Joseph the Dreamer in Family Tensions and Dreams
A 1905 sermon-style tale follows Joseph, beloved by his father Jacob but despised by his brothers. Joseph shares two vivid dreams of ruling over his kin, provoking envy and plotting. Jacob hesitantly weighs whether the dreams signal a divine plan or mere fancy, while Joseph remains open and determined.
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Reuben
Joseph
Judah
Dan
God
Jacob
Stripling
Father
New York City Reports Record Low Death Rates
The New York Department of Health reports the city had its lowest death rate in over a century for January to June 1905. Births and marriages increased, defying the idea that death by own action drives mortality. With an estimated population of 3,938,000, crude and corrected rates suggest the lowest figures since 1798.
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New York
New York City
Department of Health
Nehemiah's Prayer Study Notes Verse Guide
Nehemiah 1 1 11 outlines the prayer in praise confession repentance and petition. It links to James 5 16 on fervent prayer and places Nehemiah in Susa during Artaxerxes reign with March 444 BC as his target departure. It includes cross references to Abraham Jacob Moses Solomon Elijah Hezekiah Daniel and He provides practical lessons on persistent prayer and trust in God.
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Nehemiah
James
Jerusalem
Chisieu
Artaxerxes
Ezra
Susa
Shushan
Persian Empire
Babylon
Abraham
Jacob
Moses
Solomon
Elijah
Hezekiah
Isa
Daniel
Dan
Judah
Judea
Nebuchadnezzar
Egypt
Woman Tries to Sell Hearts in Denver Swindle Case
Mrs. Scott Smedley of Denver is charged in Lincoln with swindling Joseph Wells of about 16 000 dollars by pursuing multiple marriages and claims of wealth. Wells confronted the couple after lending funds as the alleged heiress fled to Denver and returned with a mock divorce tale.
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Lincoln, Neb
Scott Smedley
Denver
Joseph Wells
Cassie L. Chadwick
Perry
Kan
Emery Willitts
Grantville
Edith Simmons
Salina
J. H. James
New Mexico
James
Topeka
Luis
Elliott
Manhattan
Maj. Sims
Williams
Waco
Tex
Edgar W. Hooker
Center
Lincoln
Smedley
Portland
Ore
Butler County
Nebraska
Smedleys
Wells
Florida
Ms. Smedley
Colorado Springs
Texas
Hooker
Louisville
Emory Willitts
Willitts
Pennsylvania Senator's Daughter Rescues Friend From Dam
Miss Freda Thomson daughter of State Senator Oscar E Thomson of Phoenixville plunged into the Schuylkill river fully dressed and swam several hundred yards with an oar to rescue her friend Miss Helen Tripp aloft near Black Rock dam. The two were guests at the Thomson riverside home when their boat lost its oars. Miss Thomson escaped exhaustion and both youths were saved from a dangerous fall.
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Phoenixville
Freda Thomson
Oscar E. Thomson
Schuylkill River
Black Rock Dam
Thomson
Riverside
Helen Tripp
Miss Tripp
Miss Thomson
New Maltese goats enter Maryland and Connecticut trials
The Agriculture Department imports 68 Maltese goats famed for milk quality. Sixteen are shipped to the Maryland Experiment Station in College Park for milk tests among families in the capital, with records kept on yield and infant feeding effects. Others head to the Storrs station in Connecticut for wintering in heated quarters.
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Agricultural Department
United States
Uncle Sam
Animal Kingdom
Asia Minor
Turkey
Unite States
Europe
Syria
Africa
Malta
Tripoli
Sicily
Mediterranean
England
Maryland
Department of Agriculture
College, Md
Storr’s
Storr’s, Conn
Washington
Connecticut
British Army and Navy
Gibraltar
Athenia
N. J
George W. Pope
Wilson
Baseball league batting and fielding leaders listed
Official figures from the Three I league highlight club batting and fielding leaders across teams such as Decatur, Dubuque, and Peoria. Key figures include Thornton and Riggs with top averages, Swalm and Gill leading pitchers, and Berry O’Connor as top catchers, with broader NL and AL notes on team batting and standout players.
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Holland
Decatur
Dubuque
Thornton
Riggs
Peoria
Swalm
Lemon
Berry
O’connor
St. Louis
Crockett
Davenport
Hill
Cedar Rapids
Lewee
Jacobs
Springfield
Alperman
Bette
Gill
Davis
Ruby
Rock Island
Cy Seymour
Hans Wagner
Donlin
Seymour
Maloney
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburg
Pfeffer
Walker
Robertaille
Kahoe
Chance
McGann
Hummell
Hoelskoetter
Dahlen
Corcoran
Ganley
Chicago
Colossal scheme for American women scholarships in London
The Society of American Women in London proposes a $10 million endowment to fund Rhodes‑style scholarships for American women, enabling study at Oxford Cambridge or London. President Mrs. Webster Glynes and Mme Thayer champion the plan, aiming to raise funds mostly from American women and to assist District of Columbia students and other scholars.
