China Awakens as Foreign Missionaries Feel the Pulse
A western observer in Tientsin surveys Chinese sentiment toward foreign missions. He notes the new assertive China resents outside interference, praises medical and educational missions, but finds widespread distrust of converts and lingering anti foreign bias. He cites officials like Tang Shou Yi and Liang as indicative of rising national pride and scrutiny of missionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Wu Ting Fang
Peking
America
Conger
Wa Ting Fang
David
Tang Shou Yi
Yale
Yuan Shih Kai
Taotai Liang
Hsui
Imperial Medical College
Chuan
Mephibosheth Story by the Highway and Byway Preacher
The piece presents David as a loyal friend who honors his promise to Jonathan. It notes his sacrifice of wealth to restore Mephibosheth and welcomes him at the King’s table, illustrating how God restores sinners to his heritage through Christ’s example and mercy.
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David
Jonathan
Saul J
Pers Fort
Saul
Michal
Jesus
Mephiboshethi
Mephibosheth
Mephibosheth Receives King David's Favor At Court
Mephibosheth travels to Jerusalem after learning of David's rising power. He kneels before the king, who promises kindness for Jonathan's sake, restores Saul's lands, and grants a seat at the royal table. Ziba, Saul's servant, is to manage the estate.
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David
Kingdom of
Israel
Jonathan
Ziba
Saul
Jon
Mephibosheth
Jerusalem
House of
Acream
Woman Suffrage a Live Issue and Its Course
A long overview on the persistence and progress of woman suffrage led by Susan B. Anthony. The piece traces legal gains, milestones in U S states and colonies, shifts in public opinion, and the view that universal female suffrage is inevitable as education and property rights advance. It cites specific jurisdictions and dates, highlighting gradual improvements and recurring defeats.
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John D. Long
Miss Anthony
Colorado
Susan B. Anthony
England
West Australia
South Australia
New Zealand
Isle of Man
United States
Kentucky
Kansas
Minnesota
Michigan
New Hampshire
Oregon
Massachusetts
New York
Vermont
Nebraska
Wisconsin
North
South Dakota
Arizona
New Jersey
Montana
Washington
Illinois
Connecticut
Ohio
Territory
Wyoming
Utah
Congress
Idaho
Senate
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Iowa
Delaware
Mississippi
Arkansas
Vis
Lucy Stone
Anna Shaw
United States Congress
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Assembly
Wendell Phillips
Undertaker Roberts Honored For Noble Burial Act
An undertaker in Walthamstow England named Roberts buried a friendless woman and child at his own expense rather than send them to a pauper grave. He has received a $25 000 bequest from an old gentleman admirer of the deed. Librarians report a drop in fiction readership in London with travel history and biography rising in popularity.
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Bel
Joseph B. Bowles
Frick
Mellon Bank
Pittsburg
H. C. Frick
Henry Clay Frick
Melton Bank
Roberts
Walthamstow
England
Henry Newbride Faults and a Ribbon Disaster
A humorous domestic chronicle shows Henry’s mental strain as he must fetch orange ribbon and instead returns three yards of sky blue watered ribbon. His wife’s exasperation ends with a comedic twist and a stray digression about a Suez Canal plan and a colonel’s cards.
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Henry
Mrs. Newbride
Newbride
Gifts and fragrances for home crafts and a hazardous curiosity
Do it yourself pillow fillings use two thirds sweet fern and one third bayberry leaves dried in a hot attic to preserve fragrance. Lavender and lemon verbena inspire sachets, with silk or crepe options. A strange lab tale warns cyanide temptations, and Myca Indians of Sonora spark ethnology debates about blue eyes and fair skin.
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Harper's Bazar
Mexico
Sierra Madre
Sonora
Mexican
New World
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T. Ellis
Tientsin
Tegur
Robert Hart
Min
New China
Prop
Ing
Samuel
Messenuuk
Lodebar
Machir
Palace
Adirondacks
Late Susan B. Anthony
Susanb
Anthony
TAAL
London
Col. Bangs
Bangs
Colonel Bangs
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