What Is Wanted Ardent Zeal Not Prayers
A brief verse urges action over praise to help the hungry and suffering. It calls for lifting the fallen, bringing the poor to hope, and worshiping God through deeds of kindness. The piece emphasizes practical charity over lofty words.
Ten Years Later Nettie Reunites With Lost Love
Nettie Devereaux prepares to greet her former lover Harry Rainscroft after ten years. She hides nerves to maintain calm, but joy erupts when she learns his wife died in a madhouse, revealing a second chance at happiness and a shared past.
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Nettie Devereaux
Nettie
Harry
Santi
India’s Narcotics and the Distinction Between Opium and Ganja
The London Telegraph argues that opium use in the East is relatively harmless and limited by law, while ganja is illegal and linked to criminal behavior. It notes ganja sparks frenzy and violence, with Ghazi villages using it to inflame maniacs sent to kill in the name of faith.
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London Telegraph
Ganja
Aganja Eater
Ghazi
Farmers urged diversification and salt use for crops
The department found sorghum seed 10 percent sprout in tests. A. H. Rose of Oakland faces $800 000 liabilities after assignment. Rich Portland banker Ladd hosts a fine farm with a costly first butter pound. Salt use and improved farming methods cited. Diversified industries and energetic small ventures praised as paths to profit, with examples from farms and poultry to a Marysville Appeal note.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
A. H. Rose
Oakland
California
Portland
Oregon
Ladd
Jerseys
Burrell
Electricity Brings Heartbeat Back to Life in Child
A three year old girl given morphine reportedly became faint. Doctors administered electricity which revived the heart, with the heartbeat almost imperceptible before. The treatment proved successful and the child revived. withdrawal of the battery would have halted activity and likely caused death.
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St. Albans
Ee Ee Colin
An Enterprising Lady on California Farm
While traveling through California this Summer we visited a farm-house with home comforts. A daughter about 18 or 19 is shown tending the work in which each enclosure holds fowls with a capacity of 40. The total cost of the inclosures did not exceed $200, and this setup allows her to raise 1,000 fowls.
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California
Future of Grazing Examines Cattle Markets and Land Use
The Treasury report outlines rising meat demand and prices in the United States and Europe, with Texas cattle costs climbing from four dollars to fifteen to eighteen per head. It warns that small holdings will fail to meet future meat supply, and Mexico may become a new breeding ground drawing capital and raising questions on transportation and quarantine.
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Anl
United States
Chicago
Vanderbilt
Pennsylvania Central
Woolwich
Mersey and Irwell Navigation Company
Theodore McMinn
Treasury Department
West
England
France
Germany
Prussia
Texas
Mexico
Notes For the Fair Sex Discusses Women Jobs and Education
An article argues for a university for women in Baltimore under the Methodist Episcopal Church and notes $135 000 of $200 000 goal is pledged. It cites Indiana premiums rising to $1 000 to attract women exhibitors and praises Woman's State Fair Association managing the exposition upper floor. It also muses on women’s evolving roles and suggests farming or cheese dairy work as respectable occupations for single women.
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Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal Church
Indiana State Board of Agriculture
Woman’s Department
Emerson
Ars
Lesson of Temples Bridging Effort Over Individual Work
A Canadian Farmer notes that knowing how to temper others to guide collective effort holds more value than any single deed. The quote emphasizes shared knowledge and collaborative leadership over isolated achievement.
Secret To Raising Happy Children In Busy Play
Esther in the May Household asks how to manage restless children. A contrast is drawn between a girl pushing a carriage despite admonitions and four nearby children happily playing with soap bubbles. The piece argues education as drawing out virtue, keeping children busy with wholesome, engaging tasks to avoid disobedience and temptation.
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Anna Howard
Esther
May
Salvation Army impressions from London visit with Gen Booth
The letter to the New York Evangelist describes Rev Dr Theodore Culer’s relaxed English tour with Newman Hall and Spurgeon. He attends a Salvation Army meeting where Gen Booth and his wife receive a warm welcome, with packed halls and a mix of officers and reform-minded attendees.
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Theodore Culer
Newman Hall
Spurgeon
London
Salvation Army
New York
Gen
Booth
Napoleon
Hallelujah
England
Gen. Booth
Seaenety
Nir
Fragmentary medical note hints at pain relief and dietary links
A distorted text references pain, cinnamon state of health, and possible dietary factors. It mentions a doctor, rural setting, and a female subject, with vague notes on care and prevention. The readable parts imply a discussion of remedies and patient comfort.
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