Fellowship of faith and public virtue in religious notes
A reflective piece argues that true fellowship comes from shared conviction in God and duty, not external pressure. It highlights the global reach of Christian trust, missionary influence in India, and social reforms tied to faith, with notes on religious organizations and notable church activities worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rue
Fellowship of Faith
Heaven
Christ
Congregationalist
India
Meriah
England
Christian Endeavor
Hawaiian Christian Endeavor Union
Iceland
Lutheran Church
Tenth Legion
Deep Sea Life and Depth impact on Ocean Life
In depth dependent life, the Aegean shows abundant shallow life fading beyond 800 fathoms while 1200 fathoms yielded creatures on a cable in Africa. Atlantic dredgings reach 2500 fathoms with opposing currents and temperature shifts, while the Med’s muddy bottom limits respiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aegean Sea
Mediterranean
Africa
Atlantic
Chicago Times-Herald
Greenland's solitary paper sails by skates to readers
From Greenland's icy mountains a stray copy of the Arctic republic's only newspaper arrives in Chicago. John Moeller of Goodbab prints twice a month on a Washington hand press, delivering by ice-bound skate 100 miles to reach distant subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland
Chicago
John Moeller
Goodbab
Mr. Moeller
Moeller
Chicago Chronicle
Our Boys and Girls Quaint Sayings and Cute Doings
A collage of light vignettes from childhood life and youth culture. Features a young inventor Edwin C Donnell at sixteen with wireless telegraph ideas, a pet cat tale of Dick and Pete, classroom quips about animals, a piece on country boys’ work and discipline, and Edith’s shoe mix up with a child’s humorous insistence on misfit feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin CC. Donnell
Horace Greeley
Marconi
Young Donnell
New York City
Hudson River
Bound to Suit Him Charity Moment Highlights Generosity Contrast
At a children's charity event a six year old girl offered the plate to a wealthy man famed for parsimony. He replied he had nothing to give. The girl urged him to take out something, noting the collection was for the poor.
Woman of the Angelus Recalled In Millet’s Village Cottage
In Barbizon near Paris a village cottage remains home to Mere Adele the nurse who inspired Millet’s Angelus. The elderly widow recalls Millet’s struggles and the creation of the famed painting while tending her garden and praying by the Angelus bell.
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Millet
Hkrabizor
Barbizon
Fontainebleau
Paris
Angelus
Mere Adele
Jean Francois Millet
Adele
Forest protection ideas from England's system in India
Opinion piece urges safeguarding Philippines forests to avoid desertification and warns against reckless exploitation. Advocates a forest department model similar to British India with stationed officers, fire control, reforestation, and climate-aware tree planting. Also critiques American environmental excesses and calls for inherited wealth preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
India
Philippines
Forest Department
United States
Washington Times
Telling the Beads Among Christians and Others
A survey of the rosary’s origins and forms across religions. It traces attribution to St. Albert, Peter the Hermit, and St. Dominic, notes Muslim prayer beads, Hindu and Buddhist rosaries, Jewish chaplets, and Eastern Christian uses, with examples of bead counts and recitations. The piece also mentions a Garibaldi anecdote and a London crowd scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter the Hermit
St. Albert de Crespin
Dominic
Europe
Peter
God
Bonomi
Nineveh
Ilahur
Mothers and Boys in Cars Sparks Ethical Cruelty Debate
A New York Times interview recounts a mother criticizing daily behavior in shopping district cars. She condemns the routine pushing and pulling of 7 or 8 year old boys, arguing such treatment drains their spirit and suggests boys should begin to look after their mothers and seek seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Fragmented thoughts on upbringing and teenage behavior
The excerpt discusses how a boy can be influenced by his upbringing and peers, noting that a child dragged along may drift toward rudeness and self-assertion as he seeks balance, while a mother struggles to understand the cause of the trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jyhieh
Ike
Limeel
Paroled criminals in Buenos Ayres face daily hours release
The report notes that prisoners with long penal servitude sentences in Buenos Ayres are often released on parole for set hours each day to avoid harming their private business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
Oddball Victorian Tales From The City And Courts
Anecdotes feature Beecher and Ingersoll debating a celestial globe and its maker. Mining expert Batterman testifies on kidney shaped ore in Nevada. A judge recalls a sharp inner bar member with a twist in mind. Yale presidents Hadley and Dwight duel umbrellas. A doorbell ruse ends with a counterfeit ten dollar note as a lesson in slyness.
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Beecher
Ingersoll
Abyaya
Beechers
Batterman
Rocky Mountain States
Nevada
Mr. Batterman
Bacon
Tan
Dwight
Hadley
Yale
New York
Harry H. Porter
Chicago
Broadway
Thirty-fourth Street
Portier
Porter
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The
Free Methodist Societies of
Pierpont Morgan
St. Paul's Cathedral
Great Britain
Wesleyan Methodist Twentieth Century Fund
London
Church of England
East End
Oregon City
Parbati
Poona
Hurst
Bingo
Maggie
Polly
Dot
Tom
Pete
Edith
Zem
Turkestan
Woman OF the Angelus
Atlantic Ocean
China
Garibaldi
Strand
Jaribawldi
Jane
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