Return to Bethel After Abraham's Egypt Wanderings
In a midnight scene the patriarch Abraham reflects on his flight into Egypt driven by fear and deception. Pharaoh confronts the truth when Sarah is returned, and Abraham and his wife depart Egypt with all their possessions. The sermon urges believers to return to Bethel and renew fellowship with God.
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Shall I marry a man who smokes a practical view
A social essay argues most men smoke despite costs. The narrator cites wage burdens, living conditions, and health risks while a non smoking partner is portrayed as safer for future children. The piece recalls doctors and citizens debating smoking's harm and notes persistent social pressures.
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Joseph B. Bowles
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Daffy
New York
America
The Power of Environment and Character
A short religious reflection argues environment shapes outcomes. Two kernels planted in dirt fail, while one in spring soil thrives. Likewise, two lives raised in doubt breed selfishness, but faith and love cultivate a devout useful life.
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C. A. Vincent
One of Many. Lashley’s Drinking Troubles Questioned
In the Cincinnati Enquirer, Lashley faces scrutiny over his drinking after questions arise about what prompted his alcohol use. The dialogue hints at pressures or personal struggles behind his drinking behavior.
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Cincinnati Baquirer
Had Sold Both Ends In Downtown Muslin Counter Tale
A Columbus shopper recalls a humorous downtown store incident. A floor walker directs her to the muslin counter where a young, slightly intoxicated clerk handles bolts, fumbles for the end, and then speaks after examining the fabric. The anecdote ends with his remark.
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Columbus
Elizabeth Peabody Pushes Hawthorne Into Society
Mrs. Davis recounts Eliza beth Peabody arranging a social evening to introduce Nathaniel Hawthorne to Concord notables. Emerson, Alcotts, clergy, and a curious interviewer crowd the parlor, while Hawthorne hides in the tower to escape the social surge.
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Elizabeth Peabody
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Mr. Emerson
Louisa Alcott
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Indian Territory Superintendent’s Tale of a Clever Maid
J D Benedict notes a grave young Indian girl Caroline who cared for children and cleverly settled a dispute by humor. The mistress asked how the children behaved. Caroline replied they fought to decide who behaved best. The anecdote reflects child guidance in a household setting.
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J. D. Benedict
Indian Territory
Caroline
Schoolmaster Trains Students With Ten-Minute Penalty
A witty Tit-Bits note recalls a schoolmaster who keeps pupils still by promising ten extra minutes of talk for any movement during lessons. The line highlights classroom discipline with humor.
Quintet Proposal Trick Before Oklahoma Statehood
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes an Oklahoma youth proposed to five different girls within an hour. The rapid sequence was joked as timed to enjoy “all the fun” before Oklahoma’s admission to the union.
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Oklahoma
Cleveland Plain Dealer
And She Usually Does
A remark from the Atchison Globe notes how a boy finding his mother believes him affects neighbors' curiosity about how the business ran before his employment.
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Atchison Globe
Disgusted Comment on Sale of Item Ends
A Columbus Dispatch line describes a seller named Dick cutting a piece with shears and selling the quantity desired, in a blunt appraisal of the transaction. The tone is disdainful and emphasizes the thoroughness of the sale.
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Columbus Dispatch
Curious Vienna Club Binds Members to Marry Poor Girls
A Vienna club requires members pledged to marry poor girls. If a member marries a rich girl, he is fined £400 and the money is given to a respectable but impecunious couple about to wed.
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The Public Library Card Catalogue as Aids to Knowledge
A scholarly essay argues city libraries provide quick access to finding lists and critical bibliographies. It highlights Sonnenschein and Larned works, Poole’s periodical index, and multi indexes like Annual Literary Index and The Cumulative Index. Assistants aid searchers in locating the needed books.
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California students fund Kyoto dormitory club house
University of California undergraduates start a relief fund for a club house and dor mitory for Third Government college students in Kyoto Japan. The effort aims to raise morals among Japanese students and demonstrate California’s interest in the empire.
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Government College
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California
Fatuous Fun in Somerville Journal Opinion
A pithy remark from the Somerville Journal mocks the fat man’s indigestion and lack of sympathy, describing the humorous take as fatuous. The line reflects a sharp, period voice and social tone.
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Somerville Journal
The Keltic Stock in Us
A discussion on the Keltic influence in the American population and European genetics. The piece argues the Keltic element, plus Irish Scottish Welsh and Cornish blood, could amount to a sizable share, with diverse types and temperaments across nations. It notes the difficulty of precise ethnic measurement and ends with a humanist takeaway.
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Shimose Powder More Destructive Than Dynamite Says Officer
Captain Thacker, a Canadian officer, states shimose powder used by the Japanese army is two degrees more destructive than dynamite. Guncotton lies below the Shimose compound, while its manufacture costs half that of guncotton. Unlike ordinary explosives, Shimose detonates almost instantly after piercing iron, producing thousands of fragments and catastrophic carnage on ship decks.
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Thacker
Rudyard Kipling Lake Engagement Recall
The note describes Rudyard Kipling as a lake in North Staffordshire where John Lockwood Kipling and Alice Macdonald became engaged a summer evening about 40 years ago. After marriage they named their son Rudyard in memory of that moment.
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Boston Transcript
Cause for Wrath in Irish Dialogue Over Rocking by Rooster
In a Cleveland Leader snippet an Irish speaker laments a fight sparked by a rock thrown by Clancy’s rooster. The exchange jokes that roosters lack teeth while admitting the speaker himself lost two front teeth in the incident.
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Jesus Prays for Believers in John Seventeen
Bible study notes on John chapters sixteen and seventeen urging prayer for followers. It explains sanctification through truth, unity among believers, and the mission to carry on Jesus work, with references to Luke 2:49 Acts 1:8 and 1 John 4:16.
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