Sunday School Lesson on Numbers Spies Faith and Promise
A devotional summary discusses Israel s spies and the Lord s faithfulness, urging belief despite obstacles. It contrasts Moses Miriam and Aaron with Caleb and Joshua, notes the wilderness forty years, and highlights reliance on God s word over sight. The piece cites biblical verses and related reflections on obedience and trust.
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Moses
Martha
Mary
Lazarus
Lord
Moses Anying
Lori
Fle
Balanu
Israel
Caleb
Joshua
Judah
Ephraim
Levi
Promised Land
Horeb
Egypt
Baphiy
Dame and daughters report on poisoning by pet dog
Mrs. Herman L. Gebauer of Cleveland died after being inoculated with poison from her dog's effects. The Duchess of Bedford reportedly can kill 200 pheasants in a day and shot 316 partridges in one drive. Lady Ernestine Hunt, heir of the Marquis of Aylesbury, runs a Calgary horse ranch on 40,000 acres. Miss Sarah C. Clark elected secretary and treasurer of the Union.
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Herman L. Gebauer
Cleveland
Duchess of Bedford
Ernestine Hunt
Marqury
Aylesbury
Calgary
Alberta
Sarah C. Clark
Union
Theatrical notes on vaudeville and opera leaders
THINGS THEATRICAL reports Sam Bernard may enter vaudeville next season and London critics hype the waltz in The Merry Widow. Lawrence D Orsay debuts in The Crafty Earl. Milan cites Tito Ricordi as Metropolitan Opera House manager. Cohuelin, son of a baker, defies family opposition to act. Edna May is tied to a London plan, while Miles Snyder charms English audiences. Charles Waldron, formerly of a stock company, marries May King in Australia and returns to America for Belasco's next season.
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Sam Bernard
London
Lawrance D'Orsay
Earl
Milan
Tito Ricordi
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Cohuelin
Edna May
Ella Snyder
Miles Snyder
Charles Waldron
Australia
May King
Waldron
America
Next Seasoit
Belasco
Gleanings of Oddities and Records From 1840s News
A miscellany notes France wealth around 42 million dollars, officials restrict rubber band use for children toys, a Viennese boy of twelve faces many thefts on a ship voyage, sailors capture English sparrows aboard, British postmaster general comments on typewriting telegrams, and The London Globe hints telegraph department seeks slower methods.
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France
Korea
San Francisco
Honolulu
Ftonolulu
Post Office
London Globe
Telegraph Department
Berlin University Largest Numerously Attended Seat
Berlin university is described as the most numerously attended seat of learning in the world. Two new universities are planned in Japan as funds are collected. The term philosophy at German universities covers branches beyond theology medicine and law. James Williams Park is elected principal of Cutler academy, the associate preparatory school of Colorado College. Professor M C Gile, who resigned last June, remains as head of classics.
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Berlin
Japan
James Williams Park
Cutler Academy
Colorado College
M. C. Gile
Science Siftings and Odd Inventions
The column notes that all body blood passes the heart in thirty two beats, mercury’s uses include barometers and gold extraction, a Tellmeter measures distance to tall objects, and Alpha Scorpii spectrum observations at the Cape of Good Hope spark a theory about tin in a star’s atmosphere from an English astronomer.
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Cape of Good Hope
Humphreys No 28 Homeopathic Remedy Ad Manuscript
Nervous debility vital weakness and prostration from overwork and other causes promoted. Humphreys Homeopathic Specific No 28 claimed as the only successful remedy after 40 years in use. Prices listed as $1 per vial and special packages for serious cases, with bold claims and prepaid options. Address given as Munroparays Mad Co William and Johns Street.
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Humphreys
Pring
Munporays' Mad Co
Wiliam & Johs Str
Roosevelt Opposed Judge Criticism Sparks Bar Opinion
Portland Maine August 29 A resolution attacking Roosevelt for railing against the beef trust action and criticizing the judge failed to win support at the American Bar Association final session. Chicagoan George Whitelock pressed the measure amid audience uproar as ambassadors Bryce and Parker received an ovation for his address on The Influence of National Character on the Development of the Common Law. Bryce traced the law’s origins to stern, capable men and noted England’s dwindling jury reach in civil cases, underscoring shared roots in liberty and trial by peers.
