Joshua the New Leader Lesson for November 23
A sermon on Joshua 1 1 9 focusing on God calling Joshua after Moses death. It underscores confidence in God, obedience to the law, and courage as the groundwork for Israel’s forward march. The text ties the leadership transition to divine presence and steady faith amid great need.
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Moses
Israel
Mozes
Joshus
Joshua
Jehovah
John Westley
Westminster Abbey
Seeland
The Only Animal Man Has Never Conquered
An essay argues the domestic cat resists labor and training, unlike dogs and other animals. It notes cats do not serve humans, guard homes, or perform tricks, yet live freely among people and prey on mice for their own liking. The piece cites the New York World as the source.
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New York World
Aniline Colors Shown To Kill Microbes In Tests
A fragment notes that aniline colors have a marked effect on various microbes. It reports that aniline compounds generally destroy microbes, potentially more effectively than phenic acid. In tests, the typhus bacillus was especially affected.
Belfast court hears remark in Fortune case
In a Belfast summons court a case involving Mrs Fortune was heard. Sir Andrew Newton Brady told the defendant that if he stops annoying Mrs Fortune, misfortune will not follow his footsteps.
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Belfast
Ireland
Fortune
Andrew Newton Brady
English Weights and Measures in Historical Trade
A London Globe excerpt explains varied weights for goods like gunpowder raisins and butter, noting a barrel weighs 112 pounds of raisins or 224 pounds of butter. Firkin measures differ, with soft soap at 63 pounds, and stones vary by type from five to fourteen pounds. Local practice shifts by city, London giving 19.5 hundredweight, Northeast 21.5, and Derby 22.5.
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London
ercHull
Derby
Tondon Globe
Queen Pearl of Notch Brook Story Emerges in Suburban Life
Saran Savage reports from Suburban Life on Fresh Water Pearls noting that streams across the United States contain mussel varieties with pearls. A Paterson, New Jersey carpenter found a 93 grain pink pearl in Notch Brook, bought by Tiffany & Co. for $100, sold to Empress Eugenie and dubbed the famed Queen pearl.
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Ainy
Saran Savage
United States
Paterson
N. J
Notch ‘Brook
Tiffany &Co
Inter
Lawn care and fortune in a bygone quip
A witty quotation discusses lawn maintenance and marriage fortunes, noting a man’s success in keeping a yard well loved by a wife who keeps him steady through life’s rough edges. The piece references the hardship of lawn care and the value of resilience in everyday tasks.
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Everybody's Magazine
Mayor Gaynor Pithy Upon A Century Club Luncheon
The Witstington Star notes Mayor Gaynor of New York as a subtle critic at a Century Club luncheon. He ridiculed a novelists decline from a promising start to a degraded style, quipping the writer’s life could be captured in two questions and answers about wealth guiding his thoughts.
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Gaynor
New York
Century Club
Witstington Star
Upsetting the Salt Cup and Superstition in Germany
In parts of the world, especially Germany, upsetting a saltcellar is seen as Satan’s direct act, the peace disturber. People toss a pinch of salt over the shoulder to hit the invisible Satan in the eye and avert catastrophe.
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Germany
Affection in Animals Hint A Child’s Bold Answer
A quote from Ladies Home Journal records a school scene where a teacher asks a girl if animals feel affection and a boy which animal shows the greatest fondness. The boy replies simply that a woman's affection is the strongest example.
Birds and storms guide migration in turbulent weather
A note cites Harper's Weekly suggesting birds use storms to travel across ranges. It argues that without shelter a bird is better airborne than grounded, as even in a gale a bird can ride the moving medium, remaining more comfortable on the wing than on land.
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Ike
Harper’s Weekly
No Use For One
A European trip anecdote reveals Téhn refused to pack a trunk with unused items. He argued crossing the ocean once shows the folly of overpacking. The Detroit Free Press cites a traveler noting the prudent approach to travel gear.
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Téhn
Gloria Kerr returns and stuns Belmont crowd
Gloria Kerr surprises Joe Wright by reappearing in Belmont. She reveals she is the daughter of David Kerr, a fact that chills Wright as old Paris days resurface. Wright quietly resolves to avoid Locust Lawn while feeling drawn to Gloria, who invites him to visit.
