Essence and Efficacy of Faith
Examination of faith as a distinct realm beyond natural evidence. The article argues faith rests on the supernatural, not sight, citing biblical passages. It traces faith development from initial divine revelation to strengthened belief, with examples like George Mueller and Christ’s exhortations on belief.
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Christ
Thomas
John
Peter
Jesus
God
George Mueller
Bristol
Hos
Psychologists Say Humans Sleep Too Much
Psychologists report a test where nine men and nine women stayed awake 80 hours. After 45 hours driving became hard, but on the third night drowsiness eased and driving improved. Eight to ten hours of sleep afterward restored them. exercise aided wakefulness.
Insects Use of Poison Gases in Defense
Popular Mechanics notes that insects employ chemical defenses akin to poison gas. The bombardier beetle ejects a reddish acidic fluid that ignites into bluish vapor, producing a gas barrage when threatened. Some beetles and leaf species have similar weaponry and staining secretions.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Stalin
Why Ears Require Best Ears
University of Wisconsin tests using a watch on a moving carriage show hearing is less keen at night and at week’s end. Mental work reduces hearing sharpness, severe exercise does too, while moderate exercise may improve it depending on effort and subject. Ears act as a delicate barometer of physical fitness, with reduced hearing signaling fatigue hours before the person recognizes it.
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University of Wisconsin
G. A. Goldsmith
Luenzman
L. Sammons
B. W Zimmerman
Seaweed material absorbs sound in offices
London experiments show Zosterin Marina seaweed absorbs sound when dried and placed between sheets of paper as ceiling padding. In conference rooms and silent spaces, the material mutes street noise entering through windows, keeping interiors quiet.
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London
Sargasso Sea
North Atlantic Ocean
New City
Copper History From Cyprus to Birmingham Coinage
Ancient legend places the first copper in Cyprus with Ezra noting fine copper vessels around 460 B C. In England copper mining began in Cornwall in 1661 and Birmingham became a center for coined copper starting in 1672.
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Cyprus
Origin of the knock on wood superstition
A brief note traces the custom of touching or knocking on wood to early beliefs in protection and luck. It suggests the practice emerged from associations with trees and Christian gratitude, evolving into a common gesture for safeguarding happiness.
Fire management tips for clinker formation
The text explains clinker formation from overheated fires and recommends a deep fire bed with low temperature. Use a large fire at low heat and reduce draft to control temperature rather than small, hot fires.
Primitive counting tale in dirt marks and scores
A fragmented reflection on early counting using fingers toes and dirt marks. It suggests a primitive method where twenty is a score and counting beyond that relied on marks or symbols, noting human digits as a natural counting cue.
Roads and high points on the transcontinental route from New York to Los Angeles
The Automobile Club of Southern California provides data on the national old trails from Los Angeles to New York City. About 3,186 miles, with 1,450 paved, 1,007 gravel, and 729 dirt surface miles. Notable high points include Raton Pass 7,888 ft, Grand Canyon 7,160 ft, Cajon Pass 4,250 ft, Cumberland Summit 2,825 ft. The Pacific highway remains the nearly all paved cross country road.
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New York
California
Automobile Club of
Southern California
Los Angeles
New York City
Atlantic
Pacific
Raton Pass
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Cajon Pass
Cumberland Summit
Maryland
Vancouver
Washington
Oregon
Illinois Receives Largest Lincoln Highway Federal Aid
The Lincoln Highway association in Detroit reports the 1926 federal aid for highways totals 78,125,000. Illinois tops state shares with 3,175,616 dollars as 10,000 miles of federal aid roads expected to be completed in 1926 and similar mileage in 1927.
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Lincoln Highway Association
Detroit
Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Post Office
Ilinois
Lincoln Highway
Travel Is Heavy on the Chicago Buffalo Road Through Ohio
The Buffalo Chicago road, likely the heaviest state route in Ohio, carries a major share of New York to the north west traffic. It enters Ohio near Erie and passes Ashtabula Geneva Painesville Wickliffe Euclid then Cleveland. Westward it goes through Elyria Oberlin Norwalk Bellevue Clyde Fremont Elmore Millbury to Toledo. The 208 mile highway is fully improved and in excellent condition.
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Chicago-Buffalo
Ohio
Buffalo-Chicago
New York
Erie
Ashtabula
Geneva
Painesville
Wolloughby
Wickliffe
Euclid
Cleveland
Elyria
Oberlin
Norwalk
Bellevue
Clyde
Fremont
Elmore
Millbury
Toledo
Railroad Crossings Are Fast Being Eliminated
The Bureau of Public Roads reports 259 grade crossing eliminations in 1925, raising total removals to 1,880 as federal aid roads expand. Most cuts came from relocating highways to avoid crossings while others used underpasses or overpasses to eliminate them.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Highway Plan for Nationwide Route Tied to Great Southway
An article outlines a proposed three fingered national highway linking Detroit Minneapolis and Omaha to Chicago and Terre Haute then south through Kentucky Tennessee Alabama and Florida. It notes elevated costs and ambitious surfacing plans with sources citing split funding expectations and regional scope.
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Detroit
Minneapolis
Omaha
Chicago
Terre
Toute
India
Kentucky
Ennessee
Alabamra
Florida
Plerida
God and His Existence in Modern Thought
Reverend J H Ralston argues that modern religious debate shifts from core doctrines to God’s existence. He cites atheism’s rise, biblical revelation, and God’s communicative power through creation, providence, and scripture, urging defense of theism.
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Fgg
God
Jesus of Nazareth
Clark County Picnic Planned in California
Hart Taylor of Tustin California announces a Clark County picnic at Orange County Park California on Sunday July 25 in honor of Mr and Mrs Frank Welch and invites all Clark County folks to attend.
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Har. Taylor
Tustin
California
Clark County
Orange County Park
City of Marshall Property Owners Urged to Mow Weeds
Notice from the Board of Health to all Marshall property owners to mow weeds on their properties at once. Advertisement shows the directive and area-wide enforcement details.
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City of
Marshall
City of Marshall
The
Board of Health
Mozart's Brief Life and Prolific Output
Mozart, the famous Austrian composer, died at thirty five years old. In his short life he produced over 60 works including many operas, symphonies, masses, and sonatas.
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Mozart
First Wire Cable Bridge Erected by Roebling in 1844
The first wire cable bridge in the United States was built by John A Roebling, inventor of the wire rope. He constructed an aqueduct bridge across the Lackawaxen River at High Falls, Pennsylvania, in 1844 to carry the Pennsylvania Canal.
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United States
John A Roebling
Lackawax
High Falls
Schiller Perfections Explored in Quiet Literary Inquiry
Scholars examine Friedrich Schiller's stylistic perfections through concise commentary and historical context. The piece highlights rhythmic balance, dramatic clarity, and ethical themes shaping his enduring influence in German literature.
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Moody Biblio Institute
Dr R.H Glover
Asay
Pacific Road
Llinois
J. H. Ralston
D. D
Moody Bible Institute
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Pharaoh
Jesus Christ
Abraham
Napoleon
Eart
David
Cyrus the Great
Ganaparte
Cyrus
Nandaga
Ole Slecicielty
Shast
Sraph
God Deilag
J H. Ralston, D. D
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Schiller
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Frank American
Club Catsup
Chevrolet
Fo. B. Flint
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Duco
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Spittler All,”, Hlinois
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