Grand Old Man of Salvation Army at Eighty Shapes World University Plan
The article marks General William Booth turning eighty and still active in evangelistic work. It details his lifelong founding of the Salvation Army, its global reach, and his plan for a World University for the Cultivation of the Science of Humanity in Connection With the Salvation Army, with main wings in England and the United States and schools in New York and Chicago.
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Salvation Army
William Booth
Russia
General Booth
Russian Empire
Nottingham
England
Methodist New Connection
Army
Salvation Army University
Science of Humanity
United States
New York
Chicago
University of Humanity
Booth
Poetic License Debate Stirs Literary Editor Quote
The note discusses poetic license with a literary editor remarking that poets exist under a singular provision in the universe. The exchange questions how readers interpret liberty in verse and the role of language in creative writing.
Unsure Spring Suit Sparks Sharp Exchange
A fragment shows a girl asking about a new spring suit and another criticizing it as lacking commonsense. The exchange includes a hissed rebuke and a brief intrafaction remark.
Webster’s Presence of Mind at Faneuil Hall
In a crowded Faneuil Hall political meeting Daniel Webster halted a dangerous crowd surge. He commanded the audience to stand firm and the packed mass steadied, restoring quiet as he proclaimed the value of self government.
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Webster
Daniel Webster
Faneutball
Faneuilhall
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promote Health In Growing Children
A Prince's Lodge Nova Scotia post mistress credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring her son Reginald from anaemia and chronic illness to a healthy, energetic child. The ad claims cures extend to blood related ailments and warns buyers to use the full product name on wrappers. Sold by dealers or by mail from Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Army chiropodist class to aid NCOs at Millbank
An announcement states a course for instruction of non commissioned officers and enlisted men to qualify as battalion chiropodists will be formed at the Queen Alexandra Military Hospital Millbank England.
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Queen Alexandra Military Hospital
Millbank
England
Village Players Shine in Elementary School The Ragettes
The village players of Hildenborough Kent inspired by pupils at the local elementary school who presented a vaudeville and musical comedy titled The Ragettes. The production drew attention for its youthful performers and charming staging in a community arts display.
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Hildenborough
Kent
Letty Named in Midland Tale of Annie May and Ernest
A Midland man named Gerst names his two children Annie May and Ernest Wil London Scraps causing local chatter. The strange monikers draw attention to a quiet family in the town and spark questions about naming choices.
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Letty
Midland
Gerst
Annie May
Ernest Wil
London
Black cat brings luck joke on back fence
A humorous exchange quoted from the Philadelphia Record recalls a black cat visiting a back fence. Mr Buggins attributes luck to the cat as Mrs Buggins jokes about the omen.
Sir Joseph Receives Despatch Box From Late Night Messenger
A Colonial Office incident ends with a messenger at Prince's Gardens delivering a cabinet circulation to a man in a plain smoking jacket. The messenger, tired from waiting, mistakes the butler for someone else and apologizes after presenting the despatch box from the Prime Minister.
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Mr. Chamberlain
King’s Home Service
Sir Joseph
Colonial Office
Prince's Gardens
Mr Chamberlain
Joseph
Mrs Dorothy Hopton Marries a Porter and Joins Stage Life
Ward in Chancery Dorothy Hopton who married Tom Jones a Shropshire railway porter plans a stage career. Liverpool Post says Mrs Jones has accepted an engagement at Oswestry music hall. She will sing two songs nightly at the Public Hall and has left her family district after the marriage to secure their livelihood.
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Dorothy Hopton
Chancery
Tom Jones
Shropshire
Liverpool Post
Jones
Oswestry
Brussels
Parmelee Vegetable Pills Promote Digestive Relief
Relief for suffering everywhere. Those plagued by digestive disorders find Parmelee Vegetable Pills offer relief where others fail. The pills are the result of long study and are presented as a sure remedy for stomach and digestive ailments.
