Attitude Toward Sickness and Grief in Christian Thought
A sermon-like reflection argues sickness is real and mercy may spare life to aid others. It contrasts Paul’s view of illness and death with early Christian hope, noting sorrow is fitting yet hopeful, and that Christ comforts and redeems human grief.
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Paul
Christ
Vault
God
Mer
Epaphrodims
Hell
St. Cheysostum
Philippians
Pai
Hymaphroditus
Mpaplhwoditus
Ant Owas
Nome
Apaphroditus
Father Tylor
Boston
Moule
Energy and will distinguish great men from lessors
Quote about real difference between men emphasizing energy strong will settled purpose invincible determination and its role in achieving remarkable outcomes.
Lord's Book of Remembrance Verse Quotation
A biblical excerpt from Malachi 3 16 about those who fear the Lord who speak to one another and that a book of remembrance is written for them who honor and think upon God's name
Luxuries and Comforts: Thoreau on Life Elevation
A Thoreau quotation argues that most luxuries and comforts are not indispensable and hinder the elevation of humankind, urging a simple, purposeful life. The note frames the value of restraint over excess and promotes personal development through minimalism.
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Henry David Thoreau
Covenant Renewed Answering to God
The people declare fidelity to the Lord as their God and refuse to forsake him for other gods. They affirm commitment to worship and serve the Lord alone. The verse reflects steadfast devotion and rejection of idol worship.
The Generous Man Anon Thoughtful Footsteps of Kindness
A reflective aphorism notes that a generous man places his benefits beneath his feet and keeps what he receives nearest his heart. Anon offers a moral about humility and benevolence.
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Anon
When Society Is Well Governed Quote by Solon
A brief aphorism notes that a well governed society rests on people obeying magistrates and magistrates obeying laws, attributed to Solon.
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Solon
Nesting Places for Birds on Golf Courses
Golf courses offer ideal bird refuges with short grass areas for feeding a variety of species including robins meadowlarks and bluebirds. Nest boxes can attract purple martins housewrens tree swallows and chickadees while providing protection, food and water aided by artificial nest sites and shrubs along fairways.
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Gulf
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Jim Dunn Loyalty Story Of A Cleveland Indians Owner
A reminiscence depicts Jim Dunn, late Cleveland Indians owner, valued for loyalty to players. A friend alerts him a pitcher drank, and Dunn learns the pitcher was budgeted for a set number of sprees per year, now five behind, leading to a decisive verdict and the matter ending.
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Jim Dunn
Cleveland Indians
Dunn
Jim
1928 British Amateur and Open Championship Venues Set
The championship committee of the Tovil and Ancient Golf Club of England names the Royal Cinque Ports at Deal for the British Amateur and Troon Golf Club at Troon for the Open in 1928.
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Royal Cinque Ports Club
Deal
Tovil and Ancient Golf Club of
England
Del
Troon Golf Club
Troon
Umpire Gentlemen Praise Japanese Baseball Officials
Former Milwaukee club president returns from Japan praising the Umpires. He says Japanese umpires are far more competent than American officials, not posing or using showy tactics. They cut their halts short and understand their role in a game.
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At Mimme
Milwaukee Club
Japan
States
Yoose
Wilkinsburg Bill McKechnie Leads Pirates Infield
Wilkinsburg Bill McKechnie known as a smart third baseman and defensive star is highlighted as the Pirates’ new leader of the infield. Once a top NL fielder with a reputation alongside Byrne and Groh, he later played for the Buccaneers and Millers showing enduring value and morale influence.
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McWwechnie
Wilkinsburg
Umny
McKechnie
Pirates
Bill
Ty Cobb's remarkable September 29 1911 double day
On September 29, 1911 Ty Cobb delivered a standout game with a double and two triples in four at bats. He scored three runs and made ten putouts in the field, nearly tying the outfielder defensive record.
