National Congress of the Purity Alliance to Meet in Baltimore
The First National Congress of the American Purity Alliance will be held in Baltimore October 14 to 16 at the Park Avenue Friends Meet House. Aaron M. Powell calls on allied groups to send representatives to discuss morality standards, licensing debates, and the fight against vice. Purity Sunday will precede the congress with sermons from Baltimore ministers.
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American Purity Alliance
Baltimore
Aaron M. Powell
Alliance
Park Avenue
Congress
Powell
New York
Missouri Legis
Gov
National Alliance
Naomi Lawton Davis
Charities
York
Cardinal Gibbons
Cein
University of Norway
Istianis
England Half Crazy Notion Bicycling Craze Compared
A New York Sun reporter quotes a returning wheelman who contrasts English and American attitudes toward cycling. He notes England has many local cricket and football clubs with players and fans, while in the United States cycling fuels broad exercise and spectator interest, forecasting cycling’s rise as part of a new American athletic era but eventual decline as a lasting craze.
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United States
England
New York Sun
Proposal for Social Purity Groups in Every City
A plan proposes forming Social Purity organizations in every city town and village nationwide. The aim is to organize local groups to promote moral standards and community welfare across the country.
Een a meen-ute slang takes Broadway from Coney Island
The Sun reports a new slang phrase Een a meen-ute spreading from Coney Island to Broadway. A couchee show manager with the accent uses the line when asked about the dance. West Brighton crowds enjoy the quip and the phrase has raged through town.
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Broadway
Coney Island
Sun
Couchee Couchee
Brighton
The Art of Pouring Tea in English Etiquette
The piece explains tea service rules with guests offered the first weak cup and children given the last strong cup. For uniform strength, pour into each cup then restart, reversing order. In England, pourers replenish only after every cup is filled.
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England
Glassware损 on first class steamers breaks en route
A historical remark states that during each voyage of a first class ocean steamer about three thousand pieces of glassware and crockery are broken.
Plymouth man claims perpetual motion device patent
A. Mott of Plymouth Michigan a traveling agent for farm machinery firms reports expert machinists verdict that his perpetual motion machine works. The device uses a balance wheel two hinged frame arms and four weights to create continuous motion with a governor regulating speed. Mecht offered 1500 dollars for single state rights for exhibition use.
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A. ©. Mott
Plymouth
Michigan
Mecht
Where Men Are Woak
A fragmentary Atchison Globe note argues women who work for a living have less chance with men who are described as arch chumps. It claims clever women who curl hair and bat eyes win more, while husbands favor the worker who keeps them in line.
Pillow thief and unnamed suspects in odd fragment
A fragmentary report mentions a pillow thief and police involvement. The text references the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union Pacific route to Louisville, ticket sales, and a quoted office at 641 17th Street. The piece is garbled with stray phrases about a preacher and artists, lacking coherent context.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Union Pacific
Louisville
17Th Street
Corner
Curtts
Six Years Suffering Ended by Piso's Core Cure
Mary Thomson of 2944 Ohio Ave Allegheny reports after six years of pain she was cured by Piso's Core on March 19. The note adds a light quip about dental sailing and a dentist handling tooth problems promptly.
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Piso
Mary Thomson
Ohio Ave
Allegheny
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Credibly Cited
The Onward March of aene stopped short as claims arise that Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery can cure consumption in many early and advanced cases. Observers report hundreds of living witnesses supporting cures through the remedy, including severe symptoms like coughing and emaciation.
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