Palm Sunday teaching on Jesus entry into Jerusalem
The lesson explains Jesus’ triumphal entry with the colt, the crowd’s Hosanna, and the fulfillment of prophecy. It argues that belief and obedience bring peace and prosperity, Jesus weeping over Jerusalem, and the kingdom postponed until later restoration. It notes that messengers speak only what God directs and stresses divine sovereignty in events.
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Areon
Christ
Jesus
Luke
Heaven
Earth
John xii
Xiv
Jer. i
Ezek. iii
Jonah iii
David
Israel
Jerusalem
Red Sea
Kingdom of
Temple
Bethany
Jeans Christ
Tabernacle of David
Fragmentary Verse Echoes Through Quiet Gossip
A fragmentary quotation describes a rumors and whispers spreading in a small world yet heard beyond. The text hints at defaming language and the consequences of truth and slander on reputations.
Father Prout Hoaxing Poets Across Languages
Francis Mahony known as Father Prout made a career of misattributing popular poems to foreign authors. He claimed Moore stole Go Where Glory Waits Thee by translating it into French, and presented Lesbia Hath a Beaming Eye as his own Latin verse. He also translated Wolfe’s Burial of Sir John Moore into French and German and asserted a chain of theft among poets. The hoax baffled Wolfe and others until exposed.
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Father Prout
Pront
Moore
Mme. la Comtesse de Chateaubriand
Lesbia
Prout
Wolfe
Sir John Moore
Colonel de Beaumanois
Pondicherry
Torstenson
Dantzic
Philadelphia Press
Parrot Fund Drives Charity and Civic Reform
A French town uses a trained parrot to shout For the poor, if you please at the municipal poor box boosting coins. The idea may spread to warn of wet paint or remind visitors to wipe their feet. Also, a London summary notes an electric light outage during a church service and a deacon lighting a lamp in a related incident.
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Elm Road Baptist Chapel
Southsea
London
Social grosbecks of South Africa build grass roofed arboreal towns
The social grosbecks live in large colonies and choose a tall tree to shelter with a grass roof. Up to 400 or 500 pairs share this dwelling under which nests form streets like rows of tenement houses. The roof keeps off heat and rain while the birds create a vast aerial city.
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South Africa
Dr Holmes Library Valued At Four Hundred Plus
The Boston Globe notes Dr Holmes valued library at 804 dollars describing it as modest for a literary man. It argues that most best works are affordable in cheap bindings and that the finest books are few in number. Elihu Barritt known as the learned blacksmith mastered many languages with self education. Buskina footwear high boots worn by ladies.
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Dr. Holmes
Boston Globe
Field humorist Eugene Feld at Normandie show
The piece recalls Eugene Field performing a western humorist gig at the Normandie. A tale from a boy’s visit home shows him, and Field senior, joking about geometry and study as the father says cuffed theorem notes would fail under nude examination.
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Teee
Normandie
Young Field
Two London Theater Patrons Missed Ending Laughing
Two women living far away left a leading London theater early to catch a train. While slipping out during a quiet moment, an actor reentered the stage and quipped there they go the only two women I ever loved one I couldn't have and the other I couldn't get. The audience laughed and the women were astonished.
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Stalla
Advice on children's winter wear from Ladies Home Journal
The article suggests boys aged two to eight may wear kilts or blouses, recommends coats of thick flannel or soft cloth with a front button and cape, stresses warm dry feet with overshoes and gaiters to prevent croup and colds, and notes preferred head coverings from wool Tam O Shanter to velvet trimmed felt hats, with the continental three cornered style as fashionable.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Arctic railways and ancient lamps in a mixed note
The piece notes Sweden's Lulea Gellivare railway reaching 50 miles above the Arctic Circle and hints at arctic excursion trains and future exploration material. It mentions Dion Boucicault's Pat Malloy for Arrah na Pogue and the long history of Irish marches. It also reports discovery of Egyptian lamps from 8060 B C in Nile catacombs.
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Arctic
Sweden
Lulea- Gellivare
Lulea
Arctic Circle
New Orleans Picayune
Pat Malloy
Dion Boucicault
Nile
Boston Women Arrest Report Sparks Outrage
A Chicago Tribune letter claims two Boston women were arrested for shop lifting with goods concealed in their sleeves. Readers are urged to believe it is a misprint and not true.
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Boston
Chicago Tribune
Shift the Nuisance Dress Reform Advocate
The item cites Dr. Sarah Hackett Stevenson pushing dress reform by placing men in skirts and notes a Denver News quip. It contrasts with a St Louis Globe Democrat remark about wartime buying and army seats in the United States.
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Sarah Hackett Stevenson
Denver News
China
Japan
United States
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
A Victory For Woman Appointed Executive Secretary
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote notes California governor names a woman as executive secretary, while political figures react with anger. The Washington Star suggests the office should pursue a woman, and the Chicago Times-Herald comments on restraint from loud rhetoric by leaders.
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California
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Boston Compositor Captures Heiress in Curious Stunt
A Boston compositor has taken an heiress in a bold act, drawing unusual attention from readers. The Chicago Post voices skepticism about whether this is a dramatic score or a mere tease, leaving the outcome unclear.
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Boston
Chicago Post
Princess Beatrice Gains Control of Queen’s Savings and Properties
The New York World reports Princess Beatrice, seen as the queen’s constant companion, often participates in ministerial interviews and wields royal prerogatives. The queen reportedly wills most of her savings, about £1,500,000, plus Osborne and Balmoral private residences, to Beatrice.
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Beatrice
Osborne
Balmoral
New York World
Washington Rock Landmark Destroyed Near Lambertville
A historic Washington Rock near Lambertville New Jersey was broken into paving blocks and hauled away by quarrymen who leased the land. Citizens condemn the destruction arguing the rock served as an observatory with a view toward Trenton ten miles away. The notice cites a New Orleans Picayune remark on actors.
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Lambertville
N. J
Washington
Trenton
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