Isaiah and the Boastful Assyrian
Lesson outline for May 18 covers Isa 36 37 with topics for all ages. It recounts Rabshakeh of Assyria pressing Hezekiah, the deputation reports, Hezekiah's reliance on God, Isaiah's message, and the angelic destruction of the Assyrian army. The tale emphasizes faith over fear and divine deliverance.
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Isaiah
Assyria
Judah
Lsu
Rabshakeh
Sennacherib
Egypt
Hezekiah
Tsalah
Jerusalem
Nezekiah
God
Israel
Tii
Sennecherth
Nineveh
It Is Easier Abroad to Pose as Philanthropist
A reflective line notes that posing as a charitable figure overseas is simpler than being seen as kind and unselfish at home. It contrasts public perception with private virtue, suggesting social expectations differ by location and audience.
Giving Thanks For What We Have
A brief editorial urges gratitude as a guard against complaining about what is missing, framing thankfulness as a practical mindset for daily life. The piece emphasizes appreciation of present blessings to reduce envy and dissatisfaction.
Rearing the Child Opinion Fragment in The Journal
An excerpt discusses parenting guidance with fragmented phrases about child behavior and upbringing, noting practical attitudes and common questions. The text references names yet remains unclear, offering a glimpse into mid-century domestic advice without concrete events or conclusions.
Room for All Manors in English Novels Question
Reader wonders if England can hold all described manors and country seats in British novels without overburdening the land. effect of mesne and overtaxing estates is raised as a literary whim.
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England
Poets Defend Poetry Against Stale Forms
A critic argues that poetry is a living force with limitless forms and voices. The quote emphasizes poetry’s vitality beyond fixed stereotypes and urges openness to new expressions.
Hoboes Debate Terms In A Curious Exchange
In a terse street exchange two hoboes volley phrases about terms and a failing vintage. One hobo mocks Eve's niceties while the other asks what is happening now as they discuss a troubled year and a chan pague vintage.
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Panch
There Is No Condemnation In Christ Jesus
A Moody Bible Institute teaching outlines four provisions that remove condemnation: guilt is blotted out by the Lamb of God and forgiveness of sins via faith. righteousness is imputed to believers. a new life is imparted through union with Christ. and power is supplied by the Spirit to overcome sin. The sermon argues this fourfold salvation, based on Romans, brings exultation that there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus.
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God
Christ
Luther
Jesus
Abraiham
Abraham
Christ Jesus
Human Bridge Game Tops London Carnival Fun
A festival near Paris featured a human bridge game rivaling a recent military carnival chess match. A bread platform served as the card table while fourteen and fifteen year olds wore paper card suits. They shuffled and called cards to the center, distributing the deck to four players who played their hands by calling cards to the middle.
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Paris
London
Doctor and mother argue over old remedy for baby
A woman sought a physician known for blunt efficiency for her ailing baby. The doctor ordered custard oil, but the mother objected calling custard oil an old fashioned remedy. The doctor retorted that babies are also old fashioned.
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Windum
Reward for Jesters Who Lighten Life's Burdens
England knights her playwright and her men of wealth while France awards academic palms to the Fratelli brothers for public morale. The New York World notes the constant need for humor and calls for subsidies and pensions for top comics as a national duty.
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England
France
Fratelli Brothers
New York World
WI Kemp
Shakespeare
Grimnidd
Charles Dickens
College Scholar Mixers Earn Higher Income After College
An University of Michigan instructor finds a study showing graduates in certain fields reach higher average incomes over ten years. The analysis notes men pursuing higher prize careers often earn more, while others choose different paths, shaping varying fortunes.
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University of Michigan
Ofl
Nuatlon
Age of the Sun Estimated Between Two and Three Billion Years
Prof Walter Nernst announced at a Berlin Society for Industrial Progress meeting that the sun’s age lies between two and three billion years. Estimates combine uranium decay rates with relativity concepts, noting a crustal era ending about 400 million years hence and life on Earth persisting until then.
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Walter Nernst
Berlin
Society For Industrial Progress
Instein
Nemst
Eliminate the Towers Debate Sparks in Planning Row
Archil ted speaks against towers while Mr Bullion Bugge argues for elimination to improve design. The exchange centers on whether the structures should be removed or kept as planned.
