General Booth 80 Celebrated as Salvation Army Founder
The Salvation Army marked Gen William Booths eightieth birthday with mass meetings in London and worldwide honor. The day launched the University of Humanity in the United States, aiming to train workers in social service with an initial fund of 1 million dollars split between New York and Chicago.
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University of Humanity
Amorlen
United States
Brent Institute
New York
Chicago
William Booth
Humanitan Brigades
Hospital Ant Benevolent Visitation
University of Hurmanity
Gen. Booth
Lfe
East End
Tian
Wiltam Booth
Mississippi Outflow Check Promotes Home Growth Reforms
A Mississippi writer laments years of outmigration to Texas and the West, urging local revival through modern farming, schools, and infrastructure. He stresses boosting agriculture, schools, and community institutions to keep residents, attract youth, and stop the brain and talent drain.
HARDSHIPS OF ARMY LIFE TOLD BY VETERAN MARTA
David W Marta, retired Bolivar merchant, recounts kidney illness after wartime injuries from a horse accident. He describes back pain, headaches, and bladder issues, noting relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills bought at local druggists.
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David W_ Marta
Bolivar
Martie Syns
Alice
Dean
All Desiers
Poater-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Wise to Niagara and the Pallet Question
A compact note on Ni agare Pallet Johnny and the claim that prices are pushed high, with a quip about the education system and staying within the law. The passage hints at a local piece of wry observation about cost and consequence, framed as a teachable moment.
Cure for Fits Promises Science-Long Pursuit
An advertisement claims a treatment that achieves what science has struggled to attain for centuries. It notes wide public interest in cures for epilepsy and urges readers to contact the May Laboratory at St Pearl Street, New York City, for information and pricing.
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May Laboratory
Pearl Street
New York City
Silent organ saves day as bath clears pipes
A small country church faced a failed organ test when the new water power system produced no sound. The rector’s wife solved the crisis by returning with a note to the pulpit: Cook was taking a bath, soothingly explaining the halted installation.
An Atchison Girl Receives Marriage Proposal
A Sunday night proposal reaches an Atchison girl who asks for a week to think it over. She visits four married sisters to seek advice. One sister, formerly a housewife, has three children and little leisure. another supports a husband who was once promising. a third keeps her own life intact around her husband. a fourth has been divorced. After hearing their woes, she drafts a response but decides on a future path, contemplating a month to decide.
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Coventry
England
Salvation Army Wea
Australia
Stepney
Ais
South Africa
India
Canada
New Zealand
Japan
Holy Land
Owen Ofontom
Flere
W. I. Wilson
A. J. Williams
Attay
J. K. Wilbanks
Wil Hints
Williams
Mississippi
Molly
Willhiven
Willian
Hundi
Atchison
Wholle
Tme
SICK DOCTOR Proper Food Put Him Right
A physician describes how four tablespoonfuls of Grape Nuts and cream served as his sole sustenance for two weeks during a severe grip illness. He credits the food with steadying his stomach and restoring health, urging wider use of Grape Nuts for doctors and patients facing digestive distress.
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