God Moves In All Great Modern Events Says Pastor
A pastor argues that God is active in global affairs from Cyrus to modern wars and revolutions. He criticizes a newspaper editorial that blamed disasters on human folly, insisting God understands and guides events even when humans refuse to acknowledge him.
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Tia
God
St. Louis
Pompeii
Herculaneum
St Pierre
Galveston
San Francisco
Mar
Jehovah
Cyrus
Asia
Babylon
Balkan
Great Britain
Mexico
Knowledge and Experience Are Not to Be Hoarded
A man has no more right to hoard knowledge and experience than to amass gold. One cannot live to himself and grow without sharing. Circulation is the law of life.
Drink and Cruelty, Temperance Union Assertion
The article argues medical science links cruelty in children to toxin in blood from alcohol use. It claims irritable nerves and temperate drinking dull humane instincts, and that toxins can pass to offspring causing cruelty in later generations. It urges temperance to prevent these effects.
RUINING A VESTED INTEREST
Collier's Weekly argues that destroying saloons is not a collapse of vested interests. The piece cites Emerson and Cape Cod lighthouse resistance to show how powerful groups oppose reform. It notes lighthouse projects could ruin a local vested profit in wrecking and saloon operations.
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Collier's Weekly
Iquar
Longfellow
Ocean
Emerson
Nauset
Cape Cod
Collins
Company bans drinking groups amid steel plant order
The American Sheet and Tin Plate company of Vandergrift Pa a United States Steel subsidiary, orders employees to withdraw from fraternal clubs with sideboards or quit company plants. They are barred from handling liquor license applications. The action affects about 6000 workers at Leechburg Hyde Park New Kensington and Vandergrift plants and all company plants nationwide.
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American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Vandercrift
United States Steel Corporation
Leechburg
Hyde Park
New Kensington
Vandergrift
Against Alcohol in The Methods of Race Generation
Dr C W Saleeby, English physician and writer on eugenics, concludes his book with a bold plea. He argues that opposing alcohols protects civilization and the future, urging readers to defend parenthood from alcohol and reject laughter that belittles moral stakes.
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C. W. Saleeby
Temperance tale from German speaker ends with pocket joke
A German speaker at a temperance meeting recounts his pains fading when he put his hand on his head and body, then finding nothing in his pocket until twenty dollars appeared. He concludes his adherence to temperance with the humorous remark.
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Mit
Temperance
Favors His Own Rule At Dinner With Policy Holders
George Perkins of New York Life Insurance hosted a dinner for a company director. When handed a menu card he crossed out all wines, saying they discriminate against policy holders. He added that fairness requires obeying their own rule.
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George Perkins
New York Life Insurance Company
Great Company
Total Abstinence in Industry Widely Demanded
Eighty eight percent of U S manufacturers require total abstinence from workers. About one million railroad workers nationwide must abstain from beer and all intoxicating liquors.
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United States
Bonus for Abstainers at Philadelphia Quartz Plant
The Philadelphia Quartz company offers a ten percent bonus to the wagon of men who sign an agreement to abstain from drinking. Nearly all of the 200 employees have signed the agreement.
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Philadelphia Quartz Company
Colden Streets Joy and roads in Nashville appeal
Noah D. Cooper of Nashville Tennessee argues that if liquor revenue funded road building the nation could nearly walk on golden streets and reach every American home with better infrastructure and prosperity.
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Noah D. Cooper
Nashville
Tenn
London’s Foreign Quarter and Soho’s changing face
The piece notes Soho as London’s night center and a mirror of the city’s evolution over two centuries. It traces Soho from fashionable residential area to aristocratic bohemianism and business invasion, becoming a distinctive foreign quarter and a hub for late night activity as Vic begins at midnight and ends with early breakout.
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Soho
London
Old City
Httle
Vic
Tailored Gowns Highlight Slim Silhouette Designs
A fashion feature describes slender silhouette trends in tailored gowns with peg-top skirts and short jackets. It notes practical, attractive designs, short front coats, longer backs, wired collars, and two-material combinations for spring, stressing the impact on perceived height and overall elegance.
Pretty Hats of Jet and Maline in Millinery Design
Julia Bottomley reviews jet and maline hat designs, praising how the combination enhances light play and elegance. Describes three hats with Napoleon-inspired toe shape, jet coronet, maline crown, folded maline borders, and feathered turbans, noting suitability for youthful and elder wear and clever feather placement.
