On the Trail of the American Missionary in China
A Bowles essay surveys Christian missions in China, detailing medical and educational work, the spread of literature, and hospital efforts in Shanghai and beyond. It notes opium reform advances, native church independence, and the push for a Chinese national church, with critique of sectarian rivalries and a rise in self-sustaining churches. It highlights the ‘Shanghai Mercury’ view, foot binding reforms, and the planned Morrison centennial activities.
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Shanghai
China
Bible Societies
American Bible Society For
Robert Morrison
Reat
Woman's Union Hospital
Elizabeth Reif
Snyder
Pennsylvania
St. Luke's Hospital
Wanton
Chicago
New York
Canton Medical College
B. A. Hackett Medical College
Mary H. Fulton
Empire
Timothy Richards
Christian Literature Society
Presbyterian Mission Press
Halleck
Franklin
Richard
Shanghai Mercury
Japan
A. Little
H. C. DuBose
Soochow
England
Council of State Affairs
Canton
Joseph B. Bowles
Mistress Dorothea and the True Thanksgiving
A verse narrative portrays Mistress Dorothea, craving a true Thanksgiving beyond frugal living. Her secret longing for her soldier lover in peril prompts prayers for abundance while adoring beauty smiles from a panel as centuries pass in peace.
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Dorothea
Mistress Dorothea
The Cigar Quandary on Hospitality and Self Sacrifice
A speaker debates whether to give away his last cigar to an acquaintance in need, weighing hospitality against personal comfort. He warns against the regret of charitable acts done for appearances and argues the test lies in self restraint.
Study in Natural History Juxtaposes Marsupials and Pouches
A classroom exchange explains marsupials as animals with stomach pouches used for concealment when pursued. The dialogue presents a simple definition and purpose of the pouches in a child friendly way.
Boy Ned’s turkey quest sparks wild plains chase
Ned rides into a turkey hunt to ease a sick father and cheer his sister Leo. A misadventure amid plains and Indiantroops ends with Ned’s rescue, a dramatic cavalry pursuit, and a return home to Texas for a Thanksgiving feast though late, with family relief and humor.
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Little Loo Ha
Indian Territory
Texas
Ned
Leo
Wyoming
Turkey
Loo
Hamlet and Yorick Discuss Elevating the Stage
Hamlet Fatt asserts a need to elevate the stage while Yorick Hamm mocks his claim. The exchange centers on ambition and perceived adequacy.
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Hamlet
Yorick Hamm
Contract Says Band Leader Promises Fine Orchestra
A mock dialogue notes a band leader vowing to deliver a fine string orchestra for Easy’s entertainment. The exchange emphasizes confidence in fulfilling the contract and the expected musical setup.
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Easy’s Entertainment
Thank Him for Bloom and Fruition in the Homeland
A devotional verse praising gratitude to the Maker for pasture lands beauty and abundance. It invokes thanks for plenty in the vale and a royal promise, and celebrates bloom and fruition, happiness crowning the home.
Misfortune Reflected in a Sentimental Letter Exchange
A dialogue excerpt shows James asked to add flow and sentiment to his love letters while the other responds that his style is tied to a rigid vertical system. The exchange reveals tension between emotion and method in personal writing.
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James
Friends No Longer. Blox I Hear You Have Been Yrait Ing Friends
Dialogue shows Knox denying accusations of courting or visiting relatives amid a rumor in the countryside. The exchange highlights tension and misinterpretation between the two speakers.
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Blox
Knox
Live Saving Note From Dock Worker Joke
A dock worker jokes about a man with twenty seven medals for saving lives who sinks when he falls in wearing them all. The quip uses dark humor to reflect on the peril of heavy honors.
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Ned
Jimson
Compelled to Go Home Saloons to Close at Midnight
A note states saloons that stay open all night must close at midnight. A reader quips that Tennessee residents will need a latchkey now.
Odd Lot Buying Drives Currency Relaxation in 1907 Market
Wall Street sees unprecedented odd lot purchases of railroad and industrial securities boosting circulating funds. Transfers of new security holders overwhelm stock transfer offices as a wave of small lots pours thousands into circulation. Washington reports multiple currency reform proposals under review, including a central bank idea modeled on France and Germany, with bets from Senator Hansbrough and banker Wexler backing stronger bank coordination.
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New York
Wall Street
Washington
Cortelyou
Congress
United States
Bank of France
Imperial Bank of Germany
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Wexler
Whitney Central National Bank of
New Orleans
Crisis grows as Portugal teeters toward uprising
Paris reports warn of a looming Portuguese crisis with arrests and a suppressed Lisbon newspaper. Senor Lima of Vanguardia claims a republic is inevitable, saying the people oppose the dynasty and the army is disaffected, with events likely to resolve before year’s end.
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Paris
Portugal
Franco
Senor Lima
Vanguardia
Lisbon
Nobel Prize for Crookes and Kipling Reported
Stockholm reports Sir William Crookes to receive the Nobel prize in chemistry for discovering thallium and inventing the radiometer. He is praised for advances in science and a new nitric acid extraction process. Rudyard Kipling is noted as Nobel laureate for literature.
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Stockholm
William Crookes
London
Crookes
Rudyard Kipling
Noted Opera Singer Bertram Dead by Own Action in Berlin
Celebrated opera star Theodore Bertram died by his own hand Sunday in Berlin. He had been despondent since his wife perished February 21 in the wreck of the steamship Berlin off the Hook of Holland. Bertram was famed for Wagnerian roles and achieved renown as Wotan.
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Berlin
Theodore Betram
Batruth
Holland
Bertram
Wotan
Hungarian Arrested for Swindling in Ohio
Istvan Horvath, a Columbus merchant and alleged president secretary and treasurer of a Hungarian sick benefit and burial association, was arrested Sunday in Newark as he prepared to address a local Hungarian meeting. He is wanted on similar charges in Cleveland Barberton Massillon and other cities.
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Columbus
Istvan
Horvath
Newark
Akron
Cleveland
Barberton
Massillon
Philippines Needs Teachers Says Cable From Governor General
Washington reports a cablegram from the governor general of the Philippine Islands indicating that about 300 teachers will be required at the start of the next school term. The Bureau of Insular Affairs notes the demand as it plans staffing.
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Washington
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Philippine Islands
Royalty to Present Gold Cups for London Horse Show
King Edward Queen Alexandra and the prince of Wales each pledged a gold cup valued around 5000 dollars for the 1908 London international horse show.
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London
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Prince of Wales
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New American Baptist Hospital
Hanyang
Amoy
Jaanksgiving
Baldy
U. C
Correlyou
Philippines
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