Daniel in Babylonian Court A Temperance Lesson
Lesson for November 14 reviews Daniel 1 8 16 19 20 on youth in exile resisting king s table and wine. Daniel purposed to keep kosher and faithful, gaining favor and strength through God s wisdom. Temperance message urges total abstinence and steadfast loyalty, noting virtue leads to favor and lasting impact. A closing quip hints at plagiarism in writing.
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Daniel
Nebuchadnezzar
Babsylon
Jerusalem
Jehoiakim
God
Danifel
Tome
Isis
Howard
Samson
G Nazarite
Mvilada
Harvard
Different From Her Ma He Why Is It That There’s Never a Mateh
A brief dialogue exchange from the Boston Transcript notes a puzzled man asking why no match is made in the house while a woman responds she cannot make matches, reflecting domestic humor or social norms of the period.
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Iean
Boston Transcript
Training Our Boys For Coun Try Life In Maryland
Reuben Brigham of Maryland Agricultural College Extension Service describes the spread of the U S Department of Agriculture Boys Club work in Maryland counties through schools. He notes weekly gatherings, supervision, and a 190 point scoring system emphasizing yield, profit, citizen- ship, and written crop accounts, with the goal of keeping youth in rural life.
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Maryland
U. S. Department of Agriculture
American Magazine
Washington
Uncle Sam
Dairy cow as partner of agricultural prosperity
A fragmented note on dairy cattle, focusing on Guernsey cows and the role of livestock in agrarian wealth. It links dairy production to manure and butterfat, cites Holland’s land values for dairy, and touches on fish consumption in medieval times alongside brief, unrelated reflections on quickness and education.
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Guernsey
English Channel
London
Holland
America
Rugkin: urging patient effort to curb faults
A cryptic line urges self examination and steady, non paternal correction of personal faults. It emphasizes persistent effort despite resistance and struggle, suggesting a moral stance toward self improvement within a philosophical voice.
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Rugkin
Life in the Sea and Ancient Ocean Beginnings
Life in the sea vastly exceeds land life per square mile with wide distribution from shallow shores to deep waters. Early life began in the ocean millions of years ago, leaving fossil records in sedimentary rocks as seas alternately flooded and retreated over continents, forming deposits that preserve ancient beach and inland sea organisms.
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Ocean
Appalachian
Rocky Mountains
Geological Survey
Bullen
Fate and Fury Within a Caravan Skirmish
In a caravan journey to Dokharna a dispute over annual Shiraz taxes escalates when two Jewish shopkeepers are insulted and then attacked by horsemen. A Persian intervenes and one shooter wounds a Persian, sparking pursuit and a severe beating of the shooter. The two men later reconcile as fate dictates.
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Arminius Vlanmberg
Dokharna
Shiraz
Teheran
Wreteh
Tits Sleum
Vietind
Absentminded Attorney Bounces Between Stables
A lawyer hired a horse team for a few hours then left it at a second livery stable for eight days. Both stables trusted him as a reliable payer. He was billed for eight days’ hire and eight days’ keep, paid promptly, and the incident ended with the joke that absence mindedness cost him a month.
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Lvery
Microbe Tetanus Toxin Claim Sparks Alarm
A fragment of tetanine said to be over 100 times more potent than strychnine is described as capable of killing instantly. The note from Pearson's underscores the extreme danger of minute toxin quantities, including a fifteenthousandth part of a grain reportedly causing a horse’s death in a published figure.
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Pearson
Coin offer sparks niece uncle taunt cartoon note
In a New York Globe cartoon caption a small niece accuses Uncle John of withholding a cent and negotiates sums of two, three, and four coins with playful insistence, ending with affection. The piece captures a light domestic barter joke from the era.
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John
New York Globe
Romance in High Life in an Old-Style Bid
A brief Kansan City Journal line notes a playful exchange on romance and affection as a man declares his love with an ornate exaggeration, reflecting early 20th century social banter and flirtation.
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Kansas City Journal
Garble Through Time Shows Shifting Meanings and Roles
The piece traces the evolution of garble from meaning to select for a purpose to a term tied to misrepresentation. It notes historical roles like the warbler of spices who fined impure goods, akin to health inspectors who prohibit spoiled foods, and explains the root meaning of sift.
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Health Department
Outlawry in Scotland in Ancient Law Terms
A London Mail summary notes that outlawry in Scotland was the medieval punishment for defying legal process. It describes outlaw status as a person hunted, with women called walved and outlawed individuals deemed caput Inpinum or wolfish, treated as wild beasts by passersby.
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Scotland
Canary
London Mail
Use the cheaper cuts of meat for family meals
Florence Hunt explains how housekeepers can cut the family food bill by using cheaper beef cuts. She details selecting lower round and porterhouse scraps, tenderizing with pounding, searing to lock in juices, and slow cooking to soften connective tissue.
Hyacinth Glasses For Indoor Forcing In Winter
Maryland Agricultural College outlines indoor hyacinth forcing using special hyacinth glasses with a shoulder for bulb resting. Water level kept near bulb base, glass kept cool and dark, water refreshed. after about eight weeks roots form and a cool room yields flowers. Charcoal in glasses keeps water pure.
Friday Weddings See Fewer Licenses Issued in West City
A newspaper note records that Fridays see many couples anxious about marriage, while West City issues fewer marriage licenses on that day than others. The entry mentions divorce court context and a cultural pattern of weekday choices.
