Baptists Plan Global Mission Efforts and Orphanage
The Southern Baptist Convention foreign mission board authorized one million dollars for a new Russia mission, an orphanage in Rome serving Italy, a Central Europe seminary likely in Prague, and ongoing relief in Belgium and France, among other European efforts announced at the Richmond meeting.
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Richmond
Russia
Rome
Italy
Europe
Prague
Belgium
France
Foreign Mission Board
The
Southern Baptist Convention
Clemson warns on overusing hand dusters in boll weevil control
Clemson College cautions farmers about allotting too much land to hand dusters for boll weevil control in 1920. It urges reading Information Card No 7 from the extension service, which covers poisoning value, advised territories, recommended poisons, application machines, timing, and safety precautions.
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Clemson College
South Carolina
Extension Service
Two Skating Ways Known By Youthful Son
A bluffing bachelor tries to gauge skating tricks from a boy. The boy replies he can skate in only two ways, standing up and sitting down, revealing simple, humorous family banter.
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Sonny
Onny
Banish Worry and Anxiety Quote Highlights Harmony
Orison Swett Marden cautions that fear and friction drain energy and waste life, noting those who fail often could have accomplished great things if they had kept themselves in harmony and removed anxiety from their lives.
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Orison Swett Marden
Chicago Daily News
Early Basket Makers
Ancient islanders of Great Britain were famed basket makers whose wares were prized in Italian palaces. They made woven boats and covered them with animal skins, lived in huts of openwork osier, and built reed shields for warriors in an impervious design.
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Great Britain
Italy
Careless With Money The Warning on Fraudulent Checks
A public notice warns that alterations to checks and notes can cause serious losses. It urges use of tamper detectable paper and explains how to protect cash, checks, drafts, receipts, and other negotiables.
The Story of a Shepherd Boy The Road to Promotion
Samuel mourns Saul and is sent to Bethlehem to anoint Jesse’s son David. God looks on the heart not outward looks. David’s shepherd experience prepares him for kingship and leadership of God’s flock.
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Samuel
Saul
Bethlehem
Jesse
God
If You Want to Be Miserable Quote Reflection
A reflective excerpt urges focusing on self and personal desires to invite misery. It warns that self centered thoughts spoil what comes from God and lead to choosing wretchedness.
The Good and Bad Worldview Quote
A reflective line contrasts optimism and pessimism noting the world appears very good to the positive, yet bad to the negative. The terse aphorism invites contemplation of perspective and attitude during uncertain times.
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