Purge of Idols at Bethel in Jacob Family Exodus
Jacob refuses to flee back toward Canaan and leads his family to Bethel. He orders the removal of all foreign gods and garments tied to Shechem’s spoil. Rachel reveals her hidden idols and, under Jacob’s guidance, burns them at the terebinth, allying the family with the true God and inducing Canaanite towns to fear them.
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Jacob
Bethel
God
Esau
Shechem
Simeon
Levi
Reuben
Canaan
Beth-El
Rachel
Syria
Heaven
Abraham
Isaac
Laban
Esther Pleading for Her People
A Sunday School lesson on Esther 4 10 5 3 and Psalm 145 20 sets context in Shushan during Xerxes reign. It outlines Mordecai and Esther's call to action, three key motives, and Esther's strategic response through fasting, royal appeal, and a royal feast. It concludes with application on courage faith and daily heroism amidst great trials.
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Temple
B. C. M6
Ezra
Jerusalem
Ahasuerus
Xerxes
B. C
Esther
Shushan
Persian Empire
Babyloneat
Persia
Adeney
Sayce
Darius Hystaspes
Greece
Susa
Vashti
Mordecai
Haman
Manual Trainin g for a Small Bookcase and Bookrack
Instructional notes by James Ritchey from Armour Institute detailing stock lists and precise joinery for a 24 to 30 inch long open bookcase with back strips, castors, and doweled shelves, plus a small table bookrack in hardwood. Includes recommended dimensions, screw placements, glue methods, and finishing hints.
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James Ritchey
Armour Institute of Technology
Chicago
Joseph B. Bowles
Barmaids in Rome Hotels Provokes Nightlife Debate
An Italian paper condemns the introduction of barmaids in several Rome hotels calling the move the advance agent of the Prince of Darkness. The remark frames a moral alarm about evolving hotel service and social norms.
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Rome
Cow with Three Horns Stirs Theories At Stock Yards
A cow with three horns, part of a Adair county Oklahoma shipment, drew speculation at the National Stock Yards. Stockmen offered theories from horn graft to evolution from long horns into Herefords, during the cattle consignment from Indian Territory.
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St. Louis
Adair County
Indian Territory
National
German inventor MAUSS HARBERT devises rapid theater evacuation
German inventor Mauss hardit develops a theater design that can empty the entire pit into the street in thirty seconds by a sliding floor mechanism, a safety feature intended for fire emergencies.
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Mausshardit
Sall
How to Remove Grease from Silk with French Chalk
Instructions suggest scraping French chalk thickly on the stain then applying heat with a warm flat-iron or hot-water plate. The heat melts the grease and the chalk absorbs it, lifting the stain from the silk.
Doctor Declines Free Prescription Claim
A man seeking a free prescription pressures a doctor with a sore throat question. The doctor replies he would give nothing, stating he does not want a sore throat. The exchange appears in Tit Bits.
Is your wife a financier in this humorous quip
In a humorous line by Houston Poat a speaker asks if the wife is a financier and answers no but notes she has a finance ear. The joke rests on a pun about money rattling in the pocket.
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Houston Poat
French Remeasure Arc of Meridian in Peru
A French expedition, led by army officers, returns to Peru to remeasure the meridian arc once laid out nearly two centuries ago. The arc spans about 220 miles and remains one of the few southern hemisphere measurements, deemed highly important due to scientific advances since the original work.
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Peru
South Africa
France
Feather worth £10,000 crowns prince’s coronation plume
On the prince of Wales’ ceremonial crown sits a solitary periwak feather tuft topped with a gold thread. Reportedly valued at £10,000, it is described as the world’s only feather of its kind.
Dark fortress of St Peter and St Paul marks grim prison fate
An English writer in the St James Budget condemns the St. Petersburg fortress as a place of horror for political prisoners. He describes solitary confinement, total isolation, and the mental ruin wrought by years inside a 10 by 6 foot cell beneath water, with light only ten minutes every other day.
