Women’s groups push parlor rooms in churches for safe gatherings
W B Patterson of the Interchurch Federation of Philadelphia leads a drive urging thirty central district churches to furnish parlors or reception rooms for self supporting young women to entertain with limited chaperone. Sylvia T Smith wins damages over deportation after criticizing Colorado Yule Marble. Utah enacts first minimum wage law for women effective May 13. Agnes L Riddle, Colorado legislator, also runs a dairy farm. 30,000 Uncle Sam cartoons owned by Mrs D Harry Hammer. Civic club women urge roof gardens on public schools to teach intensive farming where ground is scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Patterson
Social Service Commission
Interchurch Federation of Philadelphia
Utah
The
Civic Club
Women Educators of
Philadelphia
Greenland Whale Anatomy Described by Ex change
The great Greenland whale has no teeth but baleen plates acting as a sieve. A central ridge and side depressions hold long flat plates that hang across the mouth. The plates’ inner edges form a fringe to strain small mollusks and jellyfish from the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland
Census Yields Amusing Religions And Nicknames
The New York Sun reports a lighthearted tally from the Australian census with thirty two spellings of Presbyterian and thirty five for Roman Catholic including Roaming Catholic. Other quirky faith labels appear such as Shirts of England Simple Lifers Blue Lights Labor Platformers and a self described Secluded Saint from a large prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
New York Sun
Secret of Happiness
George Eliot argues that true happiness lies beyond private pleasure, requiring wide thoughts and compassion for others. The highest happiness comes from choosing the good for the world, despite the pain it may bring, as our souls recognize its value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eliot
London arsoner confesses to save another
Miss Lillian Lenton, known as the London arsoner who burned Kew Gardens last winter, surrendered to police and confessed to setting fire to the Westfield house in Doncaster causing considerable loss. She had not been suspected and faced initial disbelief from authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Lenton
London
Kew Gardens
Westfield House
Doncaster
Miss Lenton
First German Methodist Church Activities Advertised
At First German Methodist Church corner Seventh and Ferry avenues pastor John H Klaus leads Sunday school at 915 with William Baumann as superintendent Public worship at 1030 and 745 pm Epworth League meets at 7 pm led by Emil Starch Midweek prayer Wednesday 745 pm German summer school starts July 1 Sunday school picnic at Myrick park Tuesday June 17 free streetcar to and from the event Epworth League river excursion on the steamer W W to Ty and return Thursday June E Berger pastor Sunday school 930 am morning service 1045 am evening service 730 pm Children day program and Ladies Missionary Society meeting details at Mrs R Kobli tz 1701 Winnebago street Young People's meeting on another date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First
German Methodist Church
First German Methodist Church
Seventh
Ferry Streets
John H. Klaus
William Baumann
Epworth League
Emil Starch
Myrick Park
Mormon Coulee Road
Farnam
W. W
E. Berger
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Religious Services and Notices From Local Churches
St Pauls Universalist invites all to Children's Sunday June 15 at 10 30 with talk by C W Richardson of the Wisconsin Home Finding society A 6 30 p m Young Peoples Christian union devotional led by Miss Theresa Schubert First Methodist Church schedules sermons June 15 11 a m Sons of the Prophets 7 30 p m The Word of a Man plus various meetings Ladies Aid annual officers election and prayer groups Also First Baptist Church hosts Children's Day at 11 a m with music recitations and school displays B Y P U at 6 45 p m and song service at 7 30 p m Evangelical First Evangelical offers English and German services 10 30 a m sermon Jesus Weeping Over Jerusalem 7 30 p m Catechetical class Saturday 9 30 a m Children day exercises June 22 all welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Universalist Church
St. Paul’s Universalist Church
Cass
Eighth Streets
George R. Longbrake
C. W. Richardson
Wisconsin Home Finding Society
Young People’s Christian Union
Theresa Schubert
First Methodist Church
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Eighth and King Streets
T. Stanley Cadams
Epworth League
Miller
Ladies’ Aid Society
First Baptist Church
Sixth St
Main and
King
W. Adelbert Billings
Evangelical Christian First Evangelical Church
Corner Vine Street
West Avenue
G. F. Hack
E. A. Gross
W. &. Haebich
Ester Naas
Jesus
Jerusalem
Christ Church Episcopal Service Schedule Fourth Sunday
Christ Church Episcopal at Ninth and Main lists Holy Communion at 8 a.m. Sunday school at 9 30 a.m. morning prayer with sermon by Rev W Everett Johnson at 11 45 a.m. evensong with sermon at 7 30 p.m. Music includes Venite and Benedictus, Te Deum in B minor, Awake Thou that Sleepest, Magnificat Nunc Dimittis, Saviour When Night Involves the Skies, and Shelly settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Church
Episcopal
Ninth
Main Streets
W. Everett Johnson
Dimittis
Lemare
Shelly
First Congregational Church Sunday Schedule
