Coffee and Bridges a Century of Questions Answered
The piece surveys coffee’s entry to Europe with dates 1641 in England and 1616 in Holland, notes opposition by rulers like Charles I and Frederick the Great, and recounts early bridge history from Niagara Gorge pilots to the Williamsburg and Hell Gate arches, plus quick Q and A on cattle, counties, debentures, caramelizing sugar, and Lincoln’s rails.
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Saturday Evening Post
England
Charles I
Germany
Frederick the Great
Prussia
Charles
Jacobs
Oxford
Holland
Surinam
Leisure and time use reveal a man’s character
A writer argues that how a person spends leisure and vacations shows moral fiber more than work. He cites Jowell's wasted time and asks readers to log a week, noting many favor sleep or social plans over growth. He notes great achievements came from purposeful leisure and questions readers on their own routines.
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Union
Power and Powerlessness of Godliness Analyzed
This piece argues the danger of denying God's power and promotes godliness as a practical, enduring force. It contrasts worldly wealth with godliness, praising its resilience, missionary impulse, and ability to withstand hardship even in silence. It frames godliness as central to faith and witness.
Tahiti Becomes Vanilla Boomtown Amid Bicycle Craze
Papeete Thaiiti story notes vanilla bean prices surge as Leeward Islands farmers become rich from beans. The arrival of wealth leads to fancy dress and fast traffic as locals spend fortunes on fashion and transport, while roads teem with week-long chartered vehicles and Kanaka travelers.
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Tahiti
Society Islands
Paris
South Seas
Ralatea
Bora Bora
Heaven and Jesus Promise Real Eternal Life
The passage emphasizes Jesus speaking of heaven as a real future life. It notes His ascension as proof heaven is reality and that He has entered it as forerunner, preparing mansions for believers. It urges readers to treat Christian truth as concrete reality, not merely opinion or moral code.
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Christ
Heaven
Daughter of Rasputin Makes a Visit to Paris
Maria regorievna claims to be Rasputin’s daughter and a Petrograd resident who traveled with him and visited the czarina weekly. She recounts imprisonment after Rasputin’s death, deportation to Siberia, and a daring escape, hoping for stage work in Paris as a dancer.
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Maria
Regorievna
Czarina
Russia
Lved
Petrograd
Siberia
Gratitude and Drift of a Seattle Youth
Coulter aids a young man named Jack in Seattle, giving him work and a social start. Jack rises in the town and then drifts away, offering no thanks. Coulter muses that kindness earns no guaranteed reward, only the satisfaction of helping a youth.
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Seattle
Coulter
Western Newspaper Union
Millions Of Money Loaned From Treasury Foret Nearing End
Washington reports that the government through the Treasury and farm loan programs is channeling millions to farmers via joint land banks and the federal branch. Life insurance and trust firms increasingly invest in power and light securities as the economy cools from postwar excess.
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Washington, DC
Treasury
A Good Christian Religion Promotes Citizenship
A Herald and Presbyter editorial urges reverence for God and His laws as the core of good citizenship. It states a good Christian is a good citizen and a lawbreaker cannot be both, calling for support of the Christian church to serve God and country and secure souls for time and eternity.
Mystery of Christ Birth and Death
The excerpt reflects on the paradox of Christ’s birth and death, noting the mystery of a divine birth and the humanity of Jesus in life and death, contemplating the cradle, cross, and crucifixion imagery through Crichtor’s perspective.
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Christ
Foérce
Jesus
Crichtor
Souls and Principles Brighten Eternal Tablets
Quote from Daniel Webster on how working on souls with virtue, fear of God, and love of others endures beyond marble or brass. The passage argues lasting impact comes from character over material achievements.
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Daniel Webster
Halstead claim of high septuagenarian share noted
In Halstead, Kansas, part of Hutchinson area, a town of about 1 200 people reports more than forty residents aged seventy five or older. The eldest is ninety three. Officials claim Halstead has a higher percentage of septuagenarians than any other town in the state.
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Hutchinson
Kans
Halstead
Mud House Built Two Centuries Ago Found in Philadelphia
A two story mud house dating about 200 years old was found at 822 Buttonwood Street by a building inspector who noted mud poured into wooden molds similar to modern concrete. The structure survived generations as a local landmark though not of notable history.
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Philadelphia
Buttonwood Street
Obituary of Lenhart Leasure in West Terre Haute
Lenhart Leasure 45 died August 18 1924 after a life in Clark County Illinois and West Terre Haute Indiana. He married Josephine Wilcox in 1916 and left a wife mother sisters and many friends. Services were held at home with Rev. Reed and burial beside brother James C. Leasure in Highland Lawn cemetery with Red Men officiating.
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Lenhart
Hannah Leasure
Clark, County
Illinois
West Terre Haute
Ind
Josephine Wilcox
James C. Leasure
Josephine
B. C. Maurer
J. H. Maurer
Marshall
W. W. Brown
Loyal Order of Moose
Red Men
Haymaker’s Lodge
Reed
Methodist Church
James C
Highland Lawn Cemetery
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