Grace and the Christian life in a modern world
A sermon urges believers to embrace God's grace through Jesus Christ, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, and living soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age. It links personal conduct to societal order, proclaims the blessed hope of Christ's glorious appearing, and warns that those denying these virtues face divine destruction.
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Jesus Christ
Mag
Peter
United States
God
Piaces
Europe
Satan
Mann
Fossil Foraminifera Describe Coastal Plain Formations
United States Geological Survey reports by Joseph A Cushman Survey Bulletin 676 detailing foraminifera species from Miocene and Pliocene coastal plain formations. The bulletin, richly illustrated with magnified figures, aims to aid groundwater, oil, and gas exploration.
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United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
Joseph A. Cushman
United States
Circumstances Shape Our Tides of Influence
A reflective statement notes that our relation to circumstances governs their effect. It compares how the same wind can carry a weasel to shelter or cast another away, illustrating the power of perspective and resilience in facing changing conditions.
Procession of the Holy Carpet in Cairo At Mecca Journey
The article paints Cairo during the Holy Carpet procession with mosques minarets bells and crowds. It notes barefoot embroidery water carriers dervishes soldiers and civilians gathering for the sacred enclosure near the citadel where the caravan is blessed. The khedive and dignitaries lead the caravan toward Mecca with pilgrims following the carpet to the sanctuary and back.
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Cairo
Mohammed
Sutten Hasan
Sa Pyta
Formindy
Caracan
Mecca
Arabia
Umbrellas Color Chinaman Barracks Sunday Walks
A Saturday Evening Post excerpt notes Indo China Chinese laborers in France wearing umbrellas on Sundays. They guard cheap black local umbrellas in barracks, carrying them as symbols of travel and cosmopolitanism, even in retirement from work.
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France
Denada
Iabor
Maea
Irvin & Cobb
Saturday Evening Post
African Golf His Hoodoo
Private Clarence F.E. Bruce of Pittsburg recalls how Africa war duties led to his downfall. He and others warned that their heavy guns and offensive actions left towns decimated with little life remaining. He describes the drastic shift from sergeant in charge to private on his knees seeking escape in cards.
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Clarence FE
Bruce
Pittsburch
Congress Shoes Come Back
A revival of the old congress galter style sees elastic side inserts return as American shoes gain popularity among Japanese natives. Western face and button shoes spread slowly due to local custom requiring removal of footwear before entering homes, inns, shops, theaters, and public buildings.
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Congress
Japan
Danger in Imported Earth Causes Port Pollution Risk
Ships from Europe have dumped ballast soil along New York area shores including East River and Trudson River. The U S Department of Agriculture considers it a pest risk and has started an inquiry to gauge extent and install safeguards against potential introduction of self infecting diseases and injurious nematodes that could spread nationwide.
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Europe
New York
East River
Trudson River
United States Department of Agriculture
Forest land reduction in Helena area proclaimed
On February 25 1919 the president signed a proclamation removing 31 079 acres from Helena National Forest Montana. The lands lie along the forest boundary with much already privately owned. The action follows a Agriculture Department recommendation after forest service land classification found little value for national forest purposes.
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National Forest
Helena National Forest
Montana
Secretary of Agriculture
Forest Service
Ararat Myth Debunked as Ark Landing Photosil Appears
A 19th century geographic note discusses Ararat in Armenia, noting no proof Noah’s Ark landed there despite archaic legends. It recounts explorer Parrot reaching the summit in 1829 and finding no remains, while describing Ararat’s geology, surrounding sites, and Armenian traditions tied to Eden and Noah.
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Republic of
Ararat
United States
Itles
Amnenia
Armenia
Noah
Johann Parrot
Little Ararat
Valley of
Araxes
Marsand
Argurl
Turkish Promises and the Failure of Christian Rights
A historical note on treaties forcing Turkey to protect Christian subjects within the Ottoman empire. It traces 145 years of unkept promises, from 1856 Hatthumatoun to Abdul Hamid’s reign, highlighting repeated assurances of equality that never materialized and the murder of over a million Christians and Jews during his 33 years on the throne.
