Leconfield House Hosts United States Officers Club in Mayfair
London cor respondent describes Leconfield house in Mayfair re turn as an open house for American officers. The club preserves Turners and Lely portraits, avoids hotel-like formality, and aims to become a social center linking U S Army and Navy with British hosts. Plans include information bureau, polo and golf access, and weekly ladies hospitality events.
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United States
London
America
J. P. Collins
Boston Transcript
Lord Leconfield
Leconfield House
Old Chesterfield House
Doctor Johnson
Samuel
Chesterfield House
Curzon Street
Smollett
Disrnell
Becky Sharp
United States Army
Navy
Lecondfeld House
Baeehle
Oldest town claim tied to Noah at Ararat slopes
The text asserts that a village near Mount Ararat in Armenia claims to be the oldest town in the world. Locals say Noah descended there with his family and animals, planted a vine, and held feasts. They identify Noah’s tomb near Damascus and preserve a fragment of the ark in an Armenian monastery.
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Noah
Nakhitchevan
Nakhikhevan
Armenenia
Ararat
Damascus
Jesus chooses four helpers in Mark's early gospel
The lesson notes Jesus selection of four disciples Simon Peter Andrew James and John as fishers of men. It links their call to immediate ministry in Galilee and teaches how God calls workers whose time is not their own. The passage also discusses multiple gospel calls and the training begun in the synagogue with Jesus as teacher.
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Mark
Jesus
John
Galilee
Capernaum
Simon
Andrew
James
Zebedee
Luke
God
Christ
Judea
Admonition Wasted in Quip on Borrowed Money
A brief dialogue mocks eagerness for money as a nuisance. An old chap asks for ten dollars while another warns that money brings trouble, prompting a pun about borrowing trouble and highlighting a playful exchange.
Swamp Root Advertises Kidney Relief
An old advertisement claims Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root treats kidney and bladder troubles, promising relief for back and urinary symptoms. It urges readers to buy a bottle or request a sample by mailing ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton, New York, and to mention the newspaper.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Ady
No Fun for Him During After-Dinner Oration
After-dinner orator fails to win applause as guest enjoys time away from table. The speaker struggles to elicit reaction while diners chat and linger, leaving the audience unmoved and the moment awkward for all involved.
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Oratir
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Primrose Earl
Life Guards
Sussex Imperial Yeomanry
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van Dyck
Peter Lely
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Earl of Egremont
Turner
Constable
Pallas
Harry A. Brittain
Your Shores
Oxford
Stringer
Flo
West
Vielo Garde
BE. O. Bellers
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Leson
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The
Peruna Company
Columbus, Ohio
U. S
Cutter Laboratory
Berkeley
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