Servants in God's Kingdom A Sermonette Reflection
A sermonette on the dignity of service in God's kingdom. It urges humble service in any role, warns against coveting higher positions like Korah, and contrasts true worth with self exaltation. It cites Jesus words about exaltation and highlights the value of faithful, unseen labor for the Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God of Israel
Congregation of Israel
Levi
Korah
God
Moses
Jesus
Korah Insurrection Ends as Earth Opens and Fire Consumes
In a dramatic Israelite camp scene Korah and 250 followers challenge Moses and Aaron. The earth swallows Korah Dathan Abiram and their households, and a divine fire consumes the incense offerers, confirming Moses’ chosen status and the Lord’s authority.
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Moses
Korah
Levi
God of Israel
Congregation of Israel
Aaron
Tabernacle
Israel
God
Dathan
Abiram
Peleth
A Double Service Line for Telegraph and Telephone
A Kansas reader explains a simple inexpensive system that combines telegraph and telephone in one line. When the hook is off and the button pressed, six cells power a buzzer and induction coil, creating an alternating current that drives all receivers as howlers while preserving telephony. A small condenser blocks Morse current from reaching ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Popular Mechanics
Rear light tell tale device warned by bell signal
English motorists adopt a new rear lamp failure device that instantly reports a blown signal lamp. Penalties for driving with incomplete lights are heavy. The electric bell rings the moment a lamp fails, though the connecting wire is shown exposed in the illustration.
Dublin Port installs massive electric rotating tower crane
The Dublin port and docks board unveils a high capacity electric rotating tower crane. It handles loads up to 100 tons normally with a 150 ton capability noted in figures. The crane features a vertical post on a cylindrical bearing, a braced horizontal truss, and a long arm with a 20 ton auxiliary hoist and a 30 ton maximum. Hoist motors total 60 and 40 horsepower with travel and slewing motors at 30 and 15 horsepower. Maximum load height is 100 feet with a 70 foot hook height at quay level. Rotation time is eight minutes for a full turn.
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Dublin Port and Docks Board
Electrical Review
London
New Use for Electricity to Destroy Mosquitoes
Paris inventor Maurice Chau lin patents an electrical device to kill mosquitos. A cylindrical lantern holds two hanging rings connected by vertical chains to a small accumulator. A central lamp attracts pests, which touch the live chains and are electrocuted instantly, promising a quiet night indoors.
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Maurice Chaulin
Paris
Glass Bridge in Colorado Dares World Tourists
Colorado plans a glass floor suspension bridge over the canyon of the Arkansas River near Canyon City. The bridge spans 2,600 feet above the river with a plate glass floor for views into the gorge. An electric railway will bring travelers to the gorge edge.
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Colorado
Grand Canyon
Arkansas River
Canyon City
Wonderful Gorge
Rockies
Realized It Herself and the Storm at Sea
A Chicago Tribune description shows a stately vessel rocked by angry waves with a young man in a steamer cap and a camera exclaiming about the commotion while a pale young woman in a steamer chair moans. The scene captures fear amid the sea’s turmoil.
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Chicago Tribune
Electric hazing condemned by Western Electrician report
The Western Electrician condemns the use of electric current in college hazing and initiations. It warns that electric hazing may cause serious harm and urges suppression of such hazardous acts by upperclassmen at technical institutions.
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Western Electrician
Dieting of Athletes Across Nations Discussed
The English press cites Cambridge crew improving on an egg heavy diet while contrasting New Zealand’s football team, described as athletes who trained with no special diet. The piece notes the hardy constitution formed by hardship, often overlooked by physical culturists.
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Shipping Illustrated
Cambridge
New Zealand
Portland Grounding Wires Project Begins
In Portland Oregon work will soon start to tear up streets and place electric light power telegraph and telephone wires underground. The involved corporations will invest about $500000 to carry out the plans.
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Portland
Ore
Inn sign taunts with 1896 vintage slogan
Over the door at Woolwich on the Thames an inn displays a Punch famous sign promising the 1896 vintage: Once drunk, always drunk. The witty boast highlights a playful, era reflecting line about drinking.
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Woolwich
Thames
Punch
Tariff Divisions In Congress Prompt Debate On Revisions
The piece outlines tariff controversy with Secretary Taft urging immediate cutbacks to curb foreign sales at lower prices, while Secretary Shaw defends current policy. It notes Speaker Cannon’s Maine stance for reelection and portrays the clash among reformers Cummings Foss and others over export discounts and domestic employment impacts.
