Between Pharaoh and the Sea First-In Cloud and Pillar Series
A Hebrew journey led by a guiding cloud trails into a trap as Pharaoh pursues between mountains and the Red Sea. Moses reassures the people to trust the Lord, while Pharaoh plans swift vengeance, leading to a dramatic test of faith and deliverance.
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Pharaoh and the Sea
Cloud and
Pharaoh
Pharoah
Egypt
Moses
Canaan
Pihahiroth
Migdol
Baal-Zepnon
Israel
Pahaoh
Pharaon
Htham
Etham
Thith
Ground Floor Bedroom and Bath Plan for Elderly Comfort
A house design adds a first floor bedroom and bathroom with a central heating setup. The plan aims to accommodate elderly residents and avoid stair climbing, noting four bedrooms for a five person family and recommending a central cellar furnace with strategic registers for efficient warmth.
Second Floor Plan Promises Health Through Proper Ventilation
An article extols good health via pure air and moisture in home ventilation. It argues moisture reduces winter coal use, favors comfortable 62 degrees with 50 percent moisture, and that tea kettles aid humidification. A 33 by 43 foot house with veranda is offered for 1800 to 2000 dollars.
Jerry's System Fails To Help Memory All At Once
Jerry forgets multiple tasks after a school idea of pigeonhole memory. He misses sugar, catalogues, and news of a sick baby, while Solomon the tortoise causes a scare at home. Great-aunt Susan offers plain advice on memory.
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Jerry
Father
Mother
Solomon
Nelson
Jery
Mrs. Nelson
Susan
Boston Globe
Zulu War Hero Beresford Earns Victoria Cross
The Victoria cross story recalls Sir William Beresford’s daring rescue in the Zulu conflict. He rode back to save a wounded comrade under heavy fire, with Sergeant O'Toole providing cover. Both men were later honored, each receiving the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery.
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Sir William Beresford
William Beresford
English Illustrated Magazine
Buller
Beresford
Beersford
O’toole
Sir William
England
True Friendship as a Spiritual Practice
A reflection by Charles Gordon Ames describes friendship as a religious experience and a sacrament. He calls it a refining force that enriches mind and heart and prepares individuals for larger living and wider relations with spiritual beings. The piece frames friendship as a pathway toward heavenly apprenticeship.
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Charles Gordon Ames
One Ninth for Drink Quote Spurs Social Critique
Quotations attributed to C. F. Henry argue that one ninth of global expenditure goes to intoxicating drink. The remark reframes labor for the saloon as a daily sacrifice by the American working man.
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C. F. Henry
Horseessential Snowshoe Mail Run In Anaconda
W D Bohn of Cable reports Dick Chalmers has trained a horse to travel the Warm Spring creek Ramsey mail route with snowshoes. The horse crosses deep drifts without bogging down and completes the round trip daily without a driver. The success spurs plans to train more horses similarly.
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Anaconda
Mont
W. D. Bohn
Cable
Dick Chalmers
Warm Spring Creek
Ramsey
Mr. Chalmers
Corpse in Market Wagon Found on Burlington Road
John Farley of New Burlington, Ohio, found Morris Murphy of Georgetown dead in his market wagon along the Burlington road at two o clock. The driver appeared asleep before Farley discovered the man was dead from natural causes.
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Cincinnati
New Burlington
John Farley
Farley
Morris Murphy
Georgetown
Enterprising London Cyclists Warn Drivers
A London firm has formed a group of 80 cyclists with red flags to signal motorists about speed traps. The wheelmen relocate daily to avoid bobbies and help drivers move cautiously, offsetting police arrests for speed infractions.
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London
Pennsylvania Leads in Hemlock Bark and Wood Alcohol
Pennsylvania supplied more hemlock bark for tanning in 1905 than any state and led in wood alcohol and acetate lime production. It produced 7,890,346 bushels of charcoal, slightly less than Michigan’s 8,193,387 bushels. Hemlock bark production for 1905 reached 379,773 cords in Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania
Michigan
Sultan Keeps 15 Hour Days as Imperial Convict Myth
The sultan of Turkey is not idle. Described as the imperial convict, he reportedly works about 15 hours daily, dispelling rumors of indolence and governing with constant activity.