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Society of American Women In
London
Rhodes
Webster Glynes
Mme. Thayer
United States
Society of American Women
Bertrand Russell
Earl Russell
Bearsall Smith
Roger Williams
England
London Society of American Women
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
New York
Sorosis
Federation
Central Education Committee
General Federation
District of Columbia
Oxford
Cambridge
Glynes
America
Ella Dirtz Clymer
Life as a Business: Caution Against Reckless Living
A reflective aphorism contrasts life with business, urging readers to avoid living recklessly or being misled by routine. It advocates active forethought and prudent conduct in daily affairs, attributing the view to R. L. Stevenson.
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R. L. Stevenson
Travel Worn Actor Quips About Broadening Feet
A Cleveland Leader quip notes an actor finds travel broadens the feet more than the mind. The exchange plays on the worn phrase travel broadens the mind with a pun about travel weariness.
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Cleveland Leader
Ancient prosthetics described in early artifacts and art
Belzoni found artificial teeth in a sycamore wood jaw from an ancient tomb. An Etruscan skull yields a bridgework set, plaster restorations of facial features are noted in Susruta. Early wooden limbs appear in a Graeco Roman vase and a mosaic shows a sportsman with a wooden leg.
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Belzoni
Union Now in Process: A World Commercial Union
The article argues that a global commercial union is developing rapidly via expanding transport networks and opening long unused regions. It claims this will lessen destructive costly conflicts that disrupt industry, suppress prosperity, hinder enterprise, and worsen disease.
Corpse Drves Merrymakers From Belmont To Narberth
William Devere a 70 year old horseman driver died of apoplexy while taking a party of riders from Belmont race track toward Narberth station. After a passenger shouted stop Devere did not halt and collapsed as they reached Narberth.
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Devere
Western Mayor Threatens Bullets Over Boisterous College Students
A western city mayor vows to use bullets to quell rowdy campus crowds, portraying himself as more intemperate and reckless than the students. The remark marks a sharp escalation in tensions between local authorities and college parties.
Tolerant outlook grows amid bigotry and tradition
The Brooklyn Eagle notes a rising tolerance among people of one race and faith toward those deemed as opponents by bigotry and tradition, reflecting a shifting social mood.
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The
Brooklyn Eagle
Thirty-Seven Years to Get Mad in Missouri Divorce
A Missouri man seeks a divorce after his wife allegedly called him names in 1868 sparking a long simmering dispute. The case highlights enduring marital tensions and lingering grievances from the 19th century.
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Missouri
Easier Handled in a Quip from Tit Bits
Brief exchange from Tit Bits plays on watches and depth in a shallow man. Jim or Sam muse on perception with wordplay about liking a deep watch rather than a shallow one.
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Jim
Sam
Like Her Mother
A humorous exchange from Tit-Bits echoes a motherly comparison as a character named Fre d voices a concern about trouble, while a daughter responds with curiosity revealing shared traits and family dynamics. The light dialogue captures domestic wit and the social tone of the period.
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Fred
Yankee Consul Dies After Pneumonia At $100000 Valuation
Yankee Consul a noted thoroughbred is dead from pneumonia valued at 100000 dollars. Belonged to Bob May who trained High Ball winner of the last American derby. World record athletic feats were seen at the Madison Square Garden show. James Mitchell of the New York Athletic Club added two and a half inches to his world record in the 56 pound weight throw. David Eaton of Cambridge equalled the indoor 50 yard world mark, 5.25 seconds, beating J. W. Martin of the South London Harriers by a yard.
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Bob May
High Ball
Madison Square Garden
New York
James Mitchell
New York Athletic Club
David Eaton
Cambridge
Mass
J. W. Martin
South London Harriers
And Then Blames Weather For Ill Health
An Emporia man blamed the weather for his sickness after a day of heavy eating and drinking. He drank three beers and ate burgers with onions cheese and rye before bed and smoked a strong cigar, then did not sleep. He questions how weather would affect him.
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Emporia
Letter Contains No Postscript Cited By Sibling
A terse exchange notes a letter from a sister with no postscript. The speaker admits not reading it but claims a glance over the shoulder showed no postscript, implying no hidden or essential message. The vignette reflects curiosity and a domestic moment in a Washington Star brief.
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Washington Star
Modest Boston Damsel Mockingly Refers to Leather Hose Tales
A Louisville Courier Journal joke notes a Boston woman refusing to discuss stockings and joking about Cooper and leather-hosiery tales in a playful, period-tinged aside.
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Boston
Cooper
Louisville Courier- Journal
Their Family Closet Mocks Hidden Skeleton Joke
A light exchange from the Houston Post jokes about a family closet containing moth balls, humorously suggesting a less frightening skeleton hidden inside.
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Houston Post
Native trees repurposed for sturdy table use
A Yonkers Statesman note explains how certain trees once deemed unsuitable for food are now milled into durable table legs. The column highlights practical craft over waste, praising wood from native stands and urging mindful reuse.
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