Understandest Thou What Thou Readest Sermon Title
A sermon in Los Angeles argues the Bible is the supreme guide to life, centering on the Ethiopian eunuch’s conversion under Philip. It claims the Bible reveals Jesus as central to all scriptures and calls listeners to accept Christ and live by its rules of faith and practice.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Treasury
Candace
Philip
Jerusalem
Privy Council
Treasury Department
Ner
Joseph
Pharaoh
Daniel Darius
Naaman
Southland
Ndia
Arabia
China
Thibet
Candeace
Philin
Isaiah
Christ
Pilate
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Wilkie Collins
Hamlet
Jeane Christ
Powhatan
Poeshontas
Anne
Illiam Makepeace Thackeray
Henry Esmond
James VI
Scotland
James I
England
Margaret Tudor
Henry VIII
Simon Bolivar
Handel Tella
London
King Alfred
Robert Bruce
Napoleon
Wendell Phillips
Florence Nightingale
Catherine Booth
Frances Willard
Earth
Moses
Marquis de Lafayette
Margaret Haughey
Joanie
New Orleans
Book of Books
Christ Jesus
Dr. Harris
Missing Life Guards Located After Hampstead Reconnaissance
During a foggy London exercise on Hampstead Heath the 1st Life Guards and an Army Service Corps detachment conducted recon duties. As fog thickened the operation ended and several guardsmen were unaccounted for until nearly two hours later when all were found near Fitzjohns Avenue after a search by scouts.
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Hampstead Heath
1St Life Guards
Army Service Corps
London
Hlampstead
Fitzjohn’s Avenue
Nose Tickling Cured Persistent Hiccough, Doctor Claims
A physician reports curing a case of persisting hiccough by tickling the patient's nose. The method does not require sneezing. mild irritation of the nasal mucosa redirects nervous energy and stops the hiccough.
Memory Verses on John Nine and Spiritual Sight
The lesson reflects on John chapter nine, contrasting God’s love and man’s enmity. Jesus heals a blind man with clay and a pool wash, symbolizing earthy vessels opened by God. The man’s faith grows after being cast out, and Jesus reveals Himself, prompting devotion and warning against spiritual blindness.
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American Press Association
Jesus
Mount of Olives
Judas Iscariot
Earth
Christ
Patriotism Speech Stresses Active Civic Duty at Ottawa Luncheon
Dr. D. Bruce Macdonald of St. Andrews College urged Canadians to active service for the Dominion. He said patriots must work honestly, oppose fraud, and serve in militia or municipal duties, warning against relying on party leaders and calling for true, daily citizenship.
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D. Bruce Macdonald
St. Andrew's College, Tosumito
Canadian Club of
Ottawa
Canada
Ontario report notes Ontario as dumping ground for undesirables
The thirty eighth annual inspector of prisons and public charities report to the Legislature surveys Ontario institutions and costs. It records 65 hospitals and 45,551 patients in the year to Sept 30 1907 with 2,799 deaths. It denounces feeble minded women as unduly confined in refuges and calls for a dedicated care institution. It blasts immigrant policy and Dominion bonuses sending unfit people away.
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Inspector of Prisons and Public Charities
Bruce Smith
Ontario
Magdalen
United States
Dominion Government
Sealskin In the Making
A reader explains sealskin preparation from removing under fur to thinning the skin with a flat knife. The process cleanses grease, loosens long hairs, then softens and preserves the pelt before dyeing to achieve a uniform tint and ready the fur for wraps.
Pemms Ties to Evening Homebound Routine
A fragment notes seven ties and a homely mark as a man stays home after dark. The passage reflects a rustic, humorous view of evening habits and personal adornment linked to staying indoors rather than socializing.
Veteran jail governor of Oxford named John Cameron
The article profiles John Cameron who served as governor of the Oxford County Jail since 1867, overseeing about four thousand prisoners. It recounts his long tenure, a dismissed episode resolved with authorities, notable inmates like Reginald Birchall, and daring incidents including an escape and a high security seizure.
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Oxford County Jail
John Cameron
East Nissouri
Cameron
Oxford
Perry
Oliver Mowat
Reginald Birchall
Birchall
Woodstock
Benwell
Jas. Forbes
Toronto
Turnkey
Forbes
Middleton
Bill Smith
Horse Thieves
Canadan Sports in Cleveland Lakefront Contests
The Cleveland Leader notes that Toronto athletes swept races in Cleveland defeating skaters from New York Chicago Milwaukee Buffalo and more. The piece argues climate alone cannot explain Canada's winter and summer sports prowess and cites successes in rowing yachting golf lacrosse and long distance running.
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Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Milwaukee
Buffalo
Toronto
Canada
United States
Immigration Figures Show Canada Sees Rising Arrivals
For the first ten months of the fiscal year ending January total Canadian immigration reached 240,855, up 29 percent from 1906-07. Ocean ports accounted for 191,208 arrivals, up 42 percent, while U S arrivals fell 3 percent to 49,647. January ocean port arrivals were 2,805 and United States arrivals 2,418. among ocean arrivals 114,166 were men, 40,741 women, and 36,261 children under twelve.
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Canada
Ocean Ports
United States
Dundee Sailor's Six Month Ordeal At Sea And Island Survival
Donald Morrison of Dundee tells how he and his fellow sailors were cast adrift after their Norwegian bark Alexandra ran aground near Australia. With no provisions or water they drifted for months, found fresh water in a cave on Indefatigable Island, ate turtle meat, endured extreme thirst and hunger, and were rescued at Guayaquil after nearly six months.
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Desert Island
Donald Morrison
Dundee
London
Morrison
Buenos Ayres
Alexandra
Newcastle
New South Wales
Panama
Danea
Jeffs
Mister Turtle
Guayaquil
Wells Defends Socialism as His Luxury
novelist H G Wells asserts socialism is his chief luxury and cites $10 000 in losses in four years from promoting his beliefs. He explains living in comfort with servants to support his work and argues against living in slums to set a poor example for his children.
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H. G. Wells
Wells
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Bethlehem
Philip the Sage
Cendece
The
Ost Legion
Hiccouch
M. Stearns
Dominion
Canadaan Sports
Pacific
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