Saul's Conversion and Early Work in Damascus
The account traces Saul’s dramatic turn from persecutor to believer after a heavenly encounter on the road to Damascus. Ananias and Damascus disciples assist his healing and baptism, then Saul proclaims Jesus as the Son of God in the synagogues, while enemies plot his death and God safeguards him before he returns to Tarsus.
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Saul
Jerusalem
Martin
Stephen
Christ
Damascus
Way
Satan
God
Rom
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth
Daniel
Caven
Philip
Samaria
Ananias
Tarsus
Christ Jesus
Lord
Jesus Christ
Israel
Memory and the name that would not come back
Dr Cyrus Hamlin once recounted a tale to illustrate memory's stubborn failure, recalling an era in Turkey when a Philadelphia benefactor's name eluded him. After years abroad he finally affirmed the gag before fellow psychologists, realizing the joke depended on Captain Robinson's name.
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Cyrus Hamlin
Turkey
Robert College
Constantinople
Washington Star
Philadelphia
Hamlin
Captain Robinson
Remarkable hieroglyphics found near Warner Valley
Cor respondent reports basalt rock carving 15 miles northeast of Warner valley edge in Lake County. Three mile rock face shows Indian figures with bows spears deer antelope dogs wolves and birds plus reptiles. rows of pictures and un-deciphered characters. Whittemore notes expert execution suggesting non tribal origin. may hint at ancient civilizations connected to Mexico and Central America.
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W. B. Whittemore
Alturas
Warner Valley
Desert
Lake County
Mexico
Central America
San Francisco
It Was Lucky
A woman reproaches Harry for drinking and quips about a vow that lips touching wine should never touch hers. He jokes that his salary makes such vows irrelevant, noting it was only wine involved.
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Chicago Post
New York Moves to Regulate Expert Testimony Costs
A push in New York seeks limits on expert testimony in court with expenses highlighted by the Marie Barberi case at 10,000 and the Meyer poisoner trial costing 62,000. Experts have charged as high as 3800 a day. The note adds Beethoven could recall Bach Well Tempered Clavichord preludes and fugues, underscoring the technical challenge of performance.
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New York
Marie Barberi
Meyer
Beethoven
Elizabeth Lloyd Field of London in Boston
Elizabeth Lloyd Field wife of Dr. George W. Field of London visits Boston with her son Kingsley Field for the winter. A leading member of a society advocating Florence Maybrick’s release, she has long balanced home duties with literary work and country devotion before returning to England in spring. Her Boston portrait comes from the Boston Home Journal.
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Florence Maybrick
Elizabeth Lloyd Field
George W. Field
London
Boston
Kingsley Field
Field
Richard Lloyd
Robert Lloyd
England
Yorkshire
Lettuce cosmetic cream and a queen’s bargain tale
A recipe for green lettuce cream and its cosmetic use is described with steps to extract juice, combine with wax and oil of almonds, and color with vegetable green. A brief note recalls Queen Victoria’s frugal sunshade bargain in Nice and her reluctance to relinquish it.
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New York Tribune
Victoria
France
Nice
Princes of Wales
Chicago woman Rev Dr Augusta J Chapin visits Boston
Rev Dr Augusta J Chapin of Chicago returns from a year in Europe and visits friends in Boston. An alumna of the University of Michigan she is said to be the only woman awarded the doctor of divinity degree. Her clerical career spans Iowa City Lansing Pittsburg Aurora Tulsa Omaha and Chicago. She would choose the ministry again if given the choice.
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Augusta J. Chapin
Chicago
Europe
Boston
University of Michigan
Iowa City
Lansing
Mich
Pittsburg
Aurora
Tuls
Omaha
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Oregon
Elizabeth
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D. D
J. P. St. John
Olathe
Kan
Kansas State Agricultural College
Leedy
W. A. Haynes & CO
Maynard, Mass
Victor
W. Henderson
South
Acton, Mass
T.F. Sheehan
Barrett’ S Mill Road
Concord Junction
Mass
Teremiah Sheehan
Josef Kulcsar
J Kulcsar
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
George F. Keyes
Roxborough
Charles B. Stone
Acton
Charles J. McIntire
H. Folsom
AG Ant
Ryan& Walsh
Basin Cocks
Keith
Excelsior
Lancaster
Crockery
Ladies’ and Cent
Tuttles
Jones & Wetherdee
Marlboro Steam Laundry
West Main Streets
J. B. Deane
Maynard
C. J.waite
Concord Jct
N. J. Cole
South Acton
Augustus’ Fletcher
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