Transfigured Glory and Faithful Waiting in Mark 9
A pastor’s meditation on Mark 9 highlights Jesus shining in glory during the Transfiguration, Elijah and Moses as symbols of future Israel, and the disciples’ wakeful witness. The passage links suffering to glory, notes John the Baptist as forerunner to Elijah, and calls believers to faith, prayer, and reliance on divine power against demonic trouble.
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Emmaus
Christ
Peter
James
John
Moses
Elijah
Jerusalem
Jesus
Jude
Israel
Heaven
John the Baptist
Eljah
Satan
Farm plan turns failing land into five thousand dollars
Don Whitcomb, returning home from college, learns his father’s farm may be saved by selling sand rich land to Welden Marble. The deal funds a tramway extension and restoration of the family’s fortunes. The father admits schooling helped, but the breakthrough came from practical pursuit and resolve.
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Associated Literary Press
Mr. Whitcomb
Don Whitcomb
Deag
Don
Herd
Fidin
Welden
Donn
Gyp
Whitcomb
Weldon
Eary
Mr. Gordon
Prenard
Chen Ddisam
Weint
Welden Marble Company
Reading Technique Advocates Close Word Study
A Towne excerpt emphasizes reading for thought quoting Ruskin on inspecting words syllable by syllable to grasp meaning. Concentrated focus deepens understanding and fosters empathy with the author and subject.
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Ruskin
Wiliam FE Towne
Confusion Over 1917 Quarter Design Changes
The New York World reports thousands including banks and corporations face nuisance from inquiries about counterfeit 1917 quarters. Congress altered the legend due to clarity, shifting eagle and star arrangement. first issue shows eagle at bottom with seven left and six right stars, second issue moves eagle center with five stars each side and three beneath, other text clearer. Both coins deemed acceptable.
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New York World
National City Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Congress
Formation and Color in Iridescent nacre Observed
The article explains that iridescence in nacre or mother of pearl arises from form rather than color, noting that true color effects come from light interaction with micro-roughness. An experiment pressed a pearl’s impression into white wax to show subtle surface irregularities create color manifestations.
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Edmin Tarrisso
Regret Interference With Nature in Australia
A Sydney dispatch to the Cleveland Press laments past actions canceling predator control of hawks owls and crows harming young livestock. The birds have nearly vanished allowing pests to proliferate and devastate sheep runs as blowflies multiply and threaten flocks.
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Australia
Rome
Sydney
Cleveland Press
Handicraft of the Blind at the Baltimore Workshop
The Maryland Workshop for the Blind in Baltimore trains one hundred fifty blind men and women in chair caning broom making hammock weaving piano tuning and more. Government support will send convalescent soldiers to the station as the first to be served. The plant’s crafts are praised for quality and reliability with all work guaranteed and cash contributions invited.
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Maryland Workshop For
Fayette and
Paca Streets
Baltimore
Maryland
Weat Fayette Street
Forced Change in Warfare in Early Air Recon
In early warfare the first air use was for reconnaissance by mounted patrols. Airplanes soon proved superior, giving a wide view of enemy movements and artillery, while spotters guided long range guns. The era of surprise warfare diminished as observers could track actions from air.
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Welles A. Russell
St. Nichlas
Dheenuset
Asoft
A. Russell Bond
St. Nicholas
Young Putnam shoots down German planes in France
Frederick H L Putnam of Boston writes of his son David E L Putnam, age nineteen, who recounts engaging German aircraft over France. He describes an aerial duel from 12,000 to 3,000 feet, posting that his target was a biplane and that he and his unit downed it, sending the pilot to a crashing fall.
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Pat
New England
David EL Putnam
Israel Putnam
Frederick HL Putnam
Boston
Newton
Cer
Pam
What Storax Is and War Revealed American Resources
Storax is a gum imported from Asia Minor used in perfumery. Before the war it cost about 20 cents a pound, but makers now pay around $10 to $12. A red gum from Southern states shows no equal to storax, illustrating how the war exposes American resources and potential.
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Asia Minor
America
Outh
How to Oil Shoes For Longevity
Advice from Science Monthly on reviving dry hard leather. Brush, wash in warm water, dry, then rub in oil or grease with a wool swab or palm. Dry in warm place. Castor oil best for polishing. fish oil or oleine also work well and cheaply.
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Popular Science Monthly
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D. M. Stearns
Sabo Hill
David Do. Gale
Mr Whitcomb
Tbs
Handicraft of the Blind
Is Storax
Paige
Paige Company
Detroit Motor Car Company
Detroit, Michigan
William Bullock
Denton
Packard Used Car Department
Packard Motor Car Co. of
Baltimore, MD
Home Insurance CO
N. Y
American Eagle Fire Insurance Company
the Grangers’ Mutual OF
Middletown
S. G. Nuville
Phonth
Nuttle Milling Company
Cumberi Land
Kenton Jacl
Wury Ail Md
United States
W. Welsh
Keatae
Journal
Board of County Commissioners
WM. H. Anderson
Niewspaprrear
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