The Baby John the Baptist and His Herald Way
A compact lesson on Johns life, birth foretold, humility and courage in preaching repentance, Jesus praise of John as the greatest prophet, and Johns martyrdom. It notes Johns role as God’s messenger and the need for penitence before seeing salvation.
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John
Jesus
Herald of the
Christ
John, the Baptist
God
The
Jordan
Paul
Herod
Herodias
Origin of Welsh Language a Tower Tale and Motto
A humorous tale traces Welsh as one of the original tongues, with a biting quip on prosperity and adversity. It recalls a mason at Babel, bricks and mortar, and a mortar trowel that allegedly sparked Welsh speech from a choking laborer.
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Tower of Babel
Ita
The Arm of the Lord in Isaiah and Jesus’ Deliverance
A devotional meditation tracing the arm of the Lord as strong, glorious, and redemptive from Isaiah through the life of Jesus. It emphasizes belief in the humbled, crucified Savior as the deliverer who reaches down to heal, save, and grant eternal life to those who trust in Him, urging personal acceptance of this salvation.
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Isaiah
Tgrael
Quotable Epigrams From Stoni Semper Relation
Witty and dated lines critique gender roles and family quarrels from the Relations of Harlequin by Stoni Semper. The passages juxtapose domestic duties with social judgments, noting shifts in behavior from breakfast to after dinner and lampooning marital dynamics.
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Stoni Semper
Strange Experience with Hidden Nuts After Mother’s Death
An Exchange note recalls visiting a nephew where fresh nuts were given. The mother secretly stored them at home, died soon after, and the narrator later found the nuts on a swing shelf at the foot of the cellar stairs after hearing a ghostly message guiding the search.
Talks to Mothers about Their Babies and Dress
Chief of the Maryland State Department of Health urges expectant mothers to choose maternity clothing that is comfortable and inconspicuous. Advice covers waist and skirt fastening, soft corsets after early months, avoiding binding, proper shoe choice with low heels, and discarding garters to protect circulation.
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Bureau of Child Hygiene
Maryland
State Department of Health
First Blue Stocking Club History
The term Blue Stocking, used for learned women, traces to Venice in 1100 with della calza members wearing blue stockings. It spread via Paris to England in 1780, linked to Mrs. Montague and the Bas ble club. Boswell recalls Dr Johnson in those circles and Stillingfleet’s notable attire.
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Venice
Paris
France
England
Montague
Bas Bley Club
Stillingfleet
Boswell
Feaf
Samuel Johnson
Johnson
FEW WALK IN STRAIGHT LINE
Observation on how people tend to drift from a straight path. Right leg strength, deafness, and eyesight influence swerving directions, while even healthy planners still zigzag due to wandering thoughts and lack of guidance.
Wires Too Fine for Light Filaments Tungsten used for lamps
Tungsten, the metal for modern electric filaments, can be drawn into ultra thin wire invisible against the sun. A pierced diamond acts as a die to spin this cobweb metal, which is strong enough to hold up a pair of ordinary desk shears. It is mainly used as fuse in delicate experiments and cannot be bent cold. Filaments are formed by winding around a slender steel mandrel and dissolving the core after fixing with heat.
Time will weigh his lyric craft against poet’s fame
Time, the great decider, may not alter how he will be viewed in the future as he once did Coleridge and Shelley. Yet his lyric achievement remains bright. He was prodigal with his music, teaching new cadences to the old tongue, sometimes too prolific as verse ran on. Still English poetry is reinforced at key points by his work, Ernest Ihss.
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Coleridge
Ernest Ihss
Perfection Imperative in Hamlet Fatt's Julius Caesar
Hamlet Fatt had been out 40 weeks yet the cast remained letter perfect. He scheduled an extra rehearsal after entering New York to ensure a strong showing in the next town. He hinted the next stand is Rome, Julius Caesar's home town.
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Hamlet Fatt
Julius Caesar
New York State
Rome
Wrought Wonders in Stone at Belur and Hullabid Temples
Fergusson lauds the Twelfth Century temple of Chenna Kesava at Belur as the world’s most laboriously wrought stone carving. He also extols Hullabid near Belur as a ruined jewel once unmatched in Indian art, surpassing Gothic form and rivaling the Parthenon in Athens for architectural extremes.
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Belur
India
Fergusson
Hullabid
Bangalore
Hullabid Temple
Athens
Fossil Fragments Reveal Ancient Marine Life in Cambrian Rock
C D Walcott described marine fossils preserved on Mount Wapta slab, including trilobites and Sidney crab shells. The Cambrian sea preserved diverse sea life before land plants, with exceptional fossilization in favorable mud and sand layers.
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C. D. Walcott
Mount Wapta
Cambrian Sea
Canadian Rockies
Fashionable dogs of the city and changing trends
A city feature contrasts stylish dogs with their owners in different quarters. It notes the shift from Boston bulls to Airedales, then to wire-haired terriers as the chic choice, while Park Avenue shows pampered canines and tenement districts reveal persistent, curly haired poodles.
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Pete
Rags
Dusty
Boston
New York Sun
Park Avenue
Fifth
Voices of the Ice in Far North Winters
An American explorer notes that Arctic ice movements are not silent, producing sounds called the voices of the Ice. Low singing, splashing, grumbling, cracking, and snapping arise as ice crowds and breaks, sometimes echoing distant human, train, or animal sounds with a haunting still-night allure.
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Washington Star
Tanlac Proves Beneficial Says Washington Woman
Mrs. M. E. Cooper of Washington D C reports dramatic relief after a year on Tanlac with stomach problems vanished, better sleep and energy returned. She praises Tanlac as a grand medicine and notes it is sold by druggists with over 37 million bottles sold. Tanlac Vegetable Pills are Nature s remedy for constipation and sold everywhere.
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M. E. Cooper
128Th St
Northwest
Washington, D.C
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D. D
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Earth
Longfellow
Colton
Rev
H. Ostrom
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
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Israel
Judea
Bethlehem
Temple
Calvary
Tarsus
You
J. H. Mason Knox, JR
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Palm Beach
Kuppenheimer’s
Epics
Mullin's Home Store
Wilmington
Tye
Jim
Co. A. Whisler
Kirsch
M. K. Newnam
U. S. Army
U. S
National Bay State Shoe Company
Broadway
New York, N. Y
William P. Carroll
Denton, Md
Third St
MM. K. Newnam
Huneral Birertor
Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
James E. Hignutt
Sherman E. Hignutt
Jas
E. Hignutt
D. Test
Margaret Pastorfield
Register of Wills
Denton National Bank
Denton
W. I. Norris
the Peoples Bank
State Road
Williston
M. H. Downes
Calvert C. Merriken
Capt. Carmine
Preston
B. Washington Wright
Provident State Bank
P J. A. Trazzare
Goldsboro Bank
Goldsboro
Robert Jarrell, Jr
Star Cars
A. P. Whitby
W. P. Carroll
Belew
Feld
Henry G. Budd, D. D
Dover
Delaware
Baby Shop
Easton, Maryland
James J. Ross
WM. Denny
Sec’y-Treas
Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
Dover, Delaware
L. Irving Jones
Agt
Joan T. Carter
John W. Payne
Greensboro
Preston, Md
Cooper, Wright & Cooper
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