Missionary Reach Expands Amid Port Arthur World Strife
A long feature on Rev T C Winn and Japanese Christian work on the Liaotung peninsula, Dalny and Port Arthur. It notes the absence of idols, rising Christian agencies, and rescue efforts for war-ridden youth, with Winns leading a new church and hospital projects amid ruins and shifting populations. The piece frames a broader religious contest shaping Manchuria’s future.
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Port Arthur
Manchuria
Dalny
Liaotung Peninsula
Japan
China
T. C. Winn
Presbyterian
Winn
New Dalny and
Mr. Winn
Winns
Danny
Winnone
Danny Daily
Young Men’s Christian Association
Salvation Army
Westwater
Liaoyang
Marshal Oyama
Newchang
Monkden
Joseph B. Bowles
Silk gowns and idle dreams on a Chestnut Street car
Two young women on a Chestnut street car in the early morning gossip about silk dresses and lace. They daydream about wealth and living luxuriously, with plans to ride to work by cab if money were no object.
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Chestnut Street
Philadelphia Ledger
Aggie
Gladys
David and the Philistines Dark Day Opens Hopeful Door
A sermonette recounts David facing consent to join the Philistine campaign against Israel. After their attack on Ziklag, his men threaten to stone him. He seeks God, is spared, and is guided to pursue the marauders, recover the spoils, and strengthen ties with Judah, turning a crisis into renewal.
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David
Israel
Saul
Achish
Ziklag
God
Judah
Philippines
Aphek
Abiathar
Jonathan
Lord
House of Israel
David Faces Dilemma as He Joins Achish Against Israel
In a moment of peril David weighs obedience to Achish against fighting his own people. He recalls past deceptions and resolves to march with Achish, keeping his plans from his wary men as they set out with their commander at the helm.
David Delivers Ziklag After Amalekite Pursuit and Saul's Death
David, fearing for his people, returns with his men to Ziklag after battling Amalekites. Achish doubts him, but David feigns sorrow to stay and strike. A successful pursuit follows, bringing spoil and reunion with wives and children. News arrives that Saul and Jonathan are dead, prompting mourning and fasting.
Novel Philanthropy by James Coats in Scotland
The Westminster Gazette notes a Paisley manufacturer James Coats funds small libraries in Highlands and islands and sends an oculist to test sight, supplying free spectacles. In West Sutherlandshire alone, about 500 pairs were distributed recently.
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Scotland
James Coats
Highlands
Islands
Coates
West Sutherlandshire
Westminster Gazette
New Truth’s Stormy Welcome and Eternal Rule
The quote asserts that new divine truth arrives with upheaval as the old world resists. It claims truth comes from Heaven and must rule on earth, likening resistance to lightning that reduces opposition to ashes before blessing can arrive. The passage reflects a religious reformist view attributed to Thomas Carlisle.
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Thomas Carlyle
American Woman Uplifting Her European Sisters
A historical piece notes a wave of Americanism among European middle class women, especially in England, with shifts in social norms, fashion, independence, and domestic life. It contrasts grim labor for European working women with rising American freedoms and influence across Europe, led by cosmopolitan English and French observers.
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Europe
England
America
France
Germany
Italy
Baulet
London
Hamburg
Paris
Rome
Egypt
Riviera
Lord Rosebery
Rothschild
Papa
Jerome K. Jerome
Forward march to the better thing pledge
A reflective statement urges steadfast self-improvement and ongoing progress, arguing that true trust in oneself means always striving toward a better aim and recognizing that present achievement opens the path to future betterment.
Willing to Compromise on Five Pound Bet After Shot
During a St Andrews match a rustic was struck in the eye by a golf ball and ran at the golfer shouting a five pound five pound claim. The golfer said he yelled fore and the rustic replied he could not hear and agreed to take four pounds instead.
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St. Andrew’s
Scotland
Point of Time Its Now
Quote urges focus on the present to fuel self-improvement. Cites Joseph Russell Clarkson on turning now into present realization and letting the past fade.
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Joseph Russell Clarkson
Present Life: A Moment of Real Value
The passage reflects on living in the present, contrasting youth’s dreams of great deeds with aging regret for past failures. It emphasizes the preciousness and reality of the current moment as the true measure of life.
Change Color of Feathers at National Cage Bird Show
G. Crabb, president of the National Cage Bird show, returns from the Crystal Palace London where the event just closed. He notes that orange colored canaries are becoming more common in recent exhibitions.
