Taft Unitarians Draw Fire in Religion Row in Washington
Washington July 29 A Unitarian rector says Unitarians are not Christians like agnostics and criticizes Judge Taft as Unitarian. Taft and pastor Rev U G B Pierce have received many letters, some abusive, as religion becomes a campaign issue. Historic All Souls church bell by Paul Revere stands as Taft’s church membership highlighted by prominent names and a noted liberal, science-influenced stance. The pastor is a Harvard-educated former Baptist who shifted toward Unitarianism, leading a practical church with a visiting nurse program and diverse membership across denominations.
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Tom Paine
Taft
Col. Ingersoll
Judge Taft
U. G. B. Pierce
Unitarian Church
Jefferson
Adams
Lincoln
Grant
All Souls’ Unitarian Church
Mr. Taft
Paul Revere
New England
John Calhoun
Daniel Webster
John Quincy Alams
John Morrill
John D. Long
George Bancroft
Pransis
Edward Everett Hale
Truman Abbe
Mann
Illinois
Ainsworth R. Spofford
Librarian
Congress
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
Dr. Pierce
Providence
Boston
Harvard
All Souls
Huxley
Pierce
Church of Freedom
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup Sold by Tallman & Co
Kennedy's laxative cough syrup is sold by Tallman and Co and marketed to gently stimulate the bowels to drive the cold out of the system.
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Kennedy
Tallman & Co
Forming Taft or Bryan Cabinets Prominent Names Named
Washington rumors list Taft cabinet stipulations with Elihu Root to stay, Meyer to Treasury, Wright to War, Kellogg to AG, Hitchcock to Postmaster, Wilson to Agriculture, Garfield to Interior, Metcalf and Straus debated. Bryan cabinet favored largely by westerners with Harmon for State, Johnson Treasury, Turner War, Gayfer AG, Bell Navy, Patterson Interior, Howell Agriculture, Mitchell Commerce and Labor. English turf tragedy follows with Prince Bartholdi?
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Taft
Ellihy Root
George von L. Meyer
Roosevelt
Treasury
Luke Wright J
War Department
Frank B. Kellogg
Bonaparte
Frank H. Hitchcock
James Wilson
Agriculture
James R. Garfield
Interior
Metcalf
Navy
Straus
Commerce and Labor
Bryan
Judson Harmon
Ohio
George Gray
Delaware
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
George Turner
Washington
William J. Gayfier
New York
Henry D. Clayton
Alabama
Theodore A. Bell
California
Thomas M. Patterson
Colorado
Clark Howell
Georgia
John Mitchell
Uliole
Strike in Sunday School at Second Christian Church
Twenty one young women from the Second Christian church Sunday school strike the Rev Ralph Edward Alexander demanding a more lenient approach. They vow not to return until the pastor yields to their terms, amid church turmoil and factional splits. The minister allegedly warned he would break up cliques even by drastic measures. The dispute follows his two year tenure at the llth and Tyler street church.
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Second Christian Church Sunday School
Ralph Edward Alexander
St. Louis Dispatch
Chicago Tribune
Rosalie Clark
Clark
Mr. Alexander
Alexander
Llth and
Tyler Streets
New Life Pills Praised By Local Resident
Harrisville resident Mr A A Felton touts Dr King s New Life Pills as exactly right after years of use. The remedy claims relief from constipation biliousness and malaria with no discomfort and is sold at Tallman Co.'s drug store for 250.
Trustworthy snake bite remedy debated by doctors
Considerable disagreement exists over remedies for snake bites. Dr Lauder Brunt on permanganate of potash applied immediately, while Mr Greengrass of North Arcot favors diluted acetic acid or vinegar after up to ninety minutes. He cites twenty nine cobra bite recoveries with vinegar, noting one failure due to no incision to drain poison. A similar vinegar-based treatment is advised for scorpion stings.
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Lauder Brunton
Greengrass
North Arcot
Madras
London Standard
Downing Street: The World’s Smallest Great Street
A compact portrait of Downing Street in London, home to the prime minister since Walpole and a symbol of British power. The piece notes its famed exterior, the alley’s historical role in governance, and Sir George Downing’s American ancestry through his mother, linking Harvard and Cromwell-era diplomacy.
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Downing Street
London
Stobert Walpole
George Downing
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Harvard College
England
Oliver Cromwell
Hague—Exchange
Feeding the Stock in Mrs. Cole's Monte Rosa Tour
In Mrs. Henry W. Cole's travel note, the Rev. Robert Montgomery recalls his early pulpit days as a curate in a rural Scottish district living with a tenant farmer family. A servant jokes about whether to feed the pigs first or feed the man, revealing the comic interruption to his dignity.
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Henry W. Cole
Monte Rosa
Misala
Echo Returns Mockingly From Spanish Test
An anecdote recalls Sir John Long’s globe trotting and a prank in Spain. During a fleeting moment, he tested a so called magical echo and spoke the paper he owned “Dundee Advertiser” doubled as “Dundee Courier and Argus,” the rival paper, in echo.
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Sir John Long
Globe
Spain
Sir John
Dundee Courier and Argus
Echo
Tea Drinking as a Female Vice in Victorian Opinion
A quoted remark from The Female Spectator asserts that tea drinking was a feminine vice a century ago. The London Mail criticizes tea tables for wasting money, hindering economy, and fostering idleness, portraying tea as detrimental to domestic virtue.
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Numwe
London Mail
Vanishing France Messenger of Traditions
A fragment reflecting on old France slowly vanishing as local customs costumes and language of ancient provinces fade, destined to become memories or subjects of traditional works for future generations.
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France
A Slight Difference Between Jeweler and Jailor
A wry quip contrasts a jeweler who sells watches with a jailer who watches cells. It notes a common phrase about quarrels, joking that some people easily find their opposite. The humor hinges on wordplay around watches and cells.
Gee Minnis for good dry weed that burns
Gee Minnis has a large stock of dry weed that burns well and is available in abundant quantities. The notice highlights quantity on hand and emphasizes quality for immediate use.
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