Parable in Galilee Mirrors Faith and Ground of Hearts
The lesson discusses the parable of the sower with four grounds and four hearers, stressing how the word of the kingdom takes root. It cites Jesus teaching from a boat near Capernaum, explains soil types, and notes modern Bible dissemination and education through societies and schools. It also recounts Otto Foelker’s congressman story and YMCA influence on a baker boy rising to law and politics.
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Galilee
Capergaune
Jesus
Teorusalem
Christ
Mark
Alexander Maclaren
Palestine
Heaven On Earth
Wang Weys
American Bible Society
Fiidish and Foreign Bible Society
Christian Endeavor Societies
Washington
Washington Y. M. C. A
Otto G. Foeiker
Brooklyn
Gam
Women’s Congress Chooses Louise Gill President
Rochford reports Mrs Louise K Gill was elected president of the Wilngis Congress of Mothers at its Rochford convention. An long active Chicago area charitable worker, she has served as treasurer of the National Congress of Mothers for a second term and is a Wilmette resident active in local women’s groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise K. Gillson
Wilmette
Illinois
Rochford
Tional Congress of Mothers
Doan’s Kidney Pills Said To Cure Gilroy Woman
Mrs. Mary I Remington of Eigleberry Street Gilroy California suffered severe kidney pain and frequent retarded secretions during a critical period of a woman’s life. After trying other remedies she used Doan’s Kidney Pills and was permanently cured. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sells 56 cents two box.
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Mary I. Remington
Eigleberry St
Gilroy
Cal
Doan
Dean’'s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Rip Van Winkle Tax Trick Question
The quip jokes Rip Van Winkle slept twenty years to dodge taxes. The joke plays on the long nap as a playful tax evasion premise with a modern punchline.
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Rip van Winkle
Old Lady Credits Cuticura For Hair Regrowth
An elderly woman recounts eczema on her head that caused hair loss. After trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment, itching and scaling subsided and hair began to grow within six months. She credits the products for maintaining a full head of hair at seventy four and praises them for her feet after winters of cracking. Ellsworth Dunham, Hiram, Maine, September 30, 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Ellsworth Dunham
Hiram, Me
Children as moral compass and daily life booster
A collage of quotations and ads from David Starr Jordan praising children, plus exhortations to philanthropy and Coca Cola promotion. It blends moralizing views on children with vintage consumer pitches for Coca Cola, remedies, and household goods, reflecting early 20th century newspaper miscellany.
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David Starr Jordan
Ange of
Nautilus
Land in Canada an Investment
Canada farm lands rise in value this spring by up to twenty percent, attracting thousands from the United States seeking investment or work. Railways and good roads link farms to markets, with government-regulated rail rates, while prices for grain stay strong. Early homesteads offer high value, and agents across the States assist in locating parcels near rail lines, urging prompt action to avoid higher prices. If a man who is early to bed and early to rise doesn't get rich, his wife is convinced it’s because he is too honest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ners
Senator Foelker
Senate
New York
Brooklyn
Mr. Foelker
Calvary Episcopal Church
Dr. Twing
Young Men's Christian Association
William Knowles Cooper
German Legal Aid Society
Foe For Aid Society
Troy
Foelker
Canada
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Ikumi B&kery
Congress
Otto G. Feelker
Mothers’ Congress
Foxy Rip
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Coca-Cola
Coca- Cola
Hobo
Willie
Dr. Pierce
OORPS
Sais aCe
Guaré
Western
Dolliver
Iowa
United States
Tyton
Bert West
Pbup
Ottawa
Can
W. H W. Rogers
Madiveogells, Inc
ML. Williams
Law Hiig
Huledo
Joe
Ole Dr Samuel Pitcher
Bears
the Centaur Company
Castoria
Tiger Chewing Tobacco
D Oil Company
Acor
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