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Marine
Julia Bottomley
Striped Taffeta Gowns Rise in Limited Fashion Run
Striped taffeta and pie lined striped taffetan gowns appear in fashion notes with tartan influences. Designers favor blends of color in mingled patterns, forming short full tunics with contrast bodices. wearable pieces show varied sleeve cuts and deep folded sashes, reflecting taste preferences.
He’s Utelese Creature at the Temperance Hotel
A fragmentary record notes a bartender at the Temperance Hotel, with quirky dialogue about a creature. The readable text hints at a character titled He’s and Utelese, shaping a brief local note about a bar scene.
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Temperance Hotel
Kingdom of God described in Luke 17 lesson
The lesson explains that the kingdom is present among believers now and will return in judgment at Christ’s second coming. It contrasts Pharisee expectations of a visible, outward reign with Jesus’ teaching that the kingdom is spiritual, universal, and ultimately revealed to all when he appears.
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Jesus
Man
Noah
Lot
Jerusalem
Christ
Isaiah
Tin
God
Che Oder Henry Howland Promise and Her Doubt
Fragmentary verse item shows Che Oder Henry Howland promising unity and shared triumph with a beloved. It alternates between affection and ambition, stressing mutual support and public adulation as praise rises. The broken lines hint at themes of inspiration, pride, and dependence within a turbulent partnership.
Conflicted Suitor Faces Millionaire Father in Law Talk
A timid suitor pleads for his daughter Genevieve in a tense visit with her wealthy father Mr Boodleson. The father rebukes the approach and insists on confidence, while the suitor demands a substantial wedding gift. Five minutes later the man wakes on the sidewalk, reflecting on his overstep.
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Boodleson
Genevieve
Mean Man. A town’s frugal father masks shrinkage tale
A man bought his son a cheap suit that shrank when wet. He teases the boy, claiming other kids envy his rapid growth as the outfit cannot keep up. The anecdote frames the sting of thrift through a comic misfortune.
Engagement Breakover in Slang Confusion
A fragment shows a dialogue about breaking an engagement to Billy Stillwell over slang. One speaker says they could not stand the slang and attempted to warn him the father disapproved of the fake talk, but he did not understand, so the speaker ended the relationship.
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Billy Stillwell
Fate and Change Forewarned by Anxious Verses and Quote
A reflection on fate and fortune warns that today’s status can flip tomorrow. The verses imply fate may overturn honors and wealth, while a quoted scientist claims the aging brain shrinks and suggests tricks to convince young students of a grand discovery.
Couldn't Let It Go Purchases Marked Down Bargain
A shopper defends buying an item with little use, noting it was discounted to less than half price, while another questions the purchase. The exchange highlights impulse buying driven by a steep markdown.
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Leve
Luck and misfortune mingle in a grim tale
A friend recalls a night when fate struck hard as his house burned to the ground just as his wife planned the annual cleaning. The incident underscores how luck can turn suddenly, altering plans and fortunes for ordinary people.
Not a Queen Bes. Husband The inventor of wood pulp paper
A fragment suggests a dialogue about a man who made wealth from watching a hornet and a wife wondering about his marriage. The text hints at a quirky anecdote or anecdotal note, lacking clear names, places, or dates.
Remarkable case of Mrs Ham Shamrock Missouri health recovery
A Missouri woman Mrs Josiy Ham of Shamrock describes severe health failures including fallings, inflammation, congestion, female weakness, back pains, sleepless nights, and memory loss. After using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier she reports full recovery, energy return, better sleep, no hot flashes, and regained family harmony. The ad invites special advice from Lydia F Pinkham Medicine Co and promotes Castoria for infants and children.
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Shamrock, Mo
Lydia E. Pinkham
Josiy Ham
Shamrock
Missouri
Lydia F. Pinkham
Easily Suited Punchlines Echo Streetcar Jokes
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip snippet features banter about a man who is “easily suited” and joked as taking a round trip in a street car just for the ride, illustrating playful language from the era.
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Ella
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Great Shooting and Desert Prospectors Share Banter
Two stories unfold. Smith and Jones praise Brown as a shot while recounting his bullseye on a practice day. The other tale has two prospectors in a desert exchange about wealth and a ride to San Francisco ending with an odd introduction.
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Smith
Jones
Brown
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