The Trick Dog and the Humane Training View
Old Man Negley defends loving dog training as a game for Squire the Dobermann. He contrasts simple tricks learned happily with harsher methods seen in theater acts and warns that some animal acts rely on fear, not kindness.
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Vine Street
Charlie
Mr. Negley
Phyllis
Billy Rance
Billy
Negley
Dobermann
Squire
Old Man Negrey
the McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Gospel trust in the lost heirs
Reverend Glover urges Missionary Course students to view themselves as trustees of Jesus Christ’s gospel. He compares distributing spiritual inheritance to locating distant heirs and warns that neglect harms both the unaware heathen and the trustee. He calls readers to faithful, expansive evangelism and prayer.
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Jesus Christ
Africa
Asia
South America
Syria's Uneasy Fate in a Woven Land and Time
A National Geographic report surveys Syria's geographic setting and its agricultural heartland from the Hauran plain to the Jebel ed Druze, notes historic revolts and French mandate shifts, and highlights Lebanon's Cedars and sectarian mosaic shaping Syria's modern struggle for unity and autonomy.
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Washington, D. C
Yria
France
Morocco
Syria
Mediterranean
Taurus Mountains
Nile
Mesopotamia
de Lesseps
Suez Canal
Germany
Palestine
Haifa
Damascus
Jordan Depression
Hauran
Jebel ed-Druze
Druses
Druse
Four Pillars of Spiritual Life: Prayer Word Fellowship Service
The Christian Index asserts life descent is natural, while spiritual life comes from four activities. Prayer leads, followed by the diving word of truth, then Christian fellowship, and finally definite service shaping character.
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Christ
Our Prayer and the Christian Walk
The excerpt reflects on prayer as more than requests, urging maturity in prayer life to become a mighty instrument for executing God's will rather than a tool for personal desires.
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James H. McConkey
Duty of Being Happy Inspires Hidden Acts of Kindness
A reflection on happiness as a duty that often goes unnoticed yet freely benefits others. The author cites Stevenson’s idea that cheerful people sow anonymous good deeds whose effects may be unknown, even to the giver.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
God Will Provide A Pastor Speaks On Heavenly Harp
A pastor urges immediate life with God promising an instrument of harmony to carry the soul. He says the harp is provided at once if one seeks heavenly music in the here and now.
Locust Control Plan in Argentina Declares Steel Sheet Bid
Argentina faces locust devastation in its north and awards a $5,000,000 contract to a U.S. firm for galvanized steel sheets. thirty nine thousand tons of steel will be deployed to exterminate the insects amid various control attempts including pitfalls and spray.
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Argentina
Cynic and Jinks Dialogue Cited in Cincinnati Enquirer Quip
A brief exchange cited by the Cincinnati Enquirer features Blinks advising kindness to children and Jinks remarking on future care. Blinks concludes that aging may lead to a life in the county poorhouse, capturing a sharp wartime or Depression era tone.
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Cincinnatic Enquirer
North Pole Shifts Slightly Over Months
The North Pole does not stay fixed and can move as much as 60 feet in a few months, though it typically remains within a 60 by 60 foot square.
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North Pole
Ground-level chemical treatment to destroy pest eggs
A report describes applying chemicals to the ground where eggs have been laid, targeting and destroying egg cases to control the pest population.
Woodpecker Clogs Sequoia Ranger Truck Radiator
A Sequoia National Park ranger truck radiator was found half filled with acorns after overhauls. The acorns were placed by a persistent woodpecker who noticed the radiator cap left off several weeks earlier.
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Park Rangers
Sequoia National Park
Shadoof Water-Lifting Tool Used in Eastern Irrigation
An Eastern well sweep is described as a long pole pivoted near one end with a weighted shorter end. A bucket hangs from the longer end, creating a simple lever system for raising water. Shadoofs are employed on the Nile and in Eastern regions for irrigation.
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Nile
Where It Fails If Only Intuition Could
A Duluth Herald line remarks on a woman dealing with excess powder at the back of her neck, noting how intuition alone may fail in such styling mishaps.
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Duluth Herald
Estate Worthwhile Only With Cultivation
Quoted maxim asserts that an estate yields nothing without cultivation but will repay industry many times over. The remark, attributed to The Presbyterian, emphasizes labor and effort as keys to wealth and return.
Powerful Garratt locomotive enters service on heavy LNER track
England's largest Garratt locomotive is commissioned on a three mile London and North Eastern section between Wentworth Junction and West Silkstone Junction near Barnsley York. Inspector Stinner of the L and N BR locomotive department in Sheffield confirms the move on the heavy track.
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England
London & North-Eastern Railway
Wentworth Junction
West Silkstone T Junction
Barnsley
York
London Mall
Inspector Stinner
L. and
N, BH. R. Locomotive Department
Sheffield
Early Locomotive Work Compared With Garratt Efficiency
A supervisor noted that four engines two at each end were once required to haul a train up the gradient, a journey taking 25 minutes. The Garratt, by contrast, completes the same task in about 17 minutes.
