Salvation Army plans Anticosti Island colony venture
The article reports General Booth near completing a deal to acquire Anticosti Island from M. Menier a move seen as enabling a large Salvation Army colony. It discusses Hadleigh Farm as a model training site and notes the Army aims to convert waste land into productive work while self financing through labor.
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Salvation Army
General Booth
Anticosti
Menics
Bar- San
M Menier
America
British Isles
Hadleigh Farm
The
Nore
Booth
London
Canada
Egypt under British rule reshapes its long history
The article argues that post 19th century events made Egypt a de facto British-administered state while nominally a vassal to the Ottoman Sultan. It details Ismail Pasha’s debt, Arabi Pasha’s rebellion, the 1882 Alexandria bombardment, and Cromer’s governance, stressing reforms, financial stabilization, and anti-corruption efforts.
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Egypt
Great Britain
Turkey
Hemind
Dhe
Lord Cromer
Fai'tre
T'E Ronsent
France
England
Arabi Pasha
Alexandria
Tel-el-Kebir
Finland
Seleenad
Care of the Hair Says Simple Daily Care Headlines
Advice on brushing, washing, and styling hair to keep it healthy. Warns against harsh brushing, tight pins, and frequent washing. Suggests gentle motion, light handling, egg white shampoo, and air drying to avoid breakage. Also cautions against repeated styles and rough toweling.
Avoid the Harry Habit and Learn to Pace Work
The piece argues Americans especially women must resist hurry as a national flaw. It links constant rushing to nervous strain and shallow work, urging deliberate pace, focus, and avoiding pretense of productivity that masks laziness.
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Harry
Sex difference as foundation of society per Rev. Lymon Abbott
The article cites Rev. Lymon Abbott in Atlantic arguing that innate and enduring distinctions between men and women underlie family structure and social order. It asserts gender differences are fundamental to relationships, labor, and institutions, shaping industrial, religious, political life.
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Woroun
Ion
Lymon Abbott
Atlantic
Preservation of Manure Through Added Substances
Ohio station bulletin reports experiments with stored cattle manure. Four plots received pulverized phosphate rock, dissolved phosphate, crude potash salt, or gypsum as top dressings at forty pounds per ton, yielding the best results with phosphate as preservative.
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Ohio
Flour Mill Prodigy Sallie Freishler Keeps Family Legacy
Seventeen year old Sallie Freishler operates a flour mill on the Frkiomen banks grinding nearly all local wheat. Over two years she runs it largely alone with help on heavy loads, producing about 2000 pounds daily when powered by water. Renowned as a grain expert, she also estimates rye yields in the field and manages her own business affairs. The mill, dating to before the Revolution, is said to have hosted Washington’s soldiers who slept there and ate bread made from its floor. The mill passed from Sallie’s grandfather through her father to her care.
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Miss Sallie Freishler
Sit
Miss Sallie
Mit
Washington
The Twentieth Century Woman Emerges From Dream To Life
A New York World reflection describes the twentieth century woman as a distinct, evolving type. She is neither better nor worse than in the past, but more developed and complete as she learns to integrate her nature into a whole.
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Paris
New York World
Refreshing Bread and Cake With a Second Bake
The article explains a simple method to revive stale bread and cake by dipping ends and leftovers in cold water before baking a second time. Even without dipping, sprinkling moisture on the baked goods prior to a second bake yields a noticeable rejuvenation, making them more digestible.
Fragmented Local Notice Describes Obscure Structures
The readable portions describe odd towers and pipes receiving unidentified items from a building. It mentions many people and funeral costs, large jars, and relatives involved in a somber scene amid distant mountains. The passage is fragmented and hard to parse but hints at a surreal setting.
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Pilin
Suayev
Siveli
Woman’s Tribute Toast to the True Woman
A reflective toast extols lasting devotion to women whether modern or traditional, urging loyalty and affection as life’s path.
Germany Tops Global Reading Ranking in New Statistics
New statistics place Germany as the leading reading nation while Russia drops to zero. In the United States 75 million people are served by 22 000 newspapers, with Russia also noted in the comparison.
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Germany
Russia
United States of America
Pith Ie
The China Closet Design for Dining Rooms
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune excerpt discusses practical china closet ideas for dining rooms. It highlights a dual access closet from kitchen and dining area, top open shelf for fine china, a color touch with old blue curtain, and matching woodwork with the room’s furniture.
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Incinnati Commercial Tribune
Stick Toothbrush Habit Across Five Children
A Medical Talk correspondent recalls a mother who made her five children brush nightly with a stick toothbrush from black gum. No tooth powder used, no toothache in the family, and only one dental examination ever. The writer still uses the stick toothbrush nightly and believes the habit would starve dentists if adopted widely.
Appearances at Home and Household Responsibility
The text argues that home appearance matters for the establishment's credit and family pride. It stresses that a woman's role includes keeping herself and the house well kept, setting a standard for children, staff, and the husband.
Simplicity and Decluttering Trend Encourages Home Reforms
The article cites William Morris on usefulness and beauty guiding home decor. It notes that many objects must be removed to achieve simplicity, warning of a coming vocation for women as eliminators of nonessential items.
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William Morris
Skin Lotions for Open Pores in 19th Century Formula
A historic recipe advises after facial steaming to apply a lotion of six ounces orange flower water and one drain tincture of benzoip, with water added slowly. It also notes a cream for rubbing into the skin, reflecting period cosmetic preparations.
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Island OF Anticosts
Wew
Frederick de L. Booth-Tucker
Salvation
M. Menier
Salt Lake District
Brigham Young
Utah
Bramwell
Xual
Jymae Atbote
Chines
Neaith
China
Dinas
B&b Om
Sitchen
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