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G. Crabb
Crystal Palace
London
Canary Feathers Turn Orange With Pepper Treatment
A method grows increasingly popular to color canary feathers by mixing a small amount of cayenne pepper into its food. In weeks or months the plumage reddens. giving pepper while the bird is young yields a brighter color.
Large Fee for Single Argument at Supreme Court
A historical note records that Joseph faced a high fee for presenting a single argument before the United States Supreme Court, highlighting the cost barrier in early high court advocacy and the financial pressures on counsel seeking to plead before the bench.
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United States Supreme Court
Joseph
Choate’s 200000 Reward Cited in Tax Law Ruling
H Choate former ambassador to Britain once received two hundred thousand dollars. The argument centered on declaring the income tax unconstitutional.
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H. Choate
Great Britain
Dangerous hill notice at Alderly Edge prompts stretcher use
At the head of a hill in Alderly Edge England a posted warning states the hill is dangerous and a stretcher may be obtained at Hurst Cottage below when required a concise regional safety notice for readers.
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Alderly Edge
England
Hurst Cottage
Making New Resolutions in July
July is as good a month as January to make new resolutions. The piece questions whether we lower our ideals, fail to discern worth from glitter, and become careless about life’s seriousness while considering the fate of others in the ongoing course of events.
Rushing to destruction due to lack of discrimination
The phrase suggests a group acting hastily toward ruin because they fail to distinguish between harmful and harmless options. It frames judgment as essential to avoid collective downfall and emphasizes consequences of indiscriminate action.
Nursing in France Still Dominated by Nuns
In most French hospitals nuns perform patient care and even menial tasks. Even in modern Pasteur hospital sisters carry out all work. Paris civil hospitals have replaced nuns with a corps of nurses and attendants.
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France
Pasteur Hospital
Paris
Bullfights in Japan Captivates Uwajima Viewers
A correspondent explains that bull fighting is a major semi annual sport for Uwajima locals. Fights take place on the mountain country where thousands watch as heavy bulls clash. The animals are huge and not killed in these displays.
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Uwajima
Streets Troubled by Aggressive Bulls in City Show
Eyewitness describes the danger posed by aggressive bulls, noting their fierce snorting and the risk to bystanders. The observer recalls seeing several bulls paraded through streets and choosing to give them wide clearance to avoid incidents.
Iceland Upholds Equality of Men and Women Politically
In Iceland, men and women are declared political equals in every respect, affirming gender parity across all aspects of political life.
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Iceland
Quiet Tones in a Crowded Flat Tale of Neighbors
A weary working woman recalls life in a crowded six room flat where a five year old boy, his future stepmother, and others provoke noise tensions. Dialogue between guardian, boy, and mama reveals sleepless nights and fragile humor as a next door neighbor’s gas is turned out.
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Frank
Immediate and radical cure for afflictions by self mastery
Lord Bolingbroke argues against evading pain with fleeting remedies and calls for facing all past and present afflictions head on. He urges decisive action to heal the wound rather than gradual patience, favoring incisive, thorough remedies over palliation.
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Lord Bolingbroke
The English Husband and Household Roles
An excerpt discusses domestic life in Britain, noting women often lead in respectable homes. A married woman recalls husbands rarely serve themselves at table due to money concerns and that bread and butter are managed by the wife, a common pattern across many households.
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Loane
Frog on Elevated Train Sparks Frenzied Farewell Stampede
A live bullfrog caused a panic aboard a Third Avenue elevated train at Fourteenth Street as two women jumped, a bold youth searched under seats, and passengers fled toward the platform. The guard finally hurled the amphibian into the street claiming it was a mouse, ending the chaos.
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Third Avenue
Fourteenth Street
New York Sun
Epitaph On Fort Anne Tombstone At Annapolis Nova Scotia
A tombstone in the Annapolis Nova Scotia military cemetery near Fort Anne bears a singular inscription. The brief epitaph hints at a unique or personal message carved into stone, reflecting a historical memory.
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Annapolis
N. S
Old Fort Anne
Obituary Notice of Margaret Winsett Born 1723 Dies 1722
The body of Margaret Winsett is presented for burial. She was born on the sixth day of April in the year 1723 and died on the twenty eighth day of February in the year 1722.
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Margaret Winsett
Epitaph Notes Child Died Before Birth by Headstone
A historical epitaph notes a child died nearly a year before its birth, as carved on the grave marker. The enigmatic inscription highlights a paradoxical tragedy and reflects antique burial customs and phrasing.
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