Sunday School Lesson on John Eighteen and Peter's Denial
A devotional study of John eighteen verses 1 to 18 and surrounding passages. The commentator emphasizes Jesus’s unity with the Father, eternal life through Him, and His restraint under trial. Peter’s denial is examined as a warning against zeal without true self-knowledge, and the need to follow Christ fully rather than cling to worldly comforts.
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Jesus
John vi
God
Jesus Christ
Cedron
Gethsemane
Israel
Isa
David
Judas
Peter
Sea of Gallee
Annas
Calphus
Herod
Pilate
Grand
Enamels and varnish origins from fossil resins
Popular Science Monthly explains enamels as high luster paints made from zinc oxide ground in varnish. Varnish itself is produced from fossil resins like copal and kauri. These tree derived resins formed in earth over centuries, mined in Africa and New Zealand in large lumps.
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Africa
New Zealand
Popular Science Monthly
Imitation of Mercury at Umpty-ump Street
A Birmingham Age-Herald line humorously depicts a mischievous man sending a messenger boy to No 1415 Umpty-ump Street to imitate Mercury, while the boy jokes he is no thermometer. The exchange captures local color and playful street talk.
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Umpty-ump Street
Birmingham Age-Herald
How the Scale Was Turned in a Russian Rising Tale
Stephan Mikhailof leaves the duma for home and a tense betrothal clash as revolution brews. His daughter Marya pleads, while Captain Ivano vitch’s visit tests loyalties. The czar, Rasputin, and German influence loom over a nation on the verge of upheaval. The plan hinges on whether troops will fire on protesters and whether the new government can take shape.
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Stephan Mikhailof
Duma
Neva
Petrograd
Father
Papa
Sergius
Sud
Russia
Dain
Siberia
Offcers
Ivanovitech
Czarina
Mikhailos
Rasputin
Czar
Mikhailof
Marya
Captain Ivanovitch
Heroic Captain Stops Regiment Fire In Russian Revolution
In Petrograd soldiers move to suppress laborers for bread as the bureaucracy hoards food. Captain Sergius Ivanovich Ivanovitch steps forward, halts firing, and advocates sparing the crowd. His stand shifts troops to support the people, triggering a chain of regiments joining the revolution.
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Petrograd
Russia
Ivanovitch
Golders
Seldberg
Jong Hne
Ivan the Terrible
Catherine
Stephan Mikhballof
Ils Lothe
Mikhailos
Sergius Ivanovitch
Papa
Sergius
Marya
Ivanoviteh
Miklanof
Mikallof
Mikfiallof
Vanovitch
Milk as a Fabric From Milk to Plastic Fashion Materials
French chemists Lebrett and Desgeorge propose turning milk curds into a plastic sheetable material. After curdling with rennet, parboiling and acetone treatment, the product becomes a translucent, versatile substitute for silk or celluloid shaping buttons, bric a brac, and even leatherlike items with attractive wear.
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Francois Lebrett
Raon Desgeorge
Popular Science Monthly
Oleomargarine Prize Tease in Napoleon's Substitution Quest
Oleomargarine arose from a prize contest by Napoleon seeking a butter substitute that cost less while preserving wholesomeness and flavor. The historical note links the fat’s creation to a public competition aimed at affordable, quality margarine.
Politeness Sign in Tibet Described in Brief Note
A Tibet etiquette sign upon meeting involves clasped hands held aloft and tongue protrusion. The note pairs this cultural gesture with a quotation from George Herbert urging truthfulness.
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Tibet
Remembering Errors in Typewriter Spelling
A playful exchange contrasts simplified spelling with traditional hard-to-spell words. The quip personifies a typewriter as uncertain about reform. The joke hinges on the humor of stubborn spelling choices and literary nostalgia.
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Philip Todd
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Lawrence R. Towers
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Nuttle Hardware Co
Denton
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Denton, Maryland
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