Lessons from Naboth's Vineyard in Elijah's Court
Jehovah-narrated rebuke of Ahab follows Naboth's refusal to sell his vine yard. Jezebel schemes to seize the property, and Elijah pronounces doom as covetousness drives the tragedy. The lesson warns that covetous desire leads to ruin and divine judgment.
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Ahab
Jezreel
Samaria
Naboth
Jezebel
Jevreel
Elijah
Ezek
Josh
Israel
God
Jehovah
Invented Most Deadly Guns by Peaceful Ogden Inventor
John M. Browning of Ogden Utah, famed for Colt machine guns and automatic pistols, is revealed as a quiet man who plays the banjo and fishes. Honored by King Albert of Belgium with the Leopold order, his firearms revolutionized modern warfare while his private life remained simple.
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John M. Browning
Ogden
Utah
King Albert
Belgium
Kaiser
Europe
Mormon Church
Browning
William II
Albert
Philippines
Fabrique Nationale
Liege
Browning’s Firearm Inventions and Patents Revolutionize Weapons
The Browning principle harnesses gas pressure to operate breech mechanisms, enabling rapid fire. His automatic pistol could discharge eight shells in about one and a third seconds, and rifles could fire up to 600 bullets a minute. Germans produced Browning patents in Liege factories, while Browning’s income from royalties ranges widely. He is sixty, tall, with eight children and a trap-shooter, hunter, and banjo player who enjoys The Blue Bells of Scotland and The Beautiful Blue Danube.
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Browning
Liege
Fabrique National
New York
Matthew S. Browning
Ogden
Browning Gaya
Scotland
Ossified boy near Enid regains health after rare disease
Merle Rea of Enid Oklahoma, once called the ossified boy for a body turned to stone after a fall, is rapidly recovering. Doctors had no precedent for the condition, but treatment aimed at spinal pressure seems to have released muscular control and his body is returning to normal.
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Enid, Okla
Merle Rea
B. A. Rea
Enid
Okla
Bis
United States
Simost
Finds Her Son After Years in Kansas City
Mrs A B Evans of Kansas City searched for her son Harry Gordon taken in 1900 while she was ill in a general hospital. A 1906 orphan home worker and a farmer near Jacksonville, IL, later revealed Harry believed his mother dead. Evans exposed the advertised estate as a ruse and hopes to locate Harry.
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Kansas City
General Hospital
A. B. Evans
Harry Gordon
Mra Evans
Thomas R. Cain
Jacksonville
Cain
Harry
Dory Sailors Reach San Francisco After 1800 Mile Voyage
Alaska traders Thomas R. Thompson and John Abrams completed a 1800 mile voyage in a sixteen foot dory from Unga to San Francisco in forty five days.
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Fair
San Francisco
Unga
Alaska
Derry
Thomas R. Thompson
John Abrams
Golden Gate
Made in Spare Moments in Menominee Tale of Self Prepared Coffin
Victor Dessart of Menominee County keeps a ready coffin on his farm three miles east of Nadeau. Though 65 and in good health, he explains the lumber aged twenty years will be well seasoned and fit for use, reflecting his belief in preparing for the worst. He discusses the project with a Belgian visitor who grew up in the United States.
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Menominee, Mich
Victor Dessart
Nadeau
Dessart
Wisconsin
Octogenarian Walker Keeps Pace for Health in Hammonton
Hammonton’s William Berns, hailed as the grand old man, credits his longevity to daily walking and abstinence from intoxicants. He settled in the forties when Hammonton was tiny and now, in his eighty second year, covers fifty to sixty miles a week. About a year ago he joined surveyors assessing damage after a timber fire that scorched over 4,000 acres, reportedly sparked by a locomotive.
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Hammonton
N. J
William Bernshouse
Atlantic County
Bernshouse
Four Wenatchee Girls Return From Lake Chelan Trip
Four Wenatchee girls who set out two weeks ago for a hunting and camping trip on Lake Chelan returned alive. They slept one night in a self built pine bough shelter and reported catching several large trout and killing several rattlesnakes as well as shooting a lynx during the expedition.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Lake Chelan
Dessert Raises Large Family Despite Prosperous Times
A fragment notes that a dessert, described as prosperous, has raised a family of twelve children. The brief item hints at abundance and large household size without further context or names.
Pettibone will doles out $25,000 to local charities
The Albert W. Pettibone will, filed in La Crosse Wisconsin, distributes 25000 among local groups. La Crosse Hospital receives 10000, Hub Library 10000, and the Women s and Children s Home 5000. Coachman Joseph Zenker gets a house and lot valued at 5000 and other servants receive from 1000 to 2000 each.
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la Crosse
Wis
Albert W. Pettibone
la Crosse Hospital
Joseph Zenker
Depth of Maud's Affection
Edgar Popham hypnotizes Maud to reveal her heart's secrets. She confesses love for him yet criticizes his stinginess and frugal gifts, mentioning theater visits and diamonds. He snaps the trance and flees, leaving the outcome unresolved.