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Ty Cobb
Diamond Notes and Baseball Plans for Japan Tours
The article notes two ball teams will travel to Japan to face Japanese players. It praises Mr. Sisler as one of the best hitting threats in baseball. It suggests Miller Huggins could become a fight manager after his baseball career and mentions the Pittsburgh club recalling catcher Warwick from Memphis.
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Miller Huggins
Notes on 1918 Baseball and Other Sports Headlines
A wide run of notes covers 1918 baseball topics including Steve O'Neil's lone 10th inning putout, player trades such as Wal ter Meller to Flint Ontario, Joe Kelly to Toronto, and Kenneth King to Rochester, plus manager signings, umpire pasts, and a critique of pitching speeds. The column also touches golf, boxing, and college sports with brief references to Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth editorials, and Robert T. Jones entering Harvard for a BA.
Pioneer Scouts Offer Moral Education And Adventure
The article extols the Boy Scouts of America as a moral educational force guiding boys toward duty to God and country. It highlights scout oath and law, merit badges, and the value of scoutcraft learning through hands on experience. It invites parents to contact the national headquarters in New York for information about pioneer scouting opportunities.
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Boy Scout
Kit Carson
Daniel Boone
Abraham Lincoln
Boy Scouts of American
Tle
Boy Scouts
America
Boy Scouts of America
Fifth Avenue
New York City
New Scout Life Saving Medal Debuts After Reform
The Court of Honor recognizes a native heroism of a Scout with a redesigned life saving medal to replace the prior graded system. A new application form places data gathering at the local court and requires that rescues involve actual risk. commendations may be given for rescues without risk.
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National Court of Honor
Scout Organization
Court of Honor
Light, affordable home planned with bay window feature
Economical two story design offered for modest budgets emphasizes adequate space and light. Details include a 10 by 10 foot bedrooms, two porches, a built in bay window seat, and a large front porch across 26 feet.
Cost estimates for home plans vary by locale
The article explains that while outlays differ by community, consulting a contractor or architect and showing plans to a local lumber dealer yields approximate costs and reasonable figures for upkeep or original construction. Local conditions affect the final price.
Language gaps spark misplacement in Upper Silesia study
A lecturer notes an English commission member in Upper Silesia was chosen for his Greek and Turkish language skills. He suggests a belief that Upper Silesia lay in Asia Minor, highlighting a humorous misperception about geography and regional labeling.
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Zig
Mediterranean
Upper Silesia
Hart
Asia Minor
Went to Caesar for Precedent in Heiress Case
Judge Neterer of Seattle cites Julius Caesar in ruling Agnes Clafy aged sixteen inherits $9,000 from uncle Clarence Swank killed in action in France. Swank arranged a war risk policy and named his mother to receive if she died first. Agnes is named heiress in the event of both parents’ deaths. The judge notes a soldier’s will in duty’s line has long carried out despite crudeness of form.
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Caesar
Neterer
Seattle
Julius Caesar
Agnes Claffy
Clarence Swank
Argonne
Swank
France
Mine Rescue for Scouts Trains in Butte District
Scouts of Butte Montana completed a mine rescue course led by Mine Rescue Car No. 9 crew. The instruction tour covered emergency aid and rescue practices for mining accidents across the district.
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Scouts of
Butte
Mont
Scouts Honor Troop 868 at Buena Memorial Cornerstone
Chicago Troop 868 of the Boy Scouts of America associated with Buena Memorial Presbyterian church placed a record in the cornerstone of the new church building on June 18. Scouts led the flag ceremony and guided the congregation from the old building to the new for the event.
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Boy Scouts of America
Buena Memorial Presbyterian Church
Chicago
Immense Mountain of Salt Across the Louisiana Frontier
The article describes a dramatic vision attributed to President Jefferson during negotiations with France. It claims an abstract presented to Congress extols a vast salt mountain 180 miles long and 45 miles wide, located about 1,000 miles north of New Orleans near the Mississippi River, with towering bluffs and an Indian giant tribe, proclaiming a land rich beyond trees.
