Christ Saved Him Gr Samuel Benson and Belgian Relief
Gr. Samuel G. Benson a former US pastor who served in Belgium during World War I led a votive healing mission at the YMCA in Brussels and authored Back From Hell detailing relief work. He dodged execution by German forces in 1915 after intervening to shield a fellow officer from a blindfolded shooting.
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Samuel G. Benson
Brussels
Hell
Belgium
Bloulving
United States
Doctor Benson
Christ
Benson
Century birthday noted for Mrs Hannah Eldred
Mrs Hannah Eldred of Baldwin Long Island celebrated her hundredth birthday at home. Family and descendants gathered as she ironed a shirt and sang while recalling milestones, with she reading without glasses.
Celery Growing Transforms A Humble Crop Into A Major Industry
The USDA bulletin notes celery moved from a rarity to a multi‑million crate annual business. It highlights soil types, fertilization, irrigation, seed handling, and field practices, plus disease and storage challenges. It warns growers to track costs to ensure annual profits of 200 to 300 dollars per acre or more.
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United States Department of Agriculture
W. R. Beattie
Florida
Washington
Tiét
Great Lakes
New Jersey
Massachusetts
California
Rochester
N. Y
Long Island
I Helped Him Off and a Man Describes a Beating
A man recalls helping an assailant and being beaten near a sidewalk. He bears black eyes a bleeding nose missing teeth and facial cuts. He compares his condition to the wreck of the Hesperus and says the attacker declared the location his station before striking.
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Hesperus
Cincinnati Enquirer
Poker talk in Sport Costume saloon scene
In Sport Costume a poker game banter unfolds with Three-Fingered Sam begging to join. Cactus Joe suggests Sam wear a bathin' suit to deter hiding aces, explaining its pockets and sleeves would tempt theft.
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Sam
Cactus Joe
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American Magnesium Company
France
Germany
America
Glenn Curtiss
Hempstead Bay
New York
Jennings, Mich
Cadillac
U. S
Bright
Doan
Indiana
R. J. Hire
Grand St. Ligonier
Ind
Pee Foster
Spohn’s
Canada
Bellans
Holland
Hessig-Elis
Necessa Botte of
Ars
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