Christ's Love for Pharisees and a Forgiven Woman
The article reflects on Jesus's tenderness toward a Pharisee and the penitent woman in his house. It notes her acts of forgiveness, tears, and ointment, contrasting with the Pharisee's lack of repentance. It frames mercy for prodigals within Luke 15 and highlights faith and forgiveness as central to salvation.
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Christ
Ile
Hell
Simon
F. W. Robertson
Mark Pwrin
Luke Sean U
Forests of France Suffer War Damage and Depletion
The article notes France’s forests were heavily taxed by the war. More than 40,000 trees cut daily during four years to meet military needs. War caused the destruction of over 2,000,600 board feet of lumber and neglect of about 750,000 acres of woodland.
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France
Adaptability of Man Marks His Rule Over Nature
A discussion of natural selection and adaptation explains how humans evolve tools like the automobile, airplane, and submarine to span land sea and sky. It notes how eyes adapt in animals from moles to bats, and how man’s versatile body and devices crown him monarch of the natural world.
Russia Land of Holidays and Holy Week Traditions
The piece describes Russian religious observances across Christmas Easter Carnival and saints anniversaries. Fasting lasts six weeks before Easter with abstinence on eggs or sugar for the devout. Holy Week ends with no food, grand Easter cakes and egg decorations, and a midnight blessing procession. Easter visits involve obligatory meals and hospitality.
Tree holds secret through thirty years of growth
A Douglas fir near Areata California swallowed a telegraph bracket and glass insulator in 36 years of growth. The insulator ring emerged only as a small lump until recent logging revealed a fossil like trace. The wood, resin impregnated, remains sound and is placed in the University of California forestry collection.
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Cal
Forestry Division
University of California
American Forestry Magazine
Turks Turn Down Buttons From Dogs Bones
The author recalls befriending pariah dogs in Constantinople and laments the city leaders orderly removal of the animals. Refugees now live on islands once used as the dogs prison, while American Red Cross workers craft buttons from the dogs bones, though Turks refuse to buy them.
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Constantinople
Red Cross
Near East
Wages rise lauded by Lady Duff Gordon in witty quip
Lady Duff Gordon praises rising wages while cautioning against swollen heads. She shares a humorous club story about a man ordering cheese sandwiches and a cook busy with an after theater lobster supper and wine, emphasizing busy hospitality.
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