Elisha and Elijah Lessons from a Biblical Translation
The chapter outlines two main parts: Elisha's testing and Elijah's translation, likely dated to 899 B.C. It portrays Elisha’s loyalty to Elijah, readiness to follow, and the path to leadership, framed as a lesson on obedience, spiritual vision, and enduring faith amidst trials. It also notes a separate agricultural article on wheat smut and formalin seed treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C
Elisha
Carmel
Elijah
Samuel
Eliha
Jehovah
Gil
Elsha
Jericho
Bethel
Jordan
Elishas
James
God
Eljah
Jesus
Eliah
Ellisha
Heaven
Moses
Christ
Sprinkling Seed With Formalin Instructions
The document explains using formalin to treat seed grain, specifying quarts per bushel, wetting, and a 12 hour resting period. It notes treated seed may be sown next day or dried for storage, warns against reusing bins with smutted seed, and advises to disinfect drills before sowing. Seed treated with formalin is not poisonous to stock but should not be fed.
The Voracious Cormorant and its Sea Trout Feats
A writer notes a cormorant observed for the space of four to two minutes catching four sea trout of considerable size. After brief underwater dives the bird surfaced with a wriggling trout, often swallowing it after it struggled. One trout fought hard before being aligned headfirst for swallowing.
Prepare pullets for winter laying with simple mash
Pullets should be in good shape before cold weather to lay through winter. If not, they must crow and mature while staying warm. As natural feed shrinks, provide animal matter like beef scrap. Mash recipe: bran 200 lbs midlings 100 lbs corn meal 100 lbs beef scrap 100 lbs salt 4 lbs. Also notes on the Maryland Week Club Exhibit Contest with prizes and invitations for clubs to exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Farmers’ Clubs
Farmers’ Associations
T. B. Symons
College Park
Ft Ia
Questioning Grandma Exchange Captioned Joke
A playful quip traces a grandson asking if his grandmother slept on her face, prompting her witty reply about wrinkles from the arrival day exchange. The brief humor centers on a grandchild’s observation and an equally sharp comeback.
Lost Both Ways
A Houston Post quip recalls marital privacy with a joke about sneaking around at night. The line frames a witty exchange on couples and listening alike, reflecting playful urban humor from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Post
The Addition in the Family
Cawker shares news of a new family member during a light exchange with Qamse. He reveals the newborn is a son-in-law, a playful twist noted by both speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cawker
Puck
4900 Miles by Wireless Telephone Feat Reported
American Telephone and Telegraph engineers with Navy officials announce a record wireless telephony link from Washington to Honolulu covering about 4600 miles. Messages were transmitted from Arlington to Mare Island and heard from coast to coast with officials praising the feat and noting potential transcontinental and transatlantic uses pending wartime conditions.
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Washington, D. C
Honolulu
Pacific Ocean
Arlington
Mare Island Navy Yard
San Francisco
California
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
United States Navy
Theodore N. Vail
Mare Island
Dey Street
New York
Mr. Wall
John J. Carty
Carty
Mr. Carty
San Diego
Panama
London
Wall
Navy Department
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Dantlels
Telephone Company
The
Electric Company
Signal Corps
Army
Navy
John Millis
United States
Pearl Island
Hawaii
Lloyd Espenschied
Espenachled
Mills
Mr.Vail
Paris
Berlin
Europe
Easy coffee growing in Haiti noted by London Telegraph
Coffee remains Haiti’s staple export with the harvest largely unmanaged by farmers. Women and children bear the task of gathering berries and transporting them to seaports by head, donkey, or cart. Coffee plants self-reproduce from fallen berries so yields vary mainly with rainfall patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haiti
West Indian
London Telegraph
Portrait Haunts a House and Quells Burglary Ring
In a remote estate the Baker family portrait seems to watch intruders. Ned Baker and James Laidlaw uncover a burglar plot using a hidden panel and a secret stair to reach a concealed room. They capture the gang led by Beebe and Ames, restore the portrait, and seal the secret.
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Laidlaw
Baker
Absird Wimnay
Black Eyed Inn
Laldlaw
Lorimer
Liuftlaw
Beebe
Nicholas Dane
Jim Beebe
Ned Baker
Ames
Ares
Jim Lardinw
Uncle Nicholas
Rays From the Sun Become Light On Leaving Atmosphere
In the New York Journal article Garrett P. Serviss explains that sunlight only appears as light when it enters the eye after crossing the atmosphere. In space the rays are invisible unless reflected by a planet or directed into the eye, forming a visible glow through atmospheric scattering.
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Garrett BP
Serviss
New York Journal
Avalanche Survivors Rescued After 37 Days Buried
In March 1755 avalanches crushed Bergemoletty in the Italian Alps. Three women and a boy were immured for thirty-seven days beneath snow forty two feet high. A little boy, a donkey, and hens died, but goats supplied milk aiding survival. Rescue occurred in April revealing the women healthy.
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Bergemoletty
Italian Alps
Chicago News
Dean's Kidney Pills End Backache and Kidney Ailments
Denton Maryland resident D J Willoughby praises Dean's Kidney Pills for easing a constant backache and irregular kidney secretions. He recovered after using the pill obtained at Duffey's Pharmacy and reports strengthened kidneys and improved work ability. Foster-Milburn Co. promotes the product as priced with all dealers.
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D. J. Willoughby
Denton
Dean
Duffey
Price Inc
Mr. Willoughby
Foster-Milburn Co. Props
Buffalo, N.Y
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Denton Journal
Roward Melvin
C. Johnson Melvin & Johnson Publishers
International Sunday School
E. O. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Nicholas Schmitz
Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station
Roy H. Waite
Virginia
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
David Baker
Edward
James Laidlaw
Nicholas Baker
Elgar
Jim
Cynie
Nicholas
Laldian
Haker
Laidian
Amnes
Nora
Hannaah
Mary
Bero
Taldlaw
Niebblus
Lada
Laker
Lildhin
Giger
Alps
Denton Peonlte
Wood
T.w.wood
Desco CS
Heart of
Baltimore
Liberty and
Saratoga Streets
Gowans
Gowan Medical Co
Concord, N. C
Lyman Brown
Murray St
New York City
Denton Property
Seventh Street
Henry R. Lewis
James H. Brown
J. H. Summerfield
Masonic Building
Lake Rake
Parker
Cole
Anto
Alin
Rieardin
RIFIN
Anm
Refeime
Goldsboro Bank
Goldsboro, Md
Robert Jarrell, JR
Cashier
Footer’s Dye
Cumberland
Hig Stationery Store
Baltimore, Md
Ocean City, Maryland
N.C. Dean
Ocean
J. M. Ames
Call Journal
Achiy
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