Oil fever ends in tragedy and folly in Greenhill
In Greenhill, Daniel Lang_partners with Rosencraft on Canadian oil shares for a thousand dollars. Maria Lang objects, but Daniel borrows funds to invest. The scheme collapses when oil hits nothing, leaving Langs humbled yet resolute as they reconcile and vow to weather the fallout.
Maximite and early high explosives in use
The article discusses Maximite as a powerful yet shock insensitive explosive adapted by the U S government for shells and compares it to other high explosives like Lydite Metinite and Ghimoseite. It notes tests at Sandy Hook with armor-penetrating projectiles and recounts the historical shift from gunpowder to granular, then prismatic powder with Rodman’s 1854 developments.
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Mexican figure Vincente Segona linked to hullighting incidents
Vincente Segona, a young millionaire, has reportedly appeared in public as an unwelcome figure at several events and allegedly harmed others in what observers describe as a troubling pattern during the period.
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Elevators With 13-Foot Platform In Use In New York
Elevator officials report a platform reach of 13 feet in several New York warehouses. The feature aids heavy goods handling and improves loading efficiency.
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Jesus the Teacher at Irving Square Church
The Rev. Ira Wemmel Henderson preached on Jesus as a teacher at Irving Square Presbyterian Church Brooklyn using Matthew 5:2. He argued Jesus taught simply, realistically, purposefully and with authority, drawing on personal spiritual experience and everyday life to reveal truth and God’s kingdom.
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Calm the Imagination and Rest in Peace
Frenelon counsels that calm of the imagination does not depend on us. Excessive scrupulous reflections disturb you and exhaust the body. God watches over you if you stay still and quiet. Do not listen to a lively imagination for it hinders interior grace. Be silent and God will speak.
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The Living Hope Sermon Note
The risen Christ is the believer’s hope not in heaven but in the heart. This anchor of the soul is sure and steadfast, entering the veil through Jesus the Fore runner who intercedes and hath begotten us unto a living hope by His resurrection from the Rene or PALA but Christian Advo cate.
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The Spiritual Magnet and Spiritual Affinity
The article extols Christ as a Great Spiritual Life Magnet. It likens faith in Jesus to a magnetic force that draws people to Him, sharing His power, purity, and character through spiritual affinity.
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Fulfilling the Plan of the Brooklyn Bridge Engineer
The engineer, bedridden during construction, watched the piers rise and cables form from his window. He recalled that every detail matched his mental plan and upon completion he affirmed it was precisely as expected. The reflection invites readers to align life with divine plans and purposes.
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Christ
We Belong to God and God Will Not Cast Us Away
James Freeman Clarke asserts that humans belong to God and God gathers the fragments. He argues purification may involve sharp suffering, and God will not hesitate to inflict it if needed. The aim is that God’s love for the goal appears as He prevents self destruction.
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James Freeman
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Lady and Child in the Mountain Cabin Poem
Felicia Hemans portrays a boy pleading to leave a bleak mountain home for a sunlit realm of fields and vineyards. A gentle lady reassures him with visions of nature, kinship, and distant family, while acknowledging the cabin’s lonely fate.
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Franklin Kite Experiment Described by Franklin
The article recounts Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment dated October 19 1752 with a cedar cross, silk handkerchief, tail and string setup. It notes a sharp wire at the cross, a silk ribbon tied near the twine, and a key to draw electric fire when thunder comes.
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