Special Services Open on Sunday at First Church
Dr. W Z Wishart of Fighth United Presbyterian in Pittsburgh led a week of services at First United Presbyterian with daily evening sermons and a Sunday morning address. Attendance was large, focusing on Jesus and evangelism. A dedication of the remodeled First church building is planned for next Sabbath with fraternal services in the afternoon.
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First Church
W. Z. Wishart
Fighth United Presbyterian Church of
Pittsburgh
First United Presbyterian Church
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Paret- Sakdae’ Association
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Wishart
Washington
Joseph
Mary
Jesus
Jerusalem
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Cabin’ Peng
Musical Beginners in Mandel Suite For Brook Street Club
A London Times note describes a “bound proof” Mandel suite at Brook Street in a formition for Ini trate to accom modate a Guards club. The feature lets musical beginners practice instrument lessons without disturbing other guests.
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Cefetel
Brook Street
Guards Club
Unclear text fragment about Mediterranean trade routes
Fragmentary OCR passage discussing Mediterranean connections, Castilian trade balance, and northeastern coastal references with scattered proper nouns and dates. The text is garbled and lacks coherent events or verifiable entities.
Ho Shoes for Treveling
Fragmentary note from The Tribune recounts a traveler and companion purchasing shoes and attending to a tire on a trip. The text describes swamp land, a keg, and tending footwear while waiting for dryness during a train journey toward Minuserpent.
One Reasor for Golf Rite Inauspicious Start
A garbled note hints at a golf event titled One Reasor for Golf with an upcoming rite. The fragment mentions husbands and erbockers in unclear context, providing no concrete participants or details.
Burlington Loses to Mt Pleasant in Lopsided 21 138 Result
Burlington fell to Mt Pleasant 138 21 in a Saturday game on Mt Pleasant floor. Nicholson led Mt Pleasant with five baskets while Burlington leader Patrick was held to one field goal. The clash followed a Friday win by Burlington over Ottumwa 37 15.
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Burlington
Mt. Pleasant
Ball
Washington
Aly
Patrick
Nicholson
Ottumwa
Hagemeier
Dialog on Conversation as a Serious Wetter
A quoted meditation on conversation compares it to weather in gravity and warns against overindulgence. The speaker claims talking long equals fasting in intensity and stresses nerve and mental strain from advice and operation.
Handwriting as a clue to mental state
The piece notes that alienists often request handwriting samples to assess if a parent is delusional or insane. It cites a proven link between brain nerves and hand control, arguing that writing reflects mental temperament.
How Rats Cause Fires Explained From Wire Damage
Rats gnaw insulation on electrical wires and damage coverings leading to fires from defective isolation. They access manholes and waterways, hindering safety and increasing risk in urban infrastructure.
Suspicious Creature Desires Details of Detention Office
A Birmingham Age-Herald fragment notes a hard woman’s insistence on specifics when her husband reports a detention at the office. She questions whose office and the detention’s nature as part of their inquiry.
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Birminghan Age-Herald
Buzzards Gather in Swamp Island Breeding Ground
Birds nest in trees in swampy Paces when possible and seize isolated land near human access. They rapid ly form a large breeding ground drawing thousands, with roosts and breeding sites coated in feathers bones and carrion.
Samson wanted to wield justice with jawbone metal
The quote laments lack of a strong leader to use available resources. It notes the country is full of potential tools or weapons but lacks a capable, decisive figure to employ them effectively. The remark invokes biblical imagery to critique leadership.
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Philadelphia Inautrer
Mary E Roe Named General Manager of Shelby Northwestern
Mary I Roe is named general manager for the Shelby Northwestern railway based in Shelbyville North Carolina, reflecting leadership at the regional carrier and its management team.
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Mary I. Roe
The
Shelby Northwestern Railway
Shelbyville
N.C
Companions on the Heaths and Moors
The narrator recalls never being alone among nature, finding companions in every bee flower and pebble. He notes tales found in a tuft of heather and a dewnap, decipherable only in places, and far more interesting than any book save one written on earthlingsley.
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Lingsley
Musical Instruments of Insects
Insects produce sound mainly from rapid wing vibrations. A buzzing hum can exceed a hundred strikes per second and a special wing base quiver or a fiddling-like bow against a wing also creates sound.
Such to Human Nature
A terse aphorism notes that the loudest car trouble complainer is often the rider waiting for a ride rather than the owner who fixes the breakdown. It uses a humoristic, observational tone about human behavior and patience in misfortune.
Derivation of Hoodlum and its San Francisco origin
The term hoodlum denotes a young rough rowdy. It traces to a San Francisco gang led by Muldoon. They were mocked by reversing and altering his name, calling them Hoodhims rather than Muldoons.
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San Francisco
Muldoon
Growth of Cremation Idea Across the United States
A 1910s era summary notes cremation usage rising to over 60 000 in the United States across crematories. It highlights rapid growth on the Pacific coast and records a 1913 government contract to erect a crematory in the Canal Zone.
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United States
Canal Zone
Bank Named Without National Part Faces Special Legislation
The text notes a unique case in U S banking where a national bank operates without the word National in its title. It mentions the Bank of North America in Philadelphia and explains that Congress must enact a special bill to allow such a bank to operate as a national bank without naming it as National.
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United States
Ban S of
North America
Philadelphia
Congress
Rats blamed for fires and disease in old warning
The piece warns that rats cause damage to food and spread diseases including bubonic plague typhoid and diphtheria. Mr Worthington claims thousands of fires of unknown origin start in walls attics and ceilings and that about 90 percent are due to material accumulated by rats and spontaneous ignition.
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Worthington
Marriage of First Cousins Across Many States
First cousins may marry in Alabama California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Montana Nebraska New Mexico New York North Carolina Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin.
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Alabama
Californian
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Kick in Hot Drinks in China Traditions
The article notes a Chinese custom of drinking wines hot, with a thrifty belief that heated wine intoxicates more quickly than cold wine. It frames this as a cultural observation on beverage warming practices.
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China
Lines to Be Remembered Advice as Snowy Sinks in Mind
A reflective quotation on how advice, like snow, settles softly yet lingers and reshapes thought, suggesting the lasting impact of words. It frames Coleridge as the source of a meditative aphorism about memory and influence.
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Coleridge
Washington Elevator Co
Illinois Experiment Station
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