Mary and Martha Lesson on Quiet Service in Bethany
The sermon contrasts Mary and Martha, praising Mary for choosing the good part by sitting at Jesus feet while Martha frets with busy, ill directed activity. It argues deep rest in the Lord strengthens service and that quiet focus enables efficient doing for all believers. Rev. J. H.
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St. Luke
Mary
Martha
Martha’s
Bethany
Himwe
Jesus
Mei
Nan
J. H
Fragmentary reminiscence on Palestine instruments and reed pipes
A witness recalls Palestine and describes a simple reed instrument and its fragile tones. She muses on how reeds bruise easily and how a shepherd might replace a broken pipe with a spare, restoring sound from many reeds.
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Palestine
Jerusalem Easter City Embraces Diverse Faiths and Rites
The article surveys Easter in Jerusalem, detailing Greek Orthodox ceremonies like the foot washing, the shared Holy Sepulcher, and the Latin Armenian Nestorian rites. It notes a cosmopolitan crowd including Jews, Muslims, Russians, Italians, and Americans, with various national costumes and street markets.
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Erusalem
Jerusalem
Moses
Levant
Turkey
Persia
Caucasus
Mesopotamia
Aleppo
Damascus
Beyrout
Africa
Egypt
India
Europe
Holy Sepulcher
Holy Land
Jesus
John
Peter
Judas
Jerch Puidey
Ste Seldon
Russia
Roumania
Greece
Bulgaria
Servia
Montenegro
Austria-Hungary
Godfrey de Bouillon
Mecca
Medina
Syria
Palestine
Lotte LO Tile
Constantinople
Christ
Adriatic
Paris
Tur
Hamal
Pera
Jubalee-Kepoosee
Gul Jamee
Imi-Kappo
Patriarchal
Mennonites in Canada Oppression Claims and Farm Finance
An excerpt discusses Mennonites in Western Canada facing purported oppression during Europe’s war and notes favorable conditions under Canadian government. It also reviews a farm financial statement from Crowfoot Toren Co Alberta detailing acres, crops, expenses, receipts, and returns across 1912 to 1915. Alarm at limited literacy is briefly mentioned.
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United States
Canada
Europe
Russia
America
South Dakota
Diedrich Goossemn
Western Canada
Crowfoot [Toren Co
Crowfoot
Alberta
Tender Skinned Babies and Electric Switches
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for tender baby skin with a free mail sample offer. It mentions a postcard address in Boston and notes Cuticura products as soothing and healing for irritated skin. The page also contains a short dialogue about whether the school is up to date, noting an electric switch in the building.
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Beck
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Bill
Jill
Salts for backache and kidney trouble
A health note advises backache and dull kidney pain stem from excess meat. It claims uric acid damages kidneys, causing urinary symptoms and rheumatic pains. Suggests Jad Salts from a pharmacist, four ounces, taken before breakfast in water, derived from grape and lemon juice.
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