Rabbinical Wit Shared In Old Sermons
A collection of rabbinical anecdotes shows wit used to engage listeners in Talmudic and Midrashic discussions. A Jewess with 600 000 children captivates a crowd with the name Jochabed. An English rabbi suggests placing a clock outside the synagogue to note service lateness. Two rabbis praise a modern paradise with many serpents among the congregation.
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Jochabed
Moses
Egypt
Abram 8. Isaacs
Boston Post
Keir Hardie Troubled by Disruptive Oxford Meeting
Mr James Keir Hardie M P faced severe disruption as undergraduates hurled rotten fruit and chanted National Anthem and Rule Britannia at an Oxford gathering on unemployment and labor. Free fighting followed and the meeting ended amid disorder with Hardie limited to a brief speech. Victor Grayson remains valued by the Labor movement and has joined The Clarion staff as a prominent writer.
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James Keir Hardie
Oxford
Keir Hardie
Victor Grayson
Labor Party
The
Clarion
Ad 680Cial
Self-Respecting Men in Meyer Sermon
Reverend F B Meyer on a six month mission tour in England tells Lambeth stories of his flock He gathers men with a Sunday service and a parable about blankets and coal He explains how to obtain them for oneself and urges treating brothers as self-respecting men
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F. B. Meyer
England
Lambeth
Mr. Meyer
After Dinner Speaker Claim At Washington Star Quip
Meandering Mike quips that the listener should give him a chance to prove as an after dinner speaker. The exchange features light banter about hard luck stories and speaking talent.
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Washington Star
Stiff Atmosphere Across a City Dweller’s Arrival
A landlord warns a newcomer the lower region is stiff while the stranger jokes it cannot be worse than a crowded streetcar. The exchange captures urban roughness and wary humor in a Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Composite Product
A quoted exchange from Puck contrasts ideals of husbands and wives in a witty bit. Mrs Boggs and Mr Meekman are cited as archetypes, with Mr Boggs dismissed as the wrong example in a humorous roast of domestic expectations.
When I Leave You Tonight Exchange Sparks Inquiry
Fragmentary dialogue shows Mr Stoplate and Miss Ter sleep in a tense scene. The line when I leave you tonight followed by Goodness and Are you coming again tonight indicates an uneasy farewell as a clock ticks toward an implied event.
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Mr. Stoplate
Miss Tersleep
Emerson on Fortune T: There is always reason in the man for his good or bad fortune
The quote reflects Ralph Waldo Emerson’s belief that personal outcomes arise from inner causes. It suggests individuals shape fate through attitude and action rather than external luck alone.
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R Emerson
Travel in Persia Shows Backward Transport Compared to Africa
The piece contrasts Persia with Africa noting ancient transportation methods persist. Persia has only six miles of railroad, most inactive, few dirt roads, and pack trains as the main means. Camels horses and animals are used. natives pay about 20 cents daily, foreigners cannot travel cheaply, with typical costs around five dollars daily for two servants and five animals.
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Persia
Africa
Alexander the Great
Marco Polo
Dysentery Cordial Praised By Many for Summer Ailments
In summer treatment, Dr J D Kello Dysentery Cordial stands as a standard, highly concentrated remedy. It is sedative and curative, widely used with thousands attesting to its superior qualities in overcoming dysentery and related complaints.
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J. D. Kello
Near-sighted Lady Bargains Over Boy and Cake Threat
A fragment shows a maid reporting a boy intends to tie a tin can to a dog and a mother-lady scolds the boy with a threat while the maid notes the boy is hers and the offer of cake if he stops.
Jack’s sweet gift to teacher turns up missing
A mother questions her eleven-year-old son about a pie made by his sister. Jack says he gave it to his teacher at school and believes she ate it. The twist is the teacher wasn’t at school the next day confirming the joke.
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Jack
Trust Your Fellow Men Says Optimist in Star Cartoon
A Washington Star cartoon quotes a cheerful optimist telling a worried grocer to trust his fellow men. The grocer replies he is in the grocery business, implying caution in trusting others.
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Washington Star
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