The First Congregational Church at Main and Seventh streets lists Bible school at 10 a m with Men’s class led by Dr A A Jorris on The Physical ly Unfit. Worship and preaching at 11 a m features a sermon by Pastor Henry Faville on The Salvation of Generosity. No vesper service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
Main and
Seventh Streets
Henry Faville
A. A. Jorris
Emmanuel Church Service and Sunday School Times
Emmanuel Church schedules Sunday school at 9 15 a m morning service at 10 30 a m and a Young People meeting at 6 45 p m all times listed for weekly observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmanuel Church
Young People’s Meeting
German Baptist Church at Seventh and Winnebago Corner
A German Baptist church stands at the corner of Seventh Street and Winnebago Street, serving the local congregation with community worship and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Baptist Church
Seventh and
Winnebago Streets
Uses of Salt in Domestic Tasks and Cooking
A Brooklyn Eagle item lists salt’s varied household uses from cleaning and stain removal to fire control and food timing. It notes salt prevents scorching under tins, revives a low coal fire, aids in cleaning willow ware, and cautions against salting meat before grilling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Eagle
West Avenue Methodist Church Schedule and Welcome
West Avenue Methodist Episcopal church on West Avenue South near Jackson Street invites all to morning worship at 10 30 with sermon Hope That Saves Sunday school at 11 45 Epworth League devotional at 6 45 sermon The Cross of Every Man and Evening worship at 7 30 with sermon Justice in Justification Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 45. A cordial welcome awaits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
West Avenue South
Jackson Street
J. E. Watson
Epworth League
West Avenue Norwegian Lutheran Church Service Notice
West Avenue Norwegian Lutheran Church corner West avenue and Division street invites members to Sunday school with Bible study at 9 15 a m Rev R Andersen pastor emphasizes attendance at this session No morning or evening services scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Avenue
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Division Street
R. Andersen
St John Reformed Church announces June schedule
St John Reformed Church at Fourth and Market Streets lists services Sundays at 10 30 a m and 7 45 p m with Sunday school at 9 15 a m and Young People and teachers meeting at 6 45 p m The annual bazaar on the lawn is planned for Wednesday afternoon and evening June 18 All members and friends are invited Supper will be served On Thursday at 2 p m Minnesota classes will meet to examine and license two students for the ministry Romans 10 14 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John Reformed Church
Fourth
Market Streets
E. Vornholt
Minnesota
Jacob
Goshen
Egypt
Joseph
Pharaoh
Pharoah
City Mission Outreach Plans Tent Meetings in Market Square
The City Mission at 325 Jay Street, D. C. Dewey, announces Sunday school at 3 p m and an evening service at 7 45 p m. Evangelist Holden will speak and the Girls Chorus will sing each night except Saturday when meetings continue in the Market Square tent. The Christian community is urged to attend and help make this a soul saving time as the harvest is ripe and the laborers are few.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Mission
Jay Street
D. C. Dewey
Evangelist Holden
Mission Hall
Market Square
Holden
First Church of Christ Scientist Service and Readings
The article notes services at First Church of Christ Scientist on King Street between Fifth and Sixth. Sunday service at 10:30 am with the subject God, the Preserver of Man. Sunday school at 11:45 am and Wednesday testimonial meeting at 8 pm. Free reading room open weekdays 2 to 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of Christ Scientist
Church of Christ Scientist
King St
Fifth
God
Preserver of Man
English Evangelical Lutheran Holy Trinity Church Schedule
The English Evangelical Lutheran church at West Avenue and Ferry Street announces services with supply pastor F. R. Webber. Sunday school at 9 30 a m. Morning service at 10 45 a m with the faultfinders and their faults. Evening service at 7 30 p m on the Christianity of the community. Ladies Aid meets Wednesday at 2 30 in the church basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Evangelical Lutheran Holy Trinity English Evangelical Lutheran Church
West Avenue
Ferry Street
F. R. Webber
Ladies’ Aid
First Presbyterian Church Services and Times
The First Presbyterian church at corner King and Sixth streets invites the public to Sunday school at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p.m. Evening service at 7 30 p.m. Morning topic The Fundamental Weakness in the Christian Life of Today Evening Love the Mightiest Moral Force in the Universe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian First Presbyterian Church
King and Sixth Streets
Christian Endeavor Society
Spiritualist Church Services At Odd Fellows Hall
Rev Catherine McFarlin leads a spiritualist service at Odd Fellows hall 119 South Fourth Street over the Ten Cent store with a 7 45 pm Sunday talk In Heaven s Vast Shadow followed by psychic readings A consolation gathering is set for Wednesday evening at 225 South Sixth Street Free healings may be requested Thursday seance runs 3 to 5 pm at the same place public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows Hall
South Fourth Street
Ten Cent
Catharine McFarlin
K. W. Shepard
