World's Fair at St Louis Impresses Visitors
A New York writer reports the St Louis exposition surpasses expectations with grand vistas and diverse pavilions. He praises the Flowering Court of Honor like a dozen vistas, the Cascade Gardens, Pike concessions, and top restaurants, noting fair crowds, reasonable prices, and pleasant weather during seven days of visits.
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New York
St. Louis
Afrirodl
United States
Addison Steele
Steele
Brooklyn Life
Louisiana Purchase Monument
Grand Basin
Cascade Gardens
Liberal Arts and Mines
Grand Terrace
Genan
Moderne Kunst
Das Deutsche Haus
Tyrolean Alps
Paris
Fair Grounds
Has Fad for Photographs Among Rich Americans
The piece notes August Belmont and James KR Keene as avid clients of a New York photographer who has produced thousands of negatives for Belmont in recent years. A large order for prints followed Belmont’s wife’s death, including a residual image featuring Mrs. Belmont. The photographer later learned nearly a thousand Belmont photos existed.
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August Belmont
James KR. Keene
New York
Mr. Belmont
Belmont Pfarselt
Evers
Belmont
Why Birds Live Long Compared To Mammals
Birds outlive many mammals due to several factors including beaks that do not wear down like teeth. Carnivores and herbivores often perish from worn or lost teeth as they age, while birds retain beaks that are continually aided by grit ground in the gizzard, reducing need for repair.
Waiter Wins Tip Puzzle at Kansas City Hotel
A Kansas City hotel waiter eager for a tip overdoes hospitality. He flatters a guest by recalling a brothab head and a gem men head story, claiming a 50 cent gratuity from a previous table. The guest then reveals he was the guest's brother, implying the tip covered the whole family.
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Kansas City
Walter
Sam
Kansas City Journal
Drexel funds church and school for Winnebago Indians
Mother Katherine Drexel of Philadelphia, founder of the Order of the Blessed Sacrament, commits 500000 of her private fortune to build a church and school for the Winnebago Indian reservation at Nebr. Homer Father Schell supervises consent from the Indians as the condition.
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Katherine Drexel
Philasiphia
Order of the Blessed Sacrament
Winnebago, Neb
Father Schell
Homer, Neb
Han
Brownlow's Fight Tale From a Campaign Paper
Representative Brownlow recalls his country newspaper days when a week’s issue carried fighting language. A large man with a club demanded the editor, Brownlow fled toward the stairs and found another intruder asking for the editor upstairs. Brownlow hid and did not return that day.
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Brownlow
Tennessee
Ancient word twists shape old names across seas
A compact survey traces how Celtic and Greek roots distorted place and people. It notes pehta for fighters among the Picts in England, Latinized as Pic ts, Barbary from a Greek barbarian signifier, and links Taciturn legends to Danes at champion's gates. It also explains alt maen meaning high rock in coast and mountain crags.
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England
Tiven
Guy of Warwick
Denagsu
Champion's Gates
Best We Have Sermon on Giving and Character
Dr Newell Dwight Hollis urges Christians to offer their best to Christ and sow influence generously. He links divine blessings to selfless acts, praises parental influence, and urges acts like helping others, praising children, and spreading kindness, arguing “it is better to have saved a life” than won a kingdom.
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Christ
Benng
Joey
Jesus
Newell Dwight Hollis
Why Men Ought to Go to Church
Rev Hagerman argues that strength and beauty lie in God s sanctuary and that faithful attendance transforms character, weakens sin, and clarifies life s rewards. The sermon stresses that no heart can serve two masters, and draws on David s sanctuary experience to explain divine guidance, justice, and final glory.
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David
Christ
God
Andrew Hagerman
Sympathy's Lifting Power and the Need to Speak
A reflection on the value of spoken sympathy in times of suffering. The text argues that comforting words from others provide consolation, strength, and motivation, citing Jesus Christ as a example of seeking empathy. It asserts there is no excess in offering sympathy and warns against silent neglect in sorrow.
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Lord Jesus Christ
Lfe
Students for Temperance Move in France
A temperance campaign begins at the University of Paris with an anti alchoholic league. Students plan lectures tracts and sermons to educate the public on the dangers of alcohol and advocate moderate use of lighter liquors while denouncing brandy gin absinthe and all spirits.
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France
University of Paris
Seeming and Being in Character and Mindset
The piece argues that thoughts shape character and outward display. Happy, cheerful acts reinforce inner goodness while faking kindness through smiles and calm speech can still alter feeling. It urges avoiding outward expressions of unkindness and cultivating virtuous behavior to resist evil in one’s nature.
Learning to Love God by Action and Intent
The guidance from Charles Gore explains that love for God grows as one acts for Him. By directing thoughts and deeds Godward and relying on steady action, all elements of the self gradually align, and love becomes felt through doing what is right.
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God
Charles Gore
Love as Guide to Ethical Problems in Christ’s Teachings
The text reflects on how Christ spoke little in direct opposition to ethical issues of his era yet planted love in humanity. It argues that the seed of love, once sown, would mature as people recognize God’s love and human brotherhood, guiding societies toward their own solutions.
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Aes
Lo Pals
Christ
Doan's Kidney Pills Promote Health for Chicago Woman 86
Chicago resident Marionga Knight aged 86 recounts severe kidney and pelvic pain eased after seven weeks with Doan's Kidney Pills. She spent hundreds on other medicines before $6 restored her health, with free trial offered by Foster-M Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. Also noted are university medical training and local ads, including Johannesburg saloon changes and soothing syrups for teething.
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Doan
Marionga Knight
Ashland Ave
Chicago
West Side
Dean
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
Sala Ball Dealers
Tackling Nontransferable Rail Tickets For the Fair
Officials report efforts to curb scalped nontransferable tickets sold for the Fair. Federal state and city laws, plus court rulings, hold such tickets illegal and may expose purchasers to forgery liability. Railroads implement ticket inspections at Union Station to stop brokers, protect travelers, and recover funds, while complaints rise from victims often unable to pay fares after being removed from trains.
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St. Louis
Union Station
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