Josiah Devoted Reformer From Ancient Judah
A Sunday School lesson on Josiah's devotion to God drawn from 2 Chronicles 34.1-13 contrasts his youth starting reforms, his swift actions to purge idolatry, his reach beyond Jerusalem, his focus on restoring God’s house, and his faithful handling of trusts, with Manasseh and Amon's reigns illustrating the contrast between reform and neglect.
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Manaaseh
Amon
Manasseh
Washington
Josiah
John Brown
Joash
Influencing Others to Help Activates Lifelong Support
A concise guide outlines techniques to motivate others to assist through persistent, ethical outreach. It emphasizes clear goals, respectful dialogue, and sustaining engagement from initial contact to the end of life care, with practical steps for maintaining influence and collaborative action.
The Occasion By Duncan M. Smith Hurrah
The poem celebrates a birthday of a nation with children awaiting the day. It notes a warning a mole and urges stirring sentiment as “the gloria Day” returns yearly. It references sturdy fathers and a ceremonial voice declaring the occasion finite and joyful.
The Fourth in History Independence Day Events
A historical roll of notable events dated July 4 across centuries. Highlights include Saladin’s 1187 victory at Tiberias, Henry IV’s 1501 revocation of Huguenot oppression edict, 1776 Declaration of Independence, Clarke’s 1778 Kaskaskia capture, 1863 Vicksburg surrender, 1880 Statue of Liberty presentation, and 1894 Hawaiian republic proclamation.
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United States
Saladin
Tiberias
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Henry IV
Wwence
Nova Zembia
St. Joseph
Daniel
Cromwell
England
Clarke
Kaskaskia
Fort George
John Quincy Adams
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Stephen Foster
Suwanee River
Charles Carroll
Baltimore and Ohio
James Monroe
Sonoma
Cal
Fremont
America
Mexico
Washington Monument
Taylor
Pemberton
Vicksburg
Grant
Holmes
Helena
Ark
Portland
Prince Hohenzollern
St. Louis
France
Certera
Santiago
Maude
New York Telegram
Admiral Fleeing Cat Roar Opens Spanish American War Tale
An elderly captain recalls the 1898 Santiago harbor sortie aboard the Oregon sighting the Spanish fleet. A runaway tomcat named Admiral bolts amid the blast as guns fire, crew scramble, and the ship roars forward in a dramatic dash toward victory. The captain laments the cat’s fate as memory and myth blend in Chicago Record Herald narration.
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Florida
Santiago Harbor
Tampa
Cape Mais
Cuba
Santiago
Oregon
Horn
Tropics
Hm Iast
Frank Presbrey
Chicago Record Herald
Gentle laxative praised for women medical use
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative especially suited for women from puberty through menopause. It claims relief from constipation without harsh salts, cites testimonials from Mrs Haberstroh and Mrs Herrick, offers a free sample, and notes Dr Caldwell's long experience and free medical advice. The letter invites inquiries to Dr W B Caldwell, Caldwell Building, Monticello, NL.
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Dr. Caldwell
Katherine Haberstroh
McKees Rocks
A. E. Herrick
Wheeler, Mich
Caldwell
Physical endurance governs peak athletic power says Boston Globe
The Boston Globe notes athletes peak early as physical endurance drives success in marathons boxing wrestling and rowing. Most champions decline after initial triumphs due to exhausted endurance, with boxers wrestlers and pitchers often failing to sustain long careers.
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Boston Globe
Laugh and Get Fined in Germany Comic Legal Oddities
In Berlin an ironworker was jailed for a week for laughing at a merrymaker chased by a stout police officer. A man who fractured his leg entering a moving train faced a railway fine. A foot-trodding passenger was fined after a woman complained of his remark, and singer Claire Waldorf defied warnings by performing on Easter Sunday with police present.
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Germany
Berlin
Claire Waldorf
London
True Religion Quotes on Moral Elevation
A quotation from Murray argues that religious sentiment and devotion that do not elevate life are useless and pernicious, fostering self deception and lowering personal morals.
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Murray
A Conservative Point Rev Gude The Fiji Salvation Question
A fragment from a church discussion cites Rev Gude asking how to send salvation to Fiji Islanders while Deacon Tightwadde suggests sending it as an offertory collection via Puck. The dialogue hints at a satirical or contested plan within a congregation.
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Gude
Tightwadde
Curbing the Kickers at a St Louis Club
A St Louis country club enforces a rule that members who demand club additions pay for them. One member complained about needing cream and suggested cows. The member later saw a bill listing two Jersey cows for 150 dollars, illustrating a fund-raising by member veto and a bustling but cautious club.
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St. Louis
Mississippi Valley
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The New York Shave and City Pace
A columnist notes New York life speeds at a brisk pace yet the daily shave consumes twenty minutes. In contrast London shaves take five minutes as a barber narrates a rushed scene with indifferent service and a wart inspection, ending with a dismissive shave.
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New York
New Yorker
London
Atlantic
True Eloquence Does Not Lie In Speech Alone
Excerpt underscores that true eloquence resides not in grand speech but in the person. It stresses that labor and study aid but cannot replace genuine character, which cannot be summoned from afar and cannot be captured by words alone.
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Atcome
Moines
Itaelf
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