A Summer Sermon on Olive Branches in Daily Life
Dr. Talmage urges assembling an evergreen gospel booth from olive and palm branches to seek peace with God and man, achieve health and victory through faith, and begin useful Christian service now, with a stout, omnipotent gospel to withstand life’s storms.
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Dr. Talmage
Yehemiah
Mount Olivet
Jerusalem
Tabernacles
Canaan
Heaven
Bowling Green
New York
Washington
Man
Mount Alvary
God
Alps
Himalayas
Christ
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Ledyard
Geographical Society of Great Britain
Africa
Satan
Angel of the Resurrection
Somerville
Earth
Muckle Backie
Hill of
Zion
Heavenly Fields
Jacob a Prince with God in Wrestling at Peniel
The lesson centers on Jacob's nightlong struggle at the Jabbok with a divine visitor who blesses him, renames him Israel, and reveals the power of prayer. It notes Jacob's character, family dynamics, and the transformation from fear to divine blessing through steadfast clinging and prayer.
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Jacob
Israel
Penick
Rachel
Laban
Leah
Isaac
Esau
Canaan
Jabbok
Hosea
God
Well known Britons in science and society
The text notes royal honors for the Duke of Cornwall and York receiving a DCL from Melbourne University and mentions J. W. Lowther’s gout and Barings’ peerage. It recalls the Baring and Rothschild lineages, the founder’s Lutheran origin, and a tale about Prof. Tait’s hat incident. Asquith criticizes sloppy scientific and journalistic phrasing.
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Duke of
Cornwall
York
Melbourne University
J. W. Lowther
M. P
House of Commons
Barings
Northbrook
Cromer
Ashburton
Revelstoke
Rothschild
Germany
Exeter
Tait
Edinburgh University
London
Asquith
Fly Seeks Food But Traps Self in Sticky End
A fly, eager to roam, follows a sugar paste target on a sheet of paper. He becomes stuck, cries for his mother, and laments their earlier disagreement as he struggles to free himself.
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Annie Josephine Levi
Good Housekeeping
The Smallest Pony At Louisville Exhibition
A seven month old colt weighing 24 pounds and standing 22 inches tall has drawn attention in Louisville Ky. It is owned by G H Hackstead a blacksmith near Ludlow Ky. Foaled on a farm near Fountain Ferry park it weighed 12 pounds at birth and has grown slowly for two months as crowds watch the freakish performer.
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Louisville
G. H. Hackstead
Ludlow
Fountain Ferry Park
Hackstead
Smallest Pony in the World Draws Attention on Exhibit
A colt described as the smallest pony in the world shows little height growth and weighs little more than a pony. Born from a mustang dam and an expected medium cross, the healthy frisky animal is well formed, good tempered, and affectionate, drawing crowds at exhibition.
An Intelligent Dog Named Grant Tames Country Yard Games
A terrier born 1885 learns to climb trees and speak for meals. Grant, loving and sociable, befriends a two year old colt Ben Roe and invents games they play together, teaching him bring and race with steady rhythm while the family watches.
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Grant
Ben Roe
Ben
Art of Self-Defense Lessons From a Boxing Cat
The Cincinnati Enquirer suggests kittens imitate boxing moves as a playful self defense lesson. Start with a light touch, use one finger on each hand, and let the cat show you how to lead and counter. Keep claws hidden and avoid upsetting a cranky cat.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Daring operation removes abscess from king cobra jaw
A Bronx park incident details Curator Ditmar's 20 minute risky procedure to extract an abscess from the left jaw of the king cobra, the largest in captivity at nearly 16 feet. A coach whip snake was used as bait to lure the cobra, and the team coaxed the abscess out with tweezers and a syringe before the reptile swallowed the bait and rested.
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Bronx Park
Ditmar
Bronx
Singapore
Keeper Snyder
Snyder
New York
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Electing a Seminole Chief by Tough Trial
An old Flor ida note explains Seminole elections selecting the tribe’s strongest fighter and hunter as chief. In a tie the winner is decided by a live coal challenge on the wrist, with the first to flinch losing the office.
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Florida
Caddie Jibe Sparks Golf Talk in Philadelphia Press
A humorous exchange in the Philadelphia Press ponders what a caddie is with a quip that a caddie carries a bag for a cad. The brief joke plays on the double meaning of cad and a golf bag carrier.
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Willie
Mr. Surly
Philadelphia Press
At the Seaside. A Quick Exchange Over Rates
A seaside hotel encounter questions a young man about pay and marital status. The proprietor asks if he is single, to which the man replies the difference is moot because his wife is not with him. The brief exchange reflects a sharp social exchange common in bustling resort pages.
Lions Drive Belgian Congo Station to Abandonment
Terror from man eating lions prompts the Belgian Katanga company to abandon Kalulu on Lake Moore. After extensive labor, the station is left as natives and workers are killed by lions lurking in the jungle. Many escape only by climbing trees as the beasts stalk paths and streams.
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Katanga Company
Upper
Congo Basin
Kalulu
Lake Moore
Simple Home Remedies for Skin Ailments and Exhaustion
A beeline guide notes several folk cures including raw onion for bee stings, sour or buttermilk facial washes for sunburn, rye flour dusting for prickly heat, a milk egg drink to ease heat fatigue, and magnesia paste to remove tan followed by Castile soap rinse.
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the Peoples National Family Newspaper
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Clinton St
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Defiance, Ohio
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