Buried Son Hoax Ends in Prisoner Confession
A Wisconsin couple mourned Urban John Bergeron, believed dead in Belleau Wood, only to learn a New Orleans convict, Robert E. St Claire, impersonated their son. After raids and a sister’s investigation, St Claire confessed, revealing long lies and a plan for adoption once released, with authorities pursuing his earlier offenses.
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Atlanta
Bergeron
Menasha
Wis
Urban John Bergeron
Belleau Wood
War Department
Wisconsin
Urban John
Belleau
New Orleans
Federal
Robert St. Claire
Bergerons
Lucille Oldham
St. Claire
Stella Bergeron Emmerich
Robert E. St. Claire
Catholic Protectory
West Seneca
N. Y
Emmerich
Itimé
France
Pacific Coast
Red Wing
New York World
Painting Bought for Few Marks Called a Rubens
An oil painting purchased in 1908 for a few marks at an auction in Frankfort on the Main Germany by a Philadelphian was declared by Prof Pasquale Farina to be the original Rubens painting Daniel in the Lions Den. The purchaser and owner is Max A Krankel a dental laboratory proprietor.
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Philadelphia
Frankfort-on-Main
Germany
Pasquale Farina
Daniel
the Lion’s den
Max A. Krankel
Fatal Shock Fatality Near Galion Ohio
Leonard P. Long a 30 year old farmer near Galion Ohio died after grabbing a furnace damper chain that touched a worn electric wire leaving insulation off. The shock killed him an hour later. Police investigated the accidental death.
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Galion
Ohio
Leonard P. Long
Here
London Fears St Pauls Dome Is Falling Down
The city surveyor says St Pauls cathedral dome is unsafe and may need demolition and rebuilding costing 500000 pounds, with 30 years closure. Hollow pillars must be replaced by solid ones to prevent collapse within years, amid cracks from nearby excavation, sewers, and heavy traffic.
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London
ST. Paul’s Dome
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Baily Mirror
Christopher Wren
Trains Seal to Save Endangered Swimmers
Hamburg reports Capt. Hans Winston, a local trainer, claims a trained seal could rescue multiple bathers in rough water. The seal reportedly grabs victims by the neck and swims them to safety without injuring them, potentially reducing the need for human lifesavers.
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Hamburg
Hans Winston
Winston
Christ Prays for His Disciples and Believers in John 17
Study notes on John 17 verses 1 to 26 outline Jesus prayer in three parts. His prayer for Himself for glorification. for His immediate disciples protecting, sanctifying, and sending them. and for future believers unification and glorification with the Father and the Son.
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Jesus
Christ
Jesus Christ
God
The Master Word of Christianity: Love
A concise note restates that the central Christian doctrine centers on love as the master-word guiding faith, practice, and ethics for believers in daily life.
Charity and the Bone Shared With the Dog
A proverb-like note frames charity as sharing the bone with a starving dog. It contrasts charity with selfish hunger, suggesting true charity involves mutual need and equal sharing rather than mere giving.
Never Be Afraid of Giving Up Your Best
Motivational line urging faith and courage, promising divine aid when surrendering one’s best efforts, framed as a religious exhortation.
Men's Muscles Move When Souls Sing Merry Music
A brief note celebrates how male fitness benefits from joyful music and merry spirit, suggesting rhythm enhances strength and mood during workouts and routines. The piece highlights music as a motivator for discipline, balance, and energy in daily training.
Holiness of God Transforms Believers and Redeems
A sermon on the Lord’s holiness, its all encompassing nature, and its effect. It traces how divine purity exposes human pride, explains the Cross, and shows how redemption makes believers partakers of God’s holy nature through Christ’s sacrifice.
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Jehovah
A. T. Pierson
Africa
God
Isaiah
Job
Jesus Christ
Calvary
Cross of Calvary
Werein
Christ
His Church and God Interest Question
A Presbyterian Record reflection asks how one can expect God to be interested in them if they show no interest in His Church. The piece frames church involvement as linked to spiritual concern and divine attention.
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Presbyterian Record
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
Mrs E Gould of Los Angeles credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her from an operation during pregnancy and recovery. She valued the product for easing fatigue back pain and heart concerns and noted using Sanative Wash as well. Numerous letters report health restoration after doctors advised surgery.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham’s
Pinkham
E. Gould
East Side Boulevard
Butterfly Table Delicacy in Bugong Mountains
Australian aboriginal communities seek Bugong mother butterfly yearly on the Bugong mountains slopes in New South Wales. the insects are captured by suffocating them with smoke from fires set beneath the trees.
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Australia
New South Wales
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad At All Grocers
A cheerful housewife admires a basket of clear white laundry and gratitude, while an advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product available at all grocers.
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Red Cross
Dialogue Sparks Misunderstanding in Romantic Moment
A light exchange unfolds as one character questions a kiss while the other insists the impulse was irresistible. The banter hinges on playful disagreement over affection and spontaneity.
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Rubens
Madden
Martin B. Madden
Illinois
Appropriations Committee
Floranna
Josephine Henderson
Paul Henderson
Henderson
Great Cathedral
P. B. Fitzwater
D.D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Holiness of God
John C. Page
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
J. C. Page
Bellans
Chesebrough
D. State St
New York
Shandaken
New York Water System
Schoharie Creek
Ashokan
Tennyson
Rocky
Dr. Pierce
Earnest Kimbrough
Buffalo
Eureka Ol Burner Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Choice
Oregon Prunes
Kingwovod-tirenni Ds
Salem
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