Shops For Schoolboys And Other City News
New York City opened shop classes in industrial schools after 3 pm, offering two extra beach hours. Educators push the shop path to train workers, while youth shift from books to work. Rail fears of fare hikes, Taft’s policy, and Prohibition efforts frame a busy political scene. The piece notes emigration westward, land reclamation, and calls for fresher farm work as cities debate labor and policy trends.
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New York City
Gentile Faith Shines in Jesus Healing of Daughter
A lesson on Matthew chapter fifteen contrasts religious formality with genuine faith. A Gentile mother begs Jesus to heal her daughter, faces initial rebuffs, then professes deep faith and humility. Jesus commends her faith, granting healing and illustrating trust beyond Israel.
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Isaiah
Ilsa
Ezek
Paul
Isa
Isa Hal
Tyre
Sidon
Markwii
David
Jesus
House of Israel
Will
Mattox
Falta
Women Relief Corps Pioneers Led by Nightingale in Crimea
Paragraph describes Florence Nightingale leading early organized relief work for wounded in the 1855 Crimean War. It notes women’s service at the base, mentions packing hospital stores, and recounts volunteers sending garments and supplies, with a town upholsterer’s foreman remark about a “confinement for a lady.”
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Pugzicd
Packer
Florence Nightingale
Jorden
Biutver
Segtart
Mies
Gorton
Cause of Twilight Observed Across Latitudes
An article explains twilight as the scattering and refraction of sunlight in Earth’s atmosphere. It notes the sun’s position after sunset, diminishing atmospheric effect, and shorter twilight at the tropics due to faster passage through the air.
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Sii
Selar Ficht
New York
With a Grain of Salt and Ancient Poison Antidotes
The earliest record traces the saying to 11 CL when Pompey found Mithridates papers describing a poison antidote mixed with pounded herbs and a crab of salt. The phrase then spread as a warning about doubtful preparations.
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Pompey
Mithridates
Anlme
Molokai Leper Settlement and Odd Tales Split
The article discusses a misperceived leper settlement on Molokai, noting eight square miles of the island’s 201 total for the camp and its isolation by cliffs and reefs. It recounts escape attempts, a reference to a writer’s Harpers Weekly piece, and includes mixed, fragmented anecdotes about a singer’s husband and a Scottish tour anecdote with a cautionary line about cracks.
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Molokai
Harpers Weekly
Tostead
Setlement
Moloka
Lsno
Contained Quip Sparks Banter Between Two Men
A short exchange shows one man chiding another and recalling a recent remark. The other concedes irritation, noting the offender’s affront after a suggested retreat to sea. The banter underscores temper and pride in a brief, sharp interaction.
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Empire and Keystone Corn
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Studebaker
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Hhornhill
Ines
Washington
United States Navy
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Taft
Congress Om We van
Mississippi
Old Commonwealths
Canada
Commonwealth
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Heshend
Tuvine
Rabciare Irving
Scotland
Boston ‘Transcript
Castoria
Fbetoe Eal
Seeefi
Bears
Gastoria
Ana Axter
Grippe
Cardus
Sarah J. Gilliland
Siler City
N. C
Cardui
Ladies’ Advisery Dept
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanseys
Tenn
James E. Heck
Baptist Church
LY Xington, Va
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W. S. Zombro
Houston Street
Lerington
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