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West
Aridity in Town Described by Vanity Fair Quip
A brief, humorous dig notes the town as socially arid and lacking in life. The joke suggests you cannot even raise eyebrows in such a dry social scene, reflecting Vanity Fair’s wry tone about local manners.
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Vanity Fair
Swiss Divorce Cases Seek Reconciliation Before Court
An English correspondent notes Swiss practice in divorce hearings emphasizes reconciliation. A public notice called the Cedille Avis invites both parties to privately meet the judge with lawyers, aiming to settle out of court. About nine percent of cases are resolved at these meetings, and judges generally avoid pressuring parties to divorce.
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Swateenland
Pama
Genesa
San Francisco
Early American Clubs and Secret Societies Referenced
The text outlines early American clubs such as the Fish House club of Philadelphia and the Hoboken Tintle club of New York, dating from the 18th century, with later groups including the Sons of Liberties and Sons of St Tamotius. It notes aims linked to political aims, opposition to aristocracy, and lineage traditions, mentioning Wilkin Meones of Nassau Street and Warwick-era figures. also references New York’s Union as the first city founded on London inspired institutions.
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Winderson
Oldsters
Manhattan
Chiab
Fish House Club
Philadelphia
Urit
Amd
Hoboken
Tintle Elub
New York
Caime
Liberts Amt
St. Tominnags
Winel
Wilkin V Meoones
Nassau Street
St .Tamotius
Walterson Imus
Lineland
Pakien
St. Joumany
Society of S
Society of the Cinehomth
London
Unian
Savage Athletics and Canary Island Conquest Sports
Historical notes describe Canary Island natives trained as athletes, using sports as business under Spanish conquest. Accounts claim superiority of European weapons and skill, with natives learning self defense from infancy. Tales recount a Le Fille resident sparing archer stones and oranges, showcasing remarkable reflexes.
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Spain
America
Canaries
Islands
le Fille
Fifth Wheels in Everyday Travel
A reflective vignette quotes Olive Wiggins Prauty on the fifth wheel as a metaphor for people in society. It contrasts old, self effacing figures who fade from view with mid life helpers and the author who feels lonely and costly to keep, predicting a shift toward usefulness in time.
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Sam
Europe
Olive Wiggins Prauty
American Magazine
Disenchanted Maiden Burns Rubaiyat After Omar Play
A maiden lady in Raston, once fond of Omar Khayyam and the Rubaiyat, burned or buried a copy after attending Omar the Tentinaker. She refuses to let anyone quote him, declaring she did not know he was a drinking wine. Independent note.
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Raston
Omar Khayyam
Omar
Tentinaker
Umat Fond
Vedder
Doans Kidney Pills Endorsement in Denton Ad
A Denton testimonial urges readers to try Doans Kidney Pills for back pain and kidney troubles. The ad cites Mr. Thomas P. Towers praising relief after years of issues and recommends Doans as the remedy used by neighbors. Prices and distributor Foster-Milburn Co. are noted.
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Denton
Dean
Doan
Sfhomas P. Towers
Price Co
Doun
Mr.Towers
Foster Mulburn Co
Proys
Buflato
N.Y
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Denvon Journal
Adward Melvin
Melvin & Johns
Johnsonson
International Sunday School
E. 0. Sellers
Moody Bible Triatitute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Birmingham Age-Herald
Sibyl
Perralm
Reuben Brigham
Maryland Agricultural College Extension Service
Corn Club Boys
G. E. Wolcott
i.—Landor
FATE
Florence J. Hunt
B. W. Anspon
Maryland Agricultural College
East Anglia
West Country
London Telegraph
Phila
Delphia
Savage Athletics
Canary Islanders
Fifth Wheels
Falth
Murderkill River
Arthaa H. Maxsoam
Will Feave
Beederieca Webo's
Bowers
Philidelphia
Fredraica Owens
Kreturning
Steuer
Phil
Boul
Chester
Fureto
Frederica & Philadelphia Navigation Co
Pamir
Lrederica Dre
Paar
Harry L. Scott
M.L. Beck & Bro
Thomas & Messer Co
Baltimore St
Baltimore, ME
W. A. Smith
Call On Holt Construction Co
Denton, Md
Faust School of Tuning
Boston
Caroline
Lewis R. Carrol
Salton
J. W. Wheatley
J. H. Summerfield
Masonic Building
Journal
Sete Dulany
Vernay
Charles S
Baltimore, MD
Mark Cross
Ali. Styles
Bhankt
Ig Stationery Store
LOTTO
Footer’s Dye Works
Cumberland
The
Hughes Lumber and Coal Co
James J. Ross
WM. Dunny
Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
Dover, Delaware
Carter & Deen, Agis., Newton, Ald
Irving Jones
Agi
Fireensbera, Md
Alen, Noble, Agt
Preston, Ald
Gowans
Gowan Medical Co
Concord, N. GC
Ante Coe Wighia
Sica
Srep Srr
Heart of
Baltimore
Liberty and
Saratoga Streets
Sean Res
Del
Va. Ry
AL Woon P.M
Baltimore Ar
Lewes
Samm. AM AM
Murdoch 1K Jones
Tavision Paes
Willard Shomson
Manaret
Wm. Pepper
Maryland Trust
Hilton, Maryland
Drehive
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