Silver Against Gold in a Small Town Romance
In a postarmistice backwoods town Herbert Drew and Gilbert Post vie for Marguerite Hobart’s love. Gilbert saves Bobby Hobart from drowning, while Herbert fetches aid. Marguerite realizes Herbert’s courage and changes her heart, leaving Gilbert heartbroken as the town hails the rescue.
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Walt
Hinds
Herbert
Gilbert Post
Marguerite Hobart
Atlantic
Gilbert
Grant
Marguerite
Herbert Drew
Jill
Hobart
Language and the universal reach of natural speech
A discussion on natural language as an inherent form of speech that cannot be nullified by invention. It argues that English, Spanish, French, or Choctaw will eventually become universally understood through automatic processes and educational propaganda.
Industries of Mesopotamia Summary of Crafts and Factories
The text notes Mesopotamian industry relies on crafts with few manufactures. Steam machinery appears only in the military cloth factory at Baghdad, while milling tanning boat building and brickmaking serve local needs. A few luxury makers exist in silk weaving metal work and arack distilling, with Baghdad silk factories famed for color and workmanship.
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Mesopotamia
Bagdad
Modern Chivalry in Streetcar Exchanges
A humorous vignette shows Mrs Giddigad recalling a courteous stranger who offered her a seat on a streetcar. Hubhiee-Zatso notes the man held his newspaper to allow reading, prompting Mrs Giddigad to urge jealousy from her husband.
Worship in Spirit and Truth for All Believers
Lesson outlines true worship in spirit and truth, identifying God as the supreme being and Jesus as the Lamb, with criteria for acceptable worship including knowledge of Christ, a regenerated nature, sanctified life, and faith. It covers where to worship, stressing secret prayer, assembly, and worship anywhere by the spiritually engaged.
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God
Jesus Christ the Lamb
Fis
Christ
Samaria
Jesus
John
Patmos
Ephesus
Paul
Philippi
To Those Who Seek John Smith Quote
A quote attributed to John Smith warns that knowledge of Christ in the flesh profits little, while his spirit is given to those who seek the deeper things of God. The passage emphasizes spiritual insight over outward form.
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Christ
God
John Smith
How Can One Forget God Living In Us
A devotional query on divine presence asks how a person could forget God when He dwells within and accompanies them in life. The text emphasizes constant God with believers and living under divine guidance.
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God
Ander
Riches From War's Castoffs
A speculator bought thousands of French rifles and stored them for twenty years, selling them later to China and South American republics for huge profits. Bayonets that glittered at Sedan are still in use worldwide.
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China
South American
Sedan
What Suez Canal Does
The Suez Canal shortens sea routes from England to India by about 1,000 miles and is only 9 percent of the total voyage.
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Suez Canal
England
India
Praying With Purpose and Persistent Conviction
A reflective meditation on prayer’s power to convict sin, open paths to meeting others, and sustain long term petitions. The piece cites examples from four wives and their unsaved husbands, a minister’s chance encounter, and George Miller’s long term prayer for a friend, urging disciplined, record keeping prayer aligned to God’s will.
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Ohio
Christ
George Miller
Grace
Question of Ownership and Friendship Echoes in Poem
A fragmentary line ponders possession and loyalty as the speaker claims a share of a loved one and stresses that a friend’s secret remains beyond personal right. The verse reflects tension between affection and trust in intimate bonds.
Pepgen praised by Evansville restaurant owner
Wm A Mueller of 223 S Water St Evansville Ind touts Pepgen as boosting appetite and kidney health. He claims four bottles restored his digestion and energy and relieved his daughter's stomach troubles. He cites its safety for children and availability at leading drug stores.
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Wm. A. Mueller
S. Waterstreet
Evansville
Ind
Pepgen
Bayer Aspirin Ad Promotes Genuine Bayer Cross Mark
An advertising notice explains that genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin carry the Bayer Cross and advises buyers to seek unbroken Bayer packages with full directions. It notes common uses for aspirin such as headache toothache earache neuralgia and colds and mentions small tin boxes of 12 tablets and larger packages being affordable at drug stores.
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Bayer
Victory ball prompts rapid fashion splurge
The war's end spurs a brief bright fashion boom as a sister shows off a gown costing far beyond a simple price. Her brother, recently returned, quips that the cost would need thirty golden sovereigns to cover it, highlighting social excess and postwar exuberance.
Four Great Events Seen by Old Man in San Francisco
During the flu epidemic in San Francisco with closed meeting places and mandatory masks, a drunken man muttered that he had lived to see four great things happen the end of the war churches closed saloons left open and the women muzzled as noted by a judge.
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San Francisco
Charity Brand Promises Bread But Steals Coat
A harsh proverb warns of a charity that offers a crust of bread to a hungry man and then takes his coat. The saying cautions against duplicitous aid and favors that hide exploitation.
Patriot medley proposed for modern patriotic song
A musical manager seeks a fresh patriotic tune that appeals to both common listeners and statesmen. The composer proposes a medley combining Sweet Land of Liberty with A Life on the Ocean Wave for a modern yet classic hit.
John Henry Remembered
John Henry, a recent Sunday school graduate, astonishes his parents with his memory of Psalm twenty third. The child repeats the scripture, and a mishap occurs when he is found lying on the damp lawn quoting the phrase about green pastures.
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John Henry
John Elenry
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