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Garratt
Marcus Curtius and the Roman chasm legend
Marcus Curtius, a noble youth in an ancient Roman tale, rode his horse into a widening fissure in the forum during an earthquake in 862 B C and was swallowed by the earth as a hero.
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Marcus Curtius
B. C
Forum
Rome
Cow Barn Appearance and Labor Saving Design
Farm builder William A. Radford outlines a 34 cow barn designed for efficiency and attractive appearance. It features concrete gutters and litter alleys, a central feed alley with eight stalls per row, two rows of nine stalls, a feed room with two large concrete silos, a carrier track, extensive windows, roof ventilators, and a concrete foundation.
Psychological Color Effects In Color Harmony Study
The article surveys how color affects mood and perception in rooms and buildings. It cites cream and buff as soothing in schools, blue and green as cooler but cheerful, and warns strong colors depress. Lighter ceilings and evenly distributed light matter, while brown gray or green camouflage marks. It stresses color harmony determines perceived size and atmosphere.
Color Range Limited for House Painting
A advice column on exterior color schemes emphasizes good taste over fashion and harmony as a guide. It recommends simplicity using one body color with lighter or darker trim in neutral tones like pearl gray with dark gray or white. It notes color ranges for exteriors are limited and bright colors can be too conspicuous.
Interior and Exterior Design Tips for Effective Color Schemes
The text stresses careful attention to color schemes as key to achieving effective results in both exterior and interior design. It emphasizes practical choices and mindful coordination to enhance overall appearance and impact.
Door Sills of Brick Add to Home Beauty
Door sills in stucco buildings are usually wood but brick sills offer durable options. Brick sills should be two inches thick and extend to cover the wall thickness with a one inch projection. set on edge and grouted solidly, with a beveled hardwood threshold to interior wood floor. Ensure brick or stone sills are pitched to drain and project beyond the finished wall when stuccoing, never extending entirely through the wall.
Finishing Touches for Home Hardware Details
The small details of your home add immeasurably to its charm. Quality hardware elevates appearance and utility, costing a bit more upfront but paying for itself through beauty and usefulness.
Interior Paint Advice on Hue and Durability
The article advises choosing warm tint colors for interiors to endure sun glare and weather. It states tints are generally more durable than cold hues and highlights grays, slate, browns, and rich yellows as tasteful, simple, and pleasing options.
Wall Covering Needs for Furniture and Walls
Sturdy furniture pairs with rough plaster or stippled wallpaper for strong walls while delicate slender-line pieces suit smooth plaster or soft shaded wallpaper with refined patterns for a lighter finish.
Doors neglected by buyers cost more later
Prospective owners skimp on doors to save money, only to need carpenters after the first winter or rainy season to fit doors throughout the home.
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UDA
New York
Fort Victoria
Fort ST. George
Furness Bermuda
Whitehall Street
New York City
The Golden Pathway and Humility in Power Glory
A fragment from United Presbyterian asserts humility as the golden pathway to lasting power and glory, framing it as a core spiritual principle for men.
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United Presbyterian
Morals and Manners Proverb in Presbyterian Record
Morals and manners are discussed with the note that morals are nobler though less popular. A faith quote follows comparing spiritual growth to muscle exercise, emphasizing perseverance and discipline.
Not Entirely Traffic Cop
A humorous panel from Pathfinder Magazine features a dialogue where a driver avoids admitting guilt, citing ongoing payments and repair bills while negotiating with a police officer. The exchange highlights witty misdirection and consumer finance as a backdrop to a roadside encounter.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Mirabeau Preached at Three Published a Book by Ten
A historical note highlights Mirabeau as a child prodigy who preached sermons at age three and published a book by age ten, illustrating extraordinary precocity.
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Mirabeau
Puzzle Breaks Up a Train Journey in Stockholm
In a Kasper exchange from Stockholm a mother hushes a child solving a cross word while noting that their companion Oscar slipped off a train at an unborn stop. The fragment hints at a misadventure during travel embedded in a dialogue.
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Oscar
Kasper
Stockholm
Fox Tamed by English Sportsman Shares Dish with Greyhound
A young fox possessed by an English sportsman becomes docile and dines from the same dish as the greyhound that captured it, forming an unlikely companionship amid the countryside.
Two Important Factors in Roof Construction
Modern architecture in home building emphasizes two roof factors the utilitarian protective feature and the harmonious attractive feature. The roof is one of the most conspicuous parts of a house and an expert judges a house’s beauty by its overall impression.
First hurried roof inspection sparks home roofing debate
A brisk survey notes roofs may not fit houses and discusses new crater style roofs in slate tile and asphalt to meet demand. Sleeping porches are criticized as rarely used and often neglected in housing plans.
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