Arise and Go to the Desert Mission of Philip
A Sunday School lesson outlines Philip's divine diversion from Samaria to Gaza to convert an Ethiopian eunuch. The Spirit guides Philip to join the chariot and explain Jesus, leading the official to faith and baptism. The commentary emphasizes obedient service, Spirit guidance, and the fulfillment of prophecy in Christ.
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Philip
Samaria
Ethiopia
Candace
Jerusalem
Esaina
Christ
Gabriel
Daniel
Isa Lin
Moses
Jesus of Nazareth
Joseph
John
Israel
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Jesus
John the Baptist
Isa
Jesus Christ
Azotus
Casarea
Han
Earth
Kangaroo Hunting Traditions In Australian Bush
An article describes two methods of kangaroo hunting by natives and whites. Natives surround and trap the herd with spears while white hunters pursue with dogs. Detailed accounts cover hunting tactics, animal behavior, and outcomes including meat and hunting dangers.
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Australia
Wrought Iron Fad Across Centuries of Craft
The article traces the use and artistry of wrought iron from fifteenth century Germany to Antwerp and Augsburg. It notes grave crosses in Nuremberg, canopies in Antwerp, and Grotesque knockers in Nuremberg, with ironwork flourishing under the Fugger era before much was destroyed during the French Revolution for weapon production.
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Germany
Nuremberg
Antwerp
Quentin Matsys
Louvain
Bruges
Ghent
Augsburg
Fugger
New York Herald
Trustee’s Fire Question Prompted Students For Escape
A district school board trustee known for fire questions asked pupils what they would do if the building caught fire. The teacher nudged students, and when the trustee spoke one boy led the chorus with You boys and girls have paid such nice attention to Mr Jones remarks I wonder what you would do if I were to make you a little speech Form a line and march downstairs.
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Detroit Free Press
Weary Raggles and Willie Debate Future Work Roles
Weary Raggles and Wandering Willie discuss a newspaper prediction that by the next century women will do all the work. The dialogue is framed as a humorous exchange from a New York Sunday World page.
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Raggles
Willie
New York Sunday World
Trial reveals shareholder value in The Times shares
Mr. Justice Cave heard a case where Adama bought a small stake in The Times for £353 and claimed it was worth £25 a year, later earning £18. Damages were set at £65. With adjusted values the paper’s worth estimated at £485,456, noting a distinction between printer’s preference contracts and ordinary shareholder value.
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Justice Cave
The
Times
Adama
Brodie
Adams
the Times
Walter
London
Wasps Help Control Flies in Ireland Herds
A Bray Ireland observer noted wasps chasing and capturing flies from cows. Wasps bite off wings and sometimes legs, then carry prey to feed larvae. In about twenty minutes a crowd of 800 to 400 flies were seized from two cows near Mr Barrington, illustrating a natural insect control.
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Nature
R. M. Barrington
Bray
Ireland
Fossil Reptile Tracks in Connecticut Valley
Fossil reptile tracks near Portland Connecticut reveal two footed reptiles with tracks 16 to 40 inches long. The prints are nearly as broad as long and indicate a creature about 12 feet tall. Formerly thought to be bird tracks, geologists now attribute them to reptiles.
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Portland
Conn
Connecticut Valley
St. Louis Republic
Penn Yan Name Origins Traced to Pennsylvania and Yankee
The Philadelphia Record explains Penn Yan New York arose from settlers from Pennsylvania and New England who could not agree on a name. A distorted idea combined Pennsylvan ia and Yankee to form Penn Yan as a compromise, and the name remains attached to the town.
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Philadelphia Record
Penn Yen
N. Y
Pennsylvania
New England
Penn Yan
A Cheerful Giver
A Watervliet Sunday school teacher asked what the phrase means. A 4 year old boy named George Edwin replied that it means give a whole lot and don't cry over it.
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Watervliet
George Edwin
Troy Times
The Newcomes Tale of Lady Langford and Lord Langford
A fragmentary anecdote from Thackeray’s Newcomes recalls Lady Langford and her mysterious relation to Lady Kew. The story centers on a wedding arrangement hinted by a stern grandmother who declares marriage will occur when she commands six horses for the carriage. The tale blends social pressure with a hint of family control.
New Ways for Women to Earn Money Expand Widely
The article notes women turning to small scale profits from soups and stock jars and amateur photography. It mentions a visiting photographer from women’s exchanges who shoots at homes, focusing on children and domestic scenes as its main activity and image.
Embossed Velvet Styles Move Into Fashion Gowns
The New York World notes embossed velvet as a season’s novel tie with moire or satin grounds. Designs feature fine vine and blossom motifs in color against black embossed velvet on delicate grounds. White moire with embossed patterns in wood browns greens appears charming alongside pompadour bouquets.
