Being Friends of Jesus Vine and Branches Study
Lesson notes on John 15:1 17 with Golden Text about abiding in Christ. It outlines Jesus as the true vine, the Father as husbandman, pruning for fruit, abiding in Christ, Christ words in us, and the fruit bearing life including love, obedience, joy, and prayer. Named themes include union with Christ and fruit bearing.
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John
Esus
Christ
Jesus
Judas
Lfe
Flo
Army and Navy Union Formed in 1888 Meeting
The Army and Navy Union of the United States organized during March 1888 following a February 6 notice in Cincinnati. Peter Locher coordinated 80 men, a temporary group formed on February 6 adjourned to February 19, when a permanent body called The Regular Soldiers' Union was established.
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Army and Navy Union of the United States
Peter Locher
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cure for Unrest Sleep and Labor Remedy
A Houston Post Dispatch editorial asserts that adding a couple more hours of nightly sleep and about three extra hours of work daily could dispose of about 00 percent of the unrest in the country. The claim frames rest and labor as key to social stability.
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Houston Post Dispatch
Physical vigor and spiritual power in balance
A reflective line suggests physical vigor enables greater achievements, contrasting vigor with weakness as a sign of spiritual power. The text presents the idea that strong physical health supports effort and accomplishment more than frailty.
Flow Many? A Quip on Busy People and Thorn Gatherers
Jeremy Taylor remarks on the busy human condition, noting how people collect minor troubles as if gathering a handful of thorns to sit upon. The line satirically comments on distraction and vanity in society.
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Jeremy Taylor
What we fear most is not today’s trouble but tomorrow
A reflective line about human anxiety focusing on what could come next rather than present hardship, emphasizing the dread of future troubles over current problems. It frames fear as forward-looking and aspirational rather than immediate.
Dumb Love Quote Attributed To Doctor Van Dyke
A brief quotation notes that dumb love is only acceptable from the lower animals, attributed to Dr. Van Dyke. The line presents a sharp, contrarian take on affection and humanity.
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Doctor van Dyke
Cleansing of the Leper as a Symbol of Christ's Work
The sermon links Leviticus ritual of two birds with Christ’s atonement. One bird dies over running water while the living bird, dipped in blood, is released to heaven. Sin is shown as internal, the blood of Christ purifies, and the cleansed leper becomes a new, holy member of God’s people.
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Israel
Christ
Solomon
Lebanon
Apostle
Jesus Christ
Household of God
The Church Requires Steam to Move the World
A Herald and Presbyter quote likens a lukewarm church to a stalled locomotive, needing water to boil and steam to move. It argues religious zeal is essential to awaken action and guide people toward God.
Government tests watches to certify watchmakers
The government conducts extensive testing of timepieces including freezing and baking them to ensure quality and fracture resistance. It then disassembles the watches so applicants for watchmakers' certificates can practice repairs.
Sister Nears Completion With Eyebrow Writing
Little Bessie admitted her sister's caller and after entertaining him a few moments went upstairs. Presently she returned and said sister is nearly ready, she is just writing on her eyebrows.
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Bessie
Early French Romance Aucassin and Nicolette
Critics hail Aucassin and Nicolette as the finest French fiction of the Middle Ages. The romance, written in the thirteenth century, blends verse and prose and is noted for its brevity.
Too Gloomy Mrs. Wombat Comments on Hamlet
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes Mrs. Wombat criticizing Hamlet. She calls him a nice young fellow but says she would not want him around the house.
Symbols of Neighborly Kindness End in Odd Burial
Mr. Smith catches black bass and Mrs. Smith shares them with neighbors who return fruit and generosity. A soggy shared pie is buried in the woods along the stream, beneath wrapping paper. The scene ends with worms and the two fish and a pie buried side by side as symbols of neighborly acts.
New Microscopes That Have Marvelous Power
New instruments greatly extend magnification, with reports of devices surpassing 600 million times. Doctors Sledentopf of Zeiss and N D Chopra British metallurgist claim new microscopes vastly improve detail, even addressing rail corrosion. A moderate microscope magnifies about 600 diameters, or 860 thousand times, hinting at extraordinary visual scale.
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Sledentopf
Zeiss
Jena
N. D. Chopra
My Magazine
London
All Art: Hands Brain and Heart in Ruskin's View
The piece explains Ruskin's distinction among manufacture craft and art. Manufacture relies on hands with machines aiding the process. Craft combines hands and brain with skill and personal method. Art requires hands brain and heart, elevating painting sculpture and music through inner appeal and spirit.
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Ruskin
London
Ingenious Time Keeping from Early Modern Paris Society
The Kansas City Times recounts quirky sixteenth century methods to tell time in Paris salons. A watch with a tactile dial allowed readers to feel the position of time, while another device used cups of spices to indicate hours by taste, a method linked to a bedhead timepiece by M Villager.
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M. de Vvillager
Mirage Produced by Passage of Light Rays
The Detroit News describes mirage as an optical illusion where distant objects appear inverted or raised. It explains looming differs by reflections from the sky, while mirage reflects the earth, caused by temperature layers bending light. Common in deserts and in places like Egypt, Persia, Turkestan, California, Nevada and Alaska.
