The Temptation and Call to Follow Christ
A devotional study on Mark 1 12 20 outlining Jesus fasts forty days resists Satan, and proclaims the Kingdom of God. It links temptation to earthly nourishment, angels aid, and the call to discipleship with total renunciation of worldly claims.
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Alark
Stier
Jesus
Pather
Birin
Matthew
Luke
Mark
David
Daniel
Gethsemane
Kingdom of Goll Iz
Christ
Moses
Elijah
Israel
John the Baptist
The
Twelve
Seventy
Lord
Sand
Simon
Andrew
James
John
Christ Himelf
Dundee Yam Makers Supply Army With Preserves
Forty miles of jam describes Dundee Scotland firms supplying British army preserves. U S vice consul E R Pottle reports the scale of production and a shift from earthenware glass and tin to sturdy cardboard containers.
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Dundee
Scotland
Notivy
E. R. Pottle
U. S
Department of Commerce
Elba’s Iron Ore Supply Boosts War Industry
A correspondent notes Elba Island’s mines gaining wartime importance as Italy seeks ore for munitions. The Genoa to Rome Express now carries labor and troops, with interned Austrian prisoners on Elba, while locals focus on war production rather than Napoleon’s former prison fame.
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Liba
Italy
United States
Elba
Biue
Piombino
Compigila
Com Piglia
Napoleon
How the Goat Got Even at the Y M C A No 21
A Southerner visits Y M C A No 21 attendant asking for dices to borrow. Staff explain no dice are supplied. The man claims a hogg sent him and, with boxing gloves borrowed for a brief spell, heads toward his barracks with a blaze of mischief.
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Hogg
Boston Globe
Bank visit reveals worthless notes in tale of Uncle Cy
A man traveling to a nearby city to get specie for old notes finds the bank refuses them as they belong to a defunct concern. Uncle Cy then asks the teller how to tell when money is about to split, prompting a humorous exchange.
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Anl Benk
Uncle Cy
The Gentle Passion and the Playwright’s Quiet Estate
In a fragment from a Victorian scene, Willan Gillette and George Broadhurst discuss affection at a country estate. A sheepfold sight and a rustic roaster scene punctuate their dialogue as the owner teases love and age.
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Willan Gillette
George
Broadhurst
Gillette
Snanmdas
Things New Under the Sun Innovations Preview Early 20th Century Tech
A survey of advances includes a spring sprocket for motorcycles easing power transfer, spiral filament lighting, Africa’s Luke Tanga yika said deepest freshwater body, napthaline heating with aluminum chloride to create usable oil, and a rapid sulman cleaning machine. Also noted are an electric stable lamp that doubles as a cooking bowl, a glass rear end for automobiles, a mobile tire pump, an automatic flashliight, street telephones on moving cars, weed-avoidance training for Argentinian horses, a spiked resuscitation roller, and a Tennessee chest compression device, plus a 11 000 ton German steel press replacing a shaky steam crane.
Newsie Knew His Business in a Car Talk Story
Lord Northclife relates a London paper tale about his book At the War and a US reader who bought it after hearing the author read aloud. The boy asks how it went and others join in, saying they would read it five times. Copy sales rise as the newspaper vendor presses the title.
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Lord Northclife
London
United States
Canada
New York
Chicago
Tye
Whr
Music for the War Tank Donation Pleases Troops in Trenches
A trench correspondent notes a peculiar donation of fifty pounds to equip a tank and provide music for troops. Hospitals in Paris with African soldiers received fans and an accordion to boost morale. One regiment favors bowling games, claiming the trench life offers some amusement despite the gloom.
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Paris
Otte French Offeer
Kitchen Soldiers enlistment urged for depends on food
A call urges women to join as kitchen soldiers in support of the United States Food Administration. The pledge centers on thrift, wise use of household food, and conserving ship food for troops. Soldiers may fight with brains or hands, honoring ancestral ties and wartime duty.
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Klitehen
Geo
United States Food Administration
Loche
England
France
Ituly
Russia
Asia
Health Hints and Warnings on Wellness Practices
Health hints emphasize mental discipline and physical training to reduce stress and improve endurance. Advice covers hydration, posture, breathing, regular bathing and perspiration, and cautions against overeating and excessive daily strain. It warns about liver health, outdoor activity, and the risks of overuse of medical advertising and harsh daily routines for women.
Odd Health Curiosities From 19th Century Gazette
A reader’s quizzical questions reveal eccentric assertions from an era: over 400 snotbs grown at a London golf club last summer, Austria restricting smoking to 25 cigarettes or 10 cigars weekly, and onion poultices claimed to relieve neuralgic and rheumatic pains.
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London
Austria
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de Lesson
D. M. Stearns
Newsbape
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Africa
Luke Baikal
Ashi
Oa City
In Philadelphina
Tpsentor
Tennessee
Inn
Newsie
Vonder
Lord Northcliffe
al Eestion
Stein
Ford
Detroit
Denton Aito CO
M. K. Newnam Greensboro
Vadecla Alysigs
Natogany
Oak
Victor Company
Victrola
American Defense Society
Society
David Jayne Till
Fredmbannader
Germany
Koubrke Bacon
Brance
Pry Bremont
Bice
Navy League
Charles J Bonaparte
Juin Galer
Rouret Appleton
American Defense Society, Inc
East 2Rd SL
Lencl
City and
Fe Peth
Packard Motor
Packard
Packard Motor Car Co. of
Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
OME Insurance CO
N. Y
American Eagle Fire Insurance Company
the Grangers’ Mutual OF
Middletown
Gaw
Denton
Maryland
Singer Sewing Machines
M. K. Newnam
Greensboro
Heller Feathers Co
S&s. Frederick St
Perfection Oil Center
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Washington, D.C
Daltimnorr
Charlotte
S.C
Norfolk
Charleston
W.va
Richmond
Mon Sewnass Greenshore
Caroline Vadnty
Godosbara Raa
Eline Birk
Ieeusbera
Denton Drug Company
G. K. Ebling
U.S
Ridguly
Luis
State Bank of Md
Bayard, Son & CO
General Commission Merchants
Camden Street
T Virgil McOoorr
RUN Ral
Ridgely
Hillsboro
Burrsville, Md
Mormton, Marylania
Wal Denny
Pteaadier
Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
Dov MR
Carter & den
Vais
Teuton, Wd
Plas Ente Gonls, Ag
Fireensbero
Alla Norte
Preston
Journal
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