War Time Hearts and Snowball Pranks Amid 1916 Tension
Ramsey Milholland and Fred Mitchell wrestle with war ethics as a storm of conflict brews abroad. A campus snowball fight punctuates shifts in mood while Dora and Ramsey confront the pull to act, fearing wartime duty and doubting their influence on peers.
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Relics of the Ages Long Past Unearthed in England and Egypt
The article highlights a 600 year old bread loaf in Ambaston Derbyshire from a crown grant in King John’s reign, a 1100 year old inhabited house near St Albans once called St German’s Gate, and a 3400 year old cuneiform marriage proposal in the British Museum, a Nile mud tablet detailing a Pharaoh seeking Babylonian king’s daughter.
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The Siege of Jerusalem and Zedekiah’s Fate Described
The lesson covers Zedekiah’s reign under Babylonian power, the siege of Jerusalem lasting about eighteen months, famine and collapse of the city walls, Zedekiah’s flight and capture at Jericho, his execution-like fate before Nebuchadnezzar, and the destruction of the temple and royal palace. It notes Gedaliah’s later governorship at Mizpah and the city’s division of captives and left poor.
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A Worse Evil in a City Humorous Exchange
A Birmingham Age Herald snippet mocks a fortune teller who claims future readings for a fee. A motorist protest letter from the Richmond Times-Dispatch condemns pedestrians crossing streets and bending bumpers. A closing remark suggests ambition is confused with expecting handouts.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Mothers urged to inspect Castoria for correct signature
Readers reminded to check every bottle of Fletcher's Castoria for the proper signature as the trusted infant remedy marks decades of use. The alert emphasizes historic reliability and the product’s longstanding presence for children's ailments.
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Fletcher
Noisy Toy Dog Disturbs Nephew at Grandmother’s
Disturbed slumbers unfold as a young boy with a new toy dog worries about disturbing his cousin. An elderly neighbor answers the door to find the boy with the woolly dog tucked under his arm and asks to put the dog to sleep in the neighbor’s bed.
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Chicago Tribune
Allen's Foot Ease Advertisement Claim
An old ad promotes Allen's Foot Ease powder for shoes to reduce friction and relieve corns bunions callouses and tender feet. It claims feet feel relief and not ache after shaking the powder into shoes.
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Allen
A Tribute and Banter from Plunkville Night Scene
A humorous exchange references Plunkville with eggs instead of flowers and Yorick Hamm’s quip about eyes over roses. The Louisville Courier-Journal notes the remark as part of a light cultural moment. An advertisement promotes Cuticura products The Soap Ointment Talcum for daily skin care and fragrance.
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Plunkville
Yorick Hamm
Louisville Courier-Journal
Charge It Includes Four Dollar Battery Fee
A brief item notes a customer insisting on charging a battery and the clerk confirming a four dollar charge. The exchange captures a small retail interaction in Louisville.
Jones Status Remains Unchanged in Court Debate
The judge notes Jones means well but warns his lifestyle expenses go beyond his means. The exchange highlights ongoing concerns about financial restraint and character in the case.
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