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Detroit News
Napoleon
Egypt
Deserts
Persia
Turkestan
California
Nevada
Alaska
Appleton Family Notes and Daysey Mayme Appleton
Daysey Mayme Appleton, famed for going forth to aid the poor, visits a woman with both arms in splints and offers cheer. Mrs Lysander John Appleton cleans house so thoroughly that a glass case of stuffed birds vanished for ten years. The Appletons, including Chauncey Devere, are depicted in family sketches and neighborly anecdotes from a simplified domestic scene.
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the Appleton Family
Mr. Lysander John Appleton
Mrs. Lysander John Appleton
Miss Daysey
Mayme Appleton Master
Chauncey Devere Appleton
Daysey Mayme
Lysander John Appleton
Lysander John
Chauncey Devere
Mrs. Appleton
Daysey Mayme Appleton
Pullman
George Matthew Adama
Pastors Pay Triples Pulpit Prose Prompt Paydays
Three boys compare fathers earnings the writer’s son earns twenty five dollars for words the lawyer’s son fifty for advice and the parson’s son notes eight men carry money from pulpit to vestry highlighting humor about clerical fundraising and parental pride.
Good Stories Golfers Tell of Royal Game
A 1921 Kirkfield Ontario final between P. McGregor and H. Dowle ends with McGregor winning after a grasshopper lands on the ball at the hole. The piece notes birds and even a cow swallowing balls as fortune for players, and recalls various curious golf ball tales from Newark to Kobe via E. R. Dickover.
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Kirkfield
Ontario
P. McGregor
H. Dowle
McGregor
Newark
Montreal
E. R. Dickover
Kobe
Japan
Jnyian
Dickover
Miko
Golfers’ Magazine
Pretty Legend of Coconut Island in South Seas
A vivid Hawaii vignette describes Cocoanut Island in Hilo harbor as a picturesque spot with a mythical origin. It recounts Maul the demi god fishing Maui from the sea to join Hawaii, the disobedient brother causing Maui to drift, and the remaining coconut island on the hook. It notes Kondale and the ancient Manini temple and a record of 24 human sacrifices at Liloa’s reconstruction, leading to a power struggle between Umi and Haagan over the war god.
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Hawaii
Cocoanut Island
Hilo Harbor
Maul
Maui
Cocounut
Kondale
Manini
Liloa
Umi
Haagan
Aml
Self-Defense Sheep Story Ends in Court
In a Vermont courtroom a man charged with stealing a sheep defends himself by saying he killed the animal in self defense claiming the sheep had bitten him. The judge challenges the claim while noting the sheep had already supplied meat for the family. The anecdote is attributed to an eminent judge and reported by the Boston Globe.
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Vermont
Criminal Court
Boston Globe
Beasts as Baggage on Overland Limited
R L Ditmars recounts transporting wild animals from San Francisco to New York as baggage. Pythons pygmy water buffalo and two orang outangs rode with him protected from cold with blankets. The large orang found a sunny bureau but slept wrapped, while the smaller shared his master's hotel room with reluctant management consent.
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R. L. Ditmars
San Francisco
New York
Mr. Ditmars
Overland Limited
Goodbye Romance Amid Illness and a Widow’s Burden
During a long illness, a devoted wife cared for her husband Mary. When he recovered he sought a confession of love. She replied that no widow with three children suited her, revealing a practical motive behind her care.
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Mary
Henry
Burning In Process for Piano Finishes Described
A finishing method called burning in uses heated devices to apply polish. The heat seals pores and holes in wood, producing a high gloss for pianos and furniture.
Get Rid of That Backache in a Denton Case
Denton readers urged to try Doan's Pills for kidney related backache and fatigue. Mrs. M. Mitchell of 8 Dry St reports relief after using the stimulant diuretic, noting rapid easing of back pain and irregular kidney action, with a price of 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
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Doan's
Doan
Dan
Mitchell
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Stop Night Coughing This Simple Way
Warns readers about nightly coughing disrupting sleep and weakening health. Promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for Coughs as a safe remedy. Claims quick relief, soothing irritation and clearing phlegm, with a single teaspoonful before bed. Suitable for coughs chest colds hoarseness bronchitis and croup.
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Dr. King
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Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
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Patriotic Organization
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Minnie
George E. Guille
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
G. E. Guille
Poul
Indy
Zere
McClure Nawapager Syndicate
Island
South Seas
Denton
M. K. Newnam
Haarlem
Gotp
Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Maryland
William J. Webb
Harry E. Webb
Best Business Block
Charles H. Steelman
North 3Rd St
W. C. Beckwith
Denton, Md
Tute
Tuti
Smith Farm Agency
York St
Philadelphia
The
United States
Portland Cement Association
Goldsboro Bank
Goldsboro
Robert Jarrell, JR
Nuttle Hardware Company
Denton, Maryland
Box
Hughey Lumber and Coal Co
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