Joseph and His Brethren in Sunday School Lesson
The 1901 Chicago Record-Herald lesson by John Lindsay Withrow examines Genesis chapters 37 to 45 to show how Joseph's trials and ultimate rise illustrate overcoming evil with good. It emphasizes sins finding us out, cowardice from guilt, Joseph's integrity under trial, bad environment not excusing wrong, Providence using evil for good, and the moral parallel to Christ.
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John Lindsay Withrow
D. D
Fork Street
Boston
Chicago Record-Herald
Joseph
Jaeter
Jacob
Pharaoh
Egypt
Canaan
Micre
Cuar‘gsoter
Joshefph
Moses
Nemesis
Jesus Christ
Fotiphar
Jesus
Heaven
Washington
United States
Potiphar
William McKinley
Stupendous Cheyenne Project to Link Mines by Electric Railway
Bar ney McCaffrey announced plans to consolidate all major southern Carbon county mines and connect them to the Grand Encampment smelter by an electric railway. The trolley system is projected to cost about 3 million dollars, with total deal value ranging from 12 to 15 million dollars.
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Cheyenne, Wryo
Barney McCaffrey
Carbon County
Grand Encampment
Local Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy for Health Restore
Laura Howard of Chicago testifies that Wycia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash restored her health after months of pain swelling and dizziness. She claims eight months of perfect health and urges other women to seek the remedy and advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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Laura Howard
Chicago
Wycia
Pinkham
Newberry Ave
Solistry Foot Reading Gains Newport Social Attention
A Newport article notes solistry or foot reading as a new social fad with readers claiming fortune insights by inspecting shoes. The piece mocks precise methods, cites humorous examples, and remarks on nerves and self pity, offering wary guidance on handling nervous talk and emotion.
Ancient peas awaken after three millennia
A Glasgow traveler found peas in a Pharaoh’s sarcophagus dated about 3000 years old. Planted in his garden they sprouted and grew to six feet tall. The plants bore red flowers with yellow borders and seeds sweeter than common peas. Scientists in Europe note the extraordinary viability.
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Europe
The
Independent
Saint-Omer
B. A. Stewart
Kames
Island
Bute
Glasgow
Egypt
Sleep-inducing Potions Warned Against By Chicago Chronicle
The Chicago Chronicle cautions that sleep drugs carry danger and should not be trusted to the ignorant. They may be necessary under medical supervision to prevent worse harm, but doctor oversight is essential.
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The
Chicago Chronicle
Ageto
Bachelors Run the Farm in Virginia Convention
Charles E. Miller of Pittsylvania County, a bachelor and owner of a 1500 acre Mount Airy area farm, notes the property has remained in the family for two centuries with no marriages among owners. He quips a bachelor line runs through generations as the farm has never had liens mortgages or delinquent taxes. Miller explains his bachelor status stemmed from ancestors who never married and he has urged marriage but remains single while hosting many social gatherings.
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Newport
New Science
Harper’s Weekly
Weber & Fields
Russell Sage
Mr. Sage
Tammany
Dominion
Chicago Chronicle
Charles E. Miller
Pittsylvania County
Miller
Mount Airy
Mr. Miller
Two Odd New Games At European Festival
At a wealth owner’s festival two fresh games drew crowds. The necktie race features horsemen dismounting at midway stations to have their neckties tied by ladies before finishing the run. The apple race has riders kneeling to bite floating apples in basins and keeping the prize in their mouths to the finish.
Cure Blood Poison and Cancer with Free Treatment
An advertisement offers Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for blood diseases including eczema ulcers and cancer. It claims relief from pimples sores and joint pain and mentions free trial treatment by Dr. Gillam at 213 Mitchell St Atlanta Ga with prepaid medicine. Sold by Ranke and Nussbaum 88 Caityhoun St sod-WW.
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Gillam
Mitchell St
Atlanta
Ranke & Nussbaum
Cailyhoun St
Tom Missed Five Dollar Reward Hoodoo in Store Tale
A young store cash girl Mary Madderly wins Tom’s affection as he pines for her and fantasizes about a circus with a five dollar reward for catching shoplifters. He moments of bravado unravel when a glove thief is spotted and Mary confesses her mother’s poverty, ending with a kiss.
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Tom
Mary Madderly
Mary
Edward Vit
England
Jon
Pam
Manty
Aiary
Voni
Child Narrator Recalls Deer Hat Rrack Encounter
A three year old boy, Clarence, recalls visiting a park with his father. He excitedly tells his mother that he saw a deer wearing a hatrack on its head, a curious image inspired by grandma's horn hatrack.
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Clarence
Grandma
Papa
Glass Air and Water Explained in Simple Terms
A simple explanation states water droplets cannot pass through glass due to their size, while air passes freely through numerous tiny holes in the material, likening glass to a sponge in its porosity.
A Boy’s Complaint About Growing Up
A poem fragment asks why boys cannot become men without time to grow and questions the fuss over baby shoes skirts and toy horses. The speaker laments adult caution and social quirks making childhood less fun.
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Reuben
Etice
Patiphar
South End Ladies’ Golf Club
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dean Mrs. Pinkham
Larry
Vlad
Ton
Cuaiuim
Clorks
Hin
Tuim
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