The Jehoiakim Fire and the Word of God
Jeremiah's roll is burned by Jehoiakim after reading the Lord's words. Baruch and Jeremiah hide and later rewrite the message on a new roll, while the Lord preserves his word and plans judgment on the king for his rebellion. The lesson contrasts Josiah's faith with Jehoiakim's hardness.
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D. M. Stearns
Jehoiakim
Josiah
Jeremiah
Israel
Jehudi
Baruch
Geribe
Schudi
God
Alain Man
Abel
Elijah
Ahab
Christ
Exix
India
London
Tejpico
John Wilkinson
Jonah
Daniel
Heaven
Babylon
Judah
Torpedo Dick Singleton Heroic Well Shooter
Dick Singleton known as Torpedo Dick faced a deadly well blowout near Bradford. He steadied a lowering glycerin shell and, braced against a 1000 foot raging column, held the shell to stop an explosion. He preserved himself and five others through quick, fearless action.
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Dick Singleton
Bradford
Singleton
Singletos
Eternity
Victor
Blind Man and Tiger From India In A Hut Mangle
A blind village outcast in India senses a man-eating tiger entering his hut. He palms the animal and the tiger flees, but the man finds his wife and child slain by the beast, a grim encounter retold from The Wide World Magazine.
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India
G. H. Trevor
Wide World
A Great Boat Race in Honolulu On Fourth of July
An account of the Bennington crew at Honolulu harbor aquatic festival with four mile race against Kanaka policemen Kanaka sugar workers and the yacht Eleanor. Eleanor wins by ten lengths while Bennington fades amid betting and later relief that Eleanor’s crew included ex navy men.
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Navy
Washington
Honolulu
Pacific
Vtho
Bennington
Mare Island Navy Yard
South Pacific
Olympia
Boston
Hennington
Kanaka
Eleanor
Mia Slater
Providence
Wonolulu Harbor
Japan
Sleanor
Leaner’s
San Francisco
Girlers
Washington Star
Life in the Desert with the Bedouin
An extract from RB Talbot Kelly in The Century describes desert life with Bedouin habits of abstemiousness. The author details sunup routines, meals largely consisting of rice and lamb, scarce salt and water, long fasting, evening coffee and chatter, and the extreme cold nights that force improvised breathing space to restore circulation.
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RB. Talbot Kelly
Kelly
Stolen Goods From Ben Franklin House Advertisement
The Pennsylvania Gazette lists a theft from Ben Franklin's house on the 7th instant. Items include a half worn Sagathee coat silk lined, four fine shirts, a Holland shirt, broadcloth breeches, stockings, handkerchief, calfskin shoes, a boy’s castor hat, and other goods. The thief, William Lloyd, Irish, about 10, tall and slim, claimed Latin and Greek knowledge and was a former schoolmaster. A reward of thirty shillings and charges is offered by B Franklin upon capture.
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William Lloyd
House of Benj. Franklin
N.B
Lloyd
B. Franklin
Czar and aide discuss Philippines and China annexation
The Czar and his aide debate seizing more territory in Asia while condemning American ambitions in the Philippines. They consider sending battleships to Manila and expanding control in Chinatr and Shu Ki province, then backtrack to moral suasion amid pressure from Duveykoll.
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Kantchokoff
Kantchakoff
Pei-Hei- Wei
Shu-Ki
Manilakoff
Duveykoll
Ching
Nua
Kof
Cleveland Plain Dealer
That's Another Story Oil Shopman and Firewood Venture
Dialogue humor shows a shopman resisting a change as a firewood vendor refuses to quit. A Swiss study finds laborers can endure only one third as long at 10 000 feet for roadwork. Fiji population drops from 150000 to 140000 since 1871 with 44 percent child mortality. Flour yields: 100 pounds yields over 120 pounds of bread.
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Switzerland
Fiji
Buried Entry for Boston Rail Division Note
Union Passenger Station on Causeway Street Boston serves as a reference point for the Boston and Imatine Railroad Southern Division in central Massachusetts. The fragmented text notes a rail division and central Massachusetts location without additional context or events.
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Bostow & Imatine Railroad Southern Division
Central
Massachusetts
Union Passenger Station
Causeway Street
Boston
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