Jerusalem the City of Faith and Long Struggle
A historic overview details Jerusalem as the most fought city, tracing its capture by British forces in World War I, its long course through Assyrians, Romans, Crusaders and Ottomans, and its unique geography, walls, and population dynamics.
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Jerusalem
Frederick II
Bagdad
David
Bethlehem
Christ
Mohammed
Richard Coeur de Lion
Continent
Richard
Austria
Britain
Askelon
Jaffa
Ursalim
Melchisedek
Salem
Sheshak
Egypt
Jeho
Ash
Israel
B. C
B.C. Sennacherib
Babylon
Zerubbabel
Joshua
Ezra
Nehemiah
Alexander the Great
Syria
Herod
Golgotha
Pilate
Peter
Titus
Vespasian
Omar
Europe
Palestine
Selim I
Saladin
Selim
Suleiman the Magnificent
Judea
Zion
Moriah
Acra
Beretha
Dora Bucks Up New Year Resolutions at Home
A family morning in a quiet home follows Dora Buckingham Prescott’s attempt to write New Year resolutions. Dora quarrels with Agnes over chores, then discovers Agnes has already helped, while Dora learns to imitate her sister’s pleasant conduct and tidiness.
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Dora
Agnes
Mamma
Freddie
Fred
Mreadie
Dora Buckingham Prescott
Baby Fred
New Year Echo Answers Work and Sleep in Verse
A poem by Laura E. Richards contrasts seasonal joys with the New Year’s echo answering each question with a single word. The refrain alternates between schoolwork and pleasure, ending with bed as night deepens.
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Laura E. Richards
Old Year Adieu and the New Year Greeting
A Pittsburgh Dispatch poem by T. J. Dehey ponders Old Father Time marking the year’s end. It reflects on battle and loss, the vacant chair at home, and the hope that new effort may bring cheer as the New Year dawns.
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Finis
T. J. Dehey
Pittsburgh Dispatch
New Year Playtime in a Sunny Dooryard
A group of children enjoy a New Year’s Day in a sunlit dooryard. Susie cherishes her doll while Lela compares dolls and notes the risk of touching a wax doll. Johnny plays with a jumping-jack, hopes for a rocking-horse next Christmas, and Roy looks forward to better times while they trade marbles and jokes.
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Susie
Lela
Roy
Johnny
Santa Claus
Little Roy
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Chosroes II
E. H. H. Allenby
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