Many Mansions in the Father’s House Heaven Talk
A devotional essay on heaven as the Father’s house with many rooms. It compares the earthly temple to the eternal city, describes streets of gold and jewels, explains the lack of sorrow and death, and affirms believers will see God and reign for ever. It references Revelation 21 and 22 and discusses recognition in heaven and eternal worship.
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Jesus
Temple
Jerusalem
Temple Court
Christ
Les
Charles Hodgwear
Treaven
New Jerusalem
Morigutn
Thomas
John
God
Eden
Fragmented quotation on genius by Ruskin and Jesus
A garbled OCR passage presents a Ruskin notion that a genius differs from others by a childlike ignorance yet a strong desire. It also quotes Jesus declaring transformation, though the text is severely corrupted and hard to interpret.
Ended Love Trail of Man Who Played Fair
A Kansas City Star piece depicts Alexander courting many women with proposals. One engaged, several declined or faded, and one narrator notes he was perhaps near, but not quite, her first. The account ends with Sally marrying him, the last romance.
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Alexander
Helene
George
Eunice
Dolly
Anna Margaret
Mary Jane
Henrietta
Thora
Sally
Kansas City Star
Legends About Woman Creation Across Cultures
Legends portray the first woman emerging from carved ivory or clay, shaped by deities, or formed from ash and elm by Odin and his brothers. The Phoenician tale links Pygmalion and Galatea to life by Aphrodite, while Hesiod describes Zeus and Vulcan shaping humanity with divine flaws. The Nordic myth recalls a wooden woman born from sticks on a beach.
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Aphrodite
Kansas City
Hesiad
Zeus
Vulcan
Odin
Will
Bar
Dusting Off an Old One
A guest spoke to a crowded room as cheers drowned the talk. Several noisy attendees spoiled order while one drunk attendee slept. The toastmaster’s gavel struck hard, breaking in two and startling a sleeping guest who demanded more.
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Journal
American Medical Association
Portrait of FBE Jones by Himself
A grandfather and his grandson visit a picture gallery where they study a canvas labeled SN portrait of FBE, Jones, by him self. The grandfather mutters that anyone can see the man is alone in the painting, while the grandson notes the self-authored signature.
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Ao Pioture
Fbe
Jones
Bargain Brag Over Brass Plate Sparks Marital Guesswork
Mrs. Jones proudly shows a brass plate marked O Halloran bought for a shilling though she believes it may be worth two or three guineas. Her husband questions the purchase but she reasons “you never know” how things will come in as a man named O Halloran appears in the anecdote.
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O'Halloran
London
Tells Work of Statesmen The Congressiong Record Journal History
A historical note on The Congressiong Record as the official journal of U S Congress proceedings dating from 1709 with earlier titles and publication changes. It traces renamings from Annals of Congress to The Congressional Record and related variations through the 19th century.
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Congressiong Record
Congress of the
Ton Moore's Canadian Sojourn Lingers in Reminiscence
Toronto Globe recollects Lord Ton Moore's months in Canada during his American tour. I heard how he lived in Ste Anne and wrote poems such as The Canadian Boat Song. The home of Martin McLellan, later Usher, is linked to Moore’s Niagara reflections and a foggy Fort George view.
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Thomas Amdore
Niagara
Canada
Toronto
Globe
Moore
Ste. Anne
Martin McLellan
Usher
Fort George
America
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Montreal
Quebec
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Malays Use Compressed Air To Make Fire
The Malay Peninsula inhabitants reportedly create fire by a small wood pump. A piston with tinder in a cocoon heats by compressed air, igniting the tinder when the piston is struck, then blown into fuel to produce fire faster than friction methods.
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Malay Peninsula
New York World
Man’s Chief Interest on a Dinner Date
A woman recalls an evening out with her suitor who spoke little about himself. She enjoyed a lively chat until the man grew dejected and admitted he felt ignored as she did most of the talking.
Is It Peace or War Comment Sparks Halibut Debate
A life anecdote recalls a cartoon showing Campbell-Bannerman with King Edward. The king asks his opinion on whether halibut is better baked or boiled, prompting the prime minister to respond with humor about the meal.
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Sir Henry, Campbell-Bannerman
J. A. Spender
Campbell- Mannerman
Edward
Campbell- Bannerman
Adjutant bird described as scavenger in Indian towns
The adjutant bird is a voracious carrion eater, a six foot tall East Indian stork with a naked head skin and a pouchlike neck pouch. It feeds on frogs fish and reptiles and serves as a scavenger in Indian towns. Its plumage is black or ash colored and its tall stature earns it a comical name due to its gravity stride.
Turkish Name for Capital Stambol and Constantinople
The Turkish name Stambol refers to the southern portion of Constantinople, distinct from Christian Constantinople to the north. Stambol sits on Byzantium's site and contains the mosque of St Sophia with most antiquities visible in the city. The name is also written Istambol.
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Constantinople
Golden’ Horn
Stambol
Byzantium
St. Sophia
Seragtio Ang
Constantople
Conserving Sea Foods and Forests Warned in 1925 Editorial
A 1925 Western Newspaper Union piece argues humans waste natural resources. It cites overharvesting of buffalo, pine forests, and now sea life as oysters and crabs face pollution and dredging. The piece urges moderation and wiser use of sea foods and forests to feed future generations.
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Earth
Mian
New World
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Richmond
Virginia
Bleeding Death from Tiny Wound a Hemophilia Mystery
A prominent western railroad official in Los Angeles visits a dentist for a tooth extraction. Bleeding persists for hours, leading to death from blood loss. The piece explains hemophilia, its inheritance, typical symptoms such as spontaneous nose or gum bleeding, and notes the difficulty of treatment with transfusions and clotting remedies.
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Prominens Western Railroad
Los Angeles
Bey
Ashealthy
Simple Dresses Call for Chic Accessories
A fragment describes pretty ribbon made accessories and girdles. Items include black and silver bags on silver chains with tassels, ombre gold ribbons, plaid taffeta collar sets, and cuffs bound with red satin ribbon and beads.
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Heaven Origin
Lew W. Gosnell
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Heaven
L. W. Gosnell
John Ruskin
Jesus v
Ton’ ‘Moore
Western Newspaper Union
Frederck QR
Green
Health
Sather Sage Says
Tom Sawtyer
Dodd, Mead’ Co. Inc
Dodd, Mead
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