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Joe Wright
Gloria
Miss Kerr
David Kerr
Belmont
Wright
Paris
Kerr
Europe
Mr. Wright
Locust Lawn
Q Gtoria
Mrs. Hayes
Gilbert
Mr. Hayes
Rose
Daya
Language twists in the Philippines during wartime English
A Review of Reviews piece notes how English usage in the Philippines shifts under military rule. It highlights soldier slang like bamboo fleet and bamboo government and cites Malay words such as basule and palay. The article discusses language contact between American and Filipino speakers and the emergence of new expressions in daily life.
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Wwerntas Wien
PRN
Philippines
Philippine
United States
Boats Grown From Coco Tree Spathes
A West Indian boy makes toy boats from dry spathes of coco trees. The spathes form a boatlike shell which is sewn shut at the open end to resemble a canoe. The craft imitate the fathers’ dugout canoes and reflect reading from Tarper's Book For Young Naturalists.
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Tarper
What He Wanted and a Thoreau Moment in a Shop
A brief dialogue contrasts a shopkeeper and a customer asking for a secondhand watch. The exchange centers on a watch labeled Smart Set and a nod to Thoreau urging individuals to tend to their own business and strive to be true to their nature.
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Thoreau
Fels & Co Philadelphia Wrapper Mention Found
A note references a red and green wrapper associated with Fels & Co located in Philadelphia. The brief clipping mentions the wrapper design likely used for packaging or advertising purposes, with no further details on date or product context.
Order of Publication in Dill Estate Sale Suit
Court in Caroline County approves publication of notice in four issues to absent heirs Wilbert Dill Mary Dill Herman Dill Lottie Dill and Della Stant of Delaware. Plaintiff seeks decree to sell real estate of Benjamin F Dill to pay debts including an undertaker bill and other creditors. answer by Dec 10, 1913.
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Caroline County
Benjamin F. Dill
John B. Martin
Benjamings’. Dill
Laura A. Dill
Maryland
Wilbert G. Dill
Mary J. Dill
Herman G. Dill
Lettie M. Dill
Della M. Stant
Frederick Stant
Sucy F. Dill
Benjamin EF. Dill
Orphans’ Court
Edward Key
Maria G. Howitt
C. W.H
Circuit Court
Lottie M. Dill
State of
Delaware
Jones ent. Division Pass Agent Imson General Manager
Jones, division pass agent and Imson named general manager in a corporate reshuffle. The changes place Jones in the ent division overseeing operations while Imson assumes leadership at the top. Details on effective dates or scope were not provided.
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Jones
Imson
Petition to set aside will in Stevens estate Orphans Court
In Caroline County Maryland Henrietta Stevens Mills petitions to annul the 1905 will of Mary Virginia Stevens claiming alternately that the decedent died intestate. The filing lists heirs and executors Bruce G Stevens and William D Uhler and seeks publication notice to William D Uhler urging appearance and response by December to show cause why a decree should not be entered. The petition alleges lack of signature sound mind undue influence and improper execution.
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Mary Virginia Stevens
Caroline County
Maryland
Henrietta Stevens Mills
Roland Y. Mills
Arthur
J. W. Stevens
Baltimore
Arthur J. W. Stevens
Sail Henrietta Stevens Mills
B. Goatee Stevens
Alent
Carricks
William J. Uhler
Philadelphia
Bruce G. Stevens
Williston
William D. Uhler
Pennsylvania
Orphans’ Court
William D. Uhier
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Chicago
Qomuan
Kansas
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Lena
Josh
Washington Star
Anty
Fels & Co
Fey Ae
J. Kemp Stevens
Stevens Brothers
S. Charles
Con
Campenn
R. Nelson Stevens
J. K. B. Emory
Merchants Mechanics Bank
Del
Va. Ry
Railwras Division
OWI Walt
Denit
OPAL
AM. TM
Soar Oisar AG
T. Murdoch
Agi Willard
Hope H. Barrell, Attorney
J. Olan Clark
Henry C. Rawlings
G. Lacey Stevens
Cephans
Caroline
Potter Steele
Nisi
Phebe M. Dunham
John T. Blades
Phebe M Dunhat
Henry Ccrawlings
Glacey Stevens
Kent County Mutual
James J Hoss
Wal Denney
Sec'y
Ins
Wm. Pepper
Baltimore, Maryland
Elkton
Automobile
Dearborn
R. W. Emerson
Denton
Afd
Footer
America
Cumberland
Dulany-Vernay CO
N. Charles St
Baltimore, MD
Mark Cross
the Home Insurance
Home Insurance Co
A. G Hancock
Home Insurance Building
Washington
Annapolis
Sixth ST
Depot
Denton, MD
J. H. Beer
Superior Guano Company
Mackintosh
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