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St. James
St. Petersburg
St. Peter and
St. Paul
Schlosselburg
Ladoga
Neva
Peter I
Alexis
Dimitri Passareff
Trials On British Ships Highlight Sailor Hardship
Perceval Gib bon argues shipboard life saps morale and forces foreign sailors on British vessels. He recalls brutal wages, meager rations, and brutal conditions from a 1896 Philadelphia voyage aboard a wooden full rigged ship, where seven mates and a boy died during a 176 day Horn voyage.
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Perceval Gibbon
Board of Trade
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Sacramento Bay
Shotgun Smith of Arizona Life and War Hero Tales
William A. Smith known as Shotgun Smith recalls Civil War service as a lieutenant in the Sixty first Ohio and later frontier fighting with the First U S Cavalry. He recounts defending a Tucson area supply station at Cienega near Pontano Station from Apache attacks in 1870 with Henry repeating rifles and two shotguns, describing deadly close combat and a late rescue by a trader’s wagon train.
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Arizona
William A. Smith
Santa Monica
Smith
Allie Alger
National Tribune
Ohio
First
United States Cavalry
Cochise
United States
John
Judge) Miller
Overland Mail
Cienega
Tucson
Pontano Station
Southern Pacific
Miller
Scott Young
Young
Bob
Scott
Redskins
Lezynesky
Mr. Ripley
Company F
Friendly fire during siege yields comic warning shot tale
War anecdote from the Petersburg siege recounts a Confederate sentry answering a misread signal. A sharpshooter fires a bullet that knocks a coffee cup from a soldier's hand as both sides trade jeers. The moment ends with the partner slipping back to cover.
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Petersburg
Johnny
Editor Responds Over Murder Coverage
The editor states the murder report was not printed due to advertiser pressure and office staff concerns, labeling the offender as a figure connected to advertisers and the office boy.
Hunters Die in Periwak Pursuit Across Tiger Haunts
A long effort to obtain the periwak ends in tragedy as more than a dozen hunters lose their lives. The peril stems from the creature’s jungle habitats frequented by tigers, making the hunt exceptionally dangerous.
Do you believe in government ownership debate
A Washington Star opinion weighs what government ownership would mean for people and power. The trust magnate answers that support depends on whether ownership implies the people or the state control.
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Washington Star
Value of American Railroads Exceeds National Debt
Census bureau estimates place the market value of U S railroad property at 11.24 billion dollars in the national wealth inventory. Pennsylvania leads states with about 1.421 billion, followed closely by New York in the impressive exhibit of rail infrastructure.
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Census Bureau
United States
Pennsylvania
New York
New Japanese Anaesthetic Scopolamin Revealed
A Japanese herb yields a natural painkiller named Scopolamin that surpasses existing anesthetics. Sap from the plant, injected under the skin, induces a deep eight to nine hour sleep with no lingering discomfort or dangerous after effects.
Ancient Nose Removal Punishment Highlighted in India
The practice of removing the nose as punishment appears in some regions of India and parts of Italy and is used variably as judicial discipline and private vengeance. It is noted especially as a punishment within marriage disputes where a husband disapproves of his wife’s conduct.
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Italy
India
Czar Employs Four Black Servants in Imperial Household
Four enslaved men serve the Russian imperial family and are closely attached to the czar and his children. They move with the royal court and wear the costliest garments adorned with gold.
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Russia
Czar
Vast Wealth From Railroads Built In A Century
A historical record notes railroad property wealth reaching 898,222,000 in one state and 805,057,000 in Illinois, highlighting rapid wealth creation within a century and within memory of many living persons.
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Distance
Illinois
Not Prayers, Just a Sure Enough Vacation
Harold had been away two weeks and on return his sister asked if he prayed nightly. He responded that he had not prayed once, explaining he had a real vacation. The item captures a lighthearted exchange from Chicago Daily News.
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Harold
Chicago Daily News
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