Coin of the Emperor and the purifying test
A poetic meditation on a Roman coin and rust as purifying dross. James Breckham argues the coin, once polished and minted for the Emperor, reflects human refinement through time and adversity, contrasting external shine with inner purity. The Philadelphia Times attribution links the piece to its era and voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Breckham
Philadelphia Times
Darling in demand for Magpie Play at Home
Madge Raymond pressures bystanders as Marjorie is urged to fill in for Sybil in A Golden Heart. More and Madge rehearse a pivotal love scene while Tom and others tease and tensions flare over acting notes and affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmiss Raymond
Magpie
Bam
Smlden Marridge
Ita
Jody
Sybil
Gellowe Tan
Yorris Crudy
Robert Mob
Marjotie aRsmond
Gavin
Marjorie
Madge
Mr. Raymond
Miss Raymond
Tom
Jack
More
Mr. More
Mare
Tere
Settee
Sibyl
Pam Raymond
Stu
Robert
Wouman
Photographer Advice on Specializing and Craft
The passage urges aspiring photographers to narrow focus to a specialty aligned with temperament and surroundings. It advises slow, steady work, revisiting edited images after a week, and seeking honest critique to improve. It emphasizes deliberate study over broad knowledge for genuine success.
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Uist
George Horace Lorimer
Saturday Evening Post
Dad
Amateur photography tips improve plate work and handling
The article offers practical advice for improving photographic work. It warns against alum baths and suggests vaseline on plate edges, cautioning not to overdo it. It provides steps to remove developer stains with muriatic acid and hot water, and mentions tomato juice as an additional stain remedy. It also cautions against old fixer and notes long fixer use can cause nitrite deposits and film staining.
Olive Branches and Palm in a Gospel Arbor Sermon
A preacher extols building a spiritual booth on Mount Olivet using olive pine and palm branches to symbolize peace with God and man, evergreen health, usefulness, victory, and stout faith. He urges immediate commitment, contrasting worldly clingings with a robust, all in for God Christianity.
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Louis Klopsceb
Dr. Talmage
Mount Olivet
Jerusalem
Tabernacles
Canaan
Eternal West
Bowling Green
New York
Washington
Rem
God
Tius
Jeff
Mount Calvary
Earth
Alps
Himalayas
Christ
Jesus Christ
Brother
Crist
Momnut
Muckle Backie
Somone
Gia
Ledyard
Geographical Society of Great Britain
Africa
Somerville
Tor
Lord Kelvin Named Longest-Serving University Chairholder
The London Standard notes Lord Kelvin, aged 72, holds the record for the longest continuous university chair tenure among living professors. Born in Belfast, Sir William Thomson, famed inventor and electrician, led Glasgow University’s natural philosophy chair from 1846 to 1899 and is among the Royal Society’s oldest fellows.
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Lord Kelvin
London Standard
Cambridge
Belfast
William Thomson
Glasgow University
G. G. Stokes
Royal Society
Great Spanish Violinist Sarasate Profile
A brief look at the career of Spanish violinist Sarasate noting he began learning at age 12 and entered the Conservatoire in Paris. It cites constant practice as the source of his supple fingers and exceptional technique on the instrument.
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Sarasate
Conservatoire
Paris
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