The Shepherd Boy Becomes a King in David Tale
The lesson outlines David's rise from exile to king over Judah and eventually united Israel. It highlights the School of Providence, quick obedience to God's guidance, and the generosity and political deftness of David toward Jabesh Gilead. It also frames the dual kingdom conflict and David's divine appointment as king. The study applies to true success through faithful leadership and steadfast trust in God.
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David
Saul
Judah
Samuel
School of Providence
Hebron
Erile
Christ
Jabeeh-Ghead
Jabesh
Bethlehem
Jesus Christ
Satan
House of
Abner
Ishbosheth
Seul
Procrastination and the Devil’s Rewards
A legend tells how the devil offered a prize to his Imperial staff for the best way to destroy a human soul. One claimed to deny God, another denied immortality and truth in the Bible, while a third praised delaying good resolutions. The prize went to the one who argued there is no hurry to carry out good intentions.
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Bishop Talbot
Method for exact color measurement by photometric comparison
An English scientist described in Popular Mechanics a system to measure color precisely. Colors are compared photometrically with white and gray standards. red is matched under red light, yielding a three-number code like red with 4 percent white and 18 percent black.
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Popular Mechanics
Laid by for the Winter in Old New York
The New York Evening Sun notes a historic fall habit of storing provisions for winter. Dutch settlers stocked beef, pork, flour, apples, and potatoes, using public smoke houses and river-borne supplies to secure bargains as ships arrived and prices fell.
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New York
Upstate
New York Evening Sun
Oldest U S periodicals claim debated in 18th century press
The text argues the New Hampshire Gazette, started in 1758 at Portsmouth, and the Weekly Mercury of Newport, Rhode Island, are the oldest U S publications. It notes Franklin did not found the Saturday Evening Post in 1728, cites Keimer selling the Pennsylvania Gazette to Franklin, and mentions changes leading to the 1821 launch of the Saturday Evening Post with the Gazette and Bee ceasing.
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United States
New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth
Mercury
Newport
R. L
Benjamin Franklin
Saturday Evening Post
Pennsylvania Gazette
Samuel Keimer
Franklin
Kelmer
the Gazette
Samuel Atkinson
Charles Alexander
The
Bee
Gazette
the Bee
Thomas Cottrell Clarke
Post
Poison First Congo Weapon
A Century article notes that Congo natives use poison to kill enemies or pests in moments of frustration, with the white man feared but not poisoned. It describes a native boy tiring of cage duty and choosing the easiest exit by poisoning a kept animal, a rule that contrasts white and black responses.
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R. L. Garner
Congo
Denton
Commissioners of
Golf Bug Seeks Excuse to Play Golf
A golf bug, fresh from a doctor, boasts of perfect health yet laments a lack of excuse to stay away. The physician declares him sound, with all tests normal. The bug admits he will head south to play golf despite the smile of approval. A separate quip riffs on pressure on witnesses as a joke about pumping them.
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Detroit Free Press
Noted Parental Advice on Teaching Independence
A light exchange about guiding a child to paddle his own canoe, paired with a cautionary remark that independence helps prevent future conflicts. The humor underscores fostering self-reliance while avoiding dependency and quarrels.
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Denton Journal
Soward Melvin Ben
H. Joh
Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
P. B. Fitzwater
D. DD
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Ben” Franklin
New Hampshire
the Universal Shopping Center
Cuba
Canal Zone
Canada
China
Japan
Baltimore
Hochschild, Kohn & Co
Howard and
Lexington Sts
Horeervice
Old
the Good Housewives
Eastern Shore Gas & Electric Company
Denton, Maryland
Walter Sparks
Life Man
U.S
U. S
Royal Cord
Cleveland
Denton Auto Company
E. H. Hirs
Edison Laboratories
Edison
Pho
Thomas A. Edison
Long & Short
C. A. Whisler
Osteopathic
Mellinger
Gilko
Rehehd
Burrsville
Postoffice
S. Frank Cole
Wm. S. Crouse
Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry
Annapolis
Claiborne Ste
Claiborne
T. C. B. Howard
Cooper, Wright & Cooper
Caroline County
Willoughby Bridge
Federalsburg
Smithville
Chipman’s Lane
Houston Branch
County Commissioners
Western Maryland College
Westminster, Vic
A. Norman Ward
D. D
Maryland
Wesley Collegiate Institute
Seay
Henry G. Budd, D. D
Dover, Delaware
Brooks’ Restaurant
Saratoga St
Baltimore, MD
Rennert
Tuckahoe Neck
N.S. Fifleld
Journal
Main St
Reoms
Bath
J. Weld
Ivor Sale
W. W. Newcomer
H. Pippin
King St
Wilmington
Del
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