Across Mesopotamia A World War Route Revisited
In Urfa and along the old Edessa route the author traces a revived arterial path of trade and travel. He recalls Abraham, Jonah, and ancient captives while noting modern forces like the Baghdad and Chester railway plans. The piece highlights Miss Shattuck and Armenian life, dangers of the road, and Aleppo as a railway junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesopotamia
Urfa
Edessa
Leppo
Braham
Promised Land
Jonah
Bagdad
Chester
Abraham
Eople
Grayere
Canaan
Harran
Babylon
Rebecca
Asia
Miss Shattuck
Kingdom of
Armenia
Mrs Pinchot Leads Women To Indian Creations Of Silk And Bead
Mrs. James W. Pinchot wife of the former U S forester is directing a campaign to interest American women in Indian made adornments and utilitarian articles. She urges purchase of bags caps and belts crafted by aborigines from silk beads and feathers. Pinchot has collected rare needle and bead works from western Indians and arranged lace samples in the national museum drawing keen notice from women visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Pinchot
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forester
Pinchot
National Museum
Euclid Struggles With Geometry Problem At Home
In a playful scene Euclid arrives at the stadium blue and discomfited. His messenger Timmyanus asks him how to solve a geometry problem from his daughter’s school assignment. Euclid confesses he cannot do it and seeks aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euclid
Timmyanus
Great One
Timmy
Jings
Promise to Settle Bill Surprises Clerk
A terse exchange reveals a promised payment due today in a brief dialogue snippet. A surprised clerk notes the creditor’s claim to come in to settle the outstanding bill, affirming the promise and the underlying obligation.
Balance of joy and burden weighs on us all
Anxiety over the future rests on many as the present load grows. People struggle to be content with daily duties while stacking additional worries about what lies ahead.
Another Sort of Girl Engages Basil at Dale House
Basil Kings meets the Dale clan led by Granny Dale where Lotte shows off seven cousins and a plan for courtship. He learns Charlotte King’s sharp wit and independence while Granny and Emma Agnes tease his finances and courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lotte
Basil
Post Office
Sluggard
Joseph
Beth
Margaret
King
Dale
Emma
Agnes
Granny Dale
Granny
Tess
Charlotte King
Dharmas
Dale Place
Anabel
Charlotte
Elephant Can't Jump Says Keeper at Menagerie
A keeper notes that elephants cannot jump due to weight. He can run about 20 miles per hour and cover long distances, but a wide eight foot ditch would halt pursuit. The animal is described as strong yet easily frightened, a great coward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cut Bank
Montana
Great Northern Railway
Scriptural Place Names Across England From Maps
England shows many scriptural placenames on Ordnance maps Jericho appears six times Paradise five times with Mount Zion Mount Ararat and Mount Ephraim three times Calvary Wood in Bedfordshire Jordan Hill in Dorsetshire Land of Nod in Hampshire Noahs Ark in Cambridgeshire Moabs Wash-Pot in Worcestershire and other names such as Hebron Joppa Bethlehem Jerusalem Gideon and Herod noted in scattered locations across the country
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Jericho
Paradise
Nineveh
Mount Zion
Mount Ararat
Mount Ephraim
Bedfordshire
Calvary Wood
Dorsetshire
Jordan Hill
Hampshire
Cambridgeshire
Worcestershire
Hebron
Joppa
Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Gideon and
Herod
More Restaurant Music Satire Fragment
A satirical dialogue imagines a noiseless soup spoon with a harmonica attachment for the wealthy. The Inventor argues practicality, noting such a device would enable each patron to play tunes like a private orchestra, a notion deemed impractical yet wildly ambitious.
Also Mentioned on This Page
William T. Ellis
Father Abraham
American Board
Massachusetts
Mutasarif
Withal
Turkey
Abdul Hamid
Aleppo
Damascus
Ruig
Europe
Khana
Hamidieh
Constantinople
Ibrahim Pasha
Asia Minor
Syria
McAndrews
Forbes Company
American Tobacco Company
America
Membly
Bembigie
Heliopolis
David Fraser
London
Euphrates
Hfe
d’Amerique
Joseph B. Bowles
Associated Literary Press
Lagras
Chicago
Thorpe & Company
Sioux City
Fourth Street
Ra Ptl
E. C. Leedy Gen’! Immig
Agent
St. Paul Minn
Parker
Baldauf-Rosenblatt CO
Oskaloosa
Kallet Omaketen
Rocklin & Lehman Sioux
Olr
Rayo
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W.l.douglas
W. Douglas
W.L. Dong- Tins
Spark St
Mags
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