Notable Utterances and Traits of Public Figures
A survey of remarks and biographical sketches mentions Gov. Stone's Pennsylvania library of 2000 volumes, Cecil Rhodes as a noted woman hater, Ibsen's past as a druggist, Edison in overalls, and visitors mistaking him for a workman. It notes Vermont Senator Ross on snowshoes, Englishmen fluent in French, Prof. Edwin Markham en route to Europe, J. J. Hill’s rugged appearance, Sherman at a crowded station, William Oxley Thompson’s road to a degree, Stanley’s praise of Major Marchand, Day’s friend calling him a cabinet of facts, and McKinley's famed memory.
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Cecil Rhodes
Henrik Ibsen
Thomas A. Edison
Senator Ross
Vermont
Prince of Wales
Charles Dilke
Edwin Markham
Oakland
Cal
Man
Hoe
Europe
J. J. Hill
Great Northern System of Railroads
Congressman Sherman
New York
Sherman
William Oxley Thompson
Ohio State University
Muskingum College
Henry M. Stanley
Speke
Livingstone
Marchand
William R. Day
McKinley
Blaine
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
The Ideal of Honest Living and Lifelong Craft
R L Stevenson argues idealism rests on constant effort and self discipline. He links labor with virtue, warns against laziness, and claims genuineness, style, and habit sharpen talent. He asserts marriage broadens a woman's opportunities and benefits her life and freedom.
Rev. Charles F. Carter Quote on Duty and Hope
Loyal citizens must finish what is possible and still hope for better things to come. The ideal and the actual must walk hand in hand as a guiding moral statement from Rev. Charles F. Carter.
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Charles F. Carter
The Captain Recalls a Shipboard Tale of Toe Surgery
A tramp steamer captain recalls a voyage with a cook, a yellow cur dog, and a severed toe. The dog swallows the toe, the cook throws a cleaver, the ship’s doctor performs a post mortem and reattaches the toe. The crew member claims the story is true and offers to prove it.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Inquirer
Army Horses Hard to Get in Northwestern Markets
The Chicago Chronicle reports the War Department is scouring the northwest for cavalry and artillery horses. Horses must meet strict color, weight, and height demands and owners pay shoe removal halter and weighing costs. Government offers are often rejected, risking insufficient supply for the army.
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Northwest
War Department
Army
Chicago
Chicago Chronicle
Mackintosh
Wweenst
Yost
Express. C
Express
Sears, Roebuck & CO
Ill
Bears, Roeeheaheck & Co
Royal marriages and young queens in royal history
The article notes that many royal marriages occurred at young ages. It lists queens and princes such as Queen Victoria's marriage to Albert at under 21, and various monarchs including the kings of Belgium and Spain, the czar of Russia, and rulers of Italy and Austria marrying in their early twenties.
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Prince Albert
Prince of Wales
Alexandra
Czar of
Russia
Dagmar
Princess of Wales
Humbert
Italy
Margherita
Emperor
Austria
Elizabeth
Spain
Augustus Victoria
Schleswig - Holstein - Augustenburg
Taft sculptors linked to 1899 bathtub nymph disposal
The New York Sun cites a future historian noting that in August 1899 Fra Lorado Taft and pupils reportedly chopped up plaster nymphs and dumped them in Lake Michigan. The Journal of Chicago weighs in that Chicago did not yet know whether it liked the art, while praising sculpture and Taft’s ongoing influence.
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Chicago
Fra Lorado Taft
Lake Michigan
Fra Lorado
New York Sun
Absence of will would reveal the chaos of mind
The passage ponders the loss of will wisdom memory and reason as a hypothetical natural law absence. It suggests without the will the faculties would descend into conscious madness and anarchy of powers, a terrifying inner state attributed to Miltonic thought.
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Milton
Plans for Barbers' Convention Stir Talk in Cleveland
A light exchange in the Cleveland Leader notes discussions over a barbers' convention, with Wigg asking about plans and Wagg remarking that the event seems largely talk.
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Cleveland
Austin First Methodist Church Service Schedule
The First M. B. Church of Austin led by Rev. A. M. White lists Sunday 9:30 class meeting 10:30 morning sermon 12:00 Sunday school. Afternoon class meeting 3:30 Junior League 6:15 Epworth League 7:30 evening sermon. Wednesday 7:45 midweek prayer service.
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Austin Methodist Church
M. B. Church of Austin
A. M. White
Congregational Church Schedule in Waller Midway Area
First Congregational Church on Waller avenue and Midway park led by Pastor W L Demorest lists service times. Morning service at 7:30 p.m. Sunday school at 12:15 p.m. Junior Co E at 3:30 p.m. Intermediate at 4:15 p.m. Vesper service 5 to 6 p.m. Address 5459 Iowa Street corner North Pine Avenue.
