Mysteries of the Kingdom Parables and Meaning
A Sunday School lesson reviews Matthew 13 and the seven parables, explaining why Jesus taught in mysteries. It links the kingdom’s hidden truths to Israel’s blindness, discusses soil types, and urges faithful sowing of God’s incorruptible seed despite worldly unbelief and persecution.
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Sea of Nations
Kingdom of Heaven
Isa
Kingdom of God
Heaven
Paul
God
Christ
Israel
Mark
Luke
Clyde Fitch's Enduring Work Ethic Revealed
The New York Times quotes an actor who played in Fitch comedies describing him as indefatigable. He labored over plays day and night, sacrificing meals and sleep until a nervous breakdown loomed, then followed his physician's order to stop. He joked he was writing a musical comedy libretto while under enforced idleness.
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Clyde Fitch
Players Club
Harry B. Smith
Smith
Fitch
Silla
New York Times
Hair Monstrosities in 18th Century French Theater
Chicago News notes fashion led by Marie Antoinette produced towering coiffures in Paris salons. Women spent hours building four foot peaks with winged sides, some resembling frigates with ships atop waves, causing theater disturbances until a floor ban was issued.
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Marie Antoinette
Chicago News
Man Loses Package On Train Lace Bundle Dispute
A passerby on the Fifty-eighth Street elevated platform grabs a package left by another passenger. The rightful owner erupts, claiming the bundle containing $15 worth of laces and ribbons was his. The altercation ends without detail.
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Fifty-eighth Street
Chicago Tribune
All Things Come in Time of Reckoning
A town magnate abruptly recalls a former local and demands repayment of a $73.62 grocery debt he left unpaid when leaving the village. The exchange tests memories and finances as the caller faces his past due bill.
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Hank
Cleveland
Perfumes In Ancient Days A Floral History
The article recalls ancient use of roses by Greeks and Romans. Roses perfumed wine cups in republic feasts. Spartan soldiers rejected unperfumed wine after Cirrha. Baiae regatta featured a Lucrine lake strewn with flowers.
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Cirrha
Baiae
Making a Lawn Lesson from an English Garden
An American on tour praised a sword’s smooth surface and boasted he could create a perfect lawn. The head gardener replied the process was simple yet lengthy, saying to remove stones plow and seed then roll it for 300 years.
Our Friends Worth More Than Their Wealth
A meditation on choosing friends by character not possessions. True friendship endures through absence and even death, preserved in memory as a blessing and a guide to living well.
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Cicero
Couldn't Talk De Style A Deaf Couple Parlor Joke
A humorous exchange from the New York Press notes a loving pair of deaf mutes in a parlor unable to converse because they are holding hands. The brief quip plays on the idea of silent affection.
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Gunbusta
New York Press
Tad Addison Known for Early Rising and Honest Demeanor
A paragraph praises a man described as an early rising, hardworking, prudent, and strictly honest figure named Tad Addison, noting his careful earnings and steadfast integrity.
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Tad
The Umpire and the Crowd’s Reaction
A Bills Evans essay in the New York Tribune describes how fans rarely applaud umpires and often jeer or threaten when officials err. It notes that sympathy from spectators is scarce, and a frightened umpire might retreat from the game.
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Flere
Bills Evans
New York Tribune
The Telescope’s Early Rise From Glass to Giants
An account traces the telescope from its rudimentary beginnings in 1610 with Galileo to its rapid growth over three centuries. Early Dutch and Italian devices led to Galileo’s improved instrument and dramatic demonstrations in Venice, with a leap from lens-based toys to monumental modern telescopes.
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Galilei
Jupiter
Lippersley
Holland
Paris
Padua
Venice
Muravo
Boy Quotient Quits School Over Boring Day
A Baltimore schoolboy, son of a prominent local businessman, tells his father after class that he plans to quit. The boy explains he enjoys school but says the day wears him out, ending the exchange with a tired joke about the week making him yawn.
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Baltimore
Harper’s Magazine
Tommy
Opening sentence triggers unexpected audience laughter
A congressman returns to his constituency to deliver a prepared address. He begins with a preface then jokes that his opening line caused a ripple of laughter as he said I desire to say something. The anecdote recalls the Kansas City Star quip about his opening remark.
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Prince Albert
Kansas City Star
On the Way. Meekton Plays Bridge With Wife and Mother-in-Law
A tactless relative remarks that the husband owes everything to his wife. Mr. Meekton replies that he will accept owing nothing if he ceases playing bridge with his wife and her mother.
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Mr. Meekton
Her Slip
A brief dialogue fragment centers on a woman asking if a dog would bite during a kiss and the man noting the dog’s behavior. The exchange hints at playful tension and a domestic scene within a historical newspaper style.
Root Juice praised for cures by locals and druggist
Local residents and Batterton the druggist tout Root Juice as highly effective with testimonials about better appetite sleep and general health. Claims include relief from stomach and kidney issues and rapid digestion improvements. A separate note mentions a Baptist church trip to St Paul with a fare of thirty six cents round trip and a field day picnic.
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Batterton
Tle Baptist Church
St. Paul
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Praised by Local Editor
E W Tardy editor of The Sentinel Gainsboro Tenn calls Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy the best on the market. He notes it gave his baby relief from colds quickly and he recommends it widely. For sale by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
E. W. Tardy
the Sentinel
Gainsboro, Tenn
J and C Traction Line Time Table Apri 1910
The J and C Traction Line timetable lists arrival and departure times starting 5 30 a m with limited express service from Greensburg to Indianapolis via Shelbyville and Indianapolis. It notes 15 trains daily, freight times 5 00 a m and 3 20 p m arrive and 5 45 a m and 4 10 p m depart.
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Greensburg
Shelbyville
Indianapolis
Mailand Express
Chicago
Chicago Mail
Knickerbocker
Washington D.C
St. Meril
White City
St. Louis Mail
Tener Gees
Columbus
Daily Train Services Update Across Lines
Railway notice notes trains operating daily on main lines and all Michigan Division routes. It lists accommodations and departures with numbers for services between Louisville Greensburg Washington St Louis and Greensburg with new connections to Washington D C to St. Louis and changes to Columbus branch schedule.
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Greensburg
Louisville
Washington D.C
St Vis
Michigan Division
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