Service emblem of a century in Hoare family continues
Miss Marianne Stammers marked seventy years in loyal service to the Hoare family of Staplehurst and Colemans Hatch. She began as a nursery maid in 1855 for Henry Hoare the High Sheriff and banker, later nursing Lady Mary Hoare until 1871. Now nearing eighty seven, she remains gentle and devout, keeper of old family memories and remedies.
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Marianne Stammers
Henry Hoare
Fleet Street
Staph
Hoares
Vleet Street
Fioury
Devonshire
Lulger
William More
Hoare
Bucks
Henry
T Botolph
Richard
Staplehurst
Williams
Henrys
Richards
Marianne Stammer
Victora
Bork
Mary Marshaw
Liesecond Bar
Romney
Mr. Hoare
Staplehurst Park
Lady Mary
Miss Sophia Hoare
Sophia Hoare
Stapichirss
Coleman’s Hatch
Marys
Sophias
Empire's Playground Sees Safari Boom In East Africa
A new pastime called Going up Safari brings luxury travel to Uganda and the East Africa Protectorate. Great hunters have visited since Livingstone and Stanley, but the Uganda Railway now offers quick access to big game and comforts near Nairobi. Notable visitors include Lord Waterford, Lord Cardress, Bruce Ismay, Abel Chapman, and Roosevelt planning a April trip. Lord Delamere owns 200000 acres. Nairobi blends Mayfair life with primeval forest.
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Uganda
British East Africa Protectorate
Livingstone
Stanley
East Africa
Egypt
Lord
Lady
Waterford
Lord Cardress
Bruce Ismay
Abel Chapman
Roosevelt
Lord Delamere
Mayfair
Nairobi
London
Norfolk Hotel
House of Lords
Clock tower replica from Venice rises in White City exhibit
A 12 foot high exact replica of the 70 foot St Mark’s clock tower stands in the Drilled Palace of Applied Arts. The marble edifice features dials for hours months and moon phases with a celestial center and zodiac ring. Built by Smith & Son for an American client it will stay until October 31 after eighteen workmen four years of labor.
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Palace of Applied Arts
White City
St. Mark
Venice
Melchior
Caspar
Balthasar
Messrs. Smith & Son
The
Strand
First International Congress of Refrigerating Industries At Paris
Great Britain leads coverage as thirty three nations send representatives to the Sorbonne for a early next month meeting on mechanically produced cold. Sir E Montague Nelson heads Britain’s delegation highlighting colonial transport and meat trade concerns amid hopes France and Germany ease meat import restrictions.
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Sorbonne
Paris
Great Britain
E. Montague Nelson
K.C.M.G
Britain
France
Germany
New South Wales
T. A. Coghlan
General Booth praises women's service in Salvation Army
A Sunday Salvation Army address quotes General Booth praising women for high authority roles and courage while urging further progress. He argues women must seize more posts, overcome prejudice and timidity, and avoid treating women as playthings or pushing them unseen from leadership.
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Booth
Salvation Army
Coffin of Matchboxes Built by Local Man
The funeral of William Biddulph Cross was held in Chester on a Wednesday. Cross buried in a remarkable self made coffin crafted over ten years from thousands of empty matchboxes glued to a wooden shell. The lid bore an elaborate design totaling over five hundred...
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Chester
William Biddulph Cross
Cross
Unclear line about historical figure and electric coffin scene
Fragmentary passage describes an eighty four year old individual connected to a term curstive electri cas and an electric letter fired from a coffin. The text is garbled and difficult to interpret.
Board of Fluention proposes special nurseries for 3 to 5 year olds
A Saturday report from the Board of Fluention urges that children aged three to five who cannot stay at home be taught in special nursery schools attached to regular facilities if possible. Formal lessons and sewing are excluded. half the day should be in a playground with open-air sleep encouraged. equipment includes sand troughs, seeds, swings, dolls, a piano, and other toys. Lessons cover singing, recitations, sand modelling, threading, and story acting. The teacher should be trained with a motherly instinct and aided by a nurse. If funded, the infant grant should match that for older scholars.
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Board of Fluention
Where Hungarians Gather At A New York Exile Resort
Exiled Hungarians flock to a modest East Side restaurant that preserves Magyar culture with language pictures dishes music and politics. Patrons from peasant to professional mingle while a violinist entertains and nightly conversations reflect nostalgia and national pride. The cafe becomes a welcoming social hub for newcomers with shared memories and quiet generosity from host and patrons.
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East Side
New York
Hungary
Canada
Toronto
Cosey
N. Y
Flint and steel fire tale from a Warm August night
A Peoria Star item recalls sixty years ago when flint and steel were used to rekindle a hearth. William E. Stone’s mother could not find the tinder box, sending Marsh two and a half miles for help. Marsh’s tow and a live coat reignite the coal, lighting a candle as the father lies in distress.
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William E. Stone
Peoria
Beaver
Marsh
Prayer for Guidance and Comfort on Life’s Difficult Path
A reverent prayer requests divine help to follow Jesus through rough times. It seeks light in dark places and strength to bear burdens, trusting in Christ’s constant presence to ease the journey toward eternal peace.
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Heaven
Jesus
Giants Causeway on the North Irish Coast
A vivid ode to the Giants Causeway on the north Irish coast, describing the columnar basalt formations and sea cliffs carved by Arctic waves. The piece ends with a religious reflection on Christ’s crucifixion and redemption.
Living in the Face of Death and Faith
The piece argues that time is short and death is certain, urging surrender to the conqueror of death. It notes balloon contest risks and everyday missteps as reminders that life is fragile and mortality constant. It cites Scripture and Sunday School Times to urge spiritual preparation.
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David
Saaachaieed
Sunday School Times
Now is the Time Exhortation Warns to Act Now
A gospel exhortation urges immediate action citing the urgency of heeding warnings. The text stresses that the best time to prepare to meet God is now as life’s uncertainties loom.
End of Life Judgment Motives to Accept Christ Now
The text urges immediate acceptance of Christ as personal savior, warning that death brings judgment and unjust lives persist after death. It questions continuing to grieve the savior by rejecting salvation bought at great cost, emphasizing love.
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Christ
A Diapason of the Skies and the Sun of Righteousness
A seaside observer describes summer lightning and thunder as a sublime display of electric drama then shifts to a spiritual reflection. The piece contrasts awe at storm light and clouds with a Christian meditation on faith, trial, and redemption through Christ’s atonement.
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Heaven
Paradise
Excelsior
Kingdom of Glory
Mary Joins Sub-Squad Leads Home Palladium Writing
A vivid portrait celebrates Mary as a top writer for the Home Palladium and a leader of a sub squad. She lands a New York paper gig writing about murder cases with powerful pathos and dramatic tone.
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Pop Knickerbocker
Not Today What Tomorrow May Want
A concise insight from an ancient Brahmin quote urging present action. The proverb emphasizes prioritizing current needs over future possibilities and cautions against procrastination.
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Home Palladium
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