Superior Type of Young Manhood in a Spiritual Era
A sermon argues the superior type of young man is one strong in the Lord and the Word of God. It contrasts worldly strengths—physical, intellectual, financial—with the Godward strength that comes from Christ, urging young men to overcome evil through scripture, faith, and perseverance.
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John
Jesus
Banks
The
Jordan
God
Finance
Satan
Jesus Christ
Christ
Paul
Kingdom of Heaven
David
Goliath
Devil
Do It Now Prompts Promptness In Work And Life
A New York business observer stresses the value of acting in the present tense. Delays lose opportunities. procrastination steals minutes. The piece links promptness in daily tasks to spiritual and moral urgency, urging immediate action now.
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New York
Henry Force
New York Observer
Death of Saul and Jonathan in the Philistine battle
The account details the Philistine victory at Mount Gilboa, Saul and his sons slain, their armor taken, and their bodies displayed. Jabesh Gilead later rescues and buries Saul and his sons, while Absalom’s note of divine judgment and moral reflections frame the lesson on righteousness and judgment.
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Mount Gilboa
Saul
Jonathan
Abinadab
Mel- Shishua
Tarael
Jordan
Bethsnan
Jabesh- Gilead
Sauls
Bethshan
Jabesh
David
Rat
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Aphek
Judah
Beth-shan
Jabesh-Gilead
Endor
Samuel
Dr. Aglen
Jezreel
Mt. Gilboa
Jabesh Gilead
Splinters of Facts and Curious Observations
A collection of odd notes covers palm date counts, weather behavior, and animal patterns. It mentions that excitement causes less insanity than monotony, rainy season walls gain strength, and swallows’ flight relates to weather. It also notes a Persian shah’s pipe called I Kalidin encrusted with diamonds and gems.
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Arabia
South America
Persia
The Tortoise and the Eagle Fable Retold
A tired tortoise seeks flight to see treasure and boasts of a promise he will reveal where treasures lie. The eagle lifts him. the shellback cannot keep faith and casts him down where he dies. The fable warns against empty promises and deceit.
The Island Jail Keeper Trick
A Nantucket jail tale recounts a judge sentencing a man to three months but the sheriff gave him the key and told him to sleep there nights. The jail, unused for years, becomes the islander’s improvised solution and a noted old relic.
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Nantucket
New England
New York Times
Third Class Travel and the Funny Debate
A column reflects on third class travel as equal ground for all social ranks. It recalls a church debate between a Dutchman and a German, where an audience singalong ends with the Dutchman turning a taunt about flags into a sharp critique. A humorous cartoon caption from Judge about a cannibal wife closes the piece.
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America
Teutons
Detroit Free Press
Living Over Dynamite on New Jersey Powder Boats
Report details the powder fleet anchored off the Jersey flats with dynamite stored for New York transit. Crews work in what is called a soft job, living aboard iron and wooden boats two miles from shore while loading boxes of dynamite from tugs into ship magazines.
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Jersey Flats
New York Commercial
New York
Gravesend Bay
Ramapo Mountains
Dueand
Death Dice Trial by Chance in Seventeenth Century
Berlin reports Emperor William has donated the famed death dice to the Hohenzollern museum. A young woman’s murder led two rival soldiers to gamble for life. one die shattered and a sacred sign prompted one man to confess. The anecdote illustrates royal show and belief in fate. Also notes Colorado State College teaching on household science and a global gold total of about 9.811 billion dollars.
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Hohenzollern Museum
Berlin
the Express
Ralph
Alfred
Frederick William
Colorado State Agricultural College
Boulder
Theodosia Ammons
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