What Came of Wrong Doing in Israel's Fall
Lesson discusses Kings 17 and the prophets Amos Hosea, detailing Israel’s disobedience, idolatry, and moral decay. It traces Jeroboam II through Hoshea, leading to Samaria's siege by Assyria, exile, and the nation’s lasting dispersion. The material emphasizes rebellion, secret sins, and the need for separation from heathen practices.
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Israel
Isaael
Amos
Jeroboam II
Jeroboam
Hoshea
Assyria
Samaria
Belus
God
Elijah
Elisha
Palestine
Bound to Materialize Saying by Jean Porter Rudd
A concise quotation attributes a belief that mental images become real through persistent thought. It cites Jean Porter Rudd and notes that every imagined image held in the mind is bound to materialize.
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Jean Porter Rudd
Perfect Peace Verse Quotation in Spiritual Text
A brief line from Tsalfah 26 32 proclaims that those who keep their mind fixed on God will enjoy perfect peace. The excerpt emphasizes trust as the source of steadiness and calm in faith.
Apple worm life cycle described in springtime tale
A description explains how a moth lays an egg in an apple blossom calyx. The hatched larva bores into the forming apple, growing inside as it develops, then emerges with the fruit and eventually spins a cocoon on the tree. Birds hunt these fruit worms on the bark the following year.
The Loan or Trade Illusion of Salvation
A sermon-like reflection argues salvation rests on grace not a loan or purchase. It contrasts human examples David Peter and Demas with the unmerited gift of Jesus, urging readers to accept divine grace, not barter or commerce, for ultimate forgiveness and transformation.
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David
Peter
Demas
Heaven
Jesus
Demas Paul
Colosse
Timothy
God
Ulm
The Split Olive Branch Ledger in Seville Groves
In Seville groves, olive growers use a notched stick as a simple record of sales. Ten bushels produce a notch, later another two bushels add two lines, and the stick is split nightly to share half each. Disputes are settled by aligning the halves to reveal true entries.
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Seville
Why Her Watch Goes Wrong
The piece argues women’s watches run irregularly, citing observations by Herbert Duke and others. It attributes this to women’s lesser reliance on timekeeping, aesthetic concerns, and possible physiological factors.
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Herbert Duke
Ete
Tim
Snakes Show Big Litters in Zoo Births Across Species
A 15 foot Trinidad anaconda at London Zoological Gardens gave birth to 24 young, while a New York Zoo anaconda bore up to 34. Large bow constrictors reportedly produced 64 hatchlings, and pythons lay eggs in vast numbers from 50 to 100. Some eyeing eggs were infertile.
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Trinidad
London Zoolagical Gardens
New York Zoological Park
New York Zoo
Fran
Inns on the Road of Life Motif Reflected in Quote
A reflective line compares life to a journey and a road rather than a home or city. It portrays enjoying small inns along the roadside as refreshment that renews strength to continue to the end.
Awkward Chicago Swain Seeks Hand of Daughter
A blundering youth from Chicago, with a wide mouth stretched into a grin, asks for the hand of a young woman. The father, taken aback, asks him to close his mouth while he assesses who is at the door, in a humorous American Lesson Weekly note.
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Chicago
Hiad
Bank Raised the Ante and Returns Found Cash
A farmer, conducting business at the Schuyslkil Pa bank, discarded an envelope with 1200 dollars in cash. A cleaning woman found the money and returned it to the man. He rewarded her with a gift from his sons, and the bank, recognizing her honesty, gave her a substantial present.
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Schuyslkil Pa
Growth of cottonseed oil industry traces vast uses
The piece notes rapid growth from four mills in 1867 to a vast industry by 1902 12 5 000 000 value estimates and a long list of applications for cottonseed oil and by products The text highlights substitutions for butter in compounds packing fish oils salad oils and olive oil manufacture and mentions medical cosmetics and soap stock among uses
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United States
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D. D
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Eynies de Clire
The
Chesapeake & Potomac
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Chesterfield
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
Garette
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Hardware and Implements
Denton, Md
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Broadway
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Love Point
TUE Peninsula Ferry Corporation
Equitable Bldg
Plaza
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Standard Welding CO
Green Mount Ave
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Calvert C. Merriken
Sora
Universal Car
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All
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Denton Auto Company
Denton, Maryland
A. E. S. Remedies
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Gladding Express Co
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Longwoods
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Earle Smith
Warner
Nuttly & Smilpel
Maryland
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