Shamgar the Ox Goad Warrior in Judges Faith Test
An old sermon reflects on Shamgar in Judges who struck down 600 Philistines with an ox goad, illustrating faith in God and the power of untrained workers. It argues God honors personal effort over formal training and urges immediate action, citing Moody and other revival figures.
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Lai
Israel
Shamgar
Akemien
Shamger
Jan Ox
Mr. Moody
John Vassar
Mel Trotter
God
Moses
Joshua
Jantasy
Job
Riak
Jonathan
Nehemiah Sakze
No Moose Ever Treed a Man Says Maine Guide
Bangor Maine reports old hunter Ben York disputes moose treed a man tales. He details vast experience with moose, noting no verified instance of a moose freeing or treeing a human. He cites mating season behavior and the usefulness of birch bark horns for calling or signaling, while many elders remain divided on treeing.
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Bangor
Ben York
Maine
York
Baer
Baily
Tanks In Paired British Assault Described By Soldier
Lieut Harry W Hilts of the Nova Scotia battalion explains British tanks operate in male and female pairs. The male carries two heavy guns and six machine guns while the female has two heavy guns and five machine guns. He notes tanks surprised Germans at Couréelette and that heavy shells are needed for damage. The tanks move slowly two to three miles an hour and use a caterpillar like front to traverse trenches with a white guiding tape at night.
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Kingsport
N. 3
Harry W. Hilts
Nova Scotia
Couréelette
Ldeutenant
Death by own action study in the United States
A Spectator analysis led by Frederick L. Hoffman reports 48,708 personal crisis reports in 1910 14, showing self destruction rates near stationary across five years. Western cities like San Diego San Francisco and Sacramento show higher rates. Manhattan Bronx combined average 10.4 per 100 000 in 1915. Firearms remain the leading method with poisoning hanging and other means following.
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New York
United States
Spectator
Frederick L. Hoffman
Rocky Mountain
San Diego
Cal
San Francisco
Sacramento
Manhattan
The
Bronx
Augusta
Mobile
Ala
Auburn
N. Y
Stolen Kiss Cost $1000 in White Plains Trial
Mrs Zula Nish sued Eben Kosmier for $5000 after a hotel kiss she said the chef stole in May at Hartadale. The jury heard her blush while recounting the visits and kisses. Kosmier denied the act but the jurors found a fair price of $1000. The case followed testimony about a kiss amid claims of Brazilian rubber tree oil substitutes.
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New York
Zula Nish
Hartadale
Nish
Ewndler
White Plains
Young
Kuamier
Kusmier
Mr. Kosmiler
Mra. Nish
Corbett Remembers Lone Irish Fan At Fifth Avenue Hotel
James J. Corbett, amid admirers in a New York hotel lobby, reconnected with a small Irishman who publicly recalled the 24 year old New Orleans moment when Corbett knocked out Sullivan and became champion. The exchange underscored a shared memory of the famed boxing milestone.
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James J. Corbett
Fifth Avenue
New York
New Orleans
Sullivan
Corbett
Fragmented sports notes from a bygone era
A collage of sports musings mentions Tufts rifle club, Panama ski-jumping, Levinaky vs Dillon, Oliphant and Army, Herodotus fans, Yale mainspring Le Gore, Percy Haughton, a dodgy football dopist, boxing purses, a Cleveland player injured in an elevator, strike talk for baseball, a dead lightweight, the yellow peril, a Chinese player on California football, batting eye injuries, Speaker and Cobb as golfers, Bill Carrigan and Red Sox, conundrums about baseball value, Johnson era college football origins, cricket pacing a mile in 2 10, Connie Mack’s tenure, Hid Williams vs Sowpie Ertie, Kid, Hughie Jennings training cuts, K E H Davis freshman ban, early baseball baselines.
Tall men at Pennsylvania eight oared shell plan
Coach Joe Wright of the University of Pennsylvania aims to form an eight oared crew from six footers and taller. Captain Ad Woll, once the tallest varsity member, is now the shortest chosen in the latest selection.
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Joe Wright
University of Pennsylvania Oarsmen
Ad Woll
Coach Wright Trials Crew for Rough Water Races
Coach Joe Wright tests new rowing crew under a Canadian Instructor. Woll stands six feet one and a half inches, Turner at six feet five, making the crew average 176 pounds. Practice will be held on the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers to adapt to rough water conditions.
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Woll
Turner
Wright
Delaware River
Schuylkill River
Federal Bill Funds Forest Roads Across National Forests
The United States Department of Agriculture reports a federal road bill signing on July 11 provides 1 million dollars yearly for ten years to the secretary of agriculture. Funds support construction and maintenance of roads and trails within national forests in cooperation with states and counties, with limits on timber and forage value, and a plan to return advances from annual forest receipts. This will open access to isolated communities and aid resource development across nationwide forests.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Forest Service
Japanese university team to bring basketball into Tokyo colleges
In Japan the Waseda University baseball squad bought basketball gear and will introduce the sport this winter into Tokyo's three major universities. Mikami, a strong tennis player, will contribute his influence and skill to promote basketball as a feature of intercollegiate contests.
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Waseda
Tokyo
Mikami
Yale Shell Crew Coach Nickalis At Thames Row May 1917
Yale university crew coach Guy Nickalis led Blaine Ahfy Mapgee rowers on the Thames at New London on June 22, 1917. The report notes disciplined strokes and a steady pace as the crew trained in strong conditions.
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Guy Nickalis
Yale Universit Blaine
Proposed New Park Highway Connects West to Rockies to Yellowstone
Good roads advocates push a circular highway linking Denver to Yellowstone Cody Wyoming and proceeds through Idaho Washington Oregon California Arizona and New Mexico. The project seeks 1 000 000 from Congress with support from the department of agriculture. The route spans miles and already has many completed sections, easing its scope.
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Congress
Department of Agriculture
Denver
New
Rocky Mountain National Park
Yellowstone
Cody
Wyo
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Yosemite
California
Arizona
Value of Elbow Grease
A fragment discusses elbow grease as the key to fertilizer value for both horse and human effort, contrasting it with inferior substitutes and implying Mexican Salt product use. The text reads as a quip on diligence and resourcefulness in farming.
Reasons for Good Road Seeks Quality Shipments
A short item notes plain reasons for superior real shows to SOG with emphasis on high quality per try and minimal waste. It mentions shipping efficiency and selecting only the best materials, urging buyers to expect top tier performance and reliable results.
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Starkket
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Howard W. Pope
Moody Bible Institute
Alew
Roe Good
Aaron Burr
Beene
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Gideon. Fahnestock
Statietica
the Gratietice
Central
Gee
Pacific Coast
Gotham Hotel
Loos Gult
Bride
Palotakers
Tufts College
Panamases
Levinaky
Jack Dillon
Jack
Oliphant
Herodotus
Thrace
le Gore
Yale
Percy Haughton
Greece
Cleveland
California University
Speaker
Cobb
Bill Carrigan
Red Sox
Donnie Mack
Johnson
Cricket
Connie Mack
Hid Williams
Sowpie Ertie
Hughie Jennings
K. E H. Davis
University of Pitts Beret
Rarslty
Pennsylvania
Auto Road
Estes Park
Japan
University of Waseda
Yale Shell
Penn
Nat
Marquis of
Queensberry
Coereed
Basta
Good Roads
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