Praise and Persecution in Early Faith Trials
Matidia a young believer in Ephesus endures family and lover’s hostility for embracing Jesus. Tychicus guides her through understanding that all events, good or evil, are under God's control and worthy of thanksgiving. A rescue plot by Pythodorus unfolds as he abandons idol worship, while priests pressure Matidia to renounce her faith.
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God
Father
Lord Jesus Christ
Paul
Ming
Matidia
Jesus
Diana
Pythodorus
Tychicus
Jesus Christ
Metras
Ephesians
A Little Journey The Traveler Takes In New Stock Of Strength
Margaret Bh Sangster extols summer travel as a cheap, healthful escape. She praises trolley and carriage trips, mentions elderly villagers, physician families, and wealthy roamers, and contrasts restless wealth with genuine freedom found in modest journeys by road or sea.
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Margaret Bh. Sangster
Joseph B. Bowles
West Virginia
Europe
Thomas Carlyle
Jane
England
Scotland
France
Switzerland
Blouse for a Young Girl Style with Voile Lace Trim
An adaptable blouse pattern for girls using voile, featuring Valen ciennes lace trimming. It describes a vest like front formed by gathered center panels, side straps, and a bust strap. The collar and deep cuffs are lace edged. Materials: 3 yards of fabric and about 6 yards lace.
Homemade Lotion For Rough Skin From Cold Winds
A simple emollient given for skin roughness from exposure. Soak one-eighth ounce gum tragacanth in a pint of warm water for two or three days, then mix in one gill alcohol one gill glycerine and one-half ounce cologne. Shake well and apply.
Gray Coat Suits Boost Silk Waist Trends in Tartans
Silk waists, especially clan tartans, will be popular with gray coat suits as the style becomes widely worn this season.
Mass election verdict tests tariff stance among parties
The Massachusetts vote defeats anti protection aims and exposes the Democrats as free trade aligned, while Republicans stay protectionist. The piece claims Whitney’s defeat undermines free trade hopes and warns against deceptive appeals to tariff reform and reciprocity.
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Massachusetts
New England
Whitney
Democratic Party
Canada
Newfoundland
Gov
Douglas
Bartlett and
Harvard
Republican Party
Modern Home Plan Offers Low-Cost Frame Dwelling Design
A 1908 publication presents a model low-priced frame house with modern features including hot air heating and full basement. It details interior and exterior materials, finishes, plumbing, gas piping, and a brick mantel in the dining room, with an estimated cost of 2200 dollars varying by location.
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Dennis & Gasmeyer
Broadway
New York
Reform Promised in Ohio and Cincinnati Mayoral Change
The Ohio Democrats follow a list of 6 000 appointments by the new governor and Cincinnati’s new mayor signaling an early reform. Meanwhile tariff revision divides Democrats and South and the press notes shifting alliances. The Philippines policy debate argues Americans invest more to lift citizens, not merely control them, despite higher costs.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Japhet
South
Tume
N. Y Tribune
Unwarrantable meddling and tariff debate
The Cincinnati Star argues prosperity relies on stable commerce and manufacturing. It supports maintaining the Dingley tariff schedule unless conditions warrant changes, and says the Republican party will revise it along protective lines when needed, criticizing tariff meddling.
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Republican Party
Cincinnati Star
Trees as wireless telegraph stations in military use
U S government experts report that living trees can act as wireless telegraph antennas by connecting through a ground spike up a trunk to enable voice transmission between tree tops. Experiments at Fort Mason Alcatraz Yerba Buena Island and MacArthur's Fort Mason grove show tree based circuits permitting rapid setup and field communications under dry soil conditions.
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United States
Uncle Sam
George O. Squier
Fort Mason
San Francisco
Cal
United States Signal Service
Alcatraz
Island
San Francisco Bay
Signal Corps
Naval
Yerba Buena Island
Gen. MacArthur
California
Sunday Murders Spotlighted by Old Police Captain
The New Orleans Times-Democrat quotes a retired police captain noting a pattern of murders on Sundays among white offenders and Saturdays for black offenders. He argues liquor is not a factor and offers no explanation, urging others to study the issue.
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New Orleans
Thmos-Democrat
Where Electricity Is Troublesome
The article explains how static electricity arises from friction in mills and machinery. It describes the Chapman process using a high voltage transformer and steel wire inductors to discharge charges in cotton mills, paper mills, printing rooms, and similar environments.
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J. of. Edsai
Catskill Mountains
Emerson
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Democrate
Zomi
Tonga
Bidroom Women
Iloxvko
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