Baruch and Zahara in Judea A Nazarene Grows in Mystery
Baruch’s eyes open to a world of wonders as he seeks Jesus on the Mount of Olives and to the temple intrigues of Lazarus Zahara Rebecca and Abraham conspire in secret trysts beneath the temple while the Sanhedrin watches. The drama shifts between faith ambition and dangerous romance in ancient Jerusalem and Bethany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baruch
Bethany
Judea
Goa
Olivet
Earth
Heaven
Ariella
Arielis
Rachel
Barech
Jerusalem
Amelia
Amelias
Arielia
Erea
Jesus
Mount of Olives
Mount Olivet
Oliver
Nazarene
Zahara
Rebecca
Abraham
Lazarus
Herod
Greece
Rome
Solomon
Scheo
David
Annas
Sanhedrin
Oriental Maideas
Lake Gennesaret
Zabara
Positioning and setup in trap shooting from the early 1900s
The article describes trap shooting setup with five or three traps, bird range 40 to 60 yards, and a puller six feet behind the shooter. It details allowed stances, famous shooters, and the National Association standard stock position, shoulder height, chin level, and weight trends toward lighter guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association
Ira Paine
Boyardus
Weather of Judes Casts Winter Hardship on People
Winter sets in dreary with heavy rain and early frosts in Judes. The chapter notes poor houses unprepared for cold weather revealing sodden, shivering faces against a gray landscape of rock and ridge under a pale moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judes
Mrs Chandler’s Washington Residence Erected at Sixteenth and K
A prestigious residence in Washington near Sixteenth and K streets is under construction at a cost around $100,000. It will be owned by Mrs Zach Chandler. Senator Eugene Hale will reside there as son in law to Chandler and will share in the fortune with his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardon
George
Gun details for trap shooting and equipment rules
The text describes a high quality gun with steel barrels and an English walnut stock priced from 50 dollars, loading specifications for 12 gauge trap shooting, powder and shot measurements, and notes on revised rules allowing any weight gun up to ten bore with unlimited powder but fixed 14 ounces shot for ten bore. It mentions contest requirements of three or more birds and simultaneous doubles with both traps sprung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
National and American Association
George
Sam
Live Bird Trap Shooting Adopts Open Live-bird Practice
The article explains live-bird and clay-pigeon trap shooting rules, distances for various gauges, and the prevalence of clubs across states under the American Association. It notes major clubs, high scores by notable shooters, costs of birds, and a cheap trap design to start a club. It mentions legal decisions allowing live-bird shooting in several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Bogardus
Dr. Carver
Hurlingham Club
German Gun Club
New York
Southside Club
Newark
N. J
Knapp
Floyd Jones
Westminster Kennel Club
Carteret Gun Club
Bergen Club
New Jersey
The
Country Club
Westchester
Larchmont Club
Tuxedo Club
Dr. Knapp
Major Jones
Carver
Brokaw
Frank