Christianity Must Meet Crisis or Go to Discard
Church leaders urge United Presbyterian Church to mobilize the New World Movement amid unrest and world turmoil. Dr J T McCrory calls for meeting God's call, with 100000 intercessors, home mission expansion, and renewed religious observance. Campaign builds across synods and presbyteries with structured departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. McCrory
General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church
America
J. Alvin Orr
Pittsburgh
New World Movement
Pittsbug
United States
India
Egypt
T. C. McKelvey
Des Moines
Iowa
A. C. Douglass
Biggsville, W
J. W. Harsha
Chicago
D.S. Sharpe
Fowler
Calif
New Cambridge
H. J. Rose
New Wilmington
J. A. Alexander
Crafton
A. R. Robinson
Pittsburg
W. M. Anderson
Philadelphia
C. S. Cieland
C. E. Raitt
National Guard Bill Debated At Federal-State Level
At St Louis meeting Adjutants General Association facts outlined for a National Guard bill. Proposed changes include Redrafting the Defense Act of 1916, creation of a National Guard Bureau and Council, and a National Reserve with progressive training funded by federal aid to states. General Lasher criticizes current act as defective and urges separate citizen soldiery from the regular establishment.
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Des Moines
National Guard
National Guard Association
Adjutants Gneral Association of the
United States
St. Louis
Louis G. Lasher
National Guard Bureau
National Guard Council
Regular Army
Marine Corps
Army
Lasher
Adjutants General Association
Militia Bureau
General Staff
National Guard Reserve
National Army
Reserve Corps
Berry Time Heirloom Romance in Creekville
Lena Willoughby Carrow, an heiress, wins over James Warrington the woman hater during a berry picking trip in Creekville. A country romance unfolds as she hides her identity, and Warrington proposes a berry pasture partnership revealing his true feelings. The club audiences learn Lena’s deception, and the ending hints at a lasting union.
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Lena
Addie Comers
James Warrington
Creekville
Leva
Lena Willoughts Carrow
Amile
Warrington
Miss Willoughby
James
Viention
Ieter
James Gordon Warrington
James Poor
Miss Carrow
Janes
Jim
Lena Willoughby Carrow
Addie
Lore
Byn- Meate
Reopening Pharaohs Mines Sparks Tentative Plans
The 1812 discovery by French explorer Carl Maud revealed emerald ore with very large stones but low quality. The mine was abandoned after partial extraction. New tentative plans to operate the mines are under consideration.
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Carl- Maud
Electric Sugar Wrapper speeds sugar at 7500 lumps an hour
A new electrically driven machine wraps lump sugar in individual papers, achieving a wrapping rate of 7,500 lumps per hour. The device operates with rapid, continuous motion and highlights advances in packaging automation.
What Vanderbilt Means
The note explains the surname Vanderbilt from Van der Bilt or Bylt meaning of the hill. It states Cornelius Vanderbilt thus translates to Cornelius of the hill and mentions variations in spelling.
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Vanderbilt
van der Bilt
Bylt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius of the
Population Figure for Madagascar in 1917
The Madagascar population at the end of 1917 was estimated at 227000. The report notes a total population figure of 3 227 470 in Madagascar, reflecting census or territorial data from the period.
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Madagascar
Tague Seated as Representative in Massachusetts Tenth District
Peter F. Tague has been seated as the member of congress representing the Tenth Massachusetts district after a floor battle with John F. Fitzgerald. Tague has served the district for two terms, while Fitzgerald previously served in Congress twenty five years ago.
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Peter F. Tague
Congress
Massachusetts
Tague
Mitzgerald
First Salt Merchants and Early Salt Industry
The Delaware Indians produced salt from brine springs in New York as early as 1670 and sold it to settlers, likely the first American salt production. White settlers began salt manufacture near Syracuse, New York, around 1783. Salt ranks as the world’s most used mineral, widely abundant and distributed across the United States.
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New York State
United States
Syracuse
N. Y
Curious Guillotine Pens At Lyons Prison
At the St Paul prison in Lyons France a peculiar collection of pens is kept. Each execution uses a fresh pen to sign regulation receipts for prisoners handed to the guillotine and the ink is allowed to dry on the pen.
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St. Paul
Lyons
France
Perverse Critters Farm Quip Reflects on Hens and Eggs
A discouraged farmer muses that harsher treatment yields more eggs, recalling an old joke about how he keeps his hens in line. The quip highlights a rustic, humorous view of farm life and animal productivity.
No Longer Funny Observation on Marital Conduct
A note on social humor suggests a wife stops tolerating public displays by her husband as it signals she has moved past his antics. The remark uses a comic tone to reflect changing attitudes toward male behavior in private and public life.
Building St Peter's Rome Took Three and Half Centuries
The project spanned 350 years in which 483 popes reigned over Rome.
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St. Peter’s
St. Peter's
Rome
Weighing Trick From Dr Beck Confuses Weight Gain
A Popular Science Monthly item cites Dr Harvey G Beck of the University of Maryland proposing a weight method titled Weight weight. The text describes starting with 110 and adding 5 percent of the inches by which height exceeds five feet to the base to yield a “Heat weight.”
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Harvey G. Beck
U Ty
Maryland
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles
Popular Science Monthly
First Cup and Saucer Shows Tea Arrival Era
The sixteenth century drinks were water mead cock and ale. In mid 1700s tea arrived with China teacups. The handle came from Mediterranean lands. Earthenware cups were thick and sturdy and served with jars and lamps.
Looms for Invalids Weaving on Bedside Frames
Interesting specimens of weaving are shown on tiny looms that attach to bed frames for use by invalids. The contraptions allow weaving without leaving bed, illustrating accessible craft adapted for health needs.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure for All Stages
Readers are informed of a claimed cure for catarrh through internal use. The ad asserts catarrh is curable by systemic treatment and offers a $100 reward if it fails to cure, with instructions to send a list of addresses to F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
Natire
Addreas
F. J. Cheney & CO
Kledo
Ohio
Ail Druggists
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Rh. W. Thompson
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Josephine S. Brooks
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Holland
Oxford
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