Maybrick case and varied 19th century notes from Shreveport Progress
An assortment of loosely connected items from Shreveport Progress, including remarks on the Maybrick case's reach into Congress, commentary on American politics, and cultural notes. It mentions Li Hung Chang visiting America, a Chicago theft incident, and the Booth family’s dissension. Also covered are Yale’s rejection of Dr. Phelps’ modern novels course, the Langenhaus diphtheria case, a Bachelor’s club for single men, women’s hat warnings in theaters, a Rock Island burglar, and a Arlington New Jersey suicide prompted by a mother’s drinking.
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Yale University
William Lyon Phelps
Dr. Phelps
Pliny
Chaucer
Spenser
Robert Louis Stevenson
Rudyard Kipling
Tolstoi and Howells
Hall Caine
Marion Crawford
Christ Walking Through The Shops Amid Human Cruelty
The article presents a spiritual meditation on Christ walking through daily life and market scenes, facing scorn as he tends to workers and the poor. It closes with exhortations about faith, duty, and the power of the word, including a missionary anecdote and a brief devotional poem excerpt.
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Christ
Crarty
Mauras
King
Tao
A Beautiful Principle Behind The Kind Word Society
The Kind Word Society helps 2000 to 3000 city girls find country homes for domestic service. Many entrants are unfamiliar with duties, having worked as clerks or in sewing, left poor and hungry. Hostesses teach useful skills, and goodwill generally yields positive outcomes.
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New York Evening Post
Kind Word Society
Prevalent Folly: Potter Warns on Parental Religious Choice
Bishop Potter laments growing parental trend to treat religious observance as optional for children, urging reverent study of God's word and worship. He cautions against swing from one extreme to another and calls for training children in catechism and Bible lessons. The article notes a humorous aside about bachelors.
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Cjirist
H.C. Potter
Palestine
Call for More Mission Workers to India
A plea in the Missionary Review of The World urges Christian nations to send additional workers to India. It describes the darkness of the great dependency and cites examples of faith, sacrifice, and prayer, including a railroad worker turned believer and calls for stronger missionary effort across England, Europe, and America.
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India
Eternite
England
Europe
United States
Nui
Aioe
Chile
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Che Shreveport Progress
DP Hicks
Bayt
Shreveport
Louisiana
Congress
Ola Paine
Wale Atain
Las Manners
Theeutene
Li Hung Chang
America
Chicago
Booth
Cuba
Lerrnard Kip
New York
Nat Goodwin
Hoffman House
Kip
Berlin
Langenhaus
Imperial Capita
Women’s Health Protective Association of
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mr. Weller
George Sample
Rock Island
Ill
Arlington
N. J
Damoranve
Aneclote
Bn Wien
Lord
Mr. Asnes
Uganda
Central Africa
Samwels
Samuel
Samwell
Samwel
Fume Harrie
Jesus
Martha Perry Lowe
Boshand
Gail
George Bowen
Eave
God
Barnardo
London
Comstock
Pune
Garin
Wales
West
Jastis Wiran
Lanchibens
Brettin
Mr. Raskin
Mar Meath
Washington Star
Andertaker
F. Martel & Son
Iygese
Goole Crockery, &c, Telephone
Sheveport
F. M. Hicks
S. B. Hicks
W. F. Chase
Secord Treas
S. B. Hirke
H. Gosman
T. H. Scovell
Geo. Bickham
the Hicks Company
Texas Street
Shreaveport
Eibive Hendae
Corner
Spring
Travis
Comnore2
S.B. McCutchen
T. L. Stringfellow
Cor
Milam Streets
C. A. Alston
Corton
Crockett and
Spring Streets
John E. Schilling
Plumber & Tinner
Jine
Louisiana Street
Miam and
Crocian Streta
John Cook
Oud Etand
Plartaton Ward
Tad
Joba Jobasod Proprietor
U.S. Patanta
Ader .A.snow&co
Patan
Qffice
Washington, D
Chienco Stables
Jew Prices
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