Walking in Brother Firth's Steps in a Small House
A visitor in Kikiri describes an cramped dwelling with a dark interior, a baptism of a boy named Phill, and a family including Philip and his wife. The narrator recalls past pastor service in Bradgate and notes a child from Karrigoraz may become a missionary, referencing missions and a Baptist college.
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Kikiri
Philip
Phill
Brother Firth
Bradgate
Firth
Clarence VanHorn O
Rafigoon
Karrigoraz
Missionary notes from Darrang Baptist Association session
The diary recounts three days in Karrigaraz with the Darrang Baptist Association missionary committee focusing on evangelization in the district. A Kikiri funeral is described for Gabriel's wife Rookee, who died in childbirth as prices for milk and imported foods rise due to European war.
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Karrigaraz
Darrang Baptist Association
Kikiri
Gabriel
Rookee
Assam
Sleeping in Church Says Men Stay Awake
A German professor claims men in church pay closer attention to sermons and thus sleep less, while women are easily distracted by attire and social details. He argues men watch the minister intently, whereas women notice clothing and gossip, keeping women more alert only moderately.
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Ling
John Jones
William Smith
Sam White
Chicago Tribune
Verne Predicted Success Through Imaginings
London Letter recalls Jules Verne telling friends he would write a new form of romance and that human knowledge would demolish the impossible. He declared a breakthrough would be the gold mine of his fortune. Weeks later Five Weeks in a Balloon proved his forecast, becoming an immediate hit.
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Jules Verne
Paris
Felix Duquesnel
Verne
M. Duquesnel
Girardin
Gata Verne
London
Milwaukee Sentinel
Promises In Politics From a Chicago Grocer Visit
A campaign incident in Chicago features a politician seeking support from a grocer who had promised his backing to another candidate. The grocer explains that his promise already lies elsewhere, prompting the politician to remark on promises versus performances, to which the grocer responds with a cordial offer to give a promise instead.
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Chicago
Lippincott’s
Painting the Town Red in Dante and Langland’s Echo
A London News correspondent challenges the phrase painting the town red. It traces the expression to Dante’s Divine Comedy where Virgil guides Dante through hell. There two faces emerge Francesca and Paolo who say they painted the world red with their sins.
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Dante
Virgil
Francesca
Paolo
London News
Humble Prayer and Brinkman Visit Report
A fragment from a religious notice reflects daily humility prayers and critiques of pride. Rev. B. F. Brinkman visited Chicago this week attending to Field matters. mispers, Nalle, Loulee, Des Moines trip, and a hospital recovery are noted with terse details.
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B. F. Brinkman
Chicago
Vis A
Huaifields
Matt
Mispes
Nalle
Loulee
Wasthter
Des
Haw
Dap
Rae Tae Ee Ee
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Wien
Iys
DR. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Pierce
Buffalo,n.y
B. H. Sack
Iowa
Colgate
Moore's
Sheaffer
Moore
Yours
Merry
Puritan Drug Co
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