The entrance to Canaan and the Jordan crossing
A Sunday school lesson discusses the Israelite crossing of the Jordan led by the ark of the covenant. It links the event to faith in God, the resurrection, and Christian guidance, noting Jericho and Rahab as examples and stressing daily renewal through Christ.
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Merael
Israel
Jericho
Rabab
HNL
Wil
Pitie
Shell
Jordan
Tfe
Leing
Gilgally
Canaan
Heaven
Christ
Jesus
Mark
el Rom
Be As Real Cute Bass Jumping At Open Season
The article notes bass jump mainly in spring before open season, performing long leaps, somersaults, and sidesteps. An expert describes a three pound bass dragging a willow sapling as if hooked, leaping, twisting, and swimming backward to pull the branch free, suggesting jumping is practice to stay sharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fih
Oxherman
Philadelphia
Persian flower fashions and painted carnations stir curiosity
The article notes Persians enhance blooms by adding rings of colored paper cloth or velvet between petals, creating strange bouquets of new varieties. It mentions Zin ulas conscivulus asters balsams wall flowers chrysanthemums marigolds and roses as common Persians blooms and cites Mr. Wills from The Land of Léon and Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wills
Léon
Sun
Persia
The Boomerang and Its Inventors
The piece argues the boomerang appears mathematically refined yet credits its inventors as simple people lacking arts and amenities. It notes myths of older civilizations and dismisses evidence of a prior elite origin, suggesting empirical use in ancient throwing weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvill
Loudon
Young Scotchman Learns Violoncello In London School
A youthful Scotsman, after studying at a London music school, returns home to play his new instrument for friends. His grandfather, after a brief listening pause, remarks that it is a makey there is no smell with it.
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Sandy
London
Liverpool Mercury
Shoes and a whispered plan in a Blatter dialogue
A fragment shows Sheewaker and Meggendorfer Blatter discussing footwear and a hidden plan. Lady Cussower voices intent to share how her shoes are to be matched. The scene hints at a coded or theatrical exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Cussower
Sheewaker
Pretty God. Wife-Aren't you going to smoke those cigars I gave you?
A fragmented dialogue depicts marital tension as one spouse refuses cigars while the other urges smoking, highlighting a moment of domestic irritation and impatience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flusband
Tommy
Noted Philosophical Exchange Cited by Philadelphia Inquirer
An exchange is cited in the Philadelphia Inquirer quoting a dialogue about leaving a state and a landlord warning, followed by the motto self conquest is the greatest victory attributed to Plato.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Plato
Curious Child Causes Fracas and Language Lessons
A five year old repeatedly evades a nurse and visits workmen at a building site, then swears at a luncheon table. His mother soaps his mouth as punishment. He later asks if a baby has said naughty words, prompting a historical note on the phrase Hear, hear! with references to Pitt and parliamentary usage. The piece also touches on Arabian horses and a kitchen scene with Farmer Haycraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reade
New Haven
Christie Johnstone
John Coleman
Coleman
Gentleman's Magazine
Lewis
New York Times
Murray
House of Commons
Lord Stanhope
Pitt
Horse of Commons
Franeia Horner
London Chronicle
Wasted Irish Land and Harsh Rent Burden Described
In a Travel Magazine piece, landlords own vast Irish land while farmers face poverty and rent. Much land remains pasturage with little cultivation, unlike Italy Germany and France. The article notes extensive turf fencing causing waste and more fences than any other country.
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Ireland
Italy
Germany
France
Travel Magazine
What Our Reporter Saw in New York Paint Factory
Reporter visits the L. & M. Paint factory in New York noting production of 10,000 gallons daily with faster output than hand mixing. The L. & M. Zinc hardens white lead and paints wear like iron for 4 to 15 years. A 7 gallon batch costs under $1.20. Hackney Brothers in Durham sell L. & M. paints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thel. & M
Hackney Brothers
Durham
Favorite Prescription for Women Promises Safe Cure
A lengthy endorsement of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for female ailments. The ad touts its known composition, safety, and forty years of cures, condemns alcoholic tonics, and claims benefits for bearing down pains, nervous symptoms, and general debility. It invites letters to Dr. Pierce at Buffalo and promotes his Pleasant Pellets and medical adviser.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Oil Work and Italian Masters Mentioned in Town Gossip
A London Mall chat notes a man who worked for years under Italian masters in oil painting and earned a reputation as a rapid sardine canner. A Melbourne Argus extract complains about relief applications from bush fire sufferers with a widow describing her lost livestock and children.
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Million
Count Macaron
Italy
Qute
Globetrotter
London Mall
The
Melbourne Argus
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Josh
Ili
Ps. Evi
D. M. Stearns
Joshua
Dead Sea
Paul
Homer Davenport
Solomon
Farmer Haycraft
van Lindley Nursery CO
Pomona
W. C. Fed
New York
Cardu
Wood
T. W. Wood & Sons
Richmond, Va
Durham Traction Co
Sob
Durham, N. C
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