Great Personages of the Bible summary of Zacharias Mary and Simeon
Rev Leonard A Barrett describes Zacharias priestly vision in the temple, Elisabeth and Mary’s joy, and John the Baptist with the Benedictus. He notes Mary's Magnificat and Simeon’s Nunc Dimittis, highlighting their sacred songs and prophetic hopes for Jesus and John.
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Zacharias
Mary
Simeon Acharias
John the Baptist
Herod the Great
Aaron
Elisabeth
Temple of God
John
Judea
Jesus
Simeon
Messiah
Christ
Joseph
Israel
Pirate Captain Hiram Breakes a Notorious 18th Century Villain
The piece chronicles Hiram Breakes, a Dutch-born youth turned pirate, his voyage from Saba to Amsterdam, and his brutal acts in the Mediterranean including theft, murders, and a strangling plan near Minorca. After a retreat to Amsterdam and a widow’s her fate, he ends in canal suicide, a dramatic rise and fall in piracy lore. Also included is Texas Senate Joint Resolution No. 10 proposing taxation of county school lands and outlining election procedures.
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Hiram
Hiram Breakes
Saba
West Indies
Amsterdam
Snyde
Vigo
Acapulco
Valparaiso
Breakes
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Balearic Islands
Minorca
Captain Breakes
Western Newspaper Union
Consider Before You Cast Your Ballot Editorial and Resolution
A civic essay urges careful voter judgment over sensational campaigns, arguing for qualifications over rhetoric. The piece discusses evaluating candidates for governor and ties into Senate Joint Resolution No 9 proposing to amend Article 16 Section 58 to abolish the Board of Prison Commissioners and put Texas prison oversight under Legislature control, with election details and a $5,000 appropriation for publication and voting costs.
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Texas
Senate
State of Texas
Board of Prison Commissioners
Emma Grigsby Meharg
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Leonard A. Barrett
Slooi
Elmo Scott Watson
State of
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New York
Ben F. Simon
General Merchandise
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Heyman
Roosevelt
Phillip Luthringer
Brady
Charleston
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