The Sunday School Lesson on Isaiah Vision and Mission
Commentary by Rev. D. M. Stearns analyzes Isaiah chapter six like a sermon. It discusses Uzziah’s death, the divine throne, seraphim and cherubim, repentance, atonement, and the call to mission. It emphasizes human unworthiness, Christ’s sacrifice, and the need to spread the gospel to all nations.
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D. M. Stearns
Uzziah
God
Isaiah
John xii
Ezekiel
Ezek. i
Christ
Rev. iv
Israel
Tabernacle
Temple
Calvary
Jeremiah
Ezekiei
Obadiah
Jor. li
Ezek. xiv
Judah
Christ Jesus
Church
Star Pointer Targets New Pacer Record With Direct Hybrid Plan
James A Murphy and James Butler discuss breeding a pacer combining Direct’s speed with Star Pointer’s stride length. They may mate Star Pointer fillies to Direct daughters at Butler’s Westchester farm, aiming to beat 2:00 and challenge other records.
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James A. Murphy
Star Pointer
James Butler
Direct
John R. Gentry
Murphy
Butler
Hartford
Brown Hal
Westchester County
Duchess Dressing Table How to Build at Home
Article outlines constructing a duchesse dressing table using rough boards for the frame and cant on padding. It details materials and steps for drapery, canopy, and finish with silesia muslin and ribbons, plus fabric options and costs.
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Nevat
The Dew Flower of Death Valley
A vivid New York Journal account describes Death Valley in eastern California with its barren sands and distant Panamint range. It recounts a brief dawn phenomenon where pink dew flowers bloom on the parched sand before sunrise then vanish as heat returns, a spectacle witnessed by a few crossing pioneers.
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State of
California
Death Valley
Valley of Death
New York Journal
Cuba set to become a sportsmen’s paradise
The island of Cuba offers abundant game for hunters, with plentiful deer quail and ducks, and notably the Cuban wild pigeon. Writers say Cuba’s winter sport season may rival Florida and Texas attractions, remaining largely virgin territory except near population centers.
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Cuba
Florida
Texas
New York
Sparrows Found Dead on Minneapolis Cycle Paths
A Minneapolis Tribune piece notes sparrows perishing on cycle paths as cyclists dodge them at low height. Birds attempt to slip through wheel spokes, often fatally, leaving lifeless bodies on the paths as riders pass.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis Tribune
French sprinters excel in training and natural vigor
An English cycling follower notes French sprinters outperform British riders in their specialized field due to thorough training. He cites a timed flying 100 yard ride as core to their development and observes French riders care for themselves more, with greater natural vitality aiding short-distance effort.
Standing Still On A Bicycle In Unstable Equilibrium
The New York Press describes a rider maintaining a stationary pose on a bicycle for up to 30 minutes while balancing with pedal pressure. The two wheels are not in the same plane, set at about 45 degrees, and cranks align in a shared horizontal plane.
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New York Press
A Pretty Bed Covering Described for Rooms
A popular bedding option replaces the white spread with a soft dimity matched to room colors. Widths are sewn to form the spread, and day pillows wear slip covers in the same material with either a double surrounding ruffle or a lace edged single ruffle.
Look Indian method helps find tiny lost objects
A Philadelphia Ledger note recounts a stickpin lost in a hall. After all usual searches failed, a child suggested looking Indian by lying flat on the floor and sighting along the horizon to spot the pin. The trick succeeds, prompting an explanation of the technique.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Indian street peddlers in Mexico haggle over banana pricing
The text notes Mexican street peddlers selling bananas at 12 cents a dozen but refusing 24 cents for two dozen, demanding 25 cents. It explains a confusing racial and monetary rationale using 2 reals and 8 reals per dollar, insisting the trainee must pay a real for one dozen and 25 cents for two dozen.
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Mexico
Remark about Mrs Willikins and gold front teeth
A Cleveland Leader remark notes Mrs Willikins always smiles and implies she earned $47 worth of gold in her front teeth. The line presents a sharp jab at social appearances and wealth in a provincial tone.
Tobacco oil as a potent poison by heat distillation
The oil of tobacco found in pipe stems or obtained by red heat distillation is one of the most active poisons known.
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the Sporting World
Terre Haute
Des Moines
Joe Patchen
Chehalis
New York Sun
Duchesse
Sport In
Greenwood Mill
Maple Street
Marlboro, Mass
Hudson Savings Bank
George B. Cochran
Henry
Tower
Hudson
Thos
Assahet
Peoples Dry Goods Company
Maynard
Mass
Boston S&s
Maine Southern Division
Central Massa
UNION
Causeway Street
Boston
Belmont
South Sudbury
Arr
Wayside Inn
South Bolton
Berlin
South Clinton
West Boyston
M. Oakdale
Northampton
Ware
Barre
Jefferson
A. m. Hudson
East Sudbury
Wayland
Weston
Waltham
Oakdale
Daniel W. Sanborn
Dana J. Flanders
W. G. Bean
Fitchburg + Railroad
Narlboro
Marl ‘Lakes
Sunuays
South Acton
Baz
Whitman
Gleasondale
BAA
Marlboro
Ao Greasondale
AES
Whitian
Mars
Whitman Crossing
J. RW
P.mie
NEW York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Northboro
Clinton
Leominster
Fitchburg
Sun
South Framingham
Southbere
Southbero Fe
A.m
Framingham
A. m
Acton
Lowell
Sudbury
Mansfield
C. Peter Clark
A.C. Kendall
J.rufus Wales
Shawmut Ave
Robert W. Carter
Charles H
Hoosac Tunnel
Troy
Albany
Saratoga
Lake George
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Cleveland
Detroit
Cincinnati
Chicago
Boston and ST. Louis
Vermonti
Canada
Rutland
Brandon
Middlebury
Vermennes
Burlineton
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Fitchburg Railroad
Washington Street
J.R. Watson
Aceut
Nye
Liberty Street Marlboro, Mass
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