Had Another Pair Boots Mystery Delights Irish Valet
An enraged master confronts a valet about mismatched footwear showing one black boot and one brown. The Irish valet calls it a quare thing and reveals another pair hidden nearby, escalating the odd footwear puzzle.
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Bere
Patience and Reginald Delay at the Door
A playful exchange depicts Patience asking if Jove ever leaves the window, Patrice answering affirmatively while noting Reginald stayed out late and papa would not open the door, in a Yankers Statesman style quip.
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Patience
Jove
Patrice
Reginald
Papa
Veteran Waiter Finds Modern Appetite Weak
An American visitor in Manchester recalls a waiter serving oysters since 1902 who laments a decline in guest appetites. He notes guests rarely eat more than two and a half dozen, whereas past feasts saw fourteen dozen to one man. The tale references Brillat Savarin’s La Porte and a legendary tasting pace.
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Manchester
England
Walter
Brillat-Savarin
Versailles
Laperte
Laporte
Briliot-Savarin
Sweden’s Ingenious Way of Saving Electricity
Sweden uses widespread electric power with low costs and high bulb usage. A novel automatic lighting system keeps hall and stair lights on briefly after a resident enters, then shuts them off to save energy, forcing a quick ascent to the upper floors.
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Sweden
America
The King's Journalist Henry Muddiman and English News Letters
J G Muddiman recounts his ancestor Henry Muddiman founder of the London Gazette in 1655 under The King's Journalist 1659 1680. The book offers sidelights on early English journalism and the era, drawing from News Letters manuscripts at Longleat Wiltshire 170. Muddiman contrasts a journalist’s wife then with today's. A Seventeenth century writer rode horseback to Whitehall or the Strand with sword and pistols for protection against Knightsbridge thieves.
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J. G. Muddliman
Henry Muddliman
London Gazette
Muddiman
Longlent
Wiltshire
Mr. Muddiman
Whitehall
Seven Stars
Strand
Knightsbridge
Radio lullabies bring music to every room in home
A New York editor describes a radio system that streams music to loudspeakers or headsets throughout the house. Using a central receiver, circuits extend to all rooms with a clock switch enabling automated sleep timing.
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New York
Stringless Bean Deviser Achieves Pure Harvest Fame
Casvin N Keeney of Le Roy New York earned notice for developing genuine stringless beans by selecting beans without strings over many years. His meticulous patchwork eliminated stringed beans, creating a notable seedless variety later valued by gardeners.
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Casvin N. Keeney
le Roy
N.Y. Mir
Keeney
A Sure Cure for Loneliness Inspires Self Listening
A lone cynical man finds a cure for longing by quietly listening to ten minute snippets of conversations among people who have someone to talk to. He believes attention to others’ talk can fill his own need for companionship without direct engagement.
Perfect To Feel Much For Others And Tile For Ourselves
A reflective line quoting Adam Smilth about restraining selfish impulses and cultivating benevolent affections as the mark of human perfection.
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Adam
State Roads Seeks Bids For Caroline County Highway Section
The Maryland State Roads Commission invites sealed proposals for a 1.61 mile concrete section of State Highway between Ridgely and Longs School House in Caroline county. Bids due May 27, 1924, at 12 M. and must include a $400 certified check.
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Caroline County
Ridgely
Longs School House
State Roads Commission
Garrett Building
Baltimore
Maryland
Commission
General Assembly of Maryland
John N. Mackall
L. H. Steuart
Farm for Sale in Talbot County Maryland 5 Acres
Farm for sale in Trappe District Talbot County Maryland offering 5 acres more or less with 60 acres under plow. Marsh and timber balance, river frontage, fishing shore, fencing, near schools churches stores wharf and canning houses. Includes 7 room house 10 stall stable barns and outbuildings. ideal for orchard berry poultry or cattle farm. Apply to
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Trappe
Talbot County
Maryland
Mile River
Court orders sale ratified in Caroline County equity case
In Equity in the Circuit Court for Caroline County Harvey L. Cooper assignee reports a sale of property for 1560 dollars. The order dated April 25 1924 ratifies the sale unless objections are shown by June 27 with publication in Caroline County newspapers for four weeks before May 27. Clerk GEO A Dearyne ATTEST.
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Harvey L. Cooper
Caroline County
Circuit Court For
Chy
Circuit Court
W. Brewster Deen
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