Woman Stops Green Bay Express to Reach Dying Child
In Chicago Mrs Nathan Allen risked her life and defied railroad rules to flag the Green Bay express so she could reach her dying child in Kenosha. Depots at Evanston and a swift engineer response highlight her heroic act amid objections from railroad officials.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Nathan Allen
Chicago and Northwestern
Laing
Evanston
Hue
Nathan Alien
Kenesha
Chihy
United States Mails
Northwest
Allen
Lawson
Betes
Mrs. Arlen
Anen
Amas
Kenosha
Mrs. Alien
Hard Turndown and Slums Teachings in Medicine
A speaker recalls turning down paid medical work and instead receiving priceless rewards from time spent in the slums. An old dying woman paid him car fare once, but the real gains were lessons learned and insights gained, not money. The piece appears as a quotation from the New York Commercial Advertiser.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Soda Water Girls Flavor Preferences Noted
A writer notes distinct soda water girl types by flavor choices. The brunette favors chocolate ginger or coffee while the cat-and-out blonde orders pineapple lemon or vanilla. Brown blondes mix flavors and a Titian redhead prefers raspberry berry apricot cherry or orange phosphate.
Clever rat rides trolley to escape dog in city chase
A wise rat saved its life by leaping onto a trolley motor near Eighth and Market in Wilmington and riding to Seventh and Market before fleeing into a cellar. Spectators watched as two rats were pinned for death by a dog, and the clever escape drew wide amusement.
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Wilmington
Del
Philadelphia Inquirer
Market Street
Eighth and
Market Streets
Seventh
Blessed Are the Pure in Heart and Children of Light
A religious reading presents the Christian Endeavor topic Blessed Are the Pure in Heart. The poem extols purity of spirit and virtue, promising that the pure of heart shall see God and dwell with Him, with imagery of heavenly light and immortality.
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Christian Endeavor
Children of Light
God
The Children of Light and Sunlit Joy
The article extols cheerful living as a mark of the children of light, equating light with God’s love and the Sun of Righteousness. It argues that light dispels fear, renews hope even in sorrow, and inspires acts of compassion and blessing toward all creation.
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Children of
Light
Children of Light
Christ
Light Bearers Walk Now and Shine as the Sun
A sermon by Archdeacon Hare urges believers to live as children of light. It exhorts openness to divine grace, kindness to others, and daily efforts to resemble God in love, promising Godlike joy and a bright inner image that grows until all shine in the Father’s kingdom.
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Garden of Eden
Shinar
God
Archdeacon Hare
Christian Endeavor Topics For Church Study Week
A weekly plan for church youth with daily topics September 26 to October 1. Emphasizes love for the church, zeal in denominational doctrine, and active youth involvement to strengthen the church through work, participation, and constructive criticism.
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Our Church
Christ and the Church
Church At Work
Church Militant
The
Church Triumphant
Being Suspicious and Its Harmful Effect on Christian Charity
A Religious Telescope reflection condemns excessive suspicion of others within Christian life. It warns that judging brothers distorts character, narrows mind, and harms one’s soul and prospects of salvation, urging self restraint and reliance on divine judgment.
A Broken and Contrite Heart Quote
A meditation on brokenness and sacrifice. The author states that a broken heart reveals inner truth and sweeter odors when refined by divine breaking. God loves not only a whole heart but a heart offered in sacrifice, broken by Him yet whole in devotion.
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Sir Richard Baker
Rival insect found in South Dakota roofs
The unidentified bug in South Dakota competes with the kissing bug by feeding on tiles in house roofs. Its exact identity remains unclear as researchers note similar feeding behavior in local insects.
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South Dakota
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Anna Shaw
Boston
Mrs. Allen
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Esind
Yue Gallant
Soda Water Girls
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William H. Burleigh
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