Jewish Charity Fairs Aid Chicago Orphans and Needy
Chicago Jewish charities fund a $250 000 annual aid effort for dependent Jews, with agencies at Lechem Lorevim and Gemilth Chasodim guiding shelter, clothing, and loans. The Streets of Jerusalem fair at Brookes Casino aims to raise $25 000 for the Marks Nathan Jewish Orphans Home annex, supporting 115 children and ongoing relief services.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Potter’s Field
City of Chicago
North
Wood Street
Marks Nathan
Jerusalem
Lechem Lorevim Society
Maxwell Street
Twelfth
Halsted
Mark Spiegel
A. J. Harris
Harry L. Weisbaum
Louis J. Pritzker
Anna Lazar
Jeanette Palnitski
Nathan Orphange
Exercise for all ages emphasizes hospital perspective
A hospital physician extols regular and systematic exercise as the best aid for a harmonious body development. He cautions against assuming athletes never fall ill and urges wider public participation in varied forms of athletics for all ages.
New Use for Auto Goes to Michigan Snow Roads
A New York autoist reports Americans adapting cars for winter road making in Michigan. Kettles with stones dragged by a Dragon runabout leave two packed tracks for teams, an old farmer method now aided by automobiles. Contractors in woods use autos to reach camps. the resulting snow roads become hard and nearly ice by morning with non skid tires essential.
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New York
Michigan
Chumber Woods
Liquid Meat Exchange Tale From Arctic Tea
Commander Peary relies on tea during expeditions and tells a tale of two Scotch women debating Peebles ham. Mrs McClure asks where to buy the ham and learns from Mrs McTavis that the grocer once sold it, prompting a quizzical question about the ham’s bottle.
Comedians Debating Hit From New Specialty
Two comedians joke about audience reaction as one asks if the new act scored. The other responds with playful disbelief noting the crowd stared in amazement, half impressed and half astonished by the performance.
Global Church Notes Reflect Diverse Missions and History
The report surveys Anglican, Catholic, Methodist, and Friends churches in Britain and the United States, noting school funding in London, a fire at Malzeard near Ripon, and missionary gains in China and Corea. It highlights clergy moves, new church buildings, ecumenical federation efforts, and a memorial tablet for Queen Anne in Richmond, Staten Island.
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London
Malzeard
Ripon
England
China
Japan
United Methodist Church
Grimsby
Sidney Perri
G. H. Frodsham
Australia
Pan-Anglican Congress
North
Queensland
Cleveland
Corea
First Friends’ Church of
Los Angeles
Anderson
Ind
New York
Chicago
Southern Methodist Church
Dallas
Pius X
St. Matthias
John Brann
Church of England
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Richmond
Staten Island
Queen Anne of England
Untitled health ad fragment on feminine organism care
An old advertisement describes the female reproductive system and signals for medical attention. It claims a single remedy quickly removes the cause and restores health, urging immediate action.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsement
A Quebec woman writes Mrs. Laliberte praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for six years of female weakness and related ailments. The ad claims the remedy has cured backaches bearing down pains and nervousness. It touts the product as a standard treatment for displacements inflammation and other female troubles for thirty years.
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J. A. Laliberte
Artilerie Street
Quebec
Lydia F. Pinkham
Lydia K. Pinkham
Mae
Tomb of Confucius described in new guidebook
The New York Sun notes a guidebook mentions Tsingtau and Shantung while detailing the Confucius tomb at Qufu. It highlights Duke King as heir to a 2,400 year local lineage, a hereditary aristocracy in China, and the ruler who pays respects under nine-fold prostrations by Shan tung officials.
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Tsingtau
Shantung Province
China
T’shue Fu
Duke King
Confucius
New York Sun
Mperio
Shantung
Mecca of China Confucius Birthplace Seen Beyond Route Improvements
The article notes Confucius birthplace tucked in Shandong mountains, unreachable for Western pilgrims until transport improves. It describes a six day donkey or wheelbarrow journey from Tsinanfu, a cemetery with Confucius remains, a simple tomb and temple sites, and calls the site the Mecca of China awaiting easier access.
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Confucius
China
Legge
Williamson
Shantung
Tsinanfu
Time to Take Precautions in Richmond Church
A sexton in a Richmond church, during a blustering Sunday service, closes windows per minister's orders. A widow, Mrs Thomas, challenges him saying the air is suffocating. He insists the debt overhang requires caution to protect the congregation.
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Richmond
Thomas
Mr. Jones
Sexton
Savannah News
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Michigan Woods
Omar
Dackaghy
Lydia E. Pinkham
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