Grand old Salvation Army chief Booth at eighty
Celebrations mark General William Booth eighty, amid reports he has won approval to visit Russia after long denial. The Salvation Army founder, born April 10, 1829 in Nottingham, is launching a World University for the Cultivation of the Science of Humanity in Connection With the Salvation Army with main wings in England and the United States. Booth, still active at eighty, oversees a worldwide organization with about 16,000 officers and a global reach.
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Salvation Army
Russia
General Booth
Russian Empire
Nottingham
England
Methodist New Connection
Salvation Army University
Science of Humanity
United States
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New York
Chicago
University of Humanity
Booth
Minard's Liniment Ad Visibly Remains In Homes
Sporting editor notes a consumer preference to keep Minard's Liniment in house amid a broad discussion of poetic license and literary rights. The piece ties everyday remedies to cultural debates on creativity.
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Minard
Cat! Exchange Sparks Tense Sunlit Wardrobe Scene
A playful dress exchange triggers a sharp rebuke as one girl labels another outfit as commonsense and comfortable. The comment prompts a hissed remark from the first party, revealing a tense social moment in a sunlit setting.
Webster’s Presence of Mind at a Political Meeting
Daniel Webster faced a packed hall at Faneuil Hall as bodies pressed inward and the audience swayed toward chaos. He halted mid argument and roared a firm command for each man to stand firm, restoring balance and calm, proving the power of self government.
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Ebster
Daniel Webster
Fancuthal
Webster
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promised To Restore Blood Health
A testimonial from Mrs Edward Koch of Prince's Lodge Nova Scotia claims Dr Williams Pink Pills cured her son Reginald from severe anaemia and malnutrition. The ad touts the pills as addressing root blood issues and lists price and ordering details from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Dr Williams
Brockville
Ont
Army chiropodists course for noncom officers and men
An instruction class for non-commissioned officers and men aiming to qualify as battalion chiropodists will be formed at the Queen Alexandra Military Hospital Millbank England.
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Queen Alexandra Military
Millbank
England
Village Players Inspire School Musical The Suffragettes
The village players of Hildenborough Kent inspired the local elementary school to stage a musical comedy titled The Suffragettes, performed by boys and girls in the community.
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Hildenborough
Kent
Burst family headlines in Midland town
A man named Burst raises eyebrows in a Midland town with two children Annie May and Ernest Will London Scraps, a misfortune that would otherwise pass unnoticed.
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Midland
Annie May
Ernest Will
London
Good Luck Visit Sparks Talking Black Cat Tale
A Philadelphia Record item recounts a back fence encounter where Mr. Buggins explains a black cat brought good luck after being hit the first time, sparking a short exchange between Mr. and Mrs. Bug gins about luck.
Messenger Mistook Butler for Sir Joseph at Colonial Office
A Foreign Office messenger, seeking a cabinet circulation, waited at Prince's Gardens while M Chamberlain worked late. The supposed butler appeared in a plain smoking jacket with a clay pipe, then the messenger realized the man was Sir Joseph, and handed over a despatch-box.
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King
Sir Joseph
Mr Chamberlain
Colonial Office
Prince's Gardens
Chamberlain
Joseph
Miss Dorothy Hopton Marries Porter and Takes to the Stage
Dorothy Hopton, a ward in Chancery, has married Tom Jones the Shropshire railway porter and accepted an Oswestry music hall engagement. She will sing two songs nightly at the Public Hall, and her marriage followed a sensational romance aimed at securing her fortune and independence from her Brussels convent-bound mother.
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Tom Jones
Shropshire
Liverpool Post
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Oswestry
Brussels
Relief for Suffering Everywhere Promotes Parmelee Pills
An advertisement extols Parmelee Vegetable Pills as a cure for indigestion. It claims the pills relieve misery from digestive disorders, noting they result from long study and are offered as a sure remedy when others fail. The copy targets readers troubled by stomach ailments.
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Jong
Rabbinical Wit in Old Time Sermons
A Boston Post item recounts rabbinical wit used to engage congregations. A Jewess with 600000 children prompts curiosity about Jochabed, Moses’s mother, then a joke about placing a clock outside the synagogue. Two rabbis compare paradise and serpent numbers in a humorous scene.
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Moses
Egypt
Abram §. Isaacs
Boston Post
Keir Hardie Confronted by Disorder at Oxford Meeting
Mr James Keir Hardie MP tried addressing a public meeting on unemployment and labor in Oxford but was drowned by disorder from undergraduates who threw rotten fruit and eggs. Free fighting followed as the meeting ended amid noise with a brief speaking turn for Hardie and a proctor's weak intervention. Victor Grayson, despite Labour Party troubles, gains a notable post on The Clarion staff, an acclaimed organ of the advanced Social and Labor party.
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James Keir Hardie
Oxford
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Social and Labor Party
Self-Respecting Men Says Rev Meyer
Reverend F B Meyer on a six month mission tour in England tells stories of Lambeth flock. He gathered men with an Sunday service and a tale about a blanket and coal society. He declared he cannot give cash but shows how to obtain them for themselves.
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F. B. Meyer
England
Lambeth
Mr. Meyer
After Dinner Speaker Seeks Chance to Prove Talent
A man named Meandering Mike tells a Lady she should hear his story, insisting he can deliver a worthwhile after dinner talk. The Washington Star quotes the exchange as he pleads for a chance to prove his oratory skills.
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Mike
Washington Star
Atmosphere Feels Stifling Says Landlord to Newcomer
A landlord apologizes that the lower region feels stifling while a newcomer answers that it cannot be worse than a crowded streetcar, reflecting urban crowding themes in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Cleveland Plain- Dealer
Composite Product Quip Sparks Family Duty Satire
A Puck note mocks traditional gender roles with lines about Mrs Boggs and Mr Meekman as ideal and flawed figures. The joke contrasts a splen did exemplary husband with a disagreeable picture of a wife and relatives dictating a man’s behavior.
When I leave you tonight exchange ends in interruption
A fragmentary dialogue shows Mr Stoplate and Miss Ter sleep in a tense exchange. The segment hints at an ongoing game of timing and motive as the clock ticks. The murky line about fortune suggests a broader theme of cause and consequence in the scene.
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Mr. Stoplate
Miss Tersleep
Transportation in Persia Remains Ancient and Poorly Developed
The article contrasts Africa's progress with Persia's backward transport system. It notes only six miles of railroad, few operational lines, scarce good roads, and reliance on rack trains, camels, horses, donkeys, and human porters. Travel costs are high for foreigners, with daily expenses around $5 for two servants and multiple animals.
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Africa
Persia
Alexander the Great
Marco Polo
Dysentery Cordial touted as summer remedy
Dr J D Kellogg’s Dysentery Cordial is presented as a standard, highly concentrated medicine with sequestative and curative powers for summer complaints. The long standing popularity is attested by thousands who rely on its superior qualities to overcome dysentery and related ailments.
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J. D Kellogg
Trust in Fellow Men Says Optimist in Grocery Trade
A newspaper item quotes a professional optimist advising trust in fellow citizens while a worried grocer, in the Washington Star, responds that he is in the grocery business and cannot accept such talk.
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Waslington Star
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