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Jefferson
France
Louisiana Territory
Congress
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Forestry talks for Moscow scouts by University of Idaho
Faculty from the University of Idaho forestry department are teaching prevention and forest protection to Moscow troops. The university will send experts to the Grizzly scout camp this summer for practical forestry courses, with the camp lent by Patlateh Lumber Company.
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Department of Forestry
The
University of Idaho
Moscow
Patlateh Lumber Company
Pepys Diary versus Pepys Letters
A Black magazine writer analyzes Samuel Pepys and argues the Diary reflects a private self while his letters show he wrote for himself. The piece notes Pepys as an industrial official who used writing as a cipher to keep his style fresh and fearless.
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Pepys
Black Magazine
Samuel Pepys
Providence
Salt Mountain Misleading Tales In Jefferson’s Campaign
Early accounts describe Jefferson being misled by travelers and fed by fairy tale reports of salt mountain legends. Political rivals later ridiculed him for the claims, using the episode to lampoon his judgment in years after.
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Jefferson
Purchase
Louisiana
Salt Mountain
Watchmaking as Seed of Modern Inventions
Carl W. Mitman cites watchmaking as the first step to most principal inventions in modern industry at a Horological Institute of America meeting in Washington. James Watt, inventor of the steam engine condenser, began as a watchmaker and instrument maker, while George Stephenson, a locomotive pioneer, repaired neighbors’ clocks to earn extra income.
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Carl W. Mitman
United States National Museum
Horological Institute of America
Washington
James Watt
George Stephenson
Dictionary Lesson Begets Comic Parental Request
In a Wheeler's Magazine style vignette, Tommy is absorbed in a dictionary while his mother asks for a stick of wood. Tommy jokes that the proper address should be formal and elaborate, correcting his mother’s casual phrasing with a learned flourish.
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Tommy
Thomas
Wheeler’s Magazine
Scout Executive Board Appointments Unveiled
At the national Boy Scouts annual meeting new appointees to the executive board were named Clarence B H Howard of St Louis Missouri Robert F Sniffen of Yonkers New York M R Wilkinson of Atlanta Georgia and Charles L Sommers of St Paul Minnesota Sniffen also chairs the committee on scout supplies.
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National Council of the
Boy Scouts of America
Clarence Bh, Howard
St. Louis
Robert F. Sniffen
Yonkers
N. Y
M. R. Wilkinson
Atlanta
Charles L. Sommers
St Paul
Minn
Sniffen
Lincoln offers command to Lee declined in 1861
President Lincoln through Francis Preston Blair offered General Robert E. Lee command of the U S Army on April 18, 1861. Lee declined saying he could not take part in invading the southern states though opposed to secession and war.
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Lincoln
Francis Preston Blair
General Lee
Army of the United States
Lee
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
A testimonial from Mrs. A. M. Burkholder of Wauseon Ohio reports her daughter suffered back and nerve pain but improved after two years on Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter recommends the product to mothers with ailing daughters and endorses its use to restore balance and health.
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Wanseda
Ohio
Lydia HB
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. M. Burkbolder
Wauseon
Lydia B. Pinkham
Sixth Sense Saves Train Run by Sunbury Engineer
Robert Getz a passenger engineer from Sunbury sensed trouble aboard his locomotive with 100 passengers. He stopped after detecting a brake rigging hanging by a shred of chain under the tank. Railroad men warn a drop could have caused a bad wreck.
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Robert Getz
Sunbury
Getz
Man wheeling Dora doll in front of house
A young man wheeled a per ambulator in front of his home all afternoon. A voice from an upper window asks if the baby should have a turn, prompting the man to check on Dora's doll. The exchange ends with reassurance that everything is fine.
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Vaice
Arthur
Dora
Chicago Herald
Leper Epidemic Figures Cited in Colonial Philippines
Odd wartime venting phrases appear in a fragment noting a 12,000 leper population in the Philippine Islands along with remarks about batter flavor and a home brew incident. The text combines humor and health statistics in a single clipped excerpt.
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Philippine Islands
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