Some People Who Received a New Name Lesson
Lesson text on Acts 11 19 90 and Golden Text. The lesson covers the church in Antioch, Barnabas and Saul, the first call of disciples as Christians, and the churchs benevolence to Jerusalem. Barnabas’s character and faith, Saul joining the work, and growth through teaching are highlighted.
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Antioch
Barnabas
Saul
Jerusalem
Africa
Cyprus
Tarsus
Christ
Stifler
Luke
Green
Antoch
Treasures of the Intellect Owns Our True Treasure
A reflective aphorism notes that material wealth may fade through misfortune or illness, while intellectual treasure remains a personal, inseparable possession granted by truth and intellect, not by fortune.
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M. Hutchinson
The Truth vs Fables in a Gospel Message
A sermon argues that truth stands opposed to fables and fiction. It cites first Timothy and cites Paul and the jailer of Philippi to show transformation by the TRUTH. It warns against theories that diminish or betray Christ and urges acceptance of Jesus as Savior and Lord.
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Christ
Tim
Garden of Eden
Pilate
God
Lfe
Paul the
Pharisee
Saul
Jesus
Stephen
Philipp
Jesus Christ
Savior
Lord
Jehovah
Four Bible Chapters Mention No Sin At Start And End
The note by NRev Alan Pressley Wilson observes four Bible chapters where sin does not appear. Two early chapters cover earthly creation and the final two depict a renewed creation. He notes sin enters with re creation and will be banished forever.
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Nrev
Alan Pressley Wilson
Lesson From Hard Knocks Cited In Atlanta Constitution
A quotation from the Atlanta Constitution cautions against seeking praise for genius and counsels that if genius is lacking, hard work and effort are the next best path.
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Atlanta Constitution
Akbar Erects 90 Foot Minaret Over Elephant Tomb
In Futty pore Sikri India Akbar the Great has erected a 90 foot minaret over the tomb of a favorite elephant. The structure is studded with elephant tusks.
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Akbar the Great
Futtypore Sikri
India
Itussian Peasants Salute With One Lip and Three Cheeks
A description notes a greeting among Itussian peasants deemed unhygienic by outsiders. The custom involves one kiss on the lips and three on each cheek as a social salutation in their communities.
American Peculiarity We are queer people and if a man announces a cure
A clipped cryptic item from the San Francisco Chronicle notes a quip about moral reform and public declarations. It frames skepticism toward grand cures for social ills and preserves a wry, period voice.
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San Francisco
Tragic Dirge in Metaphor Sings of Lime Duck Swan Song
A compact obituary style verse from Arkansus Ga zette blends metaphor and ornithology to reflect a somber farewell implied by a lime duck and a swan song. The fragment hints at loss and elegy in poetic form.
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Arkansus Gazette
How to Solve a Crossword Puzzle in The Journal
Readers learn crossword basics with numbered clues for horizontal and vertical words. The puzzle explains filling white spaces, avoiding black squares, and using dictionary words with abbreviations and slang noted. The list includes many definitions and hints, with the solution promised in the next issue.
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Italy
Leutenant
Automobile Disruption Sparks Street Car Debate
A reader comments that cars are harming streetcar business as Congress considers an omnibus bill in a 1920s context. The remark reflects public concern about transportation shifts and legislative action shaping urban transit.
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Why
Congress
McClure
Disposal of Dead Letters and Postal Auction Notice
The dead letter office handles undeliverable mail by returning items to senders when possible or destroying them. Valuable articles are kept for a period. The Post Office department announced a public auction of many such objects. Inquiries about fast mail should include mailing date and be sent to the Division of Dead Letters, Post Office Department, Washington.
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Post Office Department
Washington
Pathfinder Magazine
Chigger Chiggers Warned Against In Classroom Study
Nature Magazine urges caution in using chiggers as classroom material. The piece notes the danger of outdoor lessons and the risk of bites while highlighting the educational value of teaching students when and where attacks are most likely, to prevent suffering.