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Turkey
Ottoman Empire
Russia
France
England
Abdul Hamid
Radio Compass Invention Aids Navigation At Sea
A new naval device called the radio compass or direction finder enables ships to determine their position by receiving wireless signals from shore stations. Even in bad weather with no celestial sightings a navigator can obtain exact bearings to locate latitude and longitude, solving difficult navigation problems.
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Naval Communication Service
Wars Influence on Music Speeds Up War Efforts
A World War I era note describes how music spurred troops during a Mons retreat, with a toy fife and drum lifting march pace. It notes shifts away from singing, mentions songs like There’s a Long, Long Trail and Tipperary, and observes phonograph comfort for wounded and ill soldiers in hospitals.
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Mons
Tipperary
Macree
Paquin Turns Out Army Clothes and Madame Paquin Leads
Mme Paquin the renowned modiste now creates military garments for our army. When praised for his success Intel Paquin deflects credit to his wife. He began as a bank clerk and later joined her in Paris at Maison Levimne, which evolved into the Paquin firm later sold for 2,500,000 dollars.
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Paquin
Mme. Paquin
Amy
Intel
Madame
M. Paquin
Maison Levimne
Man's Ever Faithful Friend Evangeline Booth Praises Horse
Salvation Army commander Evangeline Booth extols the horse as mankind's reliable ally across history. She notes the horse's role in sport, art, war, commerce, and daily labor, praising its endurance, patience, and steadfast service despite hardship.
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Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
Squirrel with a Gentle Temper Delights a South African Officer
A companionable pet squirrel owned by a naval officer in South Africa chats back at mealtime, listens attentively to his conversations, and answers with cheerful squeaks. Though playful, she never holds a grudge and sulks when lightly scolded, resuming play when ready.
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South African
Montreal Herald
Coordinated effort over lone expert drives business success
The text argues a thriving organization relies on unified effort, with each member performing their part deliberately. It cites leadership that treats workers as humans, not machines, and stresses steady, concentrated effort by all staff daily. Energy is conserved by continuous readiness, not sporadic bursts.
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New York Evening Telegram
One Man Strike and Pauper Potatoes Alarm Town
An Australian city reports a one man strike by a tailor in Jall who refused to work for union principles. He sent a letter to the tailors union but was ignored and sentenced to three days solitary confinement while continuing his strike. In a separate incident paupers in a country poorhouse staged a potato protest refusing greens and bread and water until potatoes arrived.
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Jall
Macaroni Industry Flourishes in China Trade Report
United States commerce reports note a vast China vermicelli and macaroni industry carried on largely by hand. Wheat beans and rice serve as flour, with Chefoo leading in scale and producing green hemn vermicelli. Vermicelli is widely consumed across China, with annual exports of about 15690 tons.
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China
United States
Chefoo
Widow’s mite brings four sacks to Red Cross refuge
A poorly dressed woman offers four washed sacks fashioned into undergarments as a widow’s mite to the Red Cross refuge clothing department. She says it is all she has and hopes it helps a Belgian woman with less.
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Department of Refuge
the Red Cross
Practical synthetic rubber produced in Germany factory plan
Artificial rubber has moved from experiment to practical success. Elberfeld dye and color works plans a large factory to produce synthetic rubber chiefly for Germany, anticipating future shortages of natural rubber and other tropical raw materials.
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Elberfeld
Germany
Tropics
Requiem of the Hun on the Argonne Front Night Battle
A WWI scene in France's Argonne shows section chiefs gun crews and gunners executing rapid fire amid horrific detonations. Fire light reveals grim, grease-smeared faces as crews work tirelessly, one lad collapsing yet quickly replaced, the Iron orchestra playing a deadly symphony until ten in the morning.
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France
Argonne
Tan
Madame la Marechale foreshadows lunch discipline at Foch home
Madame In Marechale Foch is described as a French lady of quiet resolve who runs her household with exact order. She dislikes late lunches and even the marshal sometimes defers to her. A luncheon delay after armistice talks suggests a quiet, prearranged routine between them under pressure.
