Strife and Faith From Batanga Mission Journal
A missionary letter from Batanga, West Africa dated Oct 25, 1909, describes arrival of new doctors and sailors, a shipwreck near Kribi, leopard hunts, school food shortages, and a wedding anniversary reflection. It notes a church gathering of over three thousand, a large $82.00 collection, and plans for Thanksgiving observances. Major names include Evans, Good, Fraser, Hope, Dager, and Benito Presbytery, with the station store transfer.
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Batanga
Mamerun
Etat
West Africa
Eigheen
England
Kribi
Elat
Messrs. Hope
Dager
Fraser
Benito
Fulton and the cost of moving goods from New York to Trebizond
The passage notes it costs about 1.5 cents per pound to ship American goods from New York to Trebizond on the Black Sea, roughly 5,000 miles, and then 15 cents per pound to haul the same freight by caravan from Trebizond to Tabriz, 600 miles. Fulton would be astonished by how his invention would outpace camels and horses in cheap transport.
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New York
Trebizond
Black Sea
United States
Tabriz
Persia
Fulton
Women's Daily Press Flourishes in Chinese Cities
The article notes China leads in women’s daily papers with many titles in Shanghai and Canton. It highlights a strong female press presence despite broader developmental gaps, mentioning five women’s newspapers in Shanghai and four in Canton. The piece references the dowager empress nicknamed The Strong Man of China.
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China
Shanghai
Canton
The Church's Christmas Present Comes to Horton Hollow
Harrison Honeywell Hickson, a Chicago club dweller, travels to Horton Hollow to supervise a new Queen Anne cottage. After a night of unexpected disturbances the next day he mails a surprising letter to Miss Martha Brown, announcing the church’s Christmas present of his furnished cottage for the preacher and his wife.
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Harrison Honeywell Hickson
Michigan Avenue
Sardanapolis
Chicago
Harrison Honeywell
Hickson
Horton Hollow
Lake Shadows
Spisters
Aphrodite
Amos Squires
Mirandy Hodges
Marty Brown
Martha Brown
Miss Brown
Queen Anne
State Street revelry ends in curious note from Hickson
A fragmentary archival line shows Harrison Honeywell Hickson signing a letter with meek politeness. The scene shifts to State Street where Hickson walks through the night amid the lights and noise, appearing pleased and cheerful.
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State Street
Hickson
Hazers paint girl red give ice bath in WV hazing case
Charleston WV December 10 state board of regents opened an inquiry into hazing of Miss Mattie Taylor student at Fairmont State Normal School who was subjected to an ice bath and red paint after allegedly rooting for the wrong football team. Miss Taylor is the daughter of an Elkins attorney.
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West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
State Board of Regents
Mattie Taylor
Fairmont State Normal School
Fairmont
Taylor
Elkins
Christmas Budget Clash at the House of Commons
The speaker notes a family budget crisis amid political sparring. A mother keeps shopping despite a father threatening to veto measures, while the daughter observes tensions between public and private spending and predicts eventual capitulation. The piece blends domestic and political imagery in a cautionary Christmas scene.
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House of Commons
House of Lords
Hookworm scourge among Southern soldiers noted by Dr. Chamberlain
Dr. Chamberlain of the U S A states that sixty percent of southern bred soldiers suffer hookworm disease and in some new recruits the rate rises to eighty five percent. Southern recruits are less physically developed than northern ones.
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Chamberlain
Round Prairie District 3 closes fall term with Thanksgiving program
The fall term at District No. 3 Round Prairie township closed November 26 with a Thanksgiving program and vegetable fair. The program featured Ron Culbertson’s presidential proclamation reading, poems and recitations by several students, and awards for garden and flower prizes. Teachers and students were noted for punctuality and attendance.
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Round Prairie Township
Dan Culbertson
Maude Jenkins
Darkey
Roy Heisel
Julia Hall
Carl McKee
Edna Keller
Roy Keller
Birdie Smith
Dolly
Grace Smith
al Grandma’s
Carl Keller
Meda Carter
Anna Culbertson
Roy Hisel
Fayette McKee
Gladys Jenkins
Mollie Teeter
Clifford
Mary Jerrel
Joseph Blakeley
Lucy G. Kelley
Weather delays Rock Island trains and local moves
Extremely bad weather has delayed Rock Island eastbound passenger trains by several hours for the past week. Ronson Sickles and family have moved into the house recently vacated by Mr. Roberts and family. Mr. and Mrs. James Starr will move to California in a few days, and their many friends here wish them success in the West.
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Rock Island
Ronson Sickles
Roberts
James Starr
California
Eldon Brief Notices and Local Movements Across Town
Mr Emery Plowman of Keosauqua conducted business at Eldon recently. Isaac Griffitts plans a sale next Saturday December 18. They prepare to move to Oklahoma soon. Mr J Erickson sold his Lyric theatre to Mr Davis. Ransom Sickles owns a new graphophone. C W Webber and Roy Hughes were callers Sunday. Jacob Schlotter of White Elm visited Eldon midweek. Rev Beemer held his regular appointment at Eldon Sunday.
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Emery Plowman
Keosauqua
Eldon
Isaac Griffitts
Oklahoma
J. Erickson
Lyric Theatre
Davis
Ransom Sickles
C. W. Webber
Roy Hughes
Jacob Schlotter
White Elm
Billionaire artist dreams of free art world
A West Sixty-seventh Street artist recounts a dream in which starting with 100 dollars he grows to 2 billion, plans to fund a grand institution for artists to work free of money concerns, then wakes as his attorney demands repayment of two and a half dollars.
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West Sixty-seventh Street
New York Press
A Popular Fallacy About Busyness and Value
A Texan writer argues against the belief that busyness equates usefulness. He cites a fleas laden dog and a youth with a Waterbury watch who also smokes, noting the busiest times show little practical value.
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Waterbury
Tex
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