James Tells Us How to Meet Life's Tests
Lesson text from Acts 15 1 21 and James 17 outlines James presiding at the church council in Antioch The debates focus on Gentile inclusion without Mosaic law and Peters and Paul Barnabas testimony The council affirms Gentile guidance and warns against heathen perils The second part gives counsel on trials wisdom riches and temptations with a promised crown of life for endurance
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James
Antioch
Peter
Cornelius
Paul
Barnabas
Jerusalem
God
Amos
Israel
Christiane
Lightfoot Outwits Hunter In Green Forest Tale
In a Burgess tale set at hunting season, Lightfoot the Deer uses his nose and the Merry Little Breezes to track danger. Sammy Jay warns of the hunter, who circles to mask his scent as Lightfoot shifts to stay behind him, then the chase shifts with a clever deer trick.
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Lightfoot
Green Forest
Sammy Jay
Jay
Hunter
T. W. Burgess
Life Is Not So Complex When We Persist
A reflective note on maintaining faith and courage, encouraging a gradual, step by step approach to life with a positive demeanor.
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Ralph Waldo Trine
Make-Ups for Short-Necked Women by V. V.
Hair arrangement tips for a short neck suggest curling hair upward from the base of the neck to the hairline to create a longer neck appearance. The technique emphasizes a clear sweep and curls positioned high for a poised look. Public Ledger, Inc. WNU Service.
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Public Ledger, Inc
WNU Service
Labor Day Verse on Earning Bread by Honest Toll
Poem praising labor over gifts, celebrating planting and threshing of wheat. It extols earning bread through hard work and honest toil, contrasting past low regard for labor with current respect and daily prayer for productive effort.
Steamed Cup Custard from Mother's Cook Book
Steamed Cup Custard uses eggs sugar nutmeg and milk. Three custard cups are placed in a pan of hot water and steamed until done. A caramel sauce can be added by melting sugar in a pan and pouring into the cups before the custard.
Haircut wave era counts in millions across the nation
An estimate says over 3 500 tons of hair have been cut from American women during the bob era with 14 million bobbed heads in the United States about half spending 15 million dollars yearly for waves.
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United States
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
WNU Service
Jester Queries in a Household Lighthearted Q and A
A humor column presents a series of reader questions about domestic life and marriage. The jokes hinge on wordplay and punchlines about laziness, baldness, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and shoe fortunes, ending with a light Associated Newspapers service note.
Love End Of All Evil Aims For World Peace
Doctor Fry of the Lutheran Board argues that solving unrest hinges on right relationship among people. The piece cautions that love must be for others not self, and while spectacular, may be possible if humanity rises to the ideal. Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
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Guy
Doctor Fry
Lutheran Board of American Missions
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Badger State nickname origins in early Wisconsin mining
The term Badger State emerged from lead miners who dug underground burrow homes at a three state corner of Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa. It began as derision for temporary subterranean residents and spread to describe all inhabitants of the mining region and eventually the state.
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Badger State
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Effects of New Ideas in Changing Truths
A reflection on how evolving conditions spark new thoughts and can render previous truths obsolete, illustrating the dynamic nature of knowledge and belief.
Becoming Sports Frock With Jabot Is The Top
Fashion pattern 2341 offers a flattering sports frock with a jabot collar for any figure. It features pleated sleeves and back bodice for freedom of motion, suitable in satin prints, tile silk, or cottons. Sizes 14 through 42, pattern cost 15 cents, order to Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New York City.
Building a House Dream Crumbles Under Mortgage and Sheriff
A contractor jokes that after raising the roof and securing the mortgage the next steps are the furnace and the sheriff before fall. The quip reflects worries over delays and debt in home construction.
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Wall Street Journal
Peggys reply on the new governess divides the neighbor
In a playful exchange the neighbor asks Peggy about her opinion of the new governess. Peggy replies with a wry half loving half skeptical sentiment, saying she might be both fond and doubtful, and perhaps half inclined to become her too.
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Peggy
Campaign Gaffe Probed By Senator Sorghum Quip
Senator Sorghum rejects a rival’s taunt and calls a joke a sign of fear not humor. The exchange frames a tense campaign moment as a cautious reply keeps a wary stance.
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BP. B. Pitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Bedtime Story
Thornton W. Burgess
Merry Little Breezes
the Hunter
Nile
Papa
Gewgaw
Mnure
V. V
ED Wynn
Mr. Wynn
Alec
Trickiron
Dan Droff
Noelott
Eliza
Ann Will
Claire Voyant
Associated Newspapers
Sirligag S
Polly
Womans Eyes
Jean Newton
Chic
Chanel
California Zoological Gardens
Los Angeles
Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Seventeenth St
New York City
Senator Sorghum
Amau de Se
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