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Baying Dock
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Michigan Fruit Belt
J. H. Goanam
Benton Harbor
Mich
Mokton
Sec
Treas
G. P. Cory
Wabash Ave
River St
First Congregational Church
Waller Avenue
Midway Park
W. L. Demorest
Iowa Street
North Pine Avenue
Austin Episcopal Services Schedule
Early communion at 7 30 a m morning service 10 30 Sunday school 12 m and evening service 7 30 at 5731 Ohio street led by Rector Rey S L Mitchell with address at Waller Avenue and Ohio Street in Austin Episcopal parish.
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Waller Avenue
Ohio Street
Rey
S. L. Mitchell
Oak Park M. E. Church Services Schedule
Rev. W. H. Burns conducts services at Oak Park M. E. Church with Sunday morning worship at 10 30 Sunday school at noon Junior League at 330 p m and Senior League at 630 p m all listed in the week’s church notices.
Local business personals and ads in Austin
Austin classified items include C. B. Patrick wood and coal, O. F. Werner barber at 203 North Park, Geo. Warren Furbeck coal dealer expanding with draft horses and wagons from Valparaiso, Peter C. Jorgensen selling dairy products at 222 North Park, and Graham creamery butter tea coffee and spices at 324 South Prairie with phone 1611.
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C. B. Patrick
O. F. Werner
No. Park Ave
Geo
Warren Furbeck
Valparaiso
Ind
Peter C. Jorgensen
North Park Avenue
Graham
South Prairie Avenue
Miller's Drug Store promotes cough and cold remedies
Oak Park advertising notes Miller's Drug Store at 206 Lake street offers All Kinds photo supplies and a selection of cough and cold products including Miller's Columbian Cough Syrup and Miller's Cold Capsules to stop sneezing.
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Miller's Drug Store
Miller’s Columbian
Miller’s
Lake Street
Oak Park
Ill
Euclid Avenue M E Church Service Schedule
J Clayton Yonker is pastor. Sunday school at 9 30 a m with S H Goodyear as superintendent. Preaching at 11 a m and 7 45 p m. Class meeting at 12 m. Junior Epworth League at 3 p m. Senior Epworth League at 6 45 p m.
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Euclide Avenue
M.E. Church
J. Clayton Yonker
S. H. Goodyear
Epworth
First Baptist Church Offers Regular Sunday Schedule
The church lists services including a 10:30 morning worship 12 o'clock Sunday school and an 7:30 evening sermon. A Young People's meeting follows the evening service and a midweek prayer meeting is held Wednesday at 8 o'clock.
Second Baptist Church Services in Old Presbyterian Church
Services at the old Presbyterian church on September 10 with Rev. J. D. Collins preaching in the morning and evening. Midweek prayer meeting will be held Wednesday at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Baptist Church
Old Presbyterian Church
J. D. Collins
Sunday Church Services Lead by George Campbell
The Christian Church holds Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and 10 a.m. classes then preaching at 11 o'clock led by Pastor George A. Campbell. The schedule places weekly sermons and religious instruction in the morning.
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Christian Church
George A. Campbell
Swedish Lutheran Church Services In Austin
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran at Waller avenue and Towa street in Austin lists Sunday activities with Sunday school at 9 30 a m morning service at 10 30 a m and evening service at 7 30 p m Pastor J N Brandeliile is based at 725 North Waller avenue.
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Swedish Evangelical Lutheran
Waller Avenue
Towa Street
Austin
N. Brandelile
North
Woman's discovery saves life with Dr King’s New Discovery
A woman in North Carolina claims seven years of illness and a fatal prognosis were reversed after using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. She reports immediate relief after the first dose and complete cure after two bottles. Trial bottles are offered free at local drug stores with a one dollar regular size option and a guarantee.
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Dr. King
Luther Lutz
W. C. Hamnick & Co
Shelby, N. C
Traill & Cooling’s
Chas. P. Miller's
Wireless telephone proves practical in Brussels area
After a storm cut wires between Ixelles subscribers and Brussels central offices, a trial of wireless telephony was conducted. Experiments showed success, allowing Ixelles residents to telephone Brussels as easily as when lines were intact.
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Brussels
Ixelles
Crab Poisoning Fear Spreads Among Shellfish Lovers
The Baltimore Sun reports a ptomaine poisoning case after crab consumption fueling concern among shellfish fans. Crab dealers reassure there is no danger when standard food safety precautions are followed for perishable seafood.
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Baltimore Sun
Baltimore
Chesapeake
Empress of Germany's wardrobe rivaled by Li Hung Chang wife
The article notes the Empress spends on gowns each year and tallies her wardrobe but compares her to Li Hung Chang's wife who reportedly owns 2,000 gowns with 500 helpers. It highlights the vastness of noble wardrobes and the scale of their retinues.
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Jones
Binghamton
W. Y
Germany
Li Hung Chang
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