CHAT OF THE CHURCH: Early Christian Endeavor Spread
A feature on the origins of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor at Williston Church Portland and its global growth. The piece notes the pledge, classes, and committees, and chronicles missions to China India Japan and across Europe and into Spain. It highlights widespread adoption and the movement’s broad international reach.
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Portland
Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
Williston Church
Society of Christian Endeavor
Christian Endeavor
China
India
Japan
South Sea Islands
Germany
Scandinavia
Switzerland
France
Spain
America
Francis E. Clark
Collier's Weekly
Cheap Ice Process Booms in Claremont New Hampshire
At Claremont the method fills ice houses with large clear ice by a water tank system right inside the structure. Water from the water works drops sixty feet through tubes into the house, freezing as it descends to form a solid 300 ton cake. Cost estimated at five cents per ton.
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Claremont
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Garden of Eden location debated in Central Africa
The piece argues Eden likely lies in a central African basin around the Shari, with four river heads and a single watershed. It cites Maj Se ton Karr's Somali search and Stanley’s views, alongside paleographer W Marsham Adams, linking scripture to geography and Egyptian history in a broad, era-tinged exposition.
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Seton Karr
Aden
Somaliland
Henry M. Stanley
Asia
W. Marsham Adams
Maj. Karr
Central Africa
Eden
Zambasi
Niger
Nile
Congo
Stanley
Bahr-el-Ghanzal
Poont
Meroes
Moses
Josephus
Egypt
Soudan
Cailland
Assur
Cincinnati Enquirer
Electric storage battery eyed as steam substitute on Philadelphia ferries
A Philadelphia plan tests electric storage batteries as replacement for steam propulsion on ferry boats. In New York a Burr reminiscence uncovers a hollow chestnut log used as a water pipe under a Burr secured contract. Idaho public land totals 84 percent of the state with potential irrigation on 7 million acres. Copper rises while aluminum falls to near parity, with aluminum energy transport advantage potentially displacing copper. London cloisters at St Ethelreda’s become a cyclist storage site during services. Colorado governor cites Debora’s rule as an example of order from female leadership and questions rest. A St Louis man disguises as a Chinaman to run an opium joint until a detective exposed him.
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Aaron Burr
New York Street
Burr
Idaho
Government
Geological Survey
Church of St. Ethelreda
Ely Place
Holborn
London
Father Jarvis
House of Charity
Colorado
Deborah
St. Louis
Clever piece of acting and hazing prank reveal
A Washington Post report recalls a dramatic hazing episode at a college where the “girl of my heart” staged a haunting act with a skeleton and a knife. Her performance fooled fellow students and turned the prank into a clever, terrifying romp. The piece ends noting truths about men are only learned after death.
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Hazeda
Washington
Washington Post
Humor of the Week Fragments From Various Papers
A collage of quips and light anecdotes from multiple papers includes jokes about ice cream trades, arctic explorers, engagement rumors, a boy named Bobby, a last illness, and playful wordplay on flowers and fashion.
Wit and whimsy in a nation’s chatter of jokes
A collage of quips and cartoons from early 20th century papers. Jests about love, manners, and urban life feature figures like Tommy, blue freckles, and a sea captain, with playful riffs on cosmopolitans and social pretenses.
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