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American Press Association
Yerael
Israel
Moses
Sarael
Joshua
Miriam
Aaron
Portland
Roosevelt
Beef Trust Cnag
Mlintels
Wits
American Bir Association
George Whitelock
Baltimore
Parker
Whitelock
Iayton
Chicago
American Bar Association
United States
American Raw Association
James Bryce
Bryce
England
James Waning
Salad Bryce
Appeal to Roosevelt on strike action by telegraphers union
Renters from the telegraphers union plan to appeal to President Roosevelt seeking action to end the strike. The appeal will be signed by representative business men before being sent to the president. In Chicago the union announced next week’s plan to begin systematic strike benefits on a designated pay day.
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New York
Oosevelt
Telegraphers’ Union
Tom
Chicago
Directors Dedicate Stock Split Plan at Bete Thittroml Firm
New York August 29 directors of the Bete Thittroml company adopted a plan to issue 2 percent stock to ROMA Avidhands and to preserve existing blocks. The notice notes vonigiany and associated items while unclear, the action signals a corporate adjustment intended to influence equity distribution and investor confidence.
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New York
Bete Thittroml Company
Vonigiany
Not to Be Beaten Station Town Tale
A city station is described as ringed by saloons and cheap eateries. Prominent signs declare a saloon that is open all night, another that never closes, and a nearby Chinese laundry with the bold garble Me Wabea tog on its front, illustrating the scene.
Favorite Prescription for Women by Dr Pierce
Women share health burdens with social duties and childbirth fears. Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is presented as a known composition tonic, non alcoholic and proven by medical endorsements. It claims to support expectant mothers, ease birth, and includes free testimonials upon request.
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Pierce
Pierca
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Aboard a Man-of-War Life on Shipboard Regimen
The article describes daily life aboard a man of war with scrubbings and inspections from 5 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Field day on Saturday, a captain’s keel to truck inspection on Sunday, and a marine band on deck. It notes athletic gear provided, and officers supervising boxing, baseball, and football teams with ensigns and Naval academy graduates playing beside sailors.
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Marine Band
Bluejackets
Naval Academy
Commodore Porter
Nicholas
New Zealand vegetable caterpillar described as parasite creeper
Pearsons Weekly recounts the rata plant as a parasite creeper that destroys its forest host, then becomes a tree. The rain seedling reportedly grows from the head of a caterpillar, which some say swallows a seed and burrows to become wood, while others attribute the growth to the rata itself. The insect vegetation is four inches long and pale yellow, resembling carved wood.
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New Zealand
Rata
Pearson's Weekly
The Elevator Eyes Pose A Harsh Daily Toll
Elevators in tall downtown buildings strain workers eyes with relentless motion. Operators, accustomed to subway speed, report eye fatigue after long shifts. A veteran notes those with red or tired eyes at day’s end can explain their irritability.
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New York Press
The Talmud and the Koran Burnings Cited
The Talmud survives through Jewish efforts and Reuchlin, facing emperors edicts and papal bans. Twelve thousand copies were burned at Cremona in 1369, and about 3,000 copies of the Koran suffered a similar fate during Grenada’s capture by Ferdinand and Isabella, per Baston Post.
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John Reuchlin
Crenona
Orber
Cardinal Ximines
Grenada
Ferdinand
Isabella
Baston
Burdett Piano Service Ad Mentioned by Brown & Dollmeyer
Fragmentary 19th century ad notes F. J. Burdett offering piano tuning and repairs through Brown and Dollmeyer, with unclear spelling and contact cues. Silent on location or date, remaining readable as a small classified item.
Photograph Determines Estate In 28 Year Photo Link
In Chetnnatl Aug 20 report a Glasgow merchant Edmond Guerdier claimed possession of part of Anxpow estate valued at about a quarter of a million dollars based on a photograph taken 28 years ago. The image was found on the late Mrs. McMasters will to her son Captain James McMasters of the British Navy. Gowder, notified by the Attorneys, seeks the copy of the picture and plans to take the matter to Glasgow to settle the estate.
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Janes McMasters
Gowder
Glasgow
Lion's Victim Dead After Park Lion Attack
Anna Hucke died from injuries after a lion named Cedi escaped its cage at Lina Park in Pittsburg. The big cat crushed ribs punctured a lung and tore muscles, a deep hip wound reported. The animal was part of a traveling show and had been in captivity briefly before the attack.
