On the Trail of the American Missionary in India
William Ellis portrays Calcutta and Indian mission fields, detailing Eurasians in Christian work, YMC A and YWCA outreach, widows homes, female education at Isabella Thoburn College, and major missions across Allahabad Lucknow and Ahmednagar. He notes leper care, reforms, and the broad, diverse reach of Protestant missions in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
India
William Carey
Serampore
Reginald Heber
Church of England
Greenland
American Methodist Mission
England
Methodist Episcopal Mission
Suez
Far East
Bombay
Japan
Woman’s Missionary Union of America
Allahabad
Miss Wishard
Miss _ Bertsch
Lucknow
Isabella Thoburn College
University of Allahabad
Presbyterian Girls’ School
John Wanamaker
Reid Christian College
Methodist Episcopal Church
America
Methodist Episcopal Missions
Bareilly
William Butler
Methodistism
Methodist
Princeton Hall
Princeton
Arthur H. Ewing
Samuel Higginbottom
Presbyterian Mission
Salaam
Sahib
Charles R. Cook
All India
Reformed Episcopal Church
American Board
Ahmednagar
Robert A. Hume
Hume
King Edward
D. C. Churchill
Oberlin College
Massachusetts Institution of Technology
J. B. Knight
Amherst College
Agricultural College
Churchhill
Emily R. Bissell
TH. G. Bissell
Mark Keaslar
Agra
Joseph J. Bowles
A Woman Alone in the Heart of Japan
An American traveler recounts her tense encounter with a riksha driver in India as she insists on rushing, while the driver warns against delays and calls her near madness in a vivid, humorous exchange from Youth's Companion.
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Japan
Rikman
Almos
Nike
Riksha
How to Spot Bold Wildcat Investment Schemes
An analysis of bold investment swindles shows boldness and quick returns drive scams. Promoters fake credibility via trusted names, banks, and references, exploiting trust companies while funding false ventures. verify references directly and question endorsements before investing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Post Office
Brite & Fair Securities
Brite & Fair Bonanza Company
Wildcat Investment Enterprises
Joseph B. Bowles
France approves vast Marseilles tunnel project
The minister of public works and the consul general of bridges and highways authorize expenditure exceeding 15 million dollars for a tunnel canal four and a half miles long and 70 feet wide. It will connect Marseilles port with the Rhone, allow two barges to pass, be fully electric lit, include a side railroad, and take seven to eight years to complete with about 2,859,333 cubic yards of rock to be removed.
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France
Marseilles
Rhone
Rain Water Catchment on Gibraltar Rock
An American tourist questioned a white patch on the rock of Gibraltar before learning it is a rain water catchment. Spanning 10 acres, galvanized iron is fixed to piles above Catalan, storing runoff that travels through a 2000 foot tunnel to reservoirs on the west. Each inch of rainfall yields 240,000 gallons.
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Rock of Gibraltar
Catalan
Quotations from Shakespeare Pop Up in Everyday Speech
A playful nod to Shakespeare features famous phrases such as Dead as a door nail, the long and short of it, and it’s wind that blows no good. The dialogue cites examples including jive and take and the man in the moon, while a comic exchange hints at domestic strife and court actions.
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Shakespeare
Multilingual Mme Patti Flaunts Fluent Tongues
Patti speaks Italian Spanish Russian German French and Portuguese perfectly and, of course, her English is faultless.
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Mme, Patti
Work Weakens Kidneys Experience of Mr Woods
Bernard P Woods of Jackson Street Lonaconing Maryland says heavy lifting weakened his kidneys for fifteen years causing fatigue dull headaches and dizzy spells. After using Deans Kidney Pills his condition improved steadily until cured and he now recommends them. Sold by dealers at 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard P. Woods
Jackson Street
Lonaconing
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Policeman Recalls Harsh Days As He Breaks Up Fight
Tenderloin precinct officer Kneirem witnesses an old man assaulting a boy on Seventh Avenue. The elder explains he sent Isaac to the delicatessen with two quarters, one for bread and one for fish, and the boy cannot distinguish which is which. The officer deescalates the scene with a smile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brite & Fair Bonanza Company
Banking and Trust Company
Brite & Fairy Bonanza Company
Big Trust Company
Brite & Fair Enterprise
Solid Financial Institution
Kneirem
Tenderloin
Seventh Avenue
Isaac
Itching Humor On Boy Healed By Cuticura Remedies
A Kokomo Indiana mother recalls her son breaking out with itching sores that spread across his body. She used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment nightly, washing with lukewarm water and anointing, and reports a full recovery in four days.
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Frank Donahue
Fremont St
Kokomo
Ind
Principal Remarks on a School Board Case
The principal reports Miss Squirming accused Mr. Dennis of a grievous insult after a class visit. The principal defends Dennis as a poor man whose son misbehaves, saying the remark about pants was a misinterpretation of a protest.
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Squirming
Peruna Almanac in Eight Million Homes This Year
The Peruna Lucky Day Almanac has become a fixture in over eight million homes and is available from all druggists free. The 1908 Almanac is published and supplies will soon exhaust. Do not delay and inquire today.
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William T. Ellis
Robert 8B. Armstrong
Secretary of the Treasury
Ropert
ApMstrone
Avenoo
de Sclissit
Puck
Mr. Woods
Gray
Castoria
Dennis—Hinnisy
Patrick
Dennis
Vesena Company
15Th St
Washington, D. C
Italy
St. Peter's
Rome
Duomo
Milan
St. Paul's
St. Vitus
Mann
B. W. Grove
He. Ward
Lewis
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