South Sixth Street
Cigar Money Versus Taxes Highlighted in Housewife Parable
A witty comparison notes a housewife relying on her husband’s cigar money to support a big family while a man cannot store treasure in heaven if he dodges taxes on earth. The quip underscores financial prudence and honesty in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Earth
Request for Sunday School Question Submissions
Readers may submit questions from Rev. Dr. Linscott’s The Suggestive Questions on the Sunday School Lesson. Include lesson date and question number, plus full name and address. The Question Editor of The Tribune will provide answers in columns or by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Linscott
Jacob and Joseph Lesson Questions for June 22 1913
A reader’s study card from June 15 1913 presents questions on Genesis chapters forty six and seventy-one and the theme The Blinding Effect of Sin. It frames prompts about Jacob and his family in Goshen and Joseph before Pharaoh, with a temperance lesson reference Amos six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob
Joseph
Ancient Cypress in Formosa Dates to Prehistoric Era
An ancient cypress in Formosa, estimated at 2,500 to 3,000 years old, stands with a circumference around sixty five feet and lowest branches about forty five feet above ground. The tree is identified as the Japanese beniki species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Formosa
Tonsorial Artistry Captives a Quip on Haircuts
A facetious dialogue from Lippincott's Magazine features a customer asking for a haircut that won’t make him look foolish and a barber admitting it will be a tough task yet promising to try.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippincott’s
Wit of Sages and Clown in a Midnight Taxi Chase
A London comic vignette shows Smith urging a taxi to drive fast through fog as constables struggle to restrain the runaway vehicle. After a half hour of reckless racing the pair ask if they are near their destination and the chauffeur asks for the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
North Side Church News
Norwegian Methodist church at Berlin and Sill streets lists services Sunday school 9 15 a m preaching 10 30 a m and evening service at 8 o'clock. A picnic at Myrick park Tuesday June 17 with a chartered car meeting at 9 30 a m at Caledonia and Logan. Ice cream social Friday evening on the pastor's lawn 1552 Avon street all welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwegian Methodist Church
Berlin and
Sill Streets
A. Hermansen
Young People’s
Nellie Carmel
Myrick Park
Caledonia
Logan Street
Young People’s Society
Avon Street
German Methodist Church Announces Sunday Schedule
German M E church at Clinton and Berlin streets led by Rev. W J Witter lists Sunday school at 9 15 a m and a 10 30 a m children's day program with no evening service. The Ladies Aid and Sunday school plan their annual picnic at Myrick Park on Tuesday June 17 at 10 30 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Methodist Church
Clinton and
Berlin Streets
W. J. Witter
Ladies’ Aid
Myrick Park
Norwegian Lutheran Church Service Schedule
The Norwegian Lutheran Church at Charles and Sill Streets led by Pastor Rev. E. O. Vik offers morning worship at 10 30 a m and Sunday school at 9 a m with services announced for the congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwegian Lutheran Norwegian Lutheran Church
Charles and
Sill Streets
E. O. Vik
Special musical program at Caledonia Street church and services at North Presbyterian
Caledonia Street Methodist Episcopal holds an evening program with organ preludes and solos by Betsinger and choir followed by a sermon. North Presbyterian Church at Avon and Logan holds morning worship at 10:30 with the theme Christian Definiteness and an 7:45 evening service on Humanity's burdens with a youth choir and Sunday school at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia St. Methodist Episcopal
Caledonia St. Methodist Episcopal Church
Tannhaeuser
Cavatina
Raff
Jesus
Cresswell
Lorenz
Betsinger
Robertson
Russell Cone
J. Lemmens
North Presbyterian Church
Avon
Logan Streets
Finch A. Clark
Chrisitian Endeav
Trinity United Lutheran Church Sunday Notice
Trinity United Lutheran church on Avon street led by Rev. L S Marvick reports no services in church on Sunday. The Sunday school gathers at 9 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity United Lutheran Church
Avon Street
L. S. Marvick
Bethel Norwegian Lutheran Church Service Times
Bethel Norwegian Lutheran Church led by Pastor O L Christensen holds Sunday services at 10 30 a m and 7 45 p m with Sunday school at 9 a m All are welcome at the corner of George and Sill streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Norw. Lutheran Church
George and Sill Streets
O. L. Christensen
Tabernacle Baptist Church Announces Weekly Services
Tabernacle Baptist Church at Clinton and Avon hosts 11 00 AM public worship with a sermon by Evan gelist Holden. Bible school at 19 with classes for all ages and a Baptist Young People's union at 6 30 PM. No evening service. Midweek praise and prayer Wednesdays at 7 30 PM. First Sunday Lord's supper after morning service. Annual Sunday school picnic at Myrick park on Thursday June 19 meet at church 9 30 AM. Visitors and strangers welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Clinton and
Avon Streets
Howard Beldon Leonard
Evangelist Holden
Baptist Young People’s Union
Association
Covenant
Myrick Park
