A King Who Trusted God What Asa did for reform and faith
Asa the king of Judah led a reform after depowering his mother’s idolatrous influence. He cleared altars and groves, commanded Judah to seek the Lord, fortified cities, built walls with observation towers, and raised 450000 spearmen. Facing Ethiopian invaders, he prayed, trusted God, and won a miraculous victory as God fought for Israel. He showed that conscious weakness, prayer, faith, and courage align with divine support.
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Asa
Rehoboam
Delatry
Jerusalem
Judah
D. Asa
Bult
Zerah
Israal
Console Thyself Injustice and True Unhappiness
A brief reflective line quoting Democritus on console amid injustice. It emphasizes self-reliance and moral calm rather than external grievance. The aphorism centers on inner steadiness when faced with unfair treatment.
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Democritus
Ancient coinage marks early heads or tails practice
The article notes that heads or tails originated over 2,200 years ago with Greek coins bearing Alexander the Great. It praises Greek embossing as exceptional art, contrasts Roman coins with Nero to Greek beauty, and describes Dark Ages money as crude, even comparing an English ten-cent piece from 1000 A.D. as primitive.
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Nero
Courtesy Pays Dividends In Advertising And Trade
The Philadelphia Record notes that 31 million dollars was spent to transmit a single word Please via telegraph last year, proving courtesy has a cost but yields profit. Courtesy cordiality and sincerity build trust. stores adopting friendly delivery prompts improved sales during the holiday rush.
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Bulletin
Standard OS Company of
California
Philadelphia Record
Sinner at Jesus Feet Forgiven and at Peace
A reflection on Luke's scene of the penitent woman. The nameless sinner comes unbidden to Jesus by her deep need, receives forgiveness and salvation, and departs in peace. The Pharisee Simon sees only scandal while Jesus reveals divine mercy and faith.
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Simon
Saavior
Jesus
God
Lord Jesus Christ
Came to Win Human Wills
The Bishop of London speaks on Gods patient love in the Incarnation noting free will, human wrongdoing, and Gods ongoing work to win human wills back to Him. He emphasizes mercy over destruction and frames the Incarnation as a compassionate act guiding souls toward God.
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God
London
Work and Worry Beecher Quote Card
A compact quotation attributed to H. W. Beecher contrasts work and worry. It asserts work is healthy but excessive worry destroys, emphasizing that friction rather than movement harms machinery. The line reads like a period piece teambuilding motto.
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H. W. Beecher
Hospital for Sick Fishes at Kremnitz Hungaria
A model aquarium serves as a fish hospital where salmon with gangrene and a large pike with oversized fins receive care. A gigantic bream is freed of a goiter blamed on poor youth water. A famed operation repairs a giddy tench’s air bladder after it leapt beyond its ability.
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Kremnitz
Hungaria
New York Tribune
Lost Rivers Under London and Their Hidden Paths
The article recalls London’s vanished rivers, their caverns, and treasure legends. It notes waters long buried under streets and cellars, with examples like the Wellbrook and Fleet. Excavations reveal ancient channels, landing stages, and mosaic pavements, while old bridges and wharves lie beneath modern urban layers.
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London
Cheapside
Natonal Safe Deposit
Wellbrooke
Maki O
Rome
Eve introduces schedule and diet to Adam in Judge tale
Heywood Broun’s piece retells a parable about Eve and Adam embracing routine control. Eve imposes meals and wear rules, watches time, and even prescribes remedies three times hourly. The story ends with aging and death after the bite of knowledge’s apple.
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Adam
Heywood Broun
Hiness
Lfe
Eve
Wood Money and the Paper Currency Trend
A Swiss newspaper suggests that in several European countries paper money is backed not by gold but by wood. It argues that forests supply the raw material for banknotes, praising the ease of producing currency from wood and noting that many certificates are now issued in large quantities.
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Russia
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D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
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George E. Guille
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Het Waal
The
Chesapeake & Potomac
Nash
Tome the Taskmaster
Everal
Kemp
Del-Mar-Va
Nash Motors CO
Easton, Maryland
Chas. H. Dean
Queen Anne, Maryland
Ie Coenen al Ee Pee Gm Lan Learog Estes
Thomas
Atterns
Papehr
Esser CO
Baltimore
WM. Pepper Constable
Maryland Trust
Maryland
Elkton
ST. Paul
Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry Incorporated
Claiborne
Annapolis
T. C.B. Howard
Wiggins
Jersey Wakefield
Charleston Wakefield
Winingstadt
Allhead
W. F. Wiggins
Millington, Ma
Nuttle Home. Co
C. Leslie Walls
Denton
Cambridge Produce CO
Cambridge, Md
W. W. Dukes
Concord
Sora
Universal Car
Ford Motor Co
Dem
Rims
Fordson
All
Detroit
Ford and
Denton Auto Company
Denton, Maryland
A. E. S. Remedies
Denton Drug CO
Gladding Express Co
Centreville
Church Hill
Roberts Station
Greensboro
Goldsboro
Federalsburg
Cambridge
Ingleside
Ridgely
Wye Mills
Longwoods
Easton
St. Michaels
Preston
G. Hignutt & CO
Samuel G. Nuttle
H. Earle Smith
Warner
Nutile & Smith
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