Bible Carriers Trek World to Translate and Sell Scriptures
An expansive account highlights Bible societies translating and distributing scriptures worldwide. Explorers, colporteurs, and native assistants traverse rivers, deserts, and jungles from China to Peru, facing brigands, floods, and disease, to place Bibles in local languages and trade them for eggs, meat, or shells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Peru
John Williams
Tahiti
Pacific
Schereschewsky
Hiram Bingham
mid-Pacific
Loyalty Islands
Africa
Siam
American Bible Society
Bear
Turner
Philippines
South America
Equator
Cape Horn
Syria
Indo-China
South Africa
Arctic Circle
Bolivia
Nubia
Arabia
Jordan
Bangkok
John Carrington
Samoi Island
Gulf of Siam
New York Times
William Laughton
Yang-tse
Laughton
Central Africa
H. J. Johnson
Johnson
Siberia
Lena River
Austrian Empire
Russia
Land of Liberty
Plain Talks With Women Sacrifice And Youth In Life
Louise Satterthwaite notes in the Philadelphia Telegraph that older folks accept sorrow with patience while youth seek joy. She argues religion should emphasize love and happiness, not a glooming sacrifice, and urges delaying sorrow's focus until its inevitable time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Satterthwaite
Philadelphia Telegraph
Dangerous signs of disease and the lure of cures
A medical student reads from the pharmacopoeia and warns that small symptoms can signal deadly illnesses. He lists locomotor ataxia cancer diabetes and scleroderma as danger signals while discussing the grim reality of treatment and the electric chair used in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
How to Make an Amperemeter from a Galvanometer
A step by step description for constructing a homemade ammeter. The design uses a vertical plane rotating needle, a brass frame with magnet wire windings, and a wooden box with a glass front. Calibration involves a home made instrument and a standard resistance to mark amperes. A voltmeter version is possible with different windings or dual bindings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C
Five Room Cottage Plan Highlights Efficient Small Home
The article describes a neat five room cottage of 24 by 48 feet with three living rooms two bedrooms and a bathroom arranged to minimize wasted space. It notes a cellar stairs from the kitchen, heating via a dining room stove and parlor grate, and emphasizes garden, lawn care, and economical fuel use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A
Radford
Dhe
Doube
Adarese
William Rangard
Nox
Pith
Chicago
Macbee
Reverse the plan for more sunshine in living rooms
A jumble of home advice and anecdotes describes water tanks built from copper or galvanized iron with leaks prevented by lap joints riveted and soldered. It praises sunlit living rooms, garden layouts, trout tales, health notes, and a cartoon-like piano gag.
European pipe subways expand utility tunnels under streets
European cities including London Manchester Leeds and Nottingham are building pipe subways for gas water and electric wires. The tunnels cut street disruption and enable easier repairs with city funding and rental charges from service firms. Popular Mechanics urges American cities to adopt the plan for steady revenue and less street tearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Manchester
Leeds
Nottingham
St. Helens
Popular Mechanics
High Voltage Lines Expand Across North America
The 11 000 volt Niagara to Buffalo line was a notable achievement for its time. By 1898 the world’s highest pressure was 40 000 volts. Currently six 60 000 volt lines operate, with routes in California, Mexico, Washington, and between Niagara and Syracuse. Distances range 75 to 218 miles, and two new lines started service recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara
Buffalo
California
Mexico
Washington
Syracuse
Where Steel Does Not Bus Metal Observations
In a study of metal aging under water, iron and steel submerged long-term remain in factory condition. Paris Telephone Service charges about 80 dollars yearly for unlimited service plus the subscriber must buy his own telephone instrument from a range of available types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Titicaca
Paris
Singing Electric Arc Made Vocal by Microphone
The electric arc can be vocal when connected to a microphone. M. Simon and Ruhmer developed the idea, with demonstrations by Signor Majorana and Mr. Duddell at the Royal Institution. An operatic whistle into the arc produced sound through the theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Simon
Ruhmer
Fur
Signor Majorana
M. Poulsen
Queen’s Hall
London
Royal Institution
Duddell
Turbini
Exceeding the Limit in a Cuckoo Clock Romance
A brief comic exchange shows a young man pledging to prove his love while the girlfriend requests he quit smoking, highlighting a playful courtship moment. The scene shifts to a note about rapid telegraph delivery in Belgium, stating 70 percent arrive within fifteen minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Onty
From a Broker's Diary Aug 1 to Aug 9
A World article quotes a broker in a diary noting rest among birds and trees, contemplating stock certificates and wood pulp, then rain and madness. The diarist discovers endless margins in many books and learns the house holds 5,000 volumes, a source of gratitude rather than complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
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Ichang
Asiatic
Turkey
Laos
Milloy
Cuba
Senor Torres
Moron
Archibald Forder
Jerusalem
F. A. Larson
Kashgar
Larson
Urga
Madagascar
British and Foreign Bible Society of London
Europe
Our
Bible Society
Congo
Abyssinia
Nepal
Menelik
British Bible House
Ethiopia
Pangasinam Toungue
Marieet AP Davespan
Prilippia
Cunoen
And
Reon Care
George Tidsell
Sparrowbush
N. J
Chappy
Mile Malinakoff
St. Petersburg
Irkutsk
Mulinakoff
Shortleigh
Chicago Daily News
Panton House
Manchester Subway
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