If I Perish I Perish Queen Esther Sermon in Shushan
A long sermon text discusses Queen Esther from Esther IV 16 If I perish I perish The preacher uses her courage to urge women to act boldly beyond traditional roles She contrasts Esther with Vashti and cites Bartholomew and St Bartholomew massacres to illustrate moral resolve The talk links Esther to modern faith and prayer paving the way for divine guidance in church life
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The Church Building and Cyrus in Ezra’s Tale
A devotional analysis links Ezra to the rebuilding of the Lord’s house. It highlights Cyrus’s role, divine guidance, and the willingness of people to contribute with gold, silver, and vessels. The piece emphasizes living stones, faith-driven labor, and the call to serve wherever God directs, toward Jerusalem from Babylon.
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Public schools expand manual training amid demand in New York
Albert H. Leake notes Toronto views as the New York Globe shows strong public support for manual training. Chicago Daily Tribune reports the Board of Education adding 138 centers and planning to give weekly manual training, domestic science, and household arts to most students, except thirteen outlying schools.
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The sneezing tree of Natal and South Africa
The sneezewood tree yields wood whose dust provokes violent sneezing, making workers sneeze while planing. Its bitter taste in wood resists insect attack, suggesting long lasting timber. Locals note its strong irritant effect and value for durable, long lasting work.
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South Africa
Strikers Demand Dismissal After Woman Messenger Incident
A few years ago at Cefn Shere a curious strike by colliery workers occurred when a woman served as morning messenger. Workers feared her presence and stories grew, leading them to petition the manager for her dismissal. When unmet, they refused to work for the day.
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Arduous Wealth and Final Attendant's Shirt Tale
An 18th or 19th century vignette recalls a fortune holder's last wish. Uncle Joshua notes the deceased's famous greed as the will to destine his shirt to the undertaker, illustrating wealth's ruling passion even in death. The anecdote centers on Lord Rockingham's uncle and a drawer shirt.
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The European Nose Described by Austrian Scientist
An Austrian scientist bluntly criticizes Europe’s nose, calling it miserable and a disgrace to civilization. He claims European olfactory sense is broken by cigarette smoking and crowded urban life, contrasting with sharper London sensory perception.
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Explosive Seashells Surprise Beach Visitor
A Mobile Bay shore incident describes seashells acting as tiny bombs. A young woman pocketed several shells, later hearing loud pops when pressed as the dried slime sealed the shells, releasing gas and shattering shell fragments. Only two of about a dozen shells failed to explode under hot dry conditions.
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Mobile Bay
What the Siamese Eat and Their Curry Traditions
A traveler notes Siamese cuisine centers on fish in curries with red pepper sauce namphrik and chutney like mixtures. Fish is often salted or dried, fish catching uses bamboo war forks and nets, and rice with fish curry forms the staple diet alongside tropical fruits such as mangosteen mango pineapple banana orange breadfruit and tapaya.
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India
Far East
Superstition and Sacrifice Across Ancient Cultures
A column notes Chinese viceroy superstition at Wuchang over a road repair and a tale of illness believed caused by a serpent. It then details Mexico City’s Aztec sacrificial stone, its size, ritual use, and how victims were chosen and offered. The piece ends by a Paris doctor claiming photographs of corpses can be made more lifelike using glycerin and rouge, aiding police identification.
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