A Homily on Avoiding Judgment and Slander
A compact moral verse urges caution when judging others. It counsels focusing on one’s own faults first and resisting gossip that harms those we seldom know, reminding readers that harsh words can backfire like curses. It emphasizes mercy and self restraint in social talk.
Chalk Race Showdown at Finish Line
A New York Mail piece describes a chalk race where contestants draw connected circles from the starting line toward the finish. The winner is the first to reach the finish with a continuous chain of circles touching the finish line, while any broken chain eliminates a racer.
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Flowers Go To School In A Psychedelic Garden Tale
Poet Mathilde Deane imagines flowers attending school in a lush forest classroom. Daisy, Jasmine, Sunflower and many more eagerly join lessons while plants react with playful mischief. The fanciful scene ends with a return to nature and a long vacation.
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Mother Nature
Greenwoods
Daisy
Clive
Rose
Lily
Cicely
Violet
Timothy
Ragged Robin
Mother Carey
Jack
William
Job
Mathilde Deane
Criterion
Chalk Race For Girls And Boys On Stone Pavement
A chalk race offers a novel pastime for girl readers and any number can join. Each participant uses chalk to mark a stone pavement as they stand at the starting line with their back toward the finish. The game is simple and inclusive for all ages.
Rainy day memories and a playful boy
A child recounts a day of mischief and imagination in a nurse's nursery. The narrative ranges from toy boating to pillow fights, gas stove capers, and pretend battles. It ends with bedtime and affectionate moments between the child and nurse. The piece blends light misadventure with tender caregiver bonds. The second item describes a Montana irrigation idea using frozen water stored in basins on a slope, testing a method to reserve water for crops, with early trials in Dillon and Philadelphia.
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Montana
Dillon
Philadelphia
Sermon Urges Christians to Shun Selfishness and Animalism
The Rev Dr Robert Rogers at Brookley urges a return to Christ as the ideal, stressing God loves the world and Jesus embodies that love. He warns church attendance declines stem from life distractions and selfishness, calls open doors to seekers, and urges guiding unbelievers toward belief, holiness, and God’s presence.
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Church of the Good Shepherd
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Pursuing Excellence as Life's Great Aim
The piece extols doing one's best and striving for the highest possible achievement. It cites Lord Brougham as an example, praising relentless self-improvement and the belief that life’s purpose is reached when one becomes their best.
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Lord Brougham
England
The
Baptist Union
Empire
Religious Thought and Church Leadership Sayings
A compilation of short religious maxims from Ram's Horn and United Presbyterian sources. Topics include church unity, contentment versus discontent, honesty in meetings, truth telling, and salvation. The quotes emphasize returning to God and turning away from sin as paths to life.
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Campbell Morgan
Ram’s Horn
United Presbyterian
Ram’s. Horn
Missionary tale of Bengali boy’s death in faith
In Ram's Horn the error of the Bengali father is shown as he bears loss with Christian submission. Rev W P Byers notes the gospel’s comfort in distress and says the Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away blessed be the name of the Lord. The story contrasts sorrow and steadfast faith across nations.
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India
W. P. Byers
Manhood qualities self assertion and self direction
The speaker defines two or three qualities of manhood. First self assertion, which many men misuse as egotism. Second self direction, a power belonging to every man that should be guided, not blocked, by God. The peak is self surrender to the highest life.
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Hiee
T. McDowell
New York
A Wish to Free the Spirit and Serve With Joy
A brief personal vow by P. Landaras expressing a desire to respond to needs, help all, magnify the good in others, minimize faults with apparent joy, and give God His opportunity within. The note frames a plan for personal growth and faithful action.
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P. Landaras
Ahab and the Rise of Baal Worship in Israel
The text discusses King Ahab’s reign and his introduction of Baal worship, detailing the religious and political decay it caused. It contrasts Omri’s and Ahab’s policies, notes mass idolatry in Samaria, and warns against abandoning God for foreign idols and immoral practices.
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Tirzah
de Wasings
Perpetu
Omri
Ahab Asa
Asa
Rether
Israel
Baal
Egebel
Eople
Judah
Samaria
Tyre
Zidon
Astarte
Icense
Christ
Fight Between Tiger and Bull Leads to Injuries
Report describes a clash involving a tiger and a bull resulting in injuries to a resident of a Spanish ambassador’s circle. Details are unclear but indicate a rough confrontation with injured parties and potential claim.
Tame Deer Roaming Town Causes Crop Damage in New Jersey
Farmers claim the state game commission allowed deer to roam near Hgg Harbor and damage crops. A $200 fine is cited for off season shooting. In Pittsburg area Glenfield residents pursue a burglar who bound and beat Mrs Haslett in Beaver Road as he searched for valuables. she is under physician care.
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Hgg Harbor
New Jersey
Glenfield
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Haslett
Beaver Road
Man chooses asylum over return to Russia after fear of conscription
Anthony Susinski of Pottsville fled to Harrisburg with County Commissioner Opie to avoid war. He prefers incarceration in a lunatic asylum to repatriation, showing he is too dangerous to be at large. He had recently arrived in the United States and fearing conscription worsened his mental state.
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Pottsville
Harrisburg
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Susinski
Burlington County
Jonas Sims
Biddle
Burlington
Timbers
Austin
Gaskill
Atkinson
Sims
Board of Pardons
Eager to Become Americans in Vineland Italian Colony
Ground was broken at Vineland for a Presbyterian church and school in the Italian settlement known as Tittle Italy in the town's southern section. Evangelist Michael Nardi and Rev. Dr. R. B. Moore have worked with the colony for a year, teaching English and aiding Americanization. Both day and Sunday schools have grown large enough to need a dedicated meeting space.
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Vineland
Tittle Italy
R. B. Moore
Michael Nardi
Asbury Park Battles Sunday Train Service Shutdown
City officials plan a special council meeting after a railroads order to end Sunday trains at North Asbury Park station. Mayor Tenbroeck seeks a court action against the Ocean Grove Association, aiming to force concessions without awaiting the group's approval.
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Asbury Park
Burroughs
North Asbury Park
Tenbroeck
Ocean Grove Association
Wages of Sin is Death Shocks Grand Rapids
A Muskegon man charged with embezzling 32000 from Muskegon Dry Goods was found dead in the Clarendon Hotel Grand Rapids. He reportedly died by taking morphine after registering under an assumed name. A letter to his mother revealed the motive.
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Mich
Henry
Muskegon
Muskegon Dry Goods Company
Clarendon Hotel
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