Giving of MannA Lesson for August 8
Lesson text Exodus 16 1 36 with Golden Text Jesus said I am the bread of life God gives daily bread in the wilderness Lessons stress faith over sight and God’s provision through quails and manna detailing gathering daily for life Sabbath observance and memory of God’s favor.
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Jesus
Egypt
Moses
Aaron
Elim
Red Sea
Eve
Children of
Israel
Christ
The Love of the Base and Noble Spirits Quote
A reflective pair of lines contrasts the base spirit’s craving to take all with the nobler spirit’s urge to give all, framing virtue as balanced desire between self and others. The lines invite contemplation of motive and ethical conduct in everyday choice.
Scottish chemist pledges leather restoration breakthrough
A young Scottish chemist has invented a process to regenerate leather and similar substances. The product closely resembles real leather and costs about half the price of hides. The method grinds leather into powder, removes impurities, adds a binding agent to form dough, colors it, then creates a uniform mass pressed onto a backing cloth.
Mary's Suggestion and the Meal Referenced
The text shows a dialogue between a matron and Mary about applying 4 percent “in a dee way.” Mary answers that she “got the meals the same as I got me pay,” reflecting a sharp retort on wages and reference standards.
Missionaries as a Debt Not Charity, Paul’s View
In a sermon on Romans 1 14 15 Dr H Glover argues missions are a debt not charity. He contrasts the zeal of a washerwoman’s sacrifice with a church’s token gift, urging believers to view evangelism as an obligation demanding prayer, effort, and substantial giving. He calls readers to conscience and action.
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Paul
Makhiog
Jie
Missions
Lessons in patience from George MacDonald
A reflective quotation urges steadfast faith and daily diligence. It counsels not to hurry, to enter the Lord's sublime patience, and to be charitable. It invokes that God can wait and that trust will weave a small thread into a larger, unseen pattern.
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George MacDonald
North and South on Maps Orientation by convention
The article explains that map north is drawn up and south down by long established custom rather than scientific need. It notes early geographers favored this scheme while a few old maps placed east atop and west bottom, though rare.
Conversation Reveals Rank Of Love In Family Life
A man tells a woman she is the sixth person he has loved, counting his mother, an aunt, and three sisters among the five before her. The exchange exposes a controlling view of affection and prompts the woman to seek clearer answers in later questions.
Phone Pests in Mexico Parrots and Monkeys
Parrots and monkeys in rural Mexico disrupt telephone lines after dark by climbing wires and playing on them. Their weight has caused some insulators to sag, forcing the heavy wiring to be strung anew, crippling service at times and costing the company much effort and expense.
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Telephone Company
Mexico
Bronson Alcott Chose Factory Work Over Cheshire
A noted reminiscence by Honore Willsie Morrow recounts Bronson Alcott, future father of Louisa May, being torn between returning to Cheshire or taking a factory job. He chose the clock factory, clinging to borrowed books to avoid stagnation, and endured nearly two years of what he felt was unfulfilling labor while his mother nurtured faith in him.
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Cheshire
Bronson Alcott
Alcott
Loulisa May Alcott
Honore Willsie Morrow
McCall's
Bronson
Live Snails Stored In Cold Vaults In France
The autumn season sees about 20 million snails in cold storage across France ready for winter dining. Snails hide under stones and wood, entering a shelthered dormancy until restaurant demand rises. Snail hunters collect them in spring and summer, storing them again for winter use. Burgundy snails top favorites for size and flavor.
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France
Burgundy
Kafr Bread Plant in English Garden
In Regent's Park at the Royal Botanic Garden a Knafir bread plant is growing as a long lasting specimen. The plant, transplanted from its native soil, has a cylindrical trunk about 10 feet tall and 15 inches wide with long curling leaves. Its pith yields starch used as bread by natives, and yearly fronds replace aging leaves, giving an estimated age of around one thousand years.
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Athelstan
Hoyal Botanic Garden
Regent's Park
London Times
Brick Used in America When Spaniards Came
The article traces brick heritage from Spanish adobe to colonial building in North America. It notes early imported bricks from Holland and England, with Virginia as early as 1811 and Massachusetts in 1629 developing domestic brick industries. Through the colonial era and 19th century most brick was common brick for basic construction.
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America
Peru
Mexico
Holland
England
Virginia
Massachusetts
New England
Campaniles in America and carillon bell counts
An official of the National Carillon association notes that major carillons are few. The largest is the 53-bell set gifted by Rockefeller to his Fifth Avenue church in New York. Others include an 85-bell set in Gloucester Massachusetts and a smaller Colinsset Mass carillon. Morristown New Jersey may gain 35 bells while Birmingham Alabama has a smaller one.