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New York World
Cold Nails and a Vintage Wine Tale
A medical note on brittle nails from cold weather suggests soaking fingers and almond oil to soften them while wearing gloves. A separate report recounts England's Trevelyan wine cellar, bequeathed to Sir Benjamin Richardson for scientific use, but never opened or sold by order of the will, leaving no funds for temperance.
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England
Walter Trevelyan
Northumberland
Sir Benjamin Richardson
Temperance Hospital
London
Sir Benjamin
Benjamin
New York World
New Baby Sparks Neighborhood Ecstasy at House Wedding
In an Everyday Scene from Pearson's Weekly a new baby arrives and stirs excitement among women who crowd around a minister seeking a christening date while a doctor and a pushy father figure attract attention, and a butler is mistaken for a suitor.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Whistling Buoy inventor inspired by boy and horn
The Boston Post notes the whistling buoy creator conceived the idea after seeing a boy push a tin horn into a hogshead of water. Air pressure and the horn’s whistle reportedly informed the buoy’s mechanism used in government devices responding to tide and wave action.
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Boston Post
A Doubtful Blessing and Million Dollar Dream
A dialogue from the Cincinnati Enquirer features Perry Patellc and Waynorn Watson debating whether a hypothetical one million dollars would be desirable. Patellc questions the burden of a vast fortune while Watson remains unsure of its benefits and possible plans.
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Perry Patellc
Waynorn Watson
Cincinnati Enquirer
Carved From Stone Stands in Calm Resolve
A figure described as standing as if carved from stone embodies composure under revealing circumstances, with observers noting no surprise at the evident transformation. The episode reflects a moment of deliberate composure amid change.
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Indianapolis Journal
Social Position of Actors in Moliere Era France
The article discusses how actors in Moliere’s France were socially ostracized and denied spiritual rites. It notes that dramatists like Corneille and Scarron enjoyed salon and academy status, while actors were considered outcasts and lacked social standing even at death.
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France
Warren
Moliere
Corneille
Scarren
Hotel de Rambouillet
Paris
Boileau
la Fontaine
Furetiere
Les Femmes Savantes
Generous Rich Man Rebuffs Paris Loan Plea
In Paris the wealthiest man, sought by the needy, refuses a high profile donor request. A former rich woman at a neighboring table asks for a kindness a loan or aid, but he hesitates and declines, noting the familiar pattern of such pleas. The anecdote is recounted by the Pittsburg Dispatch.
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Paris
Monseiur
Monsieur
Pittsburg
Builder dismisses man seeking work in Tit Bits tale
A London builder on a street with active construction finds a man on the sea wall smoking. He pays four days’ pay on Friday and dismisses him. The foreman reveals the man was not employed by them but was only asking for a job.
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London
Dentists Use Folding Chairs for Travelling Practice
Folding dental chairs collapse into compact boxes for easy shipping to remote areas. The chairs match standard proportions when set up and offer adjustable comfort for dentists serving multiple points, especially where transport is limited in regions like parts of South America.
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South America
New York Sun
May threatens punishment for crying in a clean dress
The Punch cartoon line shows a child named May pleading with her father not to punish her for crying, insisting she wears a clean dress. The dialogue captures a domestic moment with humorous restraint.
Brazil and Central American Jungles Challenge Path Finding
The article notes dense jungles in Central America and Brazil making penetration hard. Swain and party cut a half mile through the Darien isthmus in a day with hatchets and machetes. In parts of Honduras a 16 foot wide road vanished weeks later as vines overgrew the cleared space.
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Central America
Brazil
Swain
Darien
Honduras
A Parisian Tip For Sewer Dining Voiced By London News
A London News report cites a Parisian suggestion to fish for rats in the city sewers using a ling hook baited with tallow. It advises patience and steady pulling as the rat approaches and swallows the bait, turning the scavenging into a dinner idea.
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London News
Firemen injured by electric shock at Chicago power house blaze
In a Chicago electric power plant fire, firefighters faced a basement blaze in the dynamo room. They chopped through the floor to reach the flames and were shocked by a heavy current as the hose stream touched the fire. They were unconscious briefly but recovered.
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Chicago
The Scientific Mind at the Vagabonds Dinner
Sir John Robinson recalled an 1870 encounter with a man of science who asked for sun spot material in papers. The remark was presented as evidence of the man’s mental condition, not a joke, according to the Westminster Gazette.
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John Robinson
John
Westminster Gazette
Theorizing Pas Bloobumper Precedes Marriage Theory
The fragment presents a dialog about living cheaply after marriage. McBride calls it a condition rather than a theory, while Waterbury contributes a brief remark. The text is incomplete and lacks clear narrative or identifiable events.
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McBride
Waterbury
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Aeronaut
New York Press
PT Ldededi Ti
CHASE
Sanborn
Orloff
Formosa
Ceylon
India
Koh-i-noor
Japan
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