Balaam and Balak on Moab plains lesson insight
In the Moab plains near Jericho in fall 1460 B C the Moabites and Midianites confront the Israelites led by Balak. The speaker argues that many men have their price yet cites examples of integrity from Christ, a judge, Hughes, Putnam, Agassiz, and Robert E. Lee to illustrate steadfast character against temptation. A parable describes a youth spared from ruin by a vision of his dead father, guiding him away from a precipice of sin.
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Moab
Jordan
Jericho
Balaam
Mesopotamia
Abraham
Balak
Midian
HB. M. Potente
Charlotte Observer
Jesus Christ
Calvary
Ananias
Chicago
South Carolina
Christ
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chas. E. Hughes
Pulitzer
Harrington Putnam
New York Judiciary
Louis Agassiz
Robert E. Lee
Robert B. Lee
Scott's Emulsion touted as preventive in tuberculosis care
Advertisement claims 350 people daily in the United States fall to tuberculosis but prevention is possible with timely treatment. It promotes Scott's Emulsion as fast absorbing nourishment that builds tissue, blood, and lung strength, mentions use in tuberculosis camps and notes no alcohol or habit-forming drug.
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United States
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
N.J
Vision of an angel guards a man from death
A Convention Teacher reflects that years later a man still believes a vision preserved his soul, while others deem it an illusion born of conscience and memory. The writer notes an angel with a flaming sword stood before him, blocking his path toward dying.
Oh Happy Wife and Home in Mt Pleasant Iowa
Poem praising a cheerful wife and mother whose kindness guides a happy family. It extols a united husband and wife, loving children, and a home lit by care and truth. The piece concludes with the locale Mt. Pleasant Iowa.
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Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
Grandchildren Capture Green Silk From Corn Field
Nubbins Grandpa leaves for a fort night and the three girls stay with grandma. They find pale green corn silk, trim dolls with it and imagine mermaids with green hair. The silk plumes wither but the girls keep harvesting corn stalks for their doll hats while awaiting grandpa’s return for boiled and roasted corn.
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Grandpa
Mamma
Grandma
Marjorie
Dollykin
Ida
Doris
Majorie
Grandfather Explains Corn Silk Links to Kernels
After a midnight garden visit the three children confess they pulled corn silk, not kernels. Grandpa shows how the tiny threads feed each ear with pollen from the tassels, turning a potential loss into a lesson about corn biology and leaving them with nub bins for breakfast.
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Grandpa
Marjorie
Doris
Ida
Generous Janie and the hungry girl in the slums
A ten year old Janie buys candy with a penny earned by chasing a gentleman's hat in a shabby tenement alley. A second lame girl Maggie begs for a share, but Janie offers her the whole candy and vows to earn more pennies to give aid.
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Janie
Maggie
No Boots Now Mother Jackie’s clogs end in tragedy
A ten year old boy, Jackie, famed for his quick feet, is struck by a car while en route to school. He survives but is left crippled, prompting the hopeful remark that his mother will no longer need to buy clogs. The tale frames a poor widow’s hardship and a child’s grim resilience.
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Jackie
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