Not unclothed but clothed upon sermon grows life
A Sunday sermon by Rev. G. George Currie argues life continually grows by being clothed upon like rings in a tree. He links spiritual growth to biblical development across ages, insisting ideas need roots in living religion and that Christ’s cross reveals God's mind guiding perpetual maturation.
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Klyn
N. Æ
C. George
Holy Trinity
Russia
Optsifie
Jere Isaish
Mivery
Christ
Iit
Tynsdall
England
Lighting with Acetylene Comes to Rural Homes
An article extols acetylene lighting produced from calcium carbide as a safe, economical, and brilliant substitute for candles and kerosene lamps. It explains the simple carbide-to-acetylene system, easy installation in rural outbuildings, and notes the light’s superior quality without air or eye strain, urging rural homes to adopt acetylene illumination.
First Love the Best Remarries After Illness
Henry Richardson a laborer plans to remarry his divorced wife after recovering from typhoid fever. He asked lawyer Joseph Stacy if he could marry again and learns he is free to do so. He explains his reasons, noting his former wife nursed him while the other woman did not visit.
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Henry Richardson
Joseph Stacy
Kansas City Times
American Women's Heads and Proportions Debate
The Greek claim that a woman's head should be one eighth of her height is challenged. American women are said to have proportionally larger heads to accommodate bigger brains, suggesting Greek statues are out of proportion. Discretion favors the American standard.
The Chinese and Electricity Tramway Rumor
The Free Press notes rumors among locals that five hundred Chinese heads must be buried under the power house before the tramway can operate. The spread of fear causes riksha coolies to refuse night fares into country districts near Singapore.
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Riksha Coolies
Singapore
Free Press
Power From Food Prompts Health Revival in Missouri Woman
A Missouri woman recalls severe stomach troubles and weight loss until she started Grape-Nuts. She reports ease of digestion, relief from heartburn, and weight gain from 98 to 116 pounds, enabling her to resume housework. The ad credits Postum Co. and promises a ten day trial.
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Missouri
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Butter Control in Holland Boosts Farmers and Exports
A Pall Mall Gazette note explains Holland’s butter control system and cooperative farming. The government labels tubs, tracks shipments, and can punish fraud. Cooperatives have raised producer prices, with Friesland leading growth and meat export inspection rigorously enforced.
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Roduct
Perbgips Noshore
Great Britain
Holland
Heliers
Friesland
Pall Mall Gazette
Roosevelt the Good Samaritan in Years of Turmoil
Emporia Gazette lauds Theodore Roosevelt as a steadfast moral champion who intervenes in major issues from Cuban reciprocity to railroad legislation and labor disputes. The piece casts him as a modern Good Samaritan, noting his consistent stance aiding the weak amid a harsh era and praising public support behind his actions.
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Mr.Buttinski
Roosevelt
Victor
Hetas
Mr. Buttinski
Vericho
Seattle Plans Special Postoffice for Japanese Residents
The report notes a government move to establish a separate post office for Japanese residents in Seattle, receiving and distributing mail exclusively to Japanese individuals. The piece frames the concession as a drastic departure from custom, citing supposed non assimilable character as justification.
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Seattle
San Francisco Chronicle
How to Make Sticking Drawers Slide Smooth
A downtown furniture dealer offers simple fixes for sticking drawers and doors. Wet a bar of common laundry soap and rub the wood to smooth the surface, a method helpful for new flats when doors scrape or settle. For dull waxy finishes, apply floor wax or beeswax to restore shine and smoothness, or use a liquid prep to remove old finish before reapplying.
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Tf Mission
Cost of Living in Germany Shows Higher Prices
The article notes ten years of rising costs in Germany with Berlin rents for a four room flat around 375 to 400 dollars annually. Domestic servants now earn at least five dollars a month, and food prices have climbed a third to a half, with mutton, butter, and eggs up notably.
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Germany
Berlin
New York
Wohnungen
Hamburg
Frankfort
Philadelphia
St.Louis
South Germany
New York Sun
Delay at the Post Office Inspires a Curb Side Tale
A tradesman near a post office sent his errand boy with letters. On return the boy explained a long wait because a lady in the post office was buying a penny stamp and questioning the postmistress. The shopkeeper acknowledged the explanation with a curt understanding.
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Jie
London
British Coldness and a Cold Englishman on a Boat
A French observer recalls a first encounter with an Englishman aboard a boat or train. The Englishman remains reserved and chillingly distant, ignoring countless tiny courtesies that might smooth life’s rough edges. The note appears in Grand Magazine via Adolphe Brisson.
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Adolphe - Brisson
Grand Magazine
Heads Returned to Studio from New York Market
A New York dealer supplied heads to the Western market then sold them to a young West buyer who returned them to the original studio. The surprise arose when the head bore the woman’s own mark. New York is described as a remarkable city.
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New York
New York Press
Dinner Story of the Duchess of Marlborough and Woodstock
The narrator recalls the young Duchess of Marlborough once Miss Vanderbilt visiting Woodstock’s humble residents. She visits an old cottage near Oliver Cromwell house, shares tea, speaks warmly, and reassures the nervous resident that she will be inviting her to visit, while the old woman frets about grand servants rather than the duchess herself.
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Duchess of Marlborough
Oyho
Vanderbilt
Blenheim Palace
Duke of Marlborough
Woodstock
Blenheim
Oliver Cromwell
London
Balfour’s Motor Experience Ends With Recorder Joke
In a Surrey incident during a Balfour motor journey a constable stopped the car for speeding. Balfour claimed no speed violation, showing a recorder rather than an indicator. The exchange amused both him and a former House of Commons member acting as city recorder.
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London
Reading English Among Iggerrotes Sparks Curious Questions
The Iggerrotes learn to read English and ask what a young lady was wearing as the elder recalls tales of adventurers who went to St Louis. A maid notes the scene and the elder woman admits uncertainty about the clothing described as coal or soot.
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St. Louis
Puck
Unfortunate Encounter At The Corner Streetcar Stop
A muddled dialogue unfolds as a middle aged woman and Mr. Makinbrakes converse at a corner while awaiting a streetcar. Soot in the air leaves smudges on faces and a tense exchange over manners and proprieties follows before the second car arrives.
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Makinbrakes
Chicago- ‘Tribune
To Tell a Horse's Age By Teeth and Wrinkles
The text notes that age cannot always be read from teeth after eight years with a method claiming teeth wear ceasing at eight. It suggests adding wrinkles to determine age and cites London Daily Bits as a source.
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