Munyon Promotes Hope Philosophy for Health Cure
Prof J M Munyon reports massive growth of his Hope Cult organization, claiming over half a million members in the United States. He asserts medicines work through hope and faith, not as sole cures, and says Munyon’s Labs in Philadelphia offer free medical advice from registered doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munyon
Elaine
United States
Miunyod Wali
Philadelphia
Gard and
Jefferson Sts
Properly Punished Refusal Leads to Paralysis Claim
A man summoned by the tourbridge Guardians for failing to pay weekly maintenance for his mother swore he would not pay and wished his arm would drop off. He later fell paralyzed and lost use of both arms, marking a striking sequel to his oath.
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Tourbridge
Eng
First False Step Warns of Duty and Duty's Law
A Beecher quotation warns that breaking a promise or duty may entangle one in law and consequence. The lines caution personal responsibility and the unseen costs of neglecting obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
Backache Relief credited to Lydia E. Pinkham's remedy
Mrs Onn Voop of Morton's Gap Kentucky says two years of persistent backache and female disorders vanished after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. She reports full recovery, resumes all chores, and endorses the treatment as root-cause relief with confidential free advice from Mrs Pinkham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onn. Voopale
Morton's Gap
Kentucky
By the Aid of the Incubator Mary Gilbert
Kara Townley was forty and a bachelor Ezra buys an incubator hoping to hatch chickens Abbie Cummings laughed at the joke and kept quiet The incubator hatch surprises Ezra as 28 chicks emerge to prove the device a success and Abbie’s silent support becomes clear in the village bustle
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Mary Gilbert
Kara Towwnley
Ezra
Abbie Cummings
Abbie
Bern
Eera
Mian Abbie
Mian Abble
Fara Townley
Bara
Hera
Mystery Ring in the incubator unsettles Miss Abbie
Ezra delivers a found ring and a riddle about eggs and a switched incubator. Miss Abbie confesses she swapped eggs to spare Ezra humiliation, admitting she hid the truth to protect him from laughter. Her quiet panic and bright reaction reveal deep feelings.
Cigar Trouble Sparks Freight Train Confusion in Arkansas
A wary traveler in a small Arkansas town presses a ticket agent about a northbound train and a sleeper berth. The agent explains the next service is a freight train at 6:30 AM, sparking a tense exchange over limited options and brand of cigars.
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Arkansas
Dallas
Ray
St. Louis
Couple Reunite in Late Life Marriage at Ealing
Mr James Thomas Wolla aged 73 wed Mrs Emma Coster aged 1 at St John’s church Ealing England. The pair had courted in youth, parted ways, raised a family, then reunited and married after both became free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thomas Wolla
St. John's Church
Ealing
England
Emma Coster
Washes Clothes Faster with Red Cross Ball Blue
Advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as producing clear white clothes with less effort and cost than liquid blue. Claims superior performance due to water content and urges purchase at all grocers for 10 cents.
Phrase Fragment Scraps in a London Mail Quotation
A clipped passage discusses empty storefronts and uneasy sentiments about business closure. It references mothers soothing teething infants, fishermen superstitions, and the ire raised by uttering the word rabbit aboard a fishing smack before a voyage, noting the crew’s hostile reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Mail
The Heart and Blood Health Under Glyceric Root Tonic
The article explains the heart as a double pump moving blood at seven miles an hour and compares body strain to an engine needing oil. It credits Dr. R. W. Pierce with discovering that stomach disorders cause impure blood and general breakdown, recommending a glyceric extract tonic as the best corrective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Pierce
Outside money comes to Kelso from Pacific States Fire Insurance
In Kelso for two weeks C L Ayres and C C Koeppel arranged a loan of 8000 at low interest on the Market building owned by Gray and Groas through Kelso State Bank as agent. The company plans more gilt edged investments. Northwest funds stay in the Northwest for loans to Kelso and nearby towns. Pacific States Fire Insurance is based in Portland and lists F E Beach as president F I Fuller VP A H Averill treasurer Wm M Cake attorney and a board including Averill Cake Clarke Craft Deeming Fuller Gill Quimby Stryker Friedly.
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C. L. Ayres
C. C. Koeppel
Kelso
Pacific States Fire Insurance Company
Gray & Groas
Northwest
Chamber of Commerce
Portland
Oregon
F. E. Beach
F. I. Fuller
A. H. Averill
Wm. M. Cake
William M. Cake
Louis G. Clarke
Uncle Tom in England and publishers' fortunes
London Truth notes a debate over the reception of Uncle Tom's Cabin in England. It says a London publisher rejected the work, another firm issued 2,500 copies at half a crown, cut the price to one shilling, and the book sold briskly. It adds that Mrs Stone received £500 for early sheets of a sequel, but 60,000 copies failed. Life Among the Lowly was retitled Negro Life in the Slave States of America in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Worth Bearing In Mind Governing By Quiet Influence
The piece argues that prudent rulers rely on restraint and shared governance. It emphasizes that both private households and kingdoms succeed when leaders temper harsh measures and avoid inventive rule.
Y M C A Grows and Expands With Out Of Town Students
Educational Department of the Portland Y M C A reports a over forty percent rise in membership last year and plans larger attendance next year thanks to better boarding facilities laboratories and staff. Program offerings include prep courses business college automobile electrical pharmacy English trades and men’s courses. Also promotion for a fly and insect repellent product from Hour Chemical Co Portland Oregon is noted with prices.
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Portland Y. M. C. A
Portland Y. M.C. A
Hour Chemical Co
Portland
Oregon
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Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Gillespie School OF Expression
Morrison St
Emma W. Cililespie
Uncle Tom
Whittemore
Alan
Whittemore Bros. & CO
Cambridge
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Comdotind Oan Delion Pills
Cumancar Co
Y. M. C. A. Grows
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Po, Ore
W. L. Douglas
W.l.douglas
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W. L Douglas
Douglas
Sparket
Remington
Remington-Umc
UMC
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Broadway
New York City
Putnam
Potteokre Ha Drug Company
Gaines
Quincy
Ilinois
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