Daniel and His Friends Stand for God in Babylon
A Sunday School lesson on Daniel 1 2 3 emphasizes Daniel and three companions as exemplars of faith in exile. It argues God favors those who honor Him, notes Daniel's resolve to avoid idol foods, and calls believers to steadfastness and wisdom in dark times amid worldly pressures.
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Daniel
Israel
Noah
Job
Jesus
Ezek. Xafy
Jeremiah
Babylon
Joseph
Egypt
God
Earth
Christ
Jehoiakim
Dan
Phil Fi
Hhis Palace
Rom
Johnvill
I John U
Absentminded Professor Wonders About Elevator Up Only
A university professor visiting Indianapolis questions an elevator sign that says up only. The elevator boy replies with a dry joke noting he simply came down, illustrating the humor in a city anecdote reported by the Indianapolis News.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis News
Per Capita Demand Prompts Cash Request
Newton Newkirk in the Boston Post jokes about the national per capita figure of $43 and claims he needs $37.50 to reach his quota. He quips that others with more cash should share, noting a rapidly shrinking $5.60 in hand and urging prompt remittance to cover the deficit.
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United States
Newton Newkirk
Boston Post
Photographs on Wood Transfer Method
A method to transfer pictures to wood using salt water, a photo print face up on wood, and a varnish. The process involves drying, pressing with a weight overnight, and rubbing off paper with wet salt water to reveal the image on light hardwood like birdseye maple.
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V. C. MecHvalne
Cadets of Chapultepec Heroism At Chapultepec Grave
A Los Angeles Times account recalls the 1847 defense of Chapultepec during the US Mexico war. Forty eight Mexican cadets aged fourteen to twenty died. one young cadet tried to save the flag by wrapping it around himself and leaping, then fought to the end. The cadets lie in a single grave at the hill’s foot, flowers laid each year.
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Chapultepec
United States
Mexico
Montezuma
Spain
Maximilian
General Scott
General Brave
Los Angeles
Invisible Light Demonstration Shows Night Is Invisible
A Peargson's Weekly summary explains that darkness hides night, and light is only seen when it reaches the eye. It describes observing beams via dust motes, using a dust-free vessel to reveal or hide the beam, and notes light works only when directed toward the retina, like bullets needing aim.
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Peargson
Ticket Speculators Beginning in Dumas Era Barber Trade
The practice of theater ticket speculation began with elder Dumas who bartered all his theater tickets with Paris barber Porcher. Porcher bought tickets for cash and resold them, extending similar deals to other authors. Dumas needed money, and the scheme made Porcher wealthy.
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Dumas
Hia Barber
Paris
Porcher
Nominated candidates declared in Maryland primary
In accordance with Maryland acts of 1912 and filings by August 21 1917, no opposition or contesting candidates found. Nominees by certificate include Hugh A. McMullen and William O. Atwood for Comptroller of the Treasury, several state senate and house delegates, county officials, sheriffs, surveyor and delegates to both Democratic and Republican state conventions, and members of state central committees with districts listed.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
The
Treasury
Hugh A. McMullen
Allegany County
William O. Atwood
Baltimore City
Senate
Benjamin HH. Johnson
Denton
Oe H. Nuttle
Hobbs
S. Elbert Douglas
Preston
Thomas H. Everngam
J. Frank Lane
Goldsboro
Frank I. Covey
Gilbert Tragadone
Wilnat d. Wright
Joseph HH. Carroll
Downes
E.oe Seward
Ridgely
Thomas S. Holt
Federalsburg
J. Spencer Lapham
Charles E. Carroll
Robert C. Rice
Benton
J. Walter Nobie
Republican
James H. Scotten
Marydel
William J. Shawn
Temple Smith
Greensboro
J. Hudson
Taylor
John T. Carter
J. Alda Jackson
Rufus F. Noble
Harry A. Roe
Democratic State Central Committee
Harvey L. Cooper
Charles B. Itarrison
Robert Jarrell, Sr
Republican State Central Committee
Walter Howard
Alfred W. Thompson
Lawrence B. Towers
Caroline County
J. Kemp Stevens
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin Senj
H. Johnson
Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
D. M. Stearns
Man
Short
Capital Prize
Bertin-Palmer
Argo
Metz
Ford
Saxon
Pancy Lavalliere and Chain
Johnson Pharmacy General Accessories
Office of Supervisors of Elections
County
John K. Lynch
Richard T. West
Harry B. Mason
Test
C. Leslie Walls
Nisi
Robert H. Hutson
Ella Hutson
John A. Hutson
Vor
Joe Kindig
Rex
Regal
William Bullock
Detroit
Hillsboro
Burrsville
J. Virgil Moore
Denton, Maryland
Nuttle Milling CO
Housewives
Footer’s
Doe Works
Cumberland, Maryland
State Bank of Md
Bayard, Son & CO
General Commission Merchants
East Camden Street
Baltimore
Robert Jarrell, JR
Clark Har Easton
Case
M. Kk. Newna
Anderson
H.D. Knotts
Hillsboro, MD
Wilmington Conference Academy
Christian
Henry G. Budd
Dover
Delaware
Sunshine Poultry Farm
River Road
Conkey
Singer
M. K. Nhwnam
Hughes Lumber & Coal CO
Denton and
West Denton
L. B. Towers
Denton, Md
Lucas Paints
Thomas & Messer CO
Baltimore St
Baltimore, MD
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