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Hucke
Liana Park
Pittsburg
Anna Hucke
Cedi
Lina Park
Opposing Roosevelt Critics Highlight Niagara Movement Meeting
In Boston on August 20 the 10th anniversary of the slave trade abolition was marked by colored citizens attending the Mightolement society’s annual meeting in Fineull hall. Speakers included W.EL B. Dutois and Rev. EL C. Moret of New York as the assembly adopted an address opposing any presidential candidate endorsed by President Roosevelt. A separate note recalls Keene Cargell, Cairo marshal, shot near Moccasin Gap, as pursuit continued with Charles Willing sought for sheriffs' duties. Culver Naval School crews win at Annapolis, defeating rival cutters in a close race off the Seaving.
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Georgia
Niagara Movement Society
Boston
Countes
Mightolement Society
Fineull Hall
W. EL B. Dutois
Athuitas
Wete Bulkeley
EL C. Moret
New York
Roosevelt
Sivevols
Mer Ue Covernor
Georgola
Negro Wills
Keene Cargell
Marshall
Cairo
Cohen Simms
Mocersin Gap
Fla
Cargell
Charles Wil-ling
Sheri
Rumors of Assassination Stir Paris Cabinet
In Paris Aug 20 Clemenceau said no confirmation of the rumor that the sultan of Morocco was assassinated and he noted confusion over Murat Efatty’s proclaimed sultan status in Moorocco City. In Trinidad V P Wo Patrianks arrived delayed, then proceeded to Sacramento for militant revival congress. In Springfield a milkman Hugh Inne was held up robbed and murdered on the road from South Hadley to Ludlow. the crime shocked the town.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Morocco
Murat Efatty
Sultat
Moorocco City
Springfield
Masa
Hugh Inne
Tudlow
South Hadley
Ludlow
SCORES ON THE DIAMONDS Chicago Aug 20 baseball results
Scores across leagues include New York 8 over St. Louis 2 in New York, Brooklyn 4, Philadelphia over Pittsburgh 7, Boston 5 over Cincinnati 4, New York 5 Boston 3 in doubleheader, Detroit 4 over St. Louis 0, Cleveland 6 over Chicago 0, Milwaukee 10 over Kansas City 4, Minneapolis 2 over St Paul, Indianapolis 7 over Toledo 6, Des Moines 10 over Sioux City HM, Pueblo 8 over Denver 0 and Denver 4 Pueblo 0 in second game. also a digest of miscellaneous notes and a local classified ad blurbs.
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St. Louis
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Plettsburg
Milwaukee
Minnneapolis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Undianapolis
Toledo
Indianapolis
Des Moines
Lioux City
Pueblo
Denver
Gimala
Eply
Guniha
Connecticut tombstone honors cow and fiddler owner
A unique Connecticut memorial in Central Village marks Rosa the cow, famed for yielding two pounds fifteen ounces of butter from thirteen quarts of milk in one day. The stone honors Gordon Cady the fiddler, famed from the Massachusetts line to Long Island Sound, praised as the finest rural bow for a country dance.
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Connecticut
Central
Vilge
Rasa
Jersey
Mr. Cady
Gordon Cady
Massachusetts
Long Island Sound
Providence
Connecticut River
Rosa
Marm Kenney
Stafford
Cady
New York Sun Receives Cow's Name for Posterity
A man arranged to preserve the name of his favorite cow Tlesh for future generations, detailing his conspicuous trait and affection for cattle in a personal note intended for the New York Sun.
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Tlesh
New York Sun
Nature Fakes Named by Indianapolis News Panel
The investigating committee reports that despite long life and apparent respectability several figures are nature fakers. The list includes the bull in the china shop the wolf at the door the fly in the ointment the dog in the manger the man out of water the bee in the bonnet the pig in clover time flies and the Welsh rabbit among others.
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Indianapolis News
Conquered St Peter Story Told by Boston Clergyman
A Boston clergyman recounts a tale in which a witty Irishman seeks admission to heaven. St Peter denies entry for being a great sinner, the man crows thrice, and St Peter finally opens the gate saying we will let bygones be bygones. Patt is invited in.
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St. Peter
Boston
Lippincott’s Magazine
Patt
Mystery of Shoe Laces Guarded By Secrets in Plant
The article notes that shoe lace production is tightly guarded with no automatic machines in use. Parts are manufactured at distant sites, shipped to headquarters, and assembled with strict secrecy. Artisans may be sworn to secrecy to prevent industrial espionage.
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Bette
New York
Presa
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