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Maine
Cannon
Congress
Wiineis
Taft
North Carolina
Shaw
Cummings
Foss
United States
Treasury Department
Messrs
Cummins
Speaker Cannon
Congressional Committee
Mr. Taft
Tariff Reform Doubt Cast on Dingley Legacy
The piece argues against claims that the Dingley tariff was purposely inflated to allow later reciprocity. It asserts section 4 was a temporary, experimental provision with a two year limit, added in the Senate, aimed at maintaining protection. It warns that true reciprocity in competing articles was never endorsed by leading protectionists and would harm American factories.
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Nelson Dingley
House
Senate
Kasson
France
United States
Germany
Blaine
McKinley
Dingley
Reed
Cannon's Rockland Speech Frames Maine Campaign Event
In Rockland on September 6 Speaker Cannon explained his intervention in Maine politics. He said he spoke for Littlefield's re election, stressing protection as a shared interest for Illinois and Maine voters. Taft in Bath the previous night favored Taft over Littlefield and protection.
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Cannon
Maine
Rockland
Joe
Littlefield
Illinois
Taft
Bath
Protection
Tariff Revisions and Labor Demand Debate
A prose passage argues that tariff revisions will harm business and labor demand. It claims protective tariffs already work and substantial changes cause universal disaster, urging to let well enough alone and criticizing leaders who insist on changes.
Let the Best Ever Alone and the Grover and Clover March
A political op-ed urges voters to spurn repeating a era of poverty from 1892 to 1897. It accuses unnamed leaders of seeking votes while risking another march toward the poor house. The piece labels 1906 as a stand-put year.
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Grover
Clover
Look at Democrats Now Buying a Pig in a Poke
The Cleveland Leader notes that some Democrats who loudly supported Bryan before his Europe trip now face the risk of being misled by a deceptive bargain. The phrase agent buying a pig in a poke signals cautions about trusting hidden terms in politics.
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Bryan
Europe
Cleveland
Taft tariff revision critique noted in Maine campaign
The American Economist comments that Secretary Taft’s urgency for tariff revision seems out of place and questions his effectiveness as a Republican vote persuader. It cites his 1905 Ohio campaign leading to a Democratic governor and suggests his push for tariff logging and Philippines free trade may have hurt Republican support in Maine. It urges avoiding repeated speaking engagements.
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Taft
Ohio
Philippines
Maine
Tariff agitation faces broad caution amid high U S business conditions
Common caution argues tariff agitation should be frowned upon as business and labor conditions in the United States rise to near record highs.
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America
Congress to Treat Massachusetts Like Other States
The Springfield Union notes that Congress will not grant Massachusetts free raw materials or protected manufacturers. Instead Massachusetts will be treated the same as every other state in federal policy.
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Congress
Massachusetts
Springfeld Union
Women Who Charm Health Inspires Admiration and Love
The article extols health as a woman's defining gift and source of beauty beyond facial features. It argues health evokes admiration, respect, and love from men, presenting vitality as the most attractive trait.
Look After Jewish Orphans at Ahlem School
Alliance Israelite Universelle placed five Bialystok orphans in the Ahlem agricultural school and paid 16,000 marks as first installment for their maintenance and education.
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Alliance Israelite Universelle
Bialystok
Ahlem
Superb Service Tour Route From Chicago to Niagara Falls
Advertises a scenic railway itinerary via Grand Trunk Railway to Niagara Falls and lakes regions including Muskoka Kawartha and Algonquin areas. Promotes double track Chicago to Montreal and Niagara Falls NY with requests for tourist pamphlets from Geo W Vaux at 185 Adams St Chicago.
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Niagara Falls
Muskoka
Kawartha Lakes
Georgian Bay
Temegami
St. Lawrence River
Rapids
Thousand Islands
Algonquin National Park
White Mountains
Atlantic Sea Coast
Grand Trunk Railway System
Chicago
Montreal
N. Y
Geo. W. Vaux, A. G. P
VT. A
Adams St
Brilliant Jamaican Fireflies Glow Like Living Lamps
Fireflies in Jamaica illuminate enough to read or write by night when a dozen enclosed in a tumbler can aid vision. They are as large as a hive bee and harmless. Abundant numbers signal rain weather to locals, acting as a natural barometer.
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Jamaica
Japan to Send Students and Teachers to Manchuria and Korea
The Japanese war department will transport middle and high school and college students and teachers to Manchuria and Korea at no cost during vacation. More than 50 000 people are expected to participate.
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Japanese War Department
Manchuria
Kores
Growing Up Boys Quit Cries for Jam and Seek Bread
After they grow up most boys quit crying for jam and are thankful if they can get all the plain bread they want. This old line reflects frugal appetites and a simple meal mindset.
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Chas F Brown
Lydia B. Pinkham
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Mothers’ Club
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Arix
Lydia K. Pinkham
Lydia BE
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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AJ Tower CO
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