Pauls Second Missionary Journey Opens with Macedonia Call
The lesson outlines Pauls second missionary journey from Antioch through Cilician Gates to Lystra and Tarsus. Silas joins him, Timothy joins at Lystra, and they head overland to Thessalonica and Philippi after a Macedonian vision. Lydia the first European convert and the spread of Christianity in Europe are highlighted amid a patriotism theme linking missions to national spirit.
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Macedonia
Paul
Jerusalem
Barnabas
Mark
Cyprus
Silas
Lystra
Timothy
Asia Minor
Antioch
Syria
Cilicia
Gulf of
Issus
Tarsus
Mysia
Treas
Bithynia
Black Sea
Europe
Troas
Samothracia
Neapolis
New City
Naples
Philippi
Lydia
Rome
Porta del Popolo
Thyatira
Asia
Nehemiah Boynton
Prairies
Muscle
Rocky Mountains
Walt Whitman
Sidney Lanier
Whitman
Jesus Christ
America
Ohon Queen Bermuda Onion Queen of Laredo Farm Profits
Mrs. Edward C. Dodd of Laredo earned about 400 dollars net and 625 dollars gross per acre from Bermuda onions on 135 cultivated acres. Her farm spans 600 acres with 200 irrigated, pumping water via steam and electric systems.
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Laredo
Tex
Edward C. Dodd
Bermuda
Dodd
Rio Grande
Ars. Dodd
Commission
San Antonio
Texas
Patriarch waits by fence for driver of red car
A two man exchange recounts a veteran man who sits on a fence for three years waiting for a tall man in a big red automobile. The tale recalls a calf incident where the driver paid twenty dollars for seven and then left, with the old man keeping a shotgun in case the man returns.
Intolerable Itching Cure by Cutiura Remedies
A mother describes a six month old with severe eczema spreading on the face and eyes. After unsuccessful doctor visits and costly ointments, she used Cunticura Remedies. by the next morning the redness faded and the eruption disappeared. Mrs. P. E. Gumbin of Sheldon Ja. reports the cure in July 1908. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. is listed in association.
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P. E. Gumbin
Sheldon
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Salo Props
Boston
Jake Angers the Judge in Roof Shingle Tip
Twiggs County Georgia Citizen reports Judge D Balcom addressing a street crowd on roof maintenance. The judge criticizes the old six inch exposure and prescribes four inches while a spectator quips about showing nothing. The crowd laughs as the judge becomes irritated.
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Jake
Dbalcom
Twiggs County
What Did He Mean Mr Brown and His Family
Mr Brown and his family stand before a lion cage when a moral dilemma is posed by Mrs Brown. John quickly answers he would save himself first, illustrating a self preservation instinct highlighted in the story from Everybody's Magazine.
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Mr. Brown
John
Mrs. Brown
Everybody’s Magazine
Castoria safety note and classroom frustration scene
The fragment shows a caution about Castoria with a reminder to verify the signature. A terse domestic quarrel follows as Little Mose Lamblack is sent home for not washing his face and Mrs Lambilack scolds the child.
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Mose Lamblack
de Teacheh
Mamimy
Allen’s Foot-Ease advertisement claim
A consumer testimonial endorses Allen's Foot-Ease for foot itch burning and coins relief. The ad notes the product cost 25 cents and is sold by all druggists, with Mrs. W. J. Walker of Camden New Jersey cited as a user.
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Allen
W. J. Walker
Camden
N. J
Dull Morning Paper and Divorces Hint Lost
A short quip laments a dull paper with a dig at finding the divorce column. The note mentions a Lewis' Single Linder cigar ad and an old guard watch dog as a playful aside.
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Detroit Free Press
Lincoln Cleveland and Grant on US currency
A Western Kansas editor learns the head of Lincoln appears on the new silver half dollar while Cleveland graces the $10 certificate and Grant is on the $50 bill. An informant assures him the coins and notes are real and jokes about fleeting encounters with the presidents.
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Grant
Kansas
Lincoln
Cleveland
Kansas City Journal
Shoemaker Escapes Injury In Timely Exit Blast
A German shoemaker left gas on overnight and lit a match next morning causing a powerful explosion. He was hurled through the door near the street but narrowly escaped serious harm. A passerby aided him and he quipped that he got out just in time.
