Old truth in new press inspires Chicago professor marriage
A Chicago professor sent to investigate a public school culinary expert was won by her dinner and married her. The anecdote underscores the old adage that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, suggesting better meals could reduce divorces.
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New Press
Chicago
Venus
Madame de Sinel
Scottish Oath Adopted at Lam beth Court
Chief Clerk Temple G. Martin at Lam beth Police Court introduces the Scottish raised hand oath as an option for witnesses. First used August 17, and most witnesses chose it, replacing kissing the book in this jurisdiction.
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Tempie G. Martin
Lambeth Police Court
Coffee Consumption and Value in the United States 1904
The Department of Commerce and Labor reports that 53 million pounds of coffee were consumed in the United States in 1904, valued at 81 million dollars. The data reflect total coffee demand and its monetary worth for that year.
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Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Easiest Trick: Convince Yourself You Are Better Than Neighbor
A brief reflection on self deception and social comparison urging calm self-improvement over envy. It notes how people inflate personal merit by judging others harshly while ignoring own flaws.
Cure for eczema cited by Mrs Emma White in Camden area
An advertisement features Mrs Emma White of 641 Kerrier Place Camden New Jersey claiming Cuticura cleared her eczema after six months and three doctors failed. The notice urges readers to try Cuticura as a sure cure and includes earlier grooming tips and a quotation about cleanliness.
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Cuticura
Emma White
Kerrier Place
Camden, N. J
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar CURES Hoarseness
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar advertised as a remedy for hoarseness coughs colds and sore throat with 25 50 and 2.00 per bottle and a note to refuse substitutes. Pike's Toothache Drops claimed to cure in one minute and included commentary on heredity and scientist trust from George Bernard Shaw quoted from the New York Tribune.
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Pike
George Bernard Shaw
New York Tribune
Back to Africa Land and West Africa’s Ties to the US
From West Africa came ancestors of millions of black Americans. Sierra Leone and Liberia’s educated population aids national development as trade and agriculture grow. Former Black Belt inhabitants help foster industry through study and travel. The Tuskegee idea spreads, with native tribes training in skilled labor. Younger men learn various trades and professions.
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West Africa
United States
Sierra Leone
Liberia
America
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The God of Grace sermon by Bishop Tigert in Brooklyn church
The Rev. Bishop John J. Tigert preached on The God of Grace at Union services with the First Reformed Grace M. B. and Memorial Presbyterian churches. He argued that God of creation is also the God of revelation and grace and stressed depravity as deprivation needing divine illumination through Christ. The sermon linked light, darkness, silence, cold, and death to human condition and urged immediate conversion and steadfast faith against spiritual foes.
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Grace M. B. Suared
Memorial Presbyterian
Sixth Avenue Baptist
John J. Tigert
Methodist Episcopal Church
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Huxtey
Sermons in Miniature on Weariness and Faith
A Christian reflection arguing rest comes from God not effort alone. It urges deeds over creed, receiving the Spirit over mere belief, and warns against clockwatching while in church. It stresses waiting on the Lord, humility before heaven, and work leading to knowing God’s will.
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Christ
Wealth and the Rich Fool Parable Reflected in a Conversation
Two businessmen discuss risk and mortality. The tale mirrors the biblical warning that wealth cannot be carried beyond death, citing Jesus parables and a reflection by Ray G. B. F. Hallock. The dialogue underscores limits of riches and the transfer of possessions.
The Law of Liberty in God’s Will
A quotation from Campbell Morgan extols the will of God as the sole life law that frees a man from hostile forces. It urges a daily plan to live entirely in God’s will through words and deeds, portraying such a life as antedating heaven and reaching a broad, free plane of existence.
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God
Campbell Morgan
Well of a Man I Know Echoes in Faith
A terse reflective note compares people to a man’s well, noting it is sound yet hindered by winter freezes and summer droughts, signaling enduring faith tempered by seasonal trials. The speaker invokes a Christian spirit, using the well as a metaphor for spiritual sustenance and resilience.
Fragmented OCR Notes Mention Ridge and Bridge Heights
Irregular phrases describe a ridge at 420 feet above water and a proposed Nisgara bridge at 180 feet. The text reflects time worn OCR garble with playful expressions about waste and effort, without clear reportable facts or identified people or organizations.
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Zambest
Nisgara Bridge
Palace Ownership Turned Over to Cigar Dealer
To the management of Berliners a owner of the royal palace has been given over to a cigar dealer. The transfer marks a shift in property control and raises questions about governance and usage of the historic site.
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Deaier
No paupers on the Gola Coast Colony report
Fragmentary OCR notes state there are no paupers on the Gola Coast Colony and mention medical terms, wind colic and insanity infrequency in India cited from a bluebook.
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Gola Coast
Treati
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