Beginning an Adventure at Chicago University
A university student Rosalind Stanton, tall and striking, clashes with a tram conductor over fare payment after a lecture. A mysterious, well-dressed man in a glove helps gather her notebooks and offers accompaniment home, sparking tension and curiosity as they walk through a thunderstorm.
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Rousseau
Robespierre
France
Rosalind Stanton
Rose
Miss Stanton
University of Chicago
Mense
The
Maroon
Elevated
Frederica Scrambles To Host Rainy Dinner Party
Frederica Whitney hurries to prepare for guests at seven twenty-two as rain delays Roddy Aldrich’s arrival. Roddy arrives soaked, disheveled, carrying notebooks, while Frederica weighs social pressures and her plan to charm a wealthy widow in a tense social evening.
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Frederica
Frederica Whitney
Shalf
Havelock Ellis
Martin
Herngone Woodruff
Roddy
Ache
Ballon
Mione
John Woodruff
Rodney Aldrich
Religious bodies exceed forty million communicants worldwide
In 1916 the communicant roll of all American and affiliated religious bodies topped 40 million, with a net yearly increase of 747000. Protestant gains outpaced population growth, led by Roman Catholics and Baptists, while Anglican, Lutheran, and Methodist figures also rose. Sunday school enrollment surged, adding over six million scholars in ten years.
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Serro
Council of the
Beni Wiade
Dester Carroll
Lally
Presbyterian and Reformed
Episcopal Church
Doctor Carroll
Anglican Communion
Baptist
Congregationalist
Lutheran
Methodist
United States
Shadow Before Sunshine
A reflective meditation on Joseph from captivity to leadership, showing how shadow precedes sunshine. The piece links personal hardship to growth and service, urging readers to view trials as divine direction toward mercy and aid for others.
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Joseph
Jacob
Egypt
The Real Adventure opens a romance across years
A feature on a romance novel that starts with marriage and moves through years of "double harness" among middle western wealth, highlighting equal suffrage, working wives, and family life. The Real Adventure balances romance with thoughtful domestic issues and lively action.
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Middle West
Webster
Thig Outwits Trap in Humorous Elopement Twist
A whimsical note describes Thig Skill as a clever suitor who evades a trap to marry, highlighting a playful, stilted steel town scene and a lighthearted romantic plan.
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Achaktan
Path to Christlikeness Requires Time and Patience
The text reflects on patience, spiritual growth, and charity as parts of the Christian journey. It emphasizes choosing right action over anger and recognizing that development toward Christlike conduct is a long, ongoing process.
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Joseph
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Sarent
Serania
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Him
Contrikvany
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