a cabinet council at the Elysee where Foreign Minister Delcasse announced the protocol delaying ratification of the Franco American treaty until March 24, 1901. The move postpones final approval and sets a new deadline for action by both nations.
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Paris
Elysee Palace
M. Delcasse
Army dentists sought to curb tropical decay in Philippines
A plan approved by Secretary of War calls for one dental surgeon per regiment to serve both officers and enlisted men in the regular and volunteer army. Surgeon General Wyman endorses the move as essential to soldier health, with exams set in major U.S. cities and ranks aligning with medical surgeons. A bill drafts the appointment terms and pay, linking to Philippine service for prompt congressional action.
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Washington
Otis
Philippines
Congress
Corbin
Secretary of War
Islands
United States
Tropics
Wyman
United States Army
Root
New York Sun
Boston
New York
Chicago
Denver
San Francisco
War Department
Otis’ Mail
Walter Fitzgerald
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Montana Volunteers
Manila
Dewey
Fitzgerald
His Time to Fight Recall of a Grant Word Story
A Washington man recounts General Grant with a friend who, after leaving the White House, clashed with a rival Westerner on White House grounds. The friend knocked the man down after the third accusation proved true, prompting Grant to confront him about disrespect. The tale comes from the New York Tribune.
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Grant
Washington
West
White House
John
New York Tribune
New Year Cash Flow in China Sparks Debtors and Pawnbrokers
The London Mail notes New Year pays in China prompt settlements and possible bankruptcies. Creditors may enter homes to seize assets if no agreement is reached, so families form promises to protect business reputations. Red is the color of luck, with red papers and greeting cards common on doors and gifts for children.
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Uganda
Macdonald
China
London Mail
A Doubting Father
In midsummer Steve explains to his father that as a general freight agent he earns more than two dollars a day, with helpers and pay. The father questions if Steve is worth the larger wage, prompting a quiet moral moment about value and pride.
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Steve
Mr. B
Lippincott’s Magazine
The Grumbling Start in Marriage Advice
A noted divine argues that a husband’s grumbling is often only a way to begin conversation. He urges mutual forbearance and a gentle cheerfulness by the wife to curb wrath. The speaker recommends kindness from both, resisting the idea that a wife should always yield to a tyrannical mood.
He Rode Down by Dougherty Breaks Elevator Rule
Algernon Dougherty of the U S diplomatic service, son of the "Silver Tongued" Dougherty, defies Parisian concierge rules by riding the elevator down in a Rue de Maturin building. He declares the proprietor forbids nothing and continues, altering social behavior on the sixth floor.
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Algernon Dougherty
United States
Dougherty
Philadelphia
Mr. Dougherty
Rue de Maturin
San Francisco
The Woman's World advertising claim and address
The advertisement asserts reliability and urges verification from London agents. It lists The Woman's World at 9 High Street Brentford, London W England and notes members can verify its claims with local businessmen.
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High Street
Brentford
London
England
When a man is hungry he wastes no time reading the bill
A brief Chicago News quip notes that hunger makes a man skip menus and act quickly, implying urgency and appetite as a metaphor for decisive action.
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Chicago News
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WE Are
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Ame Street Town
Boxwell Examinations
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OTRC
Putnam Manual of Pedagogies
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Clerk Board of Examiner
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Uck & Ct
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Roebuck & CO. (Inc
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