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Maud
Edgar
Edgar Popham
New York Evening Journal
Doing His Best. Judge Question on Dog Bite Incident
In a Pennsylvania Ponch Bowl court scene a witness explains what he was doing when a dog bite occurred. The judge prompts the witness to describe the action leading to the incident as the defendant Agent covers territory in the case.
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Pennsylvania
Unhappy Result in Reading Best Sellers
A brief literary quip contrasts reading to nourishment and mocks best sellers as dulling the mind. The exchange features a reader declaring they are filled with weariness by popular books, questioning the value of widely read works.
How's that in the factory and golf humor
A fragmentary blurb notes an accident at a victrola factory as part of a two part gag. It also mentions this year's sales breaking records for a Harvard Lampoon piece and a joke about golf timing. The dialogue contrasts getting on with not getting off enough to play.
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Harvard Lampoon
Origin of an Old Excuns Merry King Art Now
The dialogue features Merry King Art-Now asking why he seeks to rejoin the Round Table. Sir Lionel replies his wife objects to this knightly endeavor. Pelican captions frame the exchange with playful medieval wit.
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Merry King
The
Round Table
Lionel
Practical Lookout in a Quizzical Rural Exchange
A playful exchange about enjoying nature and the countryside features a banter between a practical lookout and an Aeronaut, joking about a haystack and a busted gas bag in a rustic setting. The dialog captures whimsy and rural humor with lively character names and a vivid countryside mood.
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Miss Flikhigh
Fixing the Glam Bridegroom and Parson Talk in Visit
A fragmented item shows a Parson asking to whom he is indebted for a visit and a Bridegroom replying to Mamie’s mother that she believed the courting had lasted long enough and she could go. The brief hints at a wedding ritual or social scene suggest a local domestic matter from the era.
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Mamie
A Mean Slam and a Curious Scientific Quip
A fragment shows a remark about a scientific claim that 10,000,000 erma may collect on a pin head. A playful exchange follows with a wife asking for opinion and husband responding to keep his hat on.
Stiff Labor Story Prompt Incomplete Odor Of Cleanup
A fragmentary dialogue notes a maid cleaning up spilled paste and sticking to her work. The quoted remarks imply a small labor scene with effort and satisfaction following the cleanup. No fixed names, dates, or places are provided in the readable text.
Telephones Transmit Sound at 56000 Miles per Second
A historical note states that telephones can transmit sound at a rate of 56,000 miles per second, illustrating the rapid speed of early communications technology and its impact on long distance voice transmission.
Submarine position finder by Hudson Maxim
A new underwater position device, claimed by inventor Hudson Maxim, lets a submarine determine its location within about a hundred feet without surfacing. The system, already used in cruiser designs, would cost about $1000 to install versus $17000 for a submarine version.
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Hudson Maxim
Maxim
Mr. Maxim
Father Declines Loan for Son’s Race Boat
A father refuses to advance funds to his son the yachtsman, warning against any time allowance that could boost his victory. The young skipper had claimed his boat was entered in tomorrow's race and would win.
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Nautical
Contrarian Banks and the Square Deal
A terse exchange centers on why Banks rounded up his creditors. The reply suggests the motive was to do the square thing, implying a moral obligation to settle debts. The quotation frames Banks as acting to uphold integrity in financial affairs.
Local merchant rescues home fire in New Jersey town
A. R. Gerber, a Hartford traveling clothing merchant, saves a woman’s dinner and drags a blazing caseline stove from a burning kitchen. He stops his car, enters the home, moves furniture, and removes the stove to keep damage from spreading. Dispatch Mount Holly Philadelphia.
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New Jersey
A. R. Gerber
Hartford
Philadelphia
Gerber
Mount Holly
N. 4
Dispatch
Blue Heron Attack Leaves Boy Near Blind in New Jersey
A blue heron swooped into a school yard in Asbury Park New Jersey pecking a boy in the left eye and injuring his sight. An eye specialist fears possible damage to the right eye and total blindness. The boy trailed the bird intending to capture it as a pet.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Ominous Exchange Sparks Family Grudge Rumor
A terse dialogue hints at a brewing family dispute as a son purchases a car and claims a garage. The overheard lines raise questions about who holds the grudge and why tensions may flare. The snippet suggests deeper local intrigue without detailing names or actions.
Doubtful claim of being as good as anybody noted
The remark points out that many who claim top status are not truly equal, highlighting public skepticism about self-proclaimed excellence. It emphasizes the gap between stated confidence and actual performance among contenders.
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Chicago
Naboth's Vineyard
Ben-Hadad
Searchlight Corps
Leopold
William
Grismith
Jonathan Browning
Tennessee
Iowa
Kanesville
Mosquito Creek
Great Plains
John M
United States Army
Spain
Oklahoma
Big Eatate
Michigan
Coachman
Napoleon
Activ
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Delaware
Trower
Chase & McCoun Live Stock Live Stock Exchange
Washington
Zeke
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