Washington Notables and Religious Report From 1894
Prominent residents including Mr William A Wells Mr Charles Ferguson and Dr W S Montgomery arrived or returned from cities like Chicago New York and Harpers Ferry while Miss Arena Edna Brooks and Blanche F E Carter journeyed to Wycombe Falls for summer. Rev W H Newby preached at Union Wesley A M E Church and a Sunday School mission report from Washington DC outlines conversions and efforts to bring children into churches with emphasis on moral reform and outreach.
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Arena Edna Brooks
Blanche FE. Carter
Wycombe Falls
Washiineton
D.C
Sunday Schools
Washington, D. C
Brethren
19Th. Street Baptist Church
Generous act follows Miss Garrett's death at home
The death of Anna L. Garrett at 812 Fla Avenue last Sunday saddened many. She worked at the Government Printing Office and supported her invalid mother. The Metropolitan AME Church and Sunday School raised 12 for the mother, and Hon. C H Taylor paid the $55 funeral expenses.
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Anna L. Garret
Fla. Ave
Metropolitan A.M.E
C H. J. Taylor
Miss. Garrett
Shiloh Baptist Church Hosts Speaker and Concert
Shiloh Baptist in Alexandria filled with young people for a Christian Endeavor meeting, hearing John W. M. Stewart of The Colored American. Rev Dr Warring preached on Christian duty. A July 26 Warrenton excursion was financially successful, followed by a Metropolitan choir concert at the Baptist church.
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Shiloh Baptist Church
Alexandria
Young People Christian Endeavor Society
John W. M. Stewart
Warring
Fad of Straight Wigs Among St Louis Colored Women
A St Louis Repub lic interview with a hairdresser reveals a trend among colored customers toward straight wigs. Wigs cost from 5 to 50 dollars, with many paying in installments. A mulatto woman admires blonde hair to appear white in gaslight, illustrating social pressures and fashion.
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St. Louis
West Pine Street
St. Louis Republic
Athletic New York Girl Riders Train With Discipline
New York Sun describes women in New York who train with athletic dedication, many excelling in tennis, bowling, golf, and especially riding. They ride at speed in the park, often unaccompanied, socialize quietly, and return to stables flushed and exhilarated after long sessions.
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New York
New York Sun
Mrs Faust and the Snake Courage in Ravine Woman shoots head off giant serpent
Mrs Faust wife of Prof Israel Faust of Ravine showed notable pluck while washing clothes as a large black snake emerged from firewood. She loaded her husband’s gun and fired killing the snake by blowing off its head. The six and a half foot reptile weighed heavy with eleven young chickens inside.
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Faust
Israel Faust
Ravine
Meerschaum origin and clay properties explained
C BE Carter of Terre Haute explains that meerschaum is not sea froth the name comes from the clay floating when dry and resembling white bubbles. The clay is found in Turkey and Hungary and pipes brown with use as tobacco oil is absorbed, bowls resemble ivory when new.
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C. BE. Carter
Terre Haute
Turkey
Hungary
Kansas City Journal
Visibility of Colored Lights at Sea
A local scientist reports tests showing white light viewed at greater distances than other colors. Red light ranks second, green third. Visibility depends on green glass density from 60 to 80 percent and increases with color density. atmosphere greatly affects visibility. Record.
Confectionery and Ice Cream Saloon Adapts Menu
A local confectionery and ice cream saloon offers a fall variety of treats and serves families on short notice. The owners invite patrons to try new flavors and extensions of their classic lineup.
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Confectionery
Bee Pinking Stamping and Painting Lessons Offered
Mrs Georgie A Holbrook at 1457 Pierce Place offers Bee Pinking stamping painting and painting lessons with reasonable terms.
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Georgie A
Holbrook
Pierce Place
Old Advice and New Portraits Across Opinions
A reflective piece contrasts an elderly adviser’s steady counsel with a young couple’s courting, noting age differences and the saying that action wins. It also surveys painter Andreas Zorn’s esteem for Mrs. Potter Palmer and Mrs. Grover Cleveland and the craft of portraiture amid critics and talent.
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Zorn
Andreas Zorn
Potter Palmer
Grover Cleveland
Gee
Boston Herald
Mr. Zorn
Flags A Prosperous Postwar Industry Emerges
The manufacture of flags grew into a large industry after the war with about 5,000,000 flags produced and sold annually. Prices ranged from one cent to $100 or more. General Benjamin F. Butler helped pioneer mass flag making, owning mills near Boston and introducing special machinery to speed production. Other mills soon joined the boom.
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Benjamin F. Butler
Boston
Pittsburg
A Quick Return from a Pittsburg Child
A Pittsburg boy rushes in with news about Brown’s infant death. His mother gently confirms the tragedy and reflects on the mother’s sorrow, noting the baby was only three days old. The child wonders what God would think seeing such a return.
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Amma
Pittsburg
Brown
How to Sell The Colored American for Prizes
A call to youths to solicit subscriptions for The Colored American. Get sample copies free, secure a small blank book, recruit neighbors and friends to take weekly issues for five cents each, and record subscriber names to earn cash prizes for top sellers, with weekly payouts announced each Saturday.
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Tance
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Chicago
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City
W.S. Montgomery
Washington Schools
Harpers Ferry
Robert Jackson
Savannah Ga
J. C. Irwin
Maude
Ciertrude Smith
Highland Beach
Mattie E. Fowles
Louisville
Williams
Jnc. K. Rector
Bethel Literary and Historical Association
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Arkansas
Washington
Rector
Carrie Wilkinson
Educational Corps of
W.H. Newby
Union Wesley A.M E
Newby
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Warrenton, Va
J.T. Layton
Metropolitan Choir
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John G. Reisinger
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H. T. Offterdinger
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Filer
Detroit Free Press
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American Publishing CO
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Cincinnati
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