Lesson on Moses birth amid Egyptian oppression in 1913 Sunday school
The lesson outlines Moses birth under Pharaoh's decree, his preservation by his mother and Miriam, and his being found and named by Pharaoh's daughter. It compares Moses to Jesus in prophecy, notes application from Exodus and Deuteronomy, and highlights God directing events to raise a prophet.
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Mirfim
King
Miriam
Frozen coal mines reveal Dutch freezing method
The article explains how in Holland mining shifted after 1883 with Poetsch’s freezing method. Drill bores around the intended shaft reach solid rock through drift sand filled with water. Circulating liquid lowers to below freezing freezes the sand, allowing shaft digging and lining with cast iron segments.
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Holland
Poetsch
Chicago News
Allahs Hundredth Name and the Camel’s Sneer
A Manchester Guardian excerpt discusses the 99 names of Allah as seen on believers palms and tests the idea with palm lines forming 81 and 18, arguing the camel alone knows the hundredth name and keeps it secret through a contemptuous expression.
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Sultan Selim
Allah
Carl
Manchester Guardian
Period for tariff law hangs on senator talks
Washington July 6. Reports say Senator Thompson of Kansas is at his Garden City home consulting with constituents over the Underwood tariff bill. Hitchcock, Thornton, and Ransdell could disrupt the Democratic plan if bound or not bound by caucus. The caucus reshaped rates, forecasting revenue gains, with a tentative effectivity date likely October 1 1918.
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Haitchcock
Fenator Thompson
Kansas
Thompson
Hitchcock
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Thornton
Ransdell
Louisiana
Garden City
Finance Committee
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Baltimore Man Pays Fine After Assault Charge
Robert Bell, colored, paid a $100 fine and costs after being charged with assaulting Patrolman Walter Broseker at the Central police station. He had $1,720 in cash, later claiming the money is savings from tips earned as a waiter at the Baltimore club.
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Robert Bell
Central
Walter Broseker
Rational view of marriage wins favor with the young
A Cleveland address by a noted eugenics expert extols the rational rather than romantic view of marriage as best for the twentieth century youth. He presents two questions in a dialogue to illustrate lasting affection and lovability.
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Cleveland
New York Tribune
Antiquity of the Census Highlights Ancient Pops Records
The piece traces census origins from ancient Egypt under King Amasis to Athenian taxation needs and Roman practice by Servine Folios. It notes the long history through the dark ages and suggests enduring use of population counts across civilizations.
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Freckles Vanished by Othine Prescription
A prominent physician writes a remedy to remove freckles with Othine. Sold by druggists with a money back guarantee if it fails to improve complexion. Early applications claim noticeable fading of freckles. Request double strength ethine for best results.
Thackeray’s Kind Heart and Child Warmth Revealed
The piece recalls a Punch tribute to Thackeray after his death. A shop worker recalls seeing the author secretly share cake with hungry children, then hiding to watch their joy. The anecdote challenges the label cynic, showing his love for children.
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Thackeray
Punch
Bedfordbury
Color blind see ghosts, claim new theory on darkness
Dr. August Lummer of the University of Breshau in Germany argues color blind people never see ghosts. He says normal eyes misread half dark scenes due to cone activity, while color blind eyes rely on rods to perceive clear outlines even in dim light.
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August Lummer
Physical Institute
University of Breshau
Germany
Lummer
Monuments on Route to Lexington Highlight Whittemore Tale
Readable fragments describe monuments from Cambridge to Lexington Massachusetts honoring rebel colonists and Samuel Whittemore. Whittemore, eighty, reportedly killed three British soldiers with his own knife in a 1775 skirmish before being shot, scalped, and beaten.
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United States of America
Samuel Whittemore
Dew and its deceptive rise and fall in weather
A fragment discusses dew formation and refutes the idea of dew rising or falling, explaining that dew forms on cooler surfaces when warm moist air contacts them. It notes wind and temperature conditions affect dew creation, and cites a Harper's remark that dew does not fall. The text then shifts to a farm anecdote about a horse and a teeth check joke from Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Harper's
Danny Young
Danny
Ross
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lawrence Portraits and Patient Sitters Across Time
A collection of quips and brief anecdotes recalls painter Lawrence delaying a portrait for a lord’s wife and child, while the baby’s finishing becomes a sticking point. Other jokes touch on health vanity and gifts, ending with a proverb about experience versus warnings.
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Youngest and oldest veterans in the Gettysburg camp
Colonel JL Clem, called the drummer boy of Chekumetiga, aged sixty one, the camp's youngest veteran and the only one on active duty in the U S army. Major Weiss of Beaver Brook New York is twelve years old and the oldest veteran in the camp.
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JL. Clem
Chekumetiga
United States Army
Weiss
Beaver Brook
N. Y
Premonition of Injury and Witty Remarks Across Papers
A man is taken to Bellevue with a skull wound and kept for a day or two after examination. Quotes from newspapers include a jokey hospital quip about a daughter leaving nurse work for stage life and a note on utility of a fly in a baseball context.
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Bellevue Hospital
New York Times
Kansas City Journal
After marriage two can live cheaper than one
In a witty exchange from the Philadelphia Record Sillicus asks if two can live as cheaply as one. Cynicus replies that after marriage they generally find they have to, highlighting the cost of conjugal life.
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Sillicus
Philadelphia Record
Sealed Orders in Navy Use Quietly Guard Movements
The practice of sailing under sealed orders originated to keep maritime plans from the enemy. In the American Navy orders come from the president and are delivered by a confidential messenger who knows nothing of their contents. They are sealed and opened only at the designated time, preventing premature disclosure and hindering enemy spies.
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Navy Department
Information Bureau Clerk Applicant Seeks Reserved Role
A London Punch fragment shows an applicant boasting a past as a clerk in an information bureau and proposing a balance of silence and piercing stare as a fit for the position. The exchange hints at clever misdirection and satirical tone about hiring.
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London Punch
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