Micah's Universal Peace Vision for a Warless World
Sunday School lesson by Rev J M Coon explores Micah 4 1 8 describing a universal peace rooted in the Lord's justice. It outlines a peaceful kingdom for all nations, the law of God guiding all, ending war and social unrest, with blessings flowing from divine order and the Messiah’s coming.
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Micah
Israel
Judah
Isaiah
Hosea
Kingdom of
Samaria
Jerusalem
Babylon
Christ
Lord
God
Jesus Christ
United States
Peace on Earth and the Coming of Messiah's Kingdom
The article reflects on biblical prophecy of Jews returning from captivity, the Messiah's kingdom, and a universal peace. It cites Rom 11, the Hague Parliament, a world tribunal, and public opinion favoring obligatory arbitration. Practical lessons urge love, the Golden Rule, and calm speech to prevent conflict.
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Messiah
Paul
Rom
Chris
Church of Jesus Christ
International
Parliament
Hague
Bartholdi
Return to saloons argued by Bryan Riddles
The speaker dismisses the claim that more liquor is sold under prohibition. He argues liquor interests would oppose saloon closures to protect profits, noting breweries are not motivated by public welfare or moral aims. He insists breweries will not back prohibition, so that argument is not convincing.
The Wealth of Old Man Jones
A narrator visits the poor, devout old man Jones living in a small cottage at the foot of the hill. The man prays twice daily for forty years and still remains remarkably poor despite hard work and prudent saving. Dialogue reveals a tense November day and a letter from a son named Dave about joining a church, as the old man reflects on faith, work, and providence.
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Hanson
Jit
Will
Dave
Chi
The Lord Gives Riches Beyond Worldly Goods
A reflective tale from Sunday School Times recounts an old man who cherishes spiritual wealth over material possessions. He describes family prosperity through faith, noting Mary, Sam, and Dave each follow devout paths. He recalls hardship as minor, trusting divine provision and praising the psalm, The Lord is my Shepherd.
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Mary
Sam
Dave
Tean
David
Horses in Civil War Horse losses and purchases overwhelm armies
The Civil War consumed vast horse stocks with 1864 purchases near 190000 head for federal armies. The Potomac army used over 40000 in eight months, while Sheridan’s Shenandoah drive demanded 150 new animals daily. Confederate armies also suffered heavy losses.
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Army of the Potomac
Sheridan
Shenandoah Valley
Four Plants Lesson on Habit Uprooting
An old teacher and a scholar observe four plants at different growth stages to illustrate bad habits. Pulling up the first is easy, the second harder, the third requires effort, and the full tree represents deeply rooted habits beyond mere effort. The verdict: only divine power can uproot old sins.
Pleasant Corners Brighten a Tenement Window
A kindly old woman tends rosebushes and geraniums in a back yard near a dingy tenement. She explains the blooms are for a tired woman who sits sewing by the window, hoping to bring brightness to her life. The piece reflects on making pleasant corners for others and the loneliness behind busy lives.
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Fragmentary OCR shows poetic lines about ambition Pleasure and city life with religious imagery and charitable notes. No identifiable event, person, organization, or place to anchor a factual news summary.
Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin touted for constipation cure
Health Hints and Questions and Answers address a common query about curing constipation. Dr Caldwell with forty years in stomach liver and bowel diseases claims his syrup pepsin formula strengthens nerves and trains muscles for lasting relief. Sample offered by mail from Dry W B Caldwell 402 Caldwell Building Monticello Illinois.
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Dr. Caldwell
John
Graveline
Milwaukee
Detroit
Mich
J. A. Vernon
Oklahoma City
Atty
Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Caldwell Building
Monticello
Dumb Animals
The passage pleads for compassion toward suffering creatures, urging guardians to aid the weak. It invokes divine accountability for indifference to animals in distress, citing horses, dogs, sparrows, and the vulnerable as divine tests of humanity.
Made Him Blush A Realistic Stage Trick
Daniel Frohman recounts F. F. Mackay acting as a French count in Bronson Howard's One of Our Girls. A tight collar and neck strain produced a dramatic facial flush, showing anger without movement, followed by a calm claim to send his seconds. The gag demonstrated how staged emotion could be conveyed by physiology.
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Daniel Frohman
F. F. Mackay
Bronson Howard
Mr. Mackay
Mr. Howard
Mackay
Joke About a Joke Gone Wrong at Luncheon Club
A tale from the New York Tribune recalls a humorless misunderstanding between a boasted debtor and a newsboy. The narrator seeks credit dreams of payment delays and a witty twist. The joke ends with the boy offering extended credit.
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Nix
New York
The Sun Sends Cathode Rays to Aurora Theory
Professor Lenard proposes the aurora borealis forms from extremely hard cathode rays emitted by unknown sun substances. These rays, deflected by Earth’s magnetic field in upper atmosphere, travel nearly at light speed, far exceeding lab-produced cathode rays.
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Lenard
Business Tact From The Toledo Blade Dialog
A Toledo Blade joke shows a clerk telling a young man a necktie is too youthful and an older man a necktie is too old, illustrating how sellers judge customers by age and taste. The exchange concludes with a witty bite about how customers are steered by such comments.
Knew What He Wanted in Private Marriage Debate
A widower presses for marriage while a woman refuses to discuss it. The exchange centers on a determined suitor insisting on wedlock despite her refusal. The New York Herald reports the dramatic private dispute over marriage and motive.
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New York Herald
Fragmentary OCR prompts unclear headline
Readable text shows a garbled quote about a wife and glove with no map to a clear event or entities. No identifiable persons, places, organizations, or dates emerge to anchor a factual summary.
Quail Shooting Difficulties as Described by Askin
The article cites Charles Askin in Outing on the challenges of quail shooting. A quail near the gun at ten feet can escape despite rapid movements, as the bird and shooter continually change angles. Skillful cover shooting requires aiming near the bird at the break and firing quickly.
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Quail
Les
Charles Askin
Household Snakes in Brazil As Domestic Rat Catchers
In hot Brazilian regions where rats plague homes, giboias or gibolas, small non venomous boa constrictors, are kept as indoor rat catchers. They sleep by stairs, wake at dusk, roam at night and reportedly return to their original house if moved. Prices in Bahia and Pernambuco range from $1 to $5.
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Brazil
Harper's Weekly
Pride and piety among ancient country squires and editors
A compact sketch of old country squires and toper humor, praising Huddleston and his Saxon lineage claim, recounting a Norfolk duke’s quip about lifting him, then a portrait of Sir Edwin Arnold as Fleet Street’s suave editor and a light, humorous conundrum exchange from a London periodical.
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Duke of Norfolk
Jockey of Norfolk
Huddleston
Howard
House of Huddleston
House of Howard
Manchester Guardian
Edwin Arnold
Fleet Street
Arnold
London Chronicle
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