Spiritual Counterfeiting in Rehoboam’s Golden Shields
A Chicago preacher urges that Shishak’s seizure of Solomon’s gold shields from Jerusalem shows how dripping with vanity and outward display can replace divine purity. Rehoboam’s brass substitutes illustrate modern Christians risking counterfeit faith when gold is lost to sin, urging repentance and the return to God’s true protection.
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Chicago
Shishak
Egypt
Jerusalem
Jehovah
Solomon
Rehoboam
Israel
God
Judah
House of Lebanon
House
Lebanon
Temple
Jesus
You
Lord Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
Christ
Sin
Hhem
Mouse Learns Caution From Trap Lure
A moral tale features Miss Mousey tempted by a cheese trap and learning to avoid danger. The piece blends cautionary verse with a second note on a Charlestown New Hampshire foxhound fight ending in a wildcat defeat.
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Biddy
Miss Mousey
Charlestown
N. H
William Swan
Eagle Hotel
Mr.Swan
Story of Two Swallows Employs Mr Chapman’s Home
The tale describes two swallows nesting in Mr Chapman’s Fro ral home. The birds raised their brood with the father feeding fledglings and the mother kept away from the maid. After fledging the family perched on the bed rail twittering for an hour before leaving for the year. Mr Chapman then kept the window from closing to protect them.
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Mr. Chapman
Charles Meyer
Jamaica, L. 1
Harrisburg
Henry Meyer
Meyer
King Carries Egg Basket in Danish Royal Folly
A humorous tale recalls King Christian of Denmark strolling incognito in Copenhagen. He shares an egg basket with an old peasant woman who teases his past ranks, then reveals the king’s disguise. The episode ends with the man paying the eggs, while the woman remains astonished by the royal encounter.
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Christian
Denmark
Copenhagen
Fredensbore
Astam
King Christian
Chicago Inner Ocean
Restlessness of a City Claims Chicago Needs More Sleep
A Chicago Tribune piece quotes physicians asserting urban life keeps citizens awake. Excess nightlife, late cocktails, and stimulants exhaust the brain and body, undermining health and efficiency. The author cites lawyers, merchants, athletes, and a Yale boat crew, urging eight hours rest and quieter surroundings to restore vigor.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
New York
Paris
Yale
Map carved from wood on display at St Louis World’s Fair
Oklahoma exhibits a nine month handmade wooden map of two territories showing political divisions and waterways in marquetry of forty three woods. S. C. Moreland of Shawnee created the three by four foot map with a cottonwood border and black walnut frame, accompanied by cross sections of tree varieties and a list of counties and Indian reservations used. The piece is prepared for shipment by Secretary Edward Marchant of the Oklahoma world’s fair commission.
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Edward Marchant
Oklahoma World’s Fair Commission
St. Louis
Oklahoma Building
Territories
S. C. Moreland
Shawnee
Guthrie
Beaver County
Woodward
Wood
Grant
Garfield
Pawnee
Logan
Blaine
Dewey
Custer
Catalpa
Washita
Greer
Oklahoma
Cleveland
Lincoln
Both Territories
Quapaw
Peoria
Paradise
Ottawa
Wyandotte
Osage
Ambition and Servanthood in Jesus Teachings
The lesson discusses James and John seeking special positions, Jesus’s response on what they ask, and the call to true greatness through service. It contrasts worldly lording with Christ’s model of servanthood and sacrifice, highlighting the cup of suffering and a ransom for many as the path to greatness.
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James
John
Zebedee
Jesus
Eeseeeeeohatke
Mark Wa
Tatke
Vineyard
A. D
Jerusalem
Matthew
Bruce
Chrysostom
Chris
R. V. Margin
Burton and Matthews
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J. M. Edson
Perdition
Job
Peter
New England Minster
S. S. Times
Cunning Mouse
Hector Rosenfeld
St. Nicholas
New Hampshire
Dan
Sport
Mr. Swan
STORY
St. Louis World’s Fair
Chichester
Bonesrens
Calvary
diBigle Baers
Dee
Ience
Ohio
Benjamin B. Kingsbury
Argser
H. W. Myers
Rel
Cincinnati
Loulhville
Chattanooga
J. A. Williamson
Toledo
D. G. Edwards
Pp. T. M
Columbus
Hocking
Alley Ray
Deshler
Lotyste
Oineinoadt
Dayton
Ostawa
Leipsie
Ab Dehiance
Isis
KDW
Cimeianati
Obie
New
Beiudson
Mic
Ly Manutad Beh
AF Jackson
Coen
Defiance
Buffalo
Laave
Wayne
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