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Madame In Marechale Foch
Foch
Madame la Marechale
Monsieur
Madame
Great Jap Soldier Baron Fukushima Dies in Tokyo
Gen Baron Fukushima one of Japan's top military figures dies in Tokyo. He started as a drummer boy and in 1892-93 completed a 9000 mile horseback trek from Berlin to Vladivostok through Russia Siberia Mongolia and Manchuria. He led the Japanese contingent in the China war and served as a staff officer in the Russo-Japanese War. He also represented Japan in China India Egypt Turkey Persia and other regions.
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Baron Fukushima
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Tokyo
Berlin
Vladivostok
Russia
Siberia
Mongolia
Manchuria
Fukushima
China
Tientsin
India
Egypt
Turkey
Persia
Caucasia
Arabia
Turkestan
Burma
Stan
Annam
Famous Buildings In Walmar In Wei mar Era
Conspicuous public buildings in Walmar during the Wei mar period include the Wittumspalais the old ducal dower house with Prel ler s murals from the Odyssey the Goethe Schiller archive a river Ulm overlook ed edifice housing manuscripts by German writers the Liszt museum and Symdesium a Realschule for girls founded by Grand Duchess Sophia plus a grand ducal school of art technical commercial and music schools a geographical institute teachers seminaries and other learning institutions
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Weimar
Wittumspalais
Preller
Goethe Schiller Archive
Ulm
Liszt Museum
Symdesium
Realschule
Sophia
Grand Ducal School
Forgotten pen name of Rev Francis L Hawkes
Francis Lister Hawkes born 1798 in New Bern North Carolina and died 1866 in New York City is linked to pen names Lambert Lilly Schoolmaster Frater and Uncle Philip. He was an eminent Episcopalian divine and author of The Early History of the Southern States with Lambert Lilly Schoolmaster published in 1832.
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Lambert Lilly
Francis’ Lister Hawkes
New York
Hawkes
New Berne
N. C
Frater
Philip
Paving Bricks From Slag Textures Compared
British blast furnace slag bricks contain 26 percent silica and 22 percent alumina yielding a stone like texture. American slag bricks with 34 percent silica and 14 percent alumina become glassy and brittle with a thin outer skin. J B Shaw patent improves interior solidification by hot brick immersion in red hot sand followed by twelve to eighteen hours cooling.
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J. B. Shaw
Kindergartens to Aid French Orphans Led by Red Cross
From New York a group of kindergarten workers sails for France to enrich the lives of French orphans. They aim to fill schoolhouses with cheerful learning under Red Cross direction and with support from the National Kindergarten Association.
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New York City
France
Red Cross
National Kindergarten Association
No News. Jones a marked man in the ban tattoo remark
A Baltimore American cartoon caption notes a boast about a man named Jones being marked, linked to a big eagle tattoo on his arm. The quip reflects sensational gossip without reporting a specific event or date.
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Young Jones
Baltimore American
Taxpayers List of Unpaid 1918 Taxes Caroline County Md
A detailed roster lists 1918 tax defaulters in Caroline County Maryland with total state and county taxes due, added interest from September 1 1918 and a 3 percent penalty. The document names numerous individuals across districts including Obediah Lewis William C Parrott and Samuel L Young and shows amounts owed in each entry.
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T. Frank ‘Seward
Joe Caroline County
Cabbage Plants for Sale at 20c per Hundred
Exchange advertisement from J Blackiston of Denton Maryland offering 260000 late Flat Dutch and Drumhead cabbage plants for sale at 20 cents per hundred, with better prices for 1000 lot quantities and above.
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Ao . J. Blackiston
Denton
Country property with buildings near railroad in Md
Approximately 30 acres with fair buildings and 5 acres of woodland and fruit trees. Stock and crops included. Within three miles of railroad. Address P. W. J. in care of Postmaster Greensboro Md.
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Greensboro
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