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National Carillon Association
Rockefeller
Fifth Avenue
New York
Gloucester
Mass
Colinsset
Morristown
N. 4
Birmingham
Alu
Glass-Making Secret in Fake Office Partitions
The article describes a method to manufacture fake glass for office partitions and windows using gas heating similar to flint knapping. Sand blasting yields a milky surface, then glue is applied and the glass dried in a gas-fired oven causing the glue to contract and the glass to shrink and shrivel.
Whale fishing through the ages and ancient seekers
The article notes that whaling predates modern times with early encounters from stranded whales. It cites King Alfred on Othere’s voyage to the White Sea as evidence of Norse skill in whaling a millennium ago. Basques in the Pyrenees conducted a lucrative tenth century whale trade.
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Alfred
Othere
White Sea
Pyrenean
Notice of Election Judges and Clerks Appointed
The Supervisors of Elections for Caroline County Maryland announce appointments of judges and clerks of elections across seven districts. Names, districts, party designations and towns are listed. attendees must appear for examination August 17, 1926 at 2 p.m. at the Court House in Denton.
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Ilections
Denton
Caroline County
Court House
J. Herbert Beauchamp
Wm. EF. Davis
Federalsburg
Lee Hignutt
Milton H. Ron
Harry B. Mason
Leslie Walls
Orphans' Court Orders Sale Confirmation in Caroline County
On July 3 1926 the Caroline County Orphans Court orders ratification of the Reynolds Wilson property sale by Isaac L Dukes administrator c t a unless objections arise by September 18. A copy of the order must run in a Caroline county newspaper for four consecutive weeks before August 8. The report cites a Yale amount of 340.06. Judges Richard T West Elisha H T Harper William J Shawn. True copy test J Irwin Haroon Register of Wills.
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Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
Isaac_L. Dukes
Reynolds Wilson
Yale
Richard T. West
Elisha H T. Harper
William J. Shawn
J. Irwin Harwoon
Register of Wills
Proclamation to Amend Maryland Constitution 1926
Governor Albert C. Ritchie orders publication of the full text of Chapter 116 Acts of 1924 proposing a constitutional amendment to Article 4 adding Section 31-A. The measure would authorize Baltimore’s Mayor and City Council to grant additional salaries to Supreme Bench judges and require voter submission at the November 2 1926 election.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
Hell
Baltimore
Supreme Bench of
State of
Supreme Bench
General Assembly
Albert C. Ritchie
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Western Newspaper Union
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Moody Bible Institute
Chicagyu
Rome
MR. H. Glover
Ganeiver
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Flint
Michigan
Chevrolet
Den-Mar Mobile CO
Denton, Maryland
Wolds
Judges and Clerks of Election
H. T. Thompson
Mendelson, Md
D. GC. Greenley
Tenderson
J. Edgar Walls
Henderson, Md
Hie Shultz
A To M
Manlove
Greensboro
Alfred Bilbrough
Clerks H. C. Rawlings
Charles Bilbrough
Robert Clark
J. F. Stevenson
H. B. Bastian
W. W. Noble
Sherman L. Tribbett
Benjamin F. Johnson
On F. Cooper
Wayne A. Cawley
Denton, Atl
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A. E. Miller
Cler Madison Towers
W. C. Recwith
George I. Blades
Norman I. Stevens
I G. Wooters
A . Butler
William K. Scotton
C. B. Turner
Clerks Eines I. Roe
Alburger
J. J. Corkran
Preston
Wrightson
Preston, Q
W. E. Dillon
Choptank, Md
Rs Kelley
Preston, Ne
G. W. Poole
Preston, Md
Joe Wright
Preston, d
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BK. W. Elzey
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F. O. Wubbard
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Mad
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Federeralsburg
Mil
Myra Crosson
Maude H. Trice
Marie W. Cantner
Federasburg
Sixtit
First
William E. Sylvester
Hillsboro
A. Howard Holsinger
Clerks Arthur Holt
Clarence J. Kern
Ae Dunham
Denton, Md
Lacy Griffith
Ee Calloway
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George H. Imler
Ord Raleigh
Harry Klotz
F. M. Stevenson
Joseph Brumbaugh
J. Boone Jarrell
Albert W. Saulsbury
Fightih District
F. Collins
John “Toward
Nisi
Annapolis
David C. Winebrenner
Secretary of State
Peoples Bank OF Denton, Mpd
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the Peoples Bank
Henry Ff. Nuttle
Prost
J. Frank Wright
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Goldsboro Bank
Goldsboro
Ford
Tudor
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Denton Auto CO
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