Prophet Joel Book Overview and Thematic Judgment
This reflects a biblical summary describing Joel as Judah’s first prophet, likely in the reign of King Joash about 870 BCE. It notes his lineage, tribe, and ministry length, praising the book’s pure rhythm and concise style while contrasting its strength with Micah, Jeremiah, Nahum, and Isaiah.
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Joel
Tehorah
Judah
Toash
Pethuel
Reuben
Micah
Jeremiah
Waham
Isaiah
Gog
Drunkenness a National Curse Sermonette
The piece denounces alcohol as a national curse, arguing strong drink destroys moral stamina and endangers the nation. It attacks moderation as illusory, cites prophetic call to repentance, and urges fasting and mourning to seek mercy and salvation. It condemns the Brewers' association stance as insidiously dangerous.
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Brewers’ Association
Call to a Prophetic Life Joel the Child Named for Jehovah
The story reflects a father naming his son Joel at circumcision and recognizing a providential call ahead. It ponders whether the father foresaw a future prophetic role and the message of judgment and promise to Judah, noting the life’s awakening to a divinely guided mission.
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ODS
Joel
Tins
Pethuel
Judah
Joel's Faith Tested By Trials In Lifetime Quest
A youth named Joel is raised to honor God and Israel's history, learning that prosperity follows obedience. He faces early shock when he encounters a drunken priest, then endures hostility at the school of the prophets for his strict views. Abandoned by peers, he chooses solitude over compromise, trusting God to guide his path toward a prophetic calling.
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Joel
Israel
Toot
Tie
Muanhool
Jael
The Conference Debate Ends Abruptly
An overheard exchange at a local conference dissolves in humor as participants muddle phrases and mispronunciations reveal tensions. The baker finally asks who is expected to apply the choi, hinting at unclear agenda and seating.
Practical calf weaner beard fitted to nose device
A prairie farmer describes a calf weaner beard fitted to the calf’s nose by cutting a four inch square notch in a board to fit the nose. The beard allows the animal to eat without difficulty while preventing it from sucking the mother, though it may sting the nose and cause a brief singe when first used.
Dairying With a Separator and Cream Handling Tips
A Farm and Home correspondent shares experience with using a cream separator. She notes initial extra work but four weeks in finds it beneficial for selling cream. Advice includes cooling separated cream, churning at lower temperatures, aiming for about 56 degrees in summer, using butter color for color, and proper packing with fresh containers and proper storage.
Dairy Notes on Calf Dehorning and Feeding Practices
Dairy notes advise dehorning calves with caustic potash as soon as the button forms and warn that delays yield deformed horns. It emphasizes high protein feeding during shedding, using bran oats chop alfalfa clover oil meal, and strict growth care for dairy heifers. If calves reject grain, pasture feeding is suggested as the cheaper option to maximize dairy profits.
Good Dairy Herd Wins farmer’s pride and profit
A short moral urges dairy farmers to value a small, quality herd. Even a few good cows yield steady returns, while keeping several poor cows erodes profit. The piece argues that a well kept cow can earn around $30 annually, a gain that compounds to about $200 over ten years.
Pasture Management Notes for Midsummer Cattle
Pastures are generally good when cattle are turned in. Feed little grain after turning in. In midsummer pastures shrink so change pailure. Low turnip seed, especially Swedish turnips, needs longer to mature. If sown too late bulbs fail to reach profitable size. Keep the cultivation going.
Milk amounts for calves in early life guidelines
Calf milk feeding varies with individual capacity and expert opinion. Start with six to eight pounds in the first week, possibly up to ten for strong calves, and increase by about one pound weekly up to ten weeks, while avoiding overfeeding and adjusting to signs of digestive upset.
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Orange Judd
Silage versus grain in dairy cow rations
The Olio experiment station tested silage as a grain substitute in cow feed. Two rations with similar dry matter gave cows fed silage 96.7 lb milk and 5.08 lb fat per 100 lb dry matter versus 8.13 lb milk and 3.9 lb fat for grain. Feed cost per 100 lb milk was 68.7 cents with silage and 1055 cents with grain. Butter fat cost was 123.1 cents with silage and 281 cents with grain. Net profit per cow per month favored silage at 5.864 dollars versus 2.405 dollars.
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Olio
Pasturing A Cow With A custom wood yoke device
Instructions from Farm and Home describe forging a long yoke from a heated horse-rake tooth, forming loops at both ends, and attaching a four inch red alloy tink to secure the eye. The device uses a sliding ring and a fastening link to hold a chain for pasture tying.
Stomach Worms and Lamb Losses Plague Putnam County Sheep
A Putnam County Ohio farmer reports heavy lamb losses from stomach worms and intestinal gavisites, estimating overall losses around two percent from birth to market. Lambs die at birth and after due to parasites and occasional thunderous winter raids on flocks.
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Otheii Labs
Putnam County
Ohio
Farmers’ Review
Testing Dairy Cows Sparks Agricultural Reform Movement
Testing of dairy cows by agricultural colleges has begun a reform movement. The effort aims to reveal eye opening differences in milk production across breeds so farmers hear of superior pure dairy stock value and consider improved stock over non dairy trades.
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Cayman
Lowell Children Plan Lincoln Memorial in Lincoln Square
Lowell Massachusetts children raise two thousand dollars for a Lincoln memorial near Lincoln School to be dedicated February 12 next year, centennial birth anniversary. A pink granite shaft eight feet high will bear a Lincoln portrait in bas relief and an inscription. Ernest Dudley Chase and Bela D Pratt lead the project with civic support and a plan to fund entirely by children's contributions.
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Lowell
Mass
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Square
Lincoln School
Lincoln
Citizens’ Committee
Ernest Dudley Chase
Bela D. Pratt
Boston
St. Gaudens
Greene
Park Commission
Pratt
Lowell Schools Plan a Lincoln Birthday Fund Drive
Erected by the School Children of Lowell the plan calls for each city school to raise funds through dime or smaller subscriptions entertaining events and other means. High and grammar school principals report enthusiastic pupil support with consent from authorities. Lincoln’s birthday will be a perpetual holiday with special monument exercises.
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Lincoln
Lowell
Salute Mixup Reveals Naval Gun Counting Tricks
Captain Mahan recalls a naval salute miscount where beans were used to track gun discharges. A prankish plan involved transferring a bean per gun between pockets, but a miscount left the captain with two beans while the French held twenty two, prompting a comical appendix.
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A. T. Mahan
Gui
Health Brings Happiness Says Mrs Shelton of Tennessee
Mrs C R Shelton of Pleasant Street Coyington Tennessee reports severe kidney disease and rheumatic pains. She describes medicines failing until starting Donn's Kidney Pills, which she says gave immediate help and soon restored strength and health. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Poster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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C. R. Shelton
Pleasant Street
Coyington
Tenn
Donn
Milburn Co
Buffalo
Up to His Tricks at New York Dinner
Lord Rosslyn recounts a London spendthrift tale at a New York dinner. He says the youth warned his Oxford uncle he would blow his brains out if not sent a hundred by Saturday, prompting the uncle to reply by telegraph with his revolver, a grim punchline in a dated humor line.
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Lord Rosslyn
New York
London
Oxford
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Helps Through Change
Letter from Mrs. E Manson of Columbus Ohio praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the Change of Life. She reports improved nerves headaches and renewed ability to work after using the remedy and urges others to try it.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Manson
KE. Long St
Columbus
Ohio
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinksham
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Lincoln Monument
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