The Braver Meeting and True Honor From God
A Christian Endeavor lesson analyzes the rejection of Jesus by Jews due to their craving for worldly glory. Christ refused human praise, declaring He seeks only His Father’s honor. True honor comes from God, not from people, and faith follows when the heart seeks divine approval rather than worldly esteem. The lesson urges consecrated living to gain eternal, godly honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Doyle
John
Chylot
Christ
God
Lfe
Direct Way to Seek What You Need
A sermon-like reflection urges direct effort to obtain favors or spiritual needs. It condemns self pity and passive hints, urging readers to knock at the door of opportunity and pursue heaven with earnest action rather than indirect entreaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Careful Speech and Character Strengthening Message
Excerpts from Christian papers urge careful speech and tempering words with discretion. They stress honesty, candor when wrong, and right thinking guiding right action. The reflections highlight compassion for children and divine likeness in others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Intelligencer
Mutual Benet Column Emphasizes Public Service and Suffering
The Mutual Benet column outlines its purpose as a public service for information and交流, inviting reader submissions while noting the writer's name may be withheld. It shares a letter from Flossie on suffering, gratitude for kind deeds, and reflections on Pan-American exposition, plus household tips and recipes.
Temperance Column Seeks Contributions From W C T U Members
The editor of WWG column invites secretaries of Toca untun’s W C T U and white ribboners in Mancook county to submit meeting reports of interest to workers across the county. The piece urges WOTI women to craft a revealing column, subject to editor approval, and notes schools should include temperance teachings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toca
Mancook County
Probate Court Proceedings at Ellsworth August Term
Probate records from Ellsworth August Term list wills admitted for Esther Orcutt, George Seavey, Maria Joy, and Cyrus Cook. administrations granted for Randall, Gray, McCarthy, Haskell, Geinaie, Gordon, and others. inventories, affidavits, licenses to sell real estate, and petitions for distribution and insolvency actions across multiple Maine towns and estates through several minor and adult beneficiaries. Names include Ellsworth, Brooksville, Gouldsboro, Surry, Tremont, Winter Harbor, Bucksport, Franklin, Stonington, Castine, and more with numerous individuals and wards identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth
Esther J. Orcutt
Brooksville
George M. Seavey
Gouldsboro
Maria M. Joy
Surry
Cyrus A. Cook
Birehill
Samuel W. Randall
Tremont
Jewe B. Gray
Jane McCarthy
Rockaport
Eleazer B. Young
Goulaspore
Joan T
Haskell
Edwin J. Geinaie
Peano
Scot
Paul Gordon
Franklin
Grant Scott
Winter Harbor
Cecile J. Morrison
Lamaine
William Fox
Rebecca Smith
Bucksport
Willian Calistan
Mount Desert
George E. Clapham
Sullivan
Jon Dana
Margaret Turner
Silas K. Bucksport
John D. B. Joseph W. Staples
Swan’s Island
Award H. Gray
Ligzie M. Gray
Willian P. Hooper
Castine
Jan McCarthy
Buckaport
Luther A. Jackson
Mary E. Black
Buebid
Weather of August at Orono Maine Experiment Station
Abstract reports August meteorological data from the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station at Orono. It lists days of clear, fair, and cloudy weather, total precipitation, and temperature values including monthly averages, highs, lows, and records spanning various year ranges.
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Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
Orono
Meeting a Stranger at Mrs Alton Alstons Garden Party
A narrator recalls meeting the striking Mrs Phillips at a garden party. He learns she resembles someone familiar, though insists they have not met. He later remembers meeting her in a Russian bath, where she appeared plain, but at the party she is a dazzling beauty. The tale ends with admiration for Mrs Phillips and a humorous self‑deprecating memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Alston
Mrs. Phillips
Sarah
Chrysalis
Butterfly
Sunny South
Editor’s antipathy to the word which sparks debate
A London Post quotation recounts an editor who detests using the word which and urges alternatives like that. In a heated discussion a contributor defends it but is silenced when the editor offers a counter argument about unavoidable stress. The piece notes even Comte would avoid it in verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Pan
Mercury
Olympus
Comte
Jack
London Post
Local Notices From Bucksport and Castine Area
A collage of society items describes residents in Bucksport Castine and nearby towns. Names include Henry Danbar A B Marks J F Mason Mrs Drusle Mason Annie Danbar Bertha Dorr and others with travel illness work and school notes from September. Local births visits trips and a community picnic feature amid routine life in Maine towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Mason
Boston
Drusle Mason
Bucksport
Reuben Hutchine
Annie Danbar
North Castine
Bertha Dorr
A. E. Marks
Portland
Elmer Blaisdell
Ellsworth Falls
Frank Brainerd
Loss of the Bride Sailors Recall Surry Schooner Wreck
A letter from the lone survivor recounts the September 25 1800 wreck of the Surry schooner Bride off the coast, listing crew from Hancock County and Kilnworth, including Captain Henry Tastor and mate Samuel Merrit Jr. The Bride sank after collision with the English vessel Chaneslier, with only one crewman saved by boat to the ship as fog and peril closed in. The letter notes American consul aid and mentions owners in Surry and a cruel fate for the lost crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry
Hancock County
Liverpool
King
Dram Morin
England
Henry
Yeu
Richard Gray
Ehip
Ull
Boston
Father
Henry ‘Tastor
Samuel Merrit, Jr
John Leach
Joseph Wilkow
Frank Treworgy
James Furman
Willam ‘Thorn
Hucksport
Reuben Gray
Kilnworth
XI A. Canter
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Christian Endeavor
Reformed Church Messenger
Christian
Christian Register
Mutual Benet
IY “Atnt Mapah
Amd
Doc Howe
Elleworth, Me
Emma C. Dowel
M. B
Flossie
Une Atotoe
Ann
J. YJ
Dauet
Hall
Mike
Danet
Sisterhood
Mapor
South Deer Isle
Mary H. Huntays
Probate Court
Longiellow
Sue
Ale
Waggs
Dean
Elizabeth Fry Page
TV News
Rnst
Orin
Henry Danbar
A.B. Marks
FW. Wentworth
Belfast
George Hell
Conn
Harvey Hopkine
Augustine Mason
Bath
Agnes Forsyth
Fred
Mavel Sellers
Squirrel Island
Bluebirt
Bay District
Mabel Snowman
Boothbay Harbor
Herman Grindle
South Penenseat
Mitchell
Harold
Eben Smith
Abby Condon
Sarah Grindie
N. Y
Frank Binder
Rockland
Binds
Lillie
Martha
Flora Grindie
Elmer Perkins
Tom and
Rows
Mike Bertha Perkins
Melrose
Mase
Dora
Ned
Mall
Fredonia
Sterling Chicago
New York
Remedy CO
Gree
Aus
C. A.snow & Co
Washington, D.C
Moe
H. B. Estey & CO
Llaworth, Ma
Renky W. Cosmmam
Ket Navi Bank
A. W. Kina
Hancock County Savings Bank
NM. B. Coolidge
Presistent
John F. Whitcome
Charles C. Burrill
P. Boewnam
Jons FW BB. Coottpie
Canmore Humbile
C. RunaiLte
H. W. Hatses
Melvin A. Wardwell, M. D
Hellevue Hospital Medical College
Yuscor
Philadelphia Dental Cataradoste College
We Ofvice
Giles’ Block
Carroll Burrill, Attorney
Justice
THE
Paars
Burrill National ‘Bank
Save Staxer
Elleworth
A. F. Burnham
Axe
United Sentee
Tiusinens
Ellaworth
John E. Bunker, JR
Bar Harbor
Bluebill
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