New York Presbytery Denies Unitarian Charges Amid Union Seminary Debate
The New York presbytery rejects Unitarian accusations over Union Seminary graduates and vows to publish a defense of Presbyterian faith. A conservative committee will present the view, plus notes on Higher Criticism, within days. Meanwhile Baptist leaders plan a broad mission drive ending in 1914 with a target of 6.5 million dollars for benevolences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Theological Seminary
New York Presbytery
Presbyterian Church
New York
Atlanta
Union Seminary
Baptist vote lands Rev. Dr. Hunt as general secretary
Baptists nationwide celebrate the decision at Detroit during the Northern Baptist convention session. The Rev. Dr. Emory W. Hunt has just been chosen to serve as general secretary of the Baptist Foreign Mission Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Northern Baptist Convention
Emory W. Hunt
Baptist Foreign Mission Society
Hunt
New York Rabbis Educated Abroad Grow In Numbers
A large portion of New York rabbis serving both permanent and holiday congregations were educated abroad. Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati and the Jewish Seminary in New York expanded efforts to train more American rabbis. The Jewish Seminary just completed its first decade, graduating eleven scholars including Mayer Sulzberger of Philadelphia who received a Doctor of Hebrew Literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabis
New York
Hebrew Union College
Cincinnati
Jewish Seminary
Mayer Sulzberger
Philadelphia
Crossing the Bar by Alfred Tennyson
poem excerpt reflecting a speaker's voyage at sea and readiness to meet the Pilot after crossing the bar. The piece meditates on farewell, time and place, and the call to set sail toward an afterlife or fate beyond this world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Tennyson
A Financial Calamity
In a witty London Tit-Bits parody Banks laments a family money mishap as the baby swallows a threepenny piece. He vents to Henderson about finances and his wife’s quick visit to a doctor to retrieve the coin, costing half a guinea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banks
Henderson
Fin
London
Quote from General Booth on transgressors and loneliness
A Salvation Army captain from Philadelphia recalls General Booth noting that the way of the transgressor is hard but not lonely, saying the bad man has more fun while his criminal business lasts. The remark, captured in New York, is cited from the Detroit Free Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Booth
Salvation Army
Philadelphia
New York
Detroit Free Press
Grandfather’s Stocking Money Echoes Through Generations
A tongue in cheek dialogue contrasts an old timer who stashes money in his stock ing with a grandson in an eastern college course who bets most of his money on socks. The Judge notes the humor in differing generations embracing new quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Colleges
Nearing the Finish A couple recalls a shared vow
A couple reflects on a long race of courtship as one partner whispers “yes” and the other sighs at the finish. The scene portrays intimacy and perseverance in a quiet moment of commitment. Harper's offers the vignette as a literary aside.
The Real Division of Labor Quip Cited
A quoted remark attributed to a bishop from Bristol notes a gendered division of labor. It records the saying about who speaks and who acts in a household dynamic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Burn Care Body Text Instruction
Apply vaseline at once to the entire burned surface and cover with a cloth to keep out the air. This first aid guidance emphasizes immediate protection and moisture on burns to reduce pain and prevent infection.
Lightning State: Florida and Illinois Lead in Lightning Frequency
The report notes lightning occurs most often in Florida and Illinois compared with other states, highlighting regional variation in storm activity and potential implications for safety and preparedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Illinois
Wives and Wings Washington Post Quote
A compact Washington Post quip notes some men question why wives lack wings and later wish they did, reflecting a witty social aside on marriage and freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
The Other Side Quote Reveals Marriage Status
An item from the Boston Transcript notes a speaker declaring happiness in marriage. The exchange asks about the husband, implying curiosity about personal relationships as part of a broader social snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Baroness Bertha Von Suttner Plans Peace Book
Baroness Bertha Von Suttner, famed Austrian peace advocate and suffragist, announced this week her plan to write a book on world peace. She aims to share impressions from seven months in the United States. She is past seventy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha von Suttner
Austria
Europe
United States
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Marble
Colo
Agnes L. Riddle
Colorado
Uncle Sam
D. Harry Hammer
Chicago
West Avenue Methodist
Reformed Church
Rev. T. S&s. Linscott, D. D
Humor
Memphis
Pahdon
Waal
Mr. Callahan
Terry
Metropolitan Magazine
North Side Church News
M. E
Trinity Lutheran
Bethel Norwegian Lutheran
Church News
Brooklyn
Dr. Hunt
Clarendon Street Church
Boston
Denison University
Ohio
Baptists
Henry
Harper's
Baroness Bertha von Suttner
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