Shepherd Boy Chosen King in Samuel's Anointing Tale
Samuel mourns Saul but rebukes excessive grief and obeys God's direction. He visits Jesse's house, tests sons, and privately anoints David as the future king. Eliab fails the outward test, while David, shepherd boy, is chosen for anointing as the Spirit of the Lord comes upon him.
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David
Samuel
Saul
Jesse
Samucel
Saol
M. Samuel
Dethilehem
Samual
Eliab
God
We Can Choose We Can Shape Our Tomorrow
Poetic reflection on personal choice and character. Aimed at inspiring resolve to be steadfast, embracing light and resisting dark. Uses elevated cadence to urge faithful conduct and purposeful living beyond the present moment.
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N. Y
That Which We Do for Christ Immortalizes Our Deeds
A reflective line on actions for Christ outlasting personal pursuits. The saying contrasts deeds done for Christ with those for self, suggesting eternal significance for faith-driven work.
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Christ
How to Solve a Crossword Puzzle in The Journal
Instructions explain filling white spaces with words crossing vertically and horizontally. Definitions list clues for Horizontal 1 to 40 and Vertical 1 to 34 with notes on word forms and punctuation. The solution will appear in the next page with a complete grid and answers.
The Young Lady Across the Way Describes Ship Saloon Traffic
A young lady across the way notes that once the 12 mile limit is crossed on an English ship, nearly all travelers head to the saloon deck. The remark comes from a McClure Newspaper Syndicate column.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Lost civilization drawings from French caverns
Dr. George T. Collie of Beloit College presents discoveries from caves in southeastern France indicating a once advanced culture. He describes Magdalenians as Cro Magnons heirs, with red yellow ochre paintings of extinct animals including cave bears hyenas mammoths reindeer and other northern forms.
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France
George T. Collle
Beloit College
Doctor Collie
Magdalenians
From Slavery to Status in Medical History
The piece traces the doctor's origin from servile blood letting days to a modern notion of dignity. It notes English physicians never suing patients as a survival of humble beginnings, and contrasts it with the fee practice seen elsewhere. The argument links early obligations with present ethics and pride.
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England
Royal College of Physicians
Beware of the Tempted Mentor and Your Own Path
Poem urging workers to resist flattering promises from outside offers and to value current job effort. It argues success comes from inner effort, not relocation, and encourages putting brain heart and soul into the present role to reach personal goals.
Color maker eyes seaweed browns and coral pinks
Popular Mechanics cites a Detroit firm expanding auto color choices beyond 1000 tints. It predicts seaweed browns coral pinks and Beardsley trout greens as demand grows. The firm notes birds supplied most tints, with Tutankhamun and flower kingdoms fueling new shades. A manufacturer even borrowed exotic birds from the Smithsonian to copy hundreds of colors.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Detroit
King Tut
Smithsonian Institution
Home Sweet Home Definition From A Schoolyard
A teacher asks pupils for a definition of home and a small boy declares home is the building that usually stands in front of the garage. The remark illustrates a humorous, candid view of home from a student.
Scotland Birth Amid Bus Ride Told By Young Woman
A New York Sun report quotes a blond man and a fair young woman on a downtown bus near One Hundred and Tenth Street. The woman reveals she was born in Scotland and raised on oatmeal and the Ten Commandments, her voice clear and laughing as the bus moves toward Fifth Avenue.
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One Hundred and Tenth Street
Fifth Avenue
Scotland
New York Sun
Horseshoe Hurls Car Windshield in Westfield
A rear tire from George J. Sinrah’s auto in Westfield New Jersey picked up a horseshoe and it flew through the windshield of R. G. Sargent’s car, striking the rear seat and missing Sargent’s head by inches. Marsh kept driving unaware of the incident as the two men searched their vehicles for the cause.
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George J. Sinrah
Westfield
N. J
R. G. Sargent
Marsh
Sargent
Latakia Seaport in Syria Known for Tobacco Latakla
Latakia, a Syrian seaport opposite Cyprus and 60 miles from Cyprus and 50 miles from Antioch, was once Lacodicea in the first century. The harbor is now silting with sand while the town of about 10,000 people sits behind tobacco known as Latakla, highly aromatic and grown nearby.
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Latakia
Syria
Cyprus
Antioch
Lacodicea
French Writer Challenges Columbus Halo in New Study
The Kansas City Star summarizes Martha Audre’s new book cited in L Ere Nouvelle. It argues Columbus was not a great mariner but a man aided by others, possibly a poet of adventure. It accuses him of embellishing stories, enslaving Indians, and clashing with Isabella’s governor, postponing his beatification.
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Christopher Columbus
Martha Audre
Revue de l Amerique Latine
Lfe
Roselly de Lorgues
de Lorguas
Roma
Columbus
M. Andre Stirlings
Marco Palo
Andeville
Cabots
Isabella
Andre
H. J
L'Ere Nouvelle
Paris
Kansas City Star
Railroad cuts coal use on locomotives through better engines
Rail management reports a sharp drop in coal needed to haul freight. By inspecting coal and training firemen, engineers achieved a fuel use of under 142 pounds per 1000 tons per mile, down from 170 pounds in 1923.
Guam Territorial Status as Naval Station Center
The passage notes Guam's location 1500 miles east of the Philippines in the Mariana Islands. It mentions the island belonging to the United States after being ceded by Spain following the Spanish American War. The area is about 210 square miles with around 16 000 Polynesian inhabitants and a naval officer appointed as governor.
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Guam
Sen
Philippines
Marianna Islands
United States
Spain
Circuit Court Equity Notice from Caroline County
True copy of court record shows T. Clayton Horsey as Clerk of the Circuit Court for Caroline County. Testimony or entry references Equity No 2588 with official attestations and authenticity seal.
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Caroline County
Sean W. Wickes
Clayton Horsey, Clerk
Circuit Court
T. Clayton Horsey
Caroline Sage True Copy
Tes
T. Clayton Thorsey
T ‘Clayton Horsey
T. Crayton Horsey
Notice to creditors for Alice Thawley estate in Caroline County
Creditors of Alice Thawley late of Caroline County are warned to exhibit their claims with vouchers authenticated to the administratrices Edith T. Sparks and Bessie T. Sawyer by January 23, 1928, or be excluded from estate benefits. This notice is given July 6, 1927.
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Circuit Court
Caroline County
Percy C. Douglas
Charles B. Harrison
Maryland
J. Owen Knotts
Edith T. Sparks
Bessie T. Sawyer
Alice Thawley
Denton National Bank
Denton National Bank Trust Department
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Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson, Inc
Moody Hie Institute of Senio
Samuel Anoints
Eng
Trallan
Brium
Hades
J. H. Nichols & Company
Evelyn Gage Browne
Home, Sweet Home
Horseshoe
Cain
New Testament
American Island
Chesaphare & Potomac Telephone Company
Nisi
Calvert C. Merriken
John K. Lynch
Annie B. Lynch
Elmer G. Donoho
Lydia J. Donoho
Harry Fearins
M. Emma Fearins
Orphans’ Court
Luke Reilly
Wall's Hardware Store Farmers Supply Co., Inc
Denton, Md
Publix Service Station Company
R. C. Jackson
Greensboro
Mid
J. H. Nichols & Co
Hachive
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