Shunamite Woman and Elisha Heal a Dead Child
A Shunamite woman shelters Elisha in a chamber at Mount Carmel. Her son dies, she seeks Elisha, and the prophet prays, rests the child’s body, and he is revived. Gehazi's role is discussed, as is faith in God’s plan and the woman’s restored joy.
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Ruth
Ittai
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Peter
James
John
C. H. Spurgeon
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Isaac
Shuneni
Israel
Seasonable Salads From Halibut to Spanish Varieties
A historic cooking note details preparing halibut with a brench dressing and crisp lettuce bed, plus cucumber curls and a mayonnaise or boiled dressing. It also describes a Spanish salad variant using endive tomatoes eggs and a lobster or fish yolk paste, offering substitutions and presentation tips.
Halibut Salad with Garnish and Bacon Salad Recipe
Chopped shallot and sweet pepper over endive with oil and vinegar dressing. Bacon salad uses browned bacon, bacon fat, vinegar, yolks mustered with pepper and mustard, served over shredded lettuce. Recipes reproduced from the Boston Cooking School Magazine.
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Boston Cooking School Magazine
How to Mount a Horse Lessons From Captain Capron
The piece describes a series of New York Times photographs showing proper and improper mounting of a horse. It details steps for mounting including stance left of the girth facing the horse, reins in the right hand, and weight transfer to the ball of the right foot, then spring from the right foot while holding the mane. The guidance follows Captain Allyn K. Capron’s example from Roosevelt's rough riders and notes his death at La Quasina on June 24.
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Betting on Horse Races and the Bettor's Lot
F J Bryan notes Noman dominates as the country’s heaviest bettor, explaining bettors chase short prices and quick fortunes. M F Dwyer favors odds on bets, arguing stable gains from 1 to 6 or similar. Small bettors resist, seeking unlikely wins, often losing as greed wrecks bank rolls.
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M. F. Dwyer
Dwyer
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New York Journal
Pygmy alligator like chameleon in Florida reports
A Florida note on the chameleon or pygmy lizard Anolis principalis. It changes color with mood and surroundings and is a swift flycatcher able to travel over ground and trees. It is friendly when treated well and can be tamed, but protected apiaries and butcher birds pose risks.
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Asia
Africa
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Arizona
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Death by Own Action Among Races Cited by Washington Star
A Washington Star quotation argues that death by own action is extremely rare among colored people and most common among the most intellectual races. It states Germans lead, French next, with Irish and Americans close behind, and notes Americans slightly ahead.
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Washington Star
Toques and Bonnets Grow Larger with Elegant Paris Models
A New York fashion writer notes modern headwear is notably larger with broader sides, flattering slender faces when trims stay balanced. Flower toques from Paris feature shaded violets or pink roses, with soft green lattice stems and delicate greenery, accented by a matching aigret and violets or roses.
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New York
Paris
President Burt Orders Women Stenographers Dismissed
President Burt of the Union Pacific railroad orders the discharge of all women stenographers and clerks at headquarters claiming men do better work. He justifies the move by saying women cannot perform as well as men. The rule faces heavy debate in railroad circles as women are employed nationwide and generally satisfactory. Initial steps include dismissing six women with about 200 more expected to follow gradually.
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Burt
Union Pacific Railroad
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