Water of Life and Witnesses in Samaria
A 1907 sermon on John 4 highlights Jesus as the Messiah meeting the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. It stresses belief in Christ, the Spirit's work, and the mission to draw others, with reflections on faith, testimony, and doing God's will as a path to eternal life.
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American Press Association
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Israel
Sychar
Shechem
Jaacob
Josh
Jacob
Joseph
Jesus
John
Tle
Eve
Eden
Earth
Nicodemus
Tre
D. Gordon
Tam
Christ
Andrew
Simon
Philip
Nathanael
Taul
A Dressmaker of Yarmouth Revered for Prison Reform
The grave of Sarah Martin in Caister churchyard near Yarmouth marks a life of quiet service. The dressmaker earned fifteen pence a day tolling hours for prisoners, yet donated one day weekly to prison reform, earning the bishop of Norwich’s praise and a lasting legacy in the town’s history. A stained glass window, her prayer book, and her journal in the public library preserve her memory of improving conditions in the borough jail beneath the tollhouse.
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Yarmouth
Caister
Norwich
Sarah Martin
Publc
Tollhouse
London Chronicle
Gelett Burgess Builds and Burns Tiny Model House
A quirky tale recalls Gelett Burgess spending days crafting a detailed cardboard model of a New England house for a New York dinner. After coffee was served he intentionally set the miniature farm ablaze to ensure lasting memory of the dramatic destruction.
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Gelett Burgess
New England
New York
Misplaced Comma Affects Libel Punctuation Lessons
A Baltimore American quote highlights how a wrong comma can trigger lawsuits and how a Missouri editor narrowly avoided a libel suit by correcting punctuation. The judge recalls defending the editor over a story where a misplaced comma flipped who became drunk, prompting a careful apology and a shift toward careful editing practices.
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Missouri
Baltimore American
Noahs ark taunt over banjo tune waits till sun shines
Taunting Noah hunts a barrel stave aims for the stern of the ark to whale the boy Hain by misreading a banjo tune as Wait Till the Sun Shines Lizzie. Mrs Noah cautions that the lad merely plays his banjo, not a threat. Chicago News.
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Noah
Lizzie
Chicago News
Adjective Use by Charles Sumner Cited by Godkin
The lnte Bh L Godkin notes that Sumner overuses adjectives in prose. He humorously warned that if Sumner’s adjectives ever catch him alone they will murder him, illustrating a sharp editorial eye from the New York editor.
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Charles Sumner
Lnte
L. Godkin
New York
Jones boy seeks job and is questioned on steadiness
A farmer asks about the reliability of a former worker, the Jones boy, as he considers offering him employment. The farmer notes the need for steadiness and the other farmer jokes about being motionless if he were any steadier.
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Mery
Farmer Haye
Jones
Farmer Seede
London Express
Clara Jack Marriage Plan Revealed in Gossip
Poor Jack is mocked as Clara and Jack plan marriage to bend him to their will. Clara’s mother questions the motive while Clara explains the match aims to correct his mistaken view.
Gave Him Up
A fragmentary quote about Spriggins with dialogue on illness and perseverance. Multiple doctors gave him up at different times while his finances and bills were discussed. The passage emphasizes burdens lightened by cheerful persistence and ends with a classical Ovid reference.
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Bing
Rainy Day Fall at Book Store Caused Slippery Floor Incident
A New York Press excerpt describes a rainy day at a book shop where wet floors inside the entrance led to Won slipping and falling. After rising quickly she glances around and leaves without uttering a word, leaving clerks astonished by the unnoticed incident.
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New York Press
Frock Budget Talk Sparks Tense Domestic Moment
A fragment shows a wife negotiating with her husband about funds for a dress. The dressmaker offers a credit account, but the exchange hints at financial tension and household planning. The dialogue mentions Meggendorter Blatter as a namesake or character in the overheard scene.
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Meggendorter Blatter
Christlike Service Begins at Home and Extends
Christian Endeavor emphasizes Christ as exemplar of ministry to strangers and the sick, starting at home before broad outreach. It urges kindness to family, hospitality to visitors, and missions to the needy beyond, aligning acts of care with scriptures and prayer meetings.
Fellowship In Christian Endeavor General Secretary Report
General Secretary Shaw reports on fellowship among denominations and races, praising Christian Endeavor for fostering unity. He quotes devotional lines about one Master Christ and urges continued work and prayer to unite young people worldwide under Christ and His church. The piece highlights interdenominational aims and the movement’s role in church unity.
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Fellowship
Christian Endeavor
Shaw
Dr. Dickinson
Christ
Endeavor. Cs mighty arms long enough. Young Christan hearts are strong enough
Endeavorer spirit drives a noble effort as young Christians rally to a cause with strong resolve and enduring faith, reflecting Irish dedication to perseverance.
Helping Him Out at the Drug Counter
A miner visits a doctor for a prescription and asks a druggist to fill it. The pharmacist quotes $1.10 for the medicine and 15 cents for the bottle. The miner impatiently tells him to hurry and set a price for the corn.
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Corb
Los Angeles Times
Typical French child Felice Boulanger profile described
An English observer portrays Felice Boulanger one of five children, aged six to sixteen, with pearl skin and fragile frame yet surprising vitality. The child eats ravenously, has deerlike eyes and a petulant voice, and stays up late listening to adults, contrasting with stricter bedtime norms.
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Felice Boulanger
France
Felice
Indy
Uke Fellee
Fellee
Louis Beeke
London Mail
Caterpillars and Law in Savoy Vineyards of 1545
In 1545 the Savoy vineyard owners sued caterpillars over vine damage. Arbitration before the bishop found no malice, costs imposed after a year. Forty-two years later more caterpillars returned, deemed exercising legal rights, advising land for their range.
