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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 09, 1878
Page
9
A portrait of Potto Brown known as The Village Philanthropist. His life centered on church work and religious motive, yet he viewed the Church of England through a pecuniary lens. He sacrificed money for ideals, built schools, chapels, and charities, and remained devoted to village evangelisation until death.
The Paris Peace Congress wraps its sittings after a tense last session. M Bratiano defends Roumania amid criticism of persecution and foreign influence, while M Dupré accuses the Vatican and storms out as leaders urge education against hatred. Resolutions push liberty of conscience and free trade, with a plan to reconvene next year.
The Congress ends with speeches urging reconciliation and a world united by faith in peace. M P Richard and others praise pacific aims while a French dinner salutes delegates and hints at future congresses, including a proposed Rome meeting to open the Temple of Janus. Distinguished guests attend a reception at M de Marcére’s, reflecting cordial Franco English ties.
A new drama titled Martin Luther has been written for Mr. Irving by George Moore, author of Flowers of Passion, with M. Bernard Lopez, produced by Atheneum. Also noted is the discovery of a tenth magnitude minor planet, making 192 known. The column includes comic quips, insights on marriage for money, and notes on Greek attire and Gladstone.
A witness testifies about spirits in a defendant's domicile and finally names turpentine spirits, provoking laughter and leading to discharge as the judge notes the answer is not to the point. The exchange highlights a humorous misdirection in court.
Directory notices list multiple October weddings in Congregational and Presbyterian churches across England with details of partners and families. Also recorded are a death note for James Joseph Mead of Eccles and a memorial obituary for Mary Ann Clapham.
The medical profession orders Cadbury's Cocoa Essence in thousands of cases claiming superior nutrition and flesh-forming qualities. Consumers should demand the genuine product as imitations are sold for extra profit. Makers to the Queen. Paris depot: 90 Faubourg St Honoré.
An advert listing Coca Lear Wordsworths Chemical Food of Health and Erythroxylon coca as a remedy for debility nervousness neuralgia sleeplessness and rheumatism with prices and free samples offered by Wordsworth and Co Homoeopathic Chemists. It cites Mrs Johnsons Soothing Syrup for teething convulsions and Holloways Prints for indigestion pills. It promotes Allen hair restorer Perfection and Reckitts Paris Blue laundry dye with Judsons Violet Dye and dyes sold by chemists and stationers.
Mi ESSRS COOKE BAINES CO. surveyors and valuers offer services for settlement of compensation claims and property taken compulsorily.
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