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Sultan
Turkey
Old cannon unearthed near Red Bank battle site
Workmen at the Red Bank Pennsylvania monument dug up a six foot English made cannon weighing 701 pounds with a smooth four inch bore and five ribs. Faint letters appear on the piece but cannot be read. The find is believed to relate to the 1777 battle at the site.
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Red Bank
Flower trade growth drives vast cut rose market
Roses carnations and violets lead U S flower culture with annual cut rose sales ranging from six to seven million dollars and total flowers from one hundred million to one hundred twenty five million.
Reform defined by Senator Sorghum's quip
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum on reform. He admits uncertainty about its exact meaning yet insists it is something everyone must vocally support, whether they desire it or not.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Sunday School Teacher Wants Town Council Seat
In Bits humor, a boy notes his father, a Sunday School teacher who loves everybody, is trying to win a place in the town council. The exchange illustrates comic admiration and political ambition in small town life.
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Johnny
Johnnie
Office miscue sparks memo confusion
A humorous exchange shows Mr. Grouch and Weary arguing over a paid memo. Weary apologizes and admits he forgot to mark the payment, prompting a brief correction and slightly annoyed retort.
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Grouch
I Wish You Could Tell Me A Good Way To Get Rid Of Book Agents
A humorous exchange notes a blunt answer to the question of how to deal with book agents. The Houston Post cites a quip about buying their books as the suggested method.
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Houston Post
Why He Limped
Arnold Daly recalls George Bernard Shaw at a vegetarian banquet in London. Shaw joked that vegetarians grow fond of vegetables, then referenced a limping Scot who answered a friend’s question with I am lame, temporarily.
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Arnold Daly
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
London
Wisconsin Bishop Charged With Heresy Over Prayers to Saints
Bishop Charles Chapman Grafton of Fond du Lac faces accusations from Rev. William Austin Smith of Milwaukee who objects to prayers in the Living Church cited during the Crapsey heresy trial. The letter criticizes arcane petitions to Mary and the saints as polytheistic and unsuitable for modern Anglicans.
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Milwaukee
Charles Chapman Grafton
Fond du Lac
Wis
William Austin Smith
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Living Church
Mr. Smith
Grafton
Crapsey
Socrates
Pan
St. Mary
Boy Will Rule Island Near Pacific Midway Possession
Indianapolis lieutenant Maurice E. Shearer, 26, marine corps officer, will command Midway Island as part of U S possessions. He rose from private in 1901, trained at Annapolis, and led a detail of 35 Marines to take possession after time in San Francisco and Honolulu.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Maurice E. Shearer
United States
Honolulu
Philippines
Midway Island
Shearer
Marine Corps
Shortridge
Spain
Battery A
Maurice Shearer
Ohio
Maurice
Buffalo
Annapolis
Washington
San Francisco
Gospel song outing on a Philadelphia trolley tour
A crowd hires a special trolley for an evening Gospel hymn tour of Philadelphia. The singing entertains people inside the car and on sidewalks and in homes, with many along the route enjoying the performance.
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Philadelphia
Average Income of the American in Census Report
The United States census estimates the average American earns about $630 annually based on early data. This figure reflects household income levels used in national economic assessments.
Handsome Morgue of San Francisco and Cremation Era
A vivid description portrays San Francisco’s large crematory, the Columbarium, as the world’s greatest morgue before the earthquake and fire. The piece notes the city’s strict cremation policy halted cemetery expansion and used ornate niches and urn placements in a temple like structure.
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San Francisco
Russia
The
Orient
Insect praised for soil aid by Swaziland resident
A Swaziland resident credits the white ant of South Africa with more good than harm when buildings are protected. The insect allegedly improves soil fertilization and allows maize and other crops to grow twice as large near its hills.
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South Africa
Swaziland
Skypiece on Automobile Caps for Young Men
Automobile caps are frequently worn to young men who couldn't buy an automobile if they were selling for five dollars a dozen.
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Aeran
Edson
A.radford
Abyaol
Chdamaet
Vom
Corpse
Brooklyn OD Eagle
Tain
Boston Post
Baron Riedl
Louise Magee
Chris L. Magee
Wisconsin
Mary
Lord Jesus Christ
Bishop Grafton
America
Bishop C. C. Grafton
Boy
Island
M. E. Shearer
Midway
Pacific Ocean
Earth
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