The Christmas Lesson in Matthew and Malachi Reflections
Rev D M Stearns presents a Sunday school lesson contrasting Malachi and Matthew on the birth of Jesus, highlighting prophecies in Isaiah Micah and the visit of the Magi. He notes Jesus as King and the Messiah foretold, the star leading the wise men, and Joseph and Mary fleeing to Egypt with divine providence supplying needs.
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Malachi
Matthew
Elijah
John the Baptist
Christ
Lord
Jesus Christ
David
Abraham
Jesus
Emmanuel
Bethlehem
Israel
Jerusalem
Balaam
Jacob
Herod
Sheba
Joseph
Mary
Egypt
Can You Prove Youre a Superior Person
A psychology professor jokingly asks his class a puzzle about measuring exactly seven quarts using a five quart and a three quart pail. With only those two containers how can one measure exactly seven quarts of water, no more no less. Can you solve it.
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Saper
Self Injury From Lying and Its Consequences
The piece argues that lying stems from cowardice and shallow cunning rather than cleverness. It warns self-deception damages self respect, distorts judgment, undermines trust, and burdens effort with a web of falsehood. Fictional examples echo the moral about truth and character.
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Nur
Christian Herald
Iara
Ceat
Wakefield
Have a cheery dining room
A well lit dining room is essential for health and appetite. Dorothy Verrill Yates argues that large or medium homes should feature a separate dining room with southeast exposure and ample windows. A pleasant atmosphere, sunlight, and a view enhance meals as much as proper diet.
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Dorothy Verrill Yates
People’s Home Journal
Curious Condensations
Items note a Piedras Negras theater installing a large pipe organ, a Methodist church with 4 180 864 members up 100 051 in a year, and a 82 mile canal plan in Matanzas Cuba. Highlights include lens aid scissors patent, Lutheran majority in Wisconsin counties, US expert study of British North Borneo timber, bequests to Lindenwood and Westminster colleges, a Chinese province exporting 150 000 tons of peanuts yearly, Austin Texas turning city waste into coal fuel at 6.50 per ton, promising heat and waste relief.
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Austin
Tex
Sea Otters and Their Surprising Habits
Edward E. Martin describes sea otter behavior in St Nicholas noting they swim on their backs with tails as rudder and head raised to steer. They dive by turning on their stomachs and reappear upright. A tourist fisherman mistook an otter for a drown sailor and told a chilling tale.
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Edward BE. Martin
St. Nicholas
Why Is a Guinea Hen
A humorous note on guinea hens and their male counterparts. The author mocks the birds appearance, calls out a farmer’s treatment, and recalls tasting the meat as tender. The piece likens plumage to “Quakers,” compares the melody to a saw, and comments on the eggs being untapped by commerce.
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Nature
Zim
Cartoons Magazine
When Courage Failed
A Topeka State Journal item recalls a six year old boy Edward at dinner, craving a turkey bone after others eat. He timidly asks his father for a bone, showing a moment of quiet desire and courage amid family mealtime.
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Edward
Father
Topeka State Journal
Revised Proverbs Show Contrasting Notions of Knowledge
A Judge explains two types of people: those who do not know and do not realize it, who may hinder progress. and those who know but do not know they know, whom you should avoid to prevent being misled. The saying emphasizes discernment in judging others' awareness.
Among the Inventors and New Tech Tricks
French scientists show iodine and bromide vapors pass through thin glass at room temperature. British engineers aim to save 12 percent fuel by pumping air between hulls and water. Inventions include sunproof auto tires under fenders, a high power static electrical machine with an ebonite cylinder, and a hand held motion picture camera operated by compressed air. A new auto theft lock allows steering wheel lock to move the car only in a circle. Germany develops jointed metal strips to raise or lower ventilators with a single lever.
Not a Cozy Home in a Witty Exchange
In a brief exchange, Mr. Dustin Stax remarks on a magnificent house and its staff, noting the servants gather to discuss the employer problem, a sly jab at wealth and idle routine. The caption hints at social satire within a domestic setting and stokes intrigue about class and control.
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Dustin Stax
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Ren. H. Johnson
Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
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Newsea
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Victor Company
Victrola
Essex
Brooklands
Linwood
Glendale
Dartmoor
O. B
Detroit
Paige
Detroit Motor Car Company
Mich
Lemtany
William Bullock
Denton
Maryland
Piedras Negras
Methodist Episcopal Church
Matanzas
Cuba
Wisconsin
British North Borneo
United States
James G. Butler
St. Louis
Lindenwood College For Women
St. Charles
Westminster College
Fulton, Mo
Corvert
California
Germany
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Denton Auto CO
Gettter
Packard
Packard Used Car Department
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Packard Motor Car
Baltimore Corner
Charles and
Mt. Royal Ave
Altimore, MD
Sonny
Aladdin Security
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Balt Bore
Washington, D.C
Norfolk, Va
Richmond, Va
State Bank of Md
Camden Street
Baltimore
Iletown, MD
S.G. N.le
Telephone Bldge Ton
Aslor
East Fayette Street
J. Harry Rose
Mother Gray
He Ray
N.Y
Ber
Jone
M. E. Parsons
Eastern Shore Trust Company Bank
Federalsburg, Md
KE. T. Orme, D. E. Todd
Bliss
Isis
John How
J. Virgil Moons
Ridgely
Hillsboro
Burrsville, Md
Pamies
Wam. Denny
The
Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
Doviga, Det Awarak
Isares Propery Usunat
Mmn Legion Thay
Ob Premiénes
Fen Force
Wesent
Carter & Deen, Agts., Flenton, Ald
Irving Jones
Agt
Greenshero, Md
Alex
Noble, Agt
Preston, Md
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