The Brazen Serpent Sunday School Lesson 1907
An outline of the Sept 8 1907 lesson on the bronze serpent from Numbers 21. The piece links Israel’s sin and punishment with themes of repentance, faith, and God’s mercy. It discusses Moses, Aaron, Miriam, and the journey from Kadesh Barnea toward Canaan, emphasizing prayer, belief, and salvation by faith.
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Moses
Periah
John Tms
Adron
Egypt
Aarhn
Mount Hor
Edom Range
Arabah
Dendaea
Red Ren
Kadesh
Barnea
Palestine
Paran
Canaan
Banda
Dush
Exton Gebor
Red Fen
Korah
Aaron
Miriam
Meribah
Promised Land
Lange
Paul
Left It to the Old Hens Hoosier Novelist Farm Tale
An Indiana man recounts a Hoosier school author who becomes a hen farmer in his spare time. His chickens languish in coops the first year until he asks an old neighbor about the problem. The neighbor hints the author feeds nothing and assumes the hens have enough imagination to sustain the chicks.
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Indiana
Rawlins
Mili
Lippincott’s Magazine
Cuticura Remedies Helped Baby in Nine Months
A Thomaston mother recounts using Cuticura Ointment to treat a nine month old baby’s facial rash and itchy feet, noting rapid relief within hours and complete recovery after one box. She also used the remedy for cradle cap, claiming it cleansed and healed the scalp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Currier
Thomaston, Me
Coffee Versus Postum Helps Sleep and Digestion
A California woman reports improved sleep after stopping coffee and using Postum. Her brother also quits coffee for sour stomach relief, noting better health since switching. The ad claims a ten day trial proves coffee causes issues and promotes The Road to Wellville booklet.
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Calif
Postum
Wellville
Oklahoma City Appears Modern To Eastern Visitor
A New Yorker visiting Oklahoma City expresses astonishment at the modern streets stores and dining rooms in the 17 year old territory. An Oklahoma native quips that New York still has similar features, noting a porcelain bathtub in the hotel. Also mentions Defiance Starch marketing its stronger formula and a Welsh church commission remark.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
New York
Not to Blame Bartholomew for Cussing
A Cleveland Leader report recounts Bartholomew overhearing rude words and his mother correcting him. He blames playmate Cavert, whose mother is informed. Cavert denies teaching the words, but Cavert questions Bartholomew’s access to his father’s automobile, ending with the boy's shrug at responsibility.
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Bartholomew
Cleveland
Cavert
Grand opening of cheap irrigated land in Routt County
Routt County Development Co offers land and water at 25.50 per acre with 5.25 down under the Carey Act in Littlenake River Valley Routt County Colorado Ex cursion rates advertised Excerpt mentions a humorous arena exchange between two Mexicans about being roped in at the fairground.
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Littlenake River Valley
Routt County
Colo
Defiance Starch Promises Fair Trial and Quick Results
The excerpt urges trying Defiance Starch for both hot and cold starching with a money-back guarantee if performance isn’t superior. It claims faster work and lower cost, and ends with a quotation from Bishop Asbury about fairness and rightness, followed by Euripides on devices and wit.
Canal systems in Europe and England's expansion plans
A Century Magazine note compares the Manchester canal built for 75 million dollars to reduce freight costs over 35 miles, noting limited direct returns but lasting indirect benefits. It cites Germany with 3000 miles of canals and 7000 miles of other waterways, France with 3000 miles, and remarks on northern railway prosperity. It observes England, Germany, France, Holland and Belgium considering further canal improvements.
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Manchester
Germany
France
England
Holland
Belgium
Used Ink for Bluing Causes Household Woe
A cautious housewife recalls how her husband’s office ink bottle, bought as a bluing supply, led to ruined white clothes when a new maid used the large bottle for washing. The mishap illustrates how seemingly harmless items can cause household damage.
Old Bell Still Toll Curfew in Bury England
A century old curfew in the belfry of the parish church at Bury remains in place, tolling at sunset each night as part of the town’s tradition. A reflective quote hints at the quiet sorrow of a woman observed in a nearby cafe, with social chatter contrasting boredom and resilience.
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Bury
England
Suneset
All Buried by Government and Pork Trade Leader
Fragmented clippings describe Swiss burial practices by the state and Aladar Stollack, Hungarian officer, quitting a Hussar regiment to pursue pork butchery in Budapest. Various adlike lines tout remedies and quotes, including Dr Kline’s nerve restorer and Winslow’s soothing brew, with miscellaneous moral maxims.
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Aladar Stollack
Budapest
St. Vitus
Kline
R UK
Rline
Arch St
Philadelphia
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Cutiura
Jack
Pasteur Institute
Daniel Osiris
Paris
George Eliot
THE
TIMES
Dwycyfylchi-cum-Penmnaenmaur
Royal Commission of
Church In Walesa
Platylecum-Carnguweh
Lianceful-cum-Tregalan
Llandyfuancum-Llanfair
Arleechwedd
Franklin
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia H. Pinkham
Lydia EB
Pinkin
Etraleht
Bishop Asbury
Euripides
Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Goethe
Switzerland
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Pascal
Winslow
Beu Jonson
Castor
Fac
Jor Ee
Bears
Castoria
S Katt
Gan Ae Il
A Tony
Aden En
Tallin
Brockton
Mare
W.l.douglas
Brackson
Thormton
Oak St. Kansas
Carters
Paes
Pier Samo Eld
Sen Tork
Idole Ageuia
Fion Tield
Amumot OM OU
Iediai Po
Ikirasrits O, Miysjun, Adair Count
Thompson
LA Greole
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