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St. Julian
Savoy
France
York Place to Whitehall name Change in London History
London Whitehall once hosted York Place the York bishops residence. After Cardinal Wolsey’s fall in 1529 York House was delivered to the king and renamed Whitehall. The name may reflect white stone buildings or politics branding, as Shakespeare hinted in Henry VII.
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Westminster Palace
London
York
York Iouse
York Place
Hlenry
Shakespeare
Henry VII
Memory Aid Turns History Lesson Into Rhyme
A schoolteacher tests memory by reciting a rhyme about Columbus discovering America in 1492. The student answers, and next day the teacher asks again but with a humorous twist, misquoting the date as 1405 to show the playful nature of the classroom recital.
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America
John
Columbus
Aimerica
Biue
Bally's shifting sense in Shakespearean days
The term bally once signified endearment and fellowship in Shakespearean times, with some tracing approval to a Dutch root meaning lover. Its harsher contemporary sense derives from hetluw and a noisy, flustering ball riot term, reflecting a shift in meaning over time.
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Boel
Cermin Buble
Hetluw
Social gossip on rumors of married women
Mire asks about mixers reported in papers being deceitful and high. Mrs Watts replies that married suitors are too common to matter, reflecting a delicate exchange of gossip and social expectations.
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St Higheen
Mire. Watts
Watts
Do Tosquint and the Exquisite Title
A fragment shows dialogue where a rich man asks Tosquint about a title while praising someone named Pad Le and mentioning Chemaiysell in a dreamlike exchange. The text reads as a surreal, stylized snippet with oblique references and invented names.
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Charlie
Sharper Than Needles and Nature’s Sharper Tools
A brief note on comparing sharpness. The expression as sharp as a needle is inadequate when faced with the needles of plants and insects. The Strand Magazine highlights how pricks and stings from natural realms exceed common phrases in its critique.
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Strand
Alagazine
The Bachelor and the Smoking Jacket Romance
Joseph Sanger buys a new smoking jacket and slippers, only to discover a marriage prospect note stitched into the garment. A trail of letters, misled by blackmail and mistaken age, leads to a park rendezvous where his fiancée reveals she has been writing him all along, with a twist from a past lover. Rosalie Willing.
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Joseph Sanger
Sam
Sanger
Ife
Sle
Pie
Cuscasweet Promises Quick Calm for Fussy Babies
When the baby is cross and worried you can trust Cuscasweet, a well known remedy for babies and children, to quiet the infant in a short time. Sold by William Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Stephenson Street.
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FY Jungkunz
Stephenson Se
Burdett Seeks Piano Tuning Orders in City Shop
F. J. Burdett, a piano tuner, placed orders at Brown and Dollmeyer’s shop, using the local telephone number 5 to arrange tuning work and discuss service details.
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F. J. Burdett
Brown & Dollmeyer
Daily Journal Ad: City Delivery at 16c a Week
The Daily Journal offers home delivery to all city areas for 16 cents per week. Subscriptions cover daily issues with regular newspaper delivery to residents and businesses alike.
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the Daily Journal
Surprise Presiding Elder Honored at Calvary Church
Stockton News reports a warm surprise for Presiding Elder C. G. Unangat at Calvary church. Mrs. FE C. Rife invited the official board to her home after services on Friday January 31 for a 10 o'clock dinner. The elder, who served Calvary in the 1890s and is completing a four year term as presiding elder of Freeport district, is highly regarded and soon to depart those duties.
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Stockton
C. G. Unangat
FE. C. Rife
Calvary Church
Anangst
Freeport
Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup Promises Quick Constipation Cure
An advertisement proclaims Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic constipation by aiding digestion and stimulating the liver and bowels. It claims quick relief without nausea or griping, urging readers to start today and avoid substitutes from H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz.
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H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
St Margaret’s guild dance and other February events
A list of community events scheduled in February includes St Margaret's guild dance at Lexington hall on Feb 6, a Grace church recital on Feb 7, Prof Dawson’s Hard Time dance at Lexington hall and Isaac Alcazar address to Masons on Feb 7 and 10, plus Eastern Star school of instruction on Feb 10 and various dances, card parties, lectures, and performances through Feb 21. The calendar also notes Universal Extension lectures on Early Christianity by Prof Willett and a policemen's annual ball at the Masonic temple.
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St. Margaret's Guild
Lexington Hall
Grace Church
Prof
Dawson
Isaac Alcazar
Masonic Hall
Eastern Star School of Instruction
St. Aloysius Society
St. Vincent’s Orphanage
St. Pius Hall
Lexington Tind
Fannie Yeates Gehr
Wragner
Masonite Temple
H. I. Willett
Maesonie Temple
University Extension
H. L. Willett
Stephenson County
Schedules of Feb and Mar Moving Pictures Shows
The list lists show titles and dates including The Lilly and The Princé The Lion and The Mouse Hillman Hearts Preston Downey Mrs Fiske Co Fieldes Minstrels Uncle Josh Perkins The Red MILL with dates from Feb 12 to Mar 6. Includes multiple performances across February and March 1900s era cinema listings.
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Lilly and the Princé
Lion and the Mouse
Hillman Hearts
Preston Downey Moving Pictures
Mrs. Fiske & Co
Field’e Minstrels
Josh Perkins
The
Red Mill
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills Ad
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills quickly relieve backache and weak back. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist at 85 Stephenson Street.
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DeWitt
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
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