Ideal Friendship Warmth Affection And Unselfishness In Bible Tales
A Hampton Iowa piece extols ideal friendship through warmth of affection as seen in David and Jonathan and Ruth and Naomi, plus Lincoln's sympathy. It argues unselfishness, constancy, and loyalty as core traits, citing Damon and Pythias and concluding that Jesus is the ultimate ideal friend for believers.
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Iowa
Prayer for the Suffering in War Time
The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America urges earnest prayer for an early lasting peace amid the European war. It asks Christians to seek divine guidance for embattled nations and for sustaining grace for sufferers, and to offer public prayers and private petitions for mercy and help to Christian brethren abroad.
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Europe
Chur
Churches Unite for First Prayer Meeting Series
Henry K. Carroll associate secretary notes that House New York will host the first in a series of prayer meetings on Tuesday August 4. Where there are no local federations churches should unite to provide a half hour service.
Wigs Hoods and Caps Describe Ancient Egyptian Headgear
Wigs, hoods and caps were the main Egyptian head coverings, with brimmed hats unknown. Wigs likely used hair or tow due to their great size, and large caps were cupola shaped and crafted from an material inferred from context, as described by Charles E. Keater in a history of hats.
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Charles E. Keater
Egypt’s ancient headgear and royal symbols described
The passage discusses ancient Egyptian crowns and headgear. It notes yellow brass helmets possibly representing the crown of lower Egypt, white crowns for upper Egypt, and the red crown for lower Egypt. The pschent unites white and red as a symbol of ruling the land, with flat caps worn alone or over a hood and chin straps. Huge wigs likely topped shaved heads, reflecting widespread shaven heads in Egypt.
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Egypt
Lower
Asia
A Reason For Tears
Dr Archibald Pitcairne, a physician, Jacobite, and scholar, is featured in Francis Watt’s Book of Edinburgh Anecdote. A rain shower drives him into a church where a sermon moves the preacher to tears, prompting a quip from a countryman about the speaker’s own possible motive if he were in the pulpit.
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Archibald Pitcairne
Francis Watt
Census Reports Take Time
Census reports compile nationwide statistics and require extensive canvassing and publishing time. Manufacturing and agriculture censuses involve hundreds of thousands of establishments and millions of farms, with schedules needing careful completion to avoid disrupting private business.
Kangaroo Tendons Used Globally in Surgery
In Australia kangaroo farming supports an industry where hides and tendons are prized. Tendons are noted as superior suturing material for wounds and bone fixation, praised for being finer and tougher than catgut, according to the London Globe.
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Australia
London Globe
The Upper Hand Gossip In Gracies Family Circle
In Chicago News style a Gracie family exchange reveals Aunt Grundy’s dislike of a young man Gracie’s Pa notes his promise to secure a summer baseball opportunity. The brief dialog hints at tension and awaited chance within a close knit household.
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Gracie
Chicago News
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