Tail Bear Story Emerges From Hollow Log Trick
A tale recounts how a hunter found a bear inside a hollow log and, after clever improvisation, used four holes to free the bear’s paws and rope it to move the log into camp. The result was securing all winter's food and fuel from that single plan.
Defiance Starch Gives Thinner, Stronger Laundry Finish
The article claims Defiance Starch provides superior strength allowing a much thinner application. It argues this improves fabric appearance and wear, avoiding the pastey look produced by ordinary starches.
Boss directs fan as Hoskins jokes about shirts
Take off your coat, Herkimer, and the boss kindly shifts the electric fan toward himself. Hoskins blushes and replies that his shirts are made by his wife, adding a shy humorous touch to the exchange.
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Herkimer
Herkimer Hoskins
Crusade in France Cuts Post Office Addiction Cases
For three years a persistent crusade against consumption among France's post office employees reduced the annual cases from 1,048 in 1906 to 808 in 1907 and 505 last year. A second item notes how Defiance Starch keeps shirts stiff at home, plus a humorous Puck cartoon caption about a wheezy sound from asthma.
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France
Scoring a Point in a Quip On a Story Misstep
A brief exchange features a jab about a reporter Jenks and a correction of a story. The speakers discuss a misstep and confirm the critic’s suspicion that the piece was on the wrong tack.
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Jenks
Palm Readers Foresee Trouble In Private Meeting
A brief scene portrays a fortune teller reading palms as a man tells his wife he intends to visit later, hinting at possible secret plans and withheld knowledge within a domestic moment.
Couple's Ice Cream Banter Sparks Cold Heart Pun
A light exchanges pairs a playful domestic moment where one partner vents about craving ice cream while the other quips about a cold heart. The witty back and forth captures a quaint, affectionate tone.
Wife of a Dyspeptic Man Debates Food and Favors
A humorous quip notes that a wife may not agree with her husband over meals or his stubborn stomach, suggesting domestic discord over dinner as a running joke of the era.
Kidney Pills Cited By Liberty Man For Kidney Cure
A Liberty Rio reader A G Smith says kidney trouble caused backache dizziness and urinary disorders. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with relief and recovery lasting seven years. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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A. G. Smith
FE. Mills St
Liberty
Rio
Siie
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
SCGUTS IDEA OF MARRIAGE IN OLD GRAFTON LIFE
Moses P. Stowe, an elderly Grafton resident, declares eighty years of bachelorhood. He claims no woman will enter his home and criticizes marriage as trouble making. He reflects on past girlfriends and warns against infatuation ending in ruin.
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Moses P. Stowe
Grafton
Mass
Youth and Sweet Thing Clash Over Sour Milk
A brief dialogue pits a bun shop youth claim about sour milk against Sweet Thing noting abundant sugar on the table. The exchange captures a quirky neighborhood moment with playful back and forth.
Beginning Right in Eggplant Venture
A grocer remarks on the deacon's son's eggplant fondness after church. The son explains their father plans a new business growing eggplants instead of chickens, despite the books recommending mature fowls for beginners. The exchange underscores a humorous misinterpretation of poultry farming methods.
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Larper’s
Opportunities Arise Amid Spring Fever and Caution
A high brow lecturer proclaims opportunities on every desk while a chronic grouch warns they can bite like spring fever or bad luck, framing a nimble tension between ambition and hesitation.
Not Missed Is Taken Column Ad Claim
A Columbia Jester column text notes children suffer daily from sprains bruises cuts and burns. Flamlins Wizard Oil is advertised as banishing aches and pains worldwide. The piece ends with a stray line about building a frame house needing rocks.
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Columbia
Flamlins Wizard Oil
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Patient
A Lindley Indiana resident, Mrs May Fry, credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing a four year cervical growth after doctors advised surgery. The testimonial touts the remedy as a safe alternative and urges women with pains or infections to seek confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lindley
Ind
Lydia FE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Jr. Pinkham
Prayer Meeting Thanks for Safe Return of Minister
An elder at an up state church prayer meeting expressed gratitude in a loud voice for the minister and his wife returning safely from vacation. He offered a reverent if imperfect blessing, praising God for preservation of both man and beast.
Quote on marriage and tobacco and a butter world
The note describes a man’s mark needing a wife as a social trope and promotes Lews' Single Binder cigar for its rich mellow quality amid a global consumption claim of two million tons of butter and cheese.
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Lews
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