Presbyterian and Evangelical Church Services Listed
The notice lists worship schedules for two churches. Presbyterian Church holds services on the second and fourth Lord's Day at 1 PM and 7 PM with Sabbath school on Saturday. pastor is W Ray and W A Williams. Evangelical Church meets on the first and third Sundays monthly with a fourth Sunday 7 PM service and Sunday Sabbath readings.
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Evangelical Church
Reenlarer Vire Orst
Sebhatha
Suniley
M C A Devotional Service Calls Young Men
The report notes a Sunday evening devotional service hosted by the M C A inviting young men to attend with earnest appeal for participation.
Pacific Coast Items and Oregon Local Notes
Swinomish Indians prepare to take remaining marsh land on their reservation and the Idaho Legislature faces a Sunday law. Tacoma Coal Camp mine strike at Wilkeson boosts wealth while Northern Pacific work in Washington proceeds. Freight on Southern Pacific requires an extra engine to traverse Cow Creek and Calapooia mountains. Jacksonville rail grading nears completion awaiting rails. General Carr orders Sixth Cavalry prep for Dakota transport amid Sion Indian tensions. Montana Supreme Court upholds Davis estate administrator. will contest pending. Bradstreet reports fourteen business failures on Pacific coast. Spokane Falls City Council members Bettis and Booge resign over private affairs. Reform School building near Salem progresses. roof nearly complete. Dominick Coella murder case stays ordered pending appeal. execution set for December.
Eastern Items Show Pardons and Proposals Across Nations
A roundup of international notes includes Eva Hamilton’s pardon in New Jersey, a Kentucky judge allowing killing in defense of a brother, fuel shortages in South Dakota towns, a new air brake trial in Chicago, typhoid sanitation blamed for Eastern towns, Findlay Ohio ordering gamblers out, and hypnotism claims from Chicago. Additional items touch on Canadian appeals, labor salary cuts, pensions, and various global developments from Russia to Bohemia and beyond.
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Findlay
Kentucky
Canada
Rights of Labor Assembly
Wowderly
Beaver
Pennsylvania
General Raum
Batter Making on the Farm A Wisconsin Farm Institute Talk
Thomas Conway summarizes a Wisconsin farmers institute talk on butter packaging. Emphasizes salt before seals for pickle tightness, cold water rinses, dry salt rub, and avoiding poor butter in fancy packages. Advises dairy cloth tops and dairy salt paste to prevent overheating and flavor from lids.
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Thomas Conway
Wisconsin Farmers’ Institutes
Farmer Barnyard Wisdom and Plant Nutrition
American Agriculturist advises barn door sayings about protecting horse feed and winter work. It discusses nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash as key plant nutrients and explains crop rotation, legume nitrogen fixers, and returning manure to soil for cereal crops.
Powdered Panacea Fountainhead or Fool’s Gold
An onlookers’ crowd is addressed by a mountebank claiming a miraculous cure all powder. The vendor promises intelligence for fools, innocence for the guilty, youth for the elderly, and success in every desire, calling it a perfect panacea. The jugglers’ table highlights a tale of a wonder powder once told as powdered gold in The Fables of Morian.
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Diewerck
de Freleinige Zeitung
Reichetag
Morian
Tail Regrowth in Lizards and Legless Species
A writer notes lizards shed tails when frightened and regrow new tails, describing brittleness and snapping when touched. The article cites Henry J. Philiott in an American Magazine remarks on the legless "joint snake" tail breaking into pieces even without contact.
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Ebro
Henry J. Philpott
Aniwrivcan Magazine
Poor Lighting Hurts Schoolchildren Eyes Say Expert
Professor David Webster warns that harsh light and glass partitions in schools strain pupils eyes. He notes sash wood framing limits clear sight as children read, write, and work arithmetic, risking early visual impairment before grammar school.
