Grand Sunday School Rally Parade Draws Citywide Attendance
A large Sunday School rally in Traverse City featured parades with Boys and Crescent Bands, numerous district groups from Long Lake Township to Mapleton, and a speech by Rt. Rev. Bishop Tuttle urging youth to honor family state and church roots. He warned against tobacco use and urged focus on spiritual formation through Sunday School. The program closed with remarks by Rev. Miller and a benediction.
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Traverse City
Ing
Icher
Wright
Pimatter
Mapleton
LU. B
Weste
Lone Tree
Pleasant Valley
Kalka
D. Cochlin
Baptist Ngsters
M. E
I¢ Bicycle Brigade
Y Arner
Cass
Washington
State
Boardman Avenue
Union
Tventh
Carmen
Bishop Tuttle
Missouri
Jesus
Horace Hitchcock
Maler
Bicycle Parade Impresses with 82 Wheels in City
The forenoon parade featured 82 wheels, Bay View Sunday school from Elm wood township sent over fifty scholars to the rally. A framed picture of the late organizer Mr. Samuel Anderson decorates Anderson's undertaking window as the school honors him after twenty years. The Boys Band opened at the school grounds with spirited endeavor songs and gospel hymns.
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Bay View Sunday School
Elmwood Township
Samuel Anderson
Anderson
Republicans Renominate Mesick in Eleventh District
Reed City July 27 The republican delegates in convention renominated W. S. Mesick of Mancelona for congress from the eleventh district. The session had 90 delegates with representation from every county.
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W. Ss. Mesick
Mancelona
Congress
Reed City
W. S. Mesick
The Spanish Armada Looted by Venetian Vessel
The Century article recounts the Trinidad Valencera sinking off the Irish coast after a leak. Spaniards ashore are robbed by locals and soldiers, while some crewmen are aided by an O Donnell ally who shelters officers. Looting, murder, and eventual hunger cap the survivors’ fate.
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William Frederic Tilton
Alfred T. Mahan
Diary-Wielding Villager Despised for Public Snitching
A quiet, public spirited man in a village keeps a diary since 1871 recording village life, weather, property prices, and political utterances. His habit of correcting others with his notes makes him highly disliked despite his kindness.
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Boston Journal
Edison Sends Phonograph Cylinder Tale To Philadelphia Expo
The Philadelphia electrical expo manager asked Edison to lecture or send a cylinder. He replied with a humorous tale about a Massachusetts man seeking a mineral spring in California whose waters allegedly cured him, ending with a faux Epison signature and a note on electricity.
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Philadelphia
Mr. Edison
Dean Marks
San Francisco
Massachusetts
California
San Joaquin Valley
Epison
Pearl diving and historic pearls in ancient and royal lore
The piece explains pearl harvesting from Persian Gulf oyster beds and how divers collect shells. It notes cleansing and polishing steps and factors determining value. It recounts famed pearls tied to Cleopatra and Augustus and a later tale of Sir Thomas Gresham gifting a powdered pearl at a Queen Elizabeth banquet.
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Persian Gulf
Cleopatra
Mark Antony
Augustus
Julia
Elizabeth
Royal Exchange
Thomas Gresham
Chicago News
Winds Shape Lakes and Alter Water Levels
The piece notes how strong persistent winds dramatically affect inland lakes and seas. It cites the Baltic Sea and Lake Erie shifting as much as eight and fifteen feet respectively, with water piling on one side while the opposite shore dries, even exposing rocks in places never before walked upon.
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Baltic Sea
Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
New York Ledger
How Mines Are Exploded
Sailors discuss methods to detect anchored mines and torpedoes in harbors. Techniques include dragging with a hedge, visual aid via a canvas telescope, and countermining where detonation triggers mine explosions. The article notes the danger and variability of success depends on water and bottom conditions.
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Chicago
Druggists Embrace Red Light Trend in Town
A pharmacist replaced a missing red lamp by using a glass bottle with red fluid and a candle behind it. He added a second bottle and soon rival druggists followed, expanding lights and colors. The town adopted the fashion of illuminated storefronts.
Water of Life and Brandy's Spread from Italy to France
Distillations in 1450 London led to prohibition in 1494. Michael Savonarola's fifteenth century treatise on water of life became a standard authority followed by Matthial of Siena. The books spurred brandy making in Italy and the trade expanded to France.
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London
Michael Savonarola
Matthial
Siena
Italy
France
Burglar Trades Bluff With Child Over House Contents
In a tense moment a boy named Binks tries to deter a burglar by bluffing. The burglar answers politely that he aims to take only contents and will use ordinary real estate channels.
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Little Binks
Harper’s Bazar
Yucatan Name Meaning in Spanish Inquiry
A historic account notes Yucatan as a compound Indian name meaning What do you say which yielded the Spaniards only this reply when asked to describe the country.
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Yucatan
Elder A. Shoemaker of Ashley Praised for Health Boost
The longtime Ashley Ohio resident and former three term mayor credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing his rheumatism and restoring health. He recounts twenty five years of pain before starting the pills and notes a rapid improvement, a quick foot wound recovery, and renewed vigor.
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Shoemaker
Ashley
Ohio
Elias Bishop
Dr. Williams
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