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Nature Magazine
Floating City of Log Raft Dwellings in Simoon Sound
A remote Canadian coast town built on cedar raft houses hosts a growing floating community. Loggers move sites seasonally, yet a store, post office, and connected main street have formed. In winter new raft homes join, then float away with better weather.
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Shavon Sound
British Columbia
Simoon Sound
Spirit of the Age As a Fleeting Cloud Picture
A fragment quotes Hagenbach on the spirit of the age as a changing, elusive cloud image formed by light and color. It describes the age as a distant, evanescent expression rather than a fixed, comprehensive entity.
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Hagenbach
Early Egyptian shaving habits and barber tools
According to Herodotus Egyptians shaved continually and only grew hair in mourning. The barber, called the hay, used tools including a razor shaped like a small hatchet with a recurved handle and knives as common instruments.
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Herodotus
Indian Monsoons Explain Seasonal Winds and Rain
The text describes the Indian monsoons as seasonal winds that shift direction part of the year. The southwest monsoon from April to September brings oceanic vapor, condenses into torrents on the hills, and feeds rivers flowing toward the interior.
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India
Indian Ocean
Puritan and Pilgrim Too Often Confused
Jane H. Farnham notes a March 7 Public Ledger error mixing Pilgrims and Puritans. Plymouth settlers began 1620 while Puritan migration to Massachusetts Bay occurred in 1630. The Puritans banned dissenters. the Puritans restricted church membership for voting, unlike the Quaker era.
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Public Ledger
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry Cabot
Lodge
Jane H. Farnham
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Plymouth
Bay Colony
Roger Williams
Anne Hutchingson
I'Herty
New England
Freaks of Lightning Strike Twice in Essex Homes
Reports say lightning has struck twice at two Brentwood houses within months. Steeplejack W Larkins recalls a Sussex house struck three times, noting the subsoil of trained stone in the Weald acts as a strong conductor, guiding lightning to buildings. The piece argues that repeated strikes relate to soil conductivity and subsoil mineral content.
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Brentwood
Essex
England
Strick
W. Larkins
Sussex
Wealdh
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin
Benji
Johnson
Melvin & Johnson, Publibrar
P. B. Fitzwater
D.D
Erame
Moody Dible Institute of Chicago
Western Nawapapee Union
Henry Ward Beecher
Mdi
Newsrapernhrkiye
Rev
H. Ostrom
D. D
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Elephant’s Tomb
Goodyear
Denton Auto Company
Denton, Maryland
Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Maryland
Potter Steele
Sallie Priscilla Steele
Isaac L. Dukes
Uuger
Tesen
D. H. Cook
Euston, Md
M. K. Newnam
George A. Adams
Tailor and
Bushelman
Third St
Cannon C. Wrignt
William J. Seeders
Spirit of
the Age
Pilgrim Too Ofter
Charles H. Steelman
North 3Rd St
Venton, Md
Curtis Woopwork
Curtis
Curis
E.S. Adkins & CO
Salisbury
Chestertown
Centreville
Piacary
THE
Chesapeake & Potomac
State Road
Williston
J. H. Nichols
Denton
Bowdle & Sullivan
Market and
Third Streets
Bath
LL. B. Towers
W. A. Smith
Manker St
Denton,md
P. m
Ford
Denton Auto CO
Denton, Md
Spring Brook Farm
Greensboro
O. A. Carroll
Noke Smelting and Refining CO
Otsego
Mich
Journal
North Sixth Street
Jay
George E. Culver
Whiley Collegiate Institut
Henry G. Budd, D. D
Dover, Delaware
U.S
Royal Cord
USCO
United States Rubber Company
Royal Cords
Usco Cord
United States
G. Leslie Walla
Earl White
J. W. Hallowell
Federalsburg
W. J. Richards
J. Frank Lane
Goldsboro
Thompson Hdme & Supply Co
Hillsboro
W. N. Hollis
Preston
C. N. Dean
Queen Anne
A. S. Thompson
Ridgely
Hhohl
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