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David Webster
Oxygen Plants Let Aquariums Breathe Longer
A store attendant explains a new aquarium setup using oxygen producing plants. The plant under the rocks provides life support for fish, reducing water changes to at least eighteen months and then longer with later replacements. The claim appears as a New York Tribune note.
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New York
Tribune
European Tourists Fact and Fable Across the Atlantic
The piece critiques mass tourism with travelers following worn paths and hotel stays, contrasting them with homebound readers who seek deeper insights via books and pictures. It frames conventional sightseers as superficial in their approach to Europe, urging thoughtful observation over rote itineraries.
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Atlantic
Europe
Corinth
Effects of Wetness on Rope Strength and Length
Experiments show ten sile strength of a wet rope is one third of its dry strength, with grease or soap further reducing strength as lubricants permit fibers to slip. Hemp rope also contracts when wet, a dry rope twenty five feet long shortening to twenty four feet.
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Frank Lestie
Philadelphia toolmaker warns against tempering with misaligned tools
A Philadelphia tool manufacturer says his workers once observed tools flying apart during tempering when held east and west. He reports that aligning tools north and south greatly reduces or eliminates the likelihood of such failures in the tempering process.
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Philadelphia
Chicago Newa
Marble tombs and bird cups in native belief
A Harper's Magazine excerpt describes tombs with marble slabs and round holes holding flower pots on cups so birds can drink. Natives believe after drinking, birds fly to heaven with a gentle greeting awaiting them.
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F. A Jeman
Harper's Magazine
Political plant symbolism tied to Belgian parties
A jumble notes that the blue bachelor’s button favors the Liberty party in Belgium while the red poppy marks the Conservative or Clerical party, as observed by the Chicago Herald.
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Kaiser William
Liberty Party
Belgium
Chicago
France wine clarifiers and leather dressings drive large spend
The fragment notes in France wine clarifiers cost over 40 million annually and Aleutianas spend 98 million on calico printing and leather dressing for French kid gloves. The source reads awkwardly and mentions Kastero Farmer.
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France
Late refinement in demetry aids dental cavity lighting
A late refinement in demetry introduces an electric hump to light tooth cavities during the process of filing. This device aims to improve visibility for precise preparation and reduce errors in dental work.
Algeria Transforms Desert Land into Farmland
Sixty years ago Algeria had vast waste land but now about 9,000,000 acres are under cultivation. The effort marks a major shift in land use and agricultural development across the country.
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Algeria
Disease versus battle deaths in Civil War regiments
Col. William F. Fox notes that Confederate troops died more from battle than disease, while Northern regiments showed uneven disease losses. many heavily fought units had low disease deaths, and some black regiments faced higher disease mortality despite climate not explaining it, a point raised in The Century.
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Onar
War Department
Mississi
William F. Fox
Life in London Chop Houses for the bachelor traveler
The article explains London chop houses cater to single men who rely on meals away from hotels. It advises choosing three houses for breakfast dinner and supper and notes a separate place for a late lunch. It describes service with a roast beef table presentation and tipping practices.
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London
Lonlon
Moorish Beauty and Veiling in Morocco Described
A Boston Transcript extract notes Morocco’s veiled women and stark contrasts in skin tones. It cites high class restraint, rare glimpses of faces, and calls Moorish beauties with varied complexions including negresses, while men appear sun tanned.
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Morocco
Boston
Boston Transcript
Ceyluo Palms and Cocoanut Trees in Coastal Diet
Carter Harrison describes a coastal community where the windward shore hosts dense groves of palm and coconut trees. The trees supply food fibers shade mats nets medicine and fuel while their leaves trunks and fronds support huts boats clothing and everyday goods in a richly utilitarian culture.
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Tikoe Teo
Carter Harrison
Chicago
The Mediterranean sponge industry under threat from divers
Native divers, limited to short underwater work, face displacement by armored divers working by the hour. A German professor developed a method to plant sponge cuttings with initial success, promising new cultivation for the sponge trade.
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Mediterranean
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