CHAT OF THE CHURCH AND RELIGIOUS THOUGHT NOTES
News notes from all lands discuss living God and renewal in extremity. It cites Rev. T V Tymms and George Muller on God’s living power, and notes new churches formed in New York and London. It recounts Baptist growth, Ecumenical missions, and historic London Missionary Society milestones with Livingstone and Moffatt as notable figures.
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Christ
Rev
T. V. Tymms
God
George Muller
United States
Christian Endeavor Society
Havana
India
Harrison
General Committee
The
Ecumenical Conference On Foreign Missions
New York City
Dawson City
Salvation Army
Bosse
Prussia
London Missionary Society
South Sea Islands
Africa
Drs. Moffatt
David Livingstone
Madagascar
China
Mongolia
West Indies
Robert Moffatt
John Williams
Mullens
Mpwapwa
Griffeths Johns
Faith and Sin Across Missionary Battles and Deaf Church
A meditation on conquering depraved hearts in mission work across ancient East religions and modern theories. It contrasts first century plagues with present spiritual struggles, cites sin as self-will, and notes the All Souls Protestant Episcopal Church for the Deaf in Philadelphia, now over 200 members.
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Church of God
Jerusalem
Athens
Rome
New York Observer
All Souls
A Kind Monkey in Guadeloupe Taming Goat Prickles
Monsieur Mouton records a benevolent monkey in Guadeloupe who daily clears thorns from a goat’s fleece so the animal can sleep. Afterward the monkey teases the goat, pulling beard and hairs, while the patient animal endures it, accepting the bargain for thorn-free nights.
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Monsieur Mouton
Guadeloupe
Plagiarism Inquiry Ends in Captain Cas Suznade's Death
Toulouse trembles as Captain Cas Suznade, accused of plagiarizing a poem entered in Floral Games, shoots himself after the prize committee notes his addition might have altered the outcome. A lycée professor’s discovery of similarities to his own work triggered the case and the fatal response.
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Jesus
Christ
Toulouse
Cassuznade
Lycee
Saloon Poker Ends With An Unusual Trio
In Wash Union town a hot poker game last night drew a Chinaman, a cowboy, and a leading doctor. The Chinaman held four aces, the cowboy a gun, while the doctor presided over an inquest touching the Chinbam-Ballard affair.
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Chinbamam
Ballard (Wash
Hairy clue cracks mail thief in long Washington chase
A veteran detective recalls a 19th century Washington mail theft case solved by a stray red dyed mustache hair found in a decoy envelope. He traced the thief across the route from Philadelphia to New York, photographing every mustache and using decoy letters until the culprit confessed after two years on the road.
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Here
New York
Postal Service
Washington
Seventh Street
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Trenton
Smithsonian awards first gold medal to Dewar for air liquefaction
The first Smithsonian gold medal goes to Pro. Dewar of London’s Royal Institution for discoveries on liquefying air. In seven years the Mikado fleet could total 65 ships, 233000 tons, with 11 torpedo boat destroyers and 115 torpedo boats. A California manager gave an actress a so called real diamond that proved fake when pawned, prompting exposure. The nation leads in coffee consumption, using 636 million pounds in 1897, up 10 million from Europe total. Americans now drink about 50 pounds per person yearly. An ad in a Havana paper lauds Cuban factory credit and quality. Ruth W. Beardsley rode a bicycle across the Shelton to Derby Housatonic River trestle, half a mile long, twenty feet high, on the ties in the center.
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Health Department
State of
Kansas
Kansas City
Ford County
United States
New York
St. Gall
Switzerland
Cuba
University of Havana
Brooke
Forster Brown
Mining Association of Great Britain
London
Great Britain
Smithsonian Institution
Pro. Dewar
Royal Institution
California
Europe
Havana
Goodnes
Ruth W. Beardsley
Shelton, Conn
Housatonic River
Shelton
Derby
Beardsley
Diamonds in Pretoria Area Boosts Yield Across Fields
Pretoria diamond fields continue to expand with discoveries in many directions and wash yields described as highly encouraging. Mines report first quarter outputs reaching as high as 6,000 carats. The note reflects ongoing growth and optimism in the mining district.
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Pretoria
Pleasant anecdotes and jokes from daily life
A collection of humorous vignettes and quips from various papers. The items feature light banter about marriage, gender roles, social behavior, and everyday mishaps with figures of the era, including references to Mr Bloomfield, Mrs Bloomfield, and public figures in witty exchanges.
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Bloomfield
Mr. Gaswell
Dukane
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Little Church
Pennsylvania
John Wesley
Reion
Saul
W. J. Davis
John
Miss Moreland
Mamma
Bessie
Comic Papers
Jack
Detroit Free Press
Washington Star
Unseren Psellschaft
Edna
Reggy
Benedict
Mexico
Richmond Dispatch
Dewey
Jeffries
Indianapolis Journal
Casey's
New York World
Henry
Helen Gould
Philippines
Jonas
Minerva
Quinn
Busyman
DeFone
Slashem
Cleveland
Mount Holyoke College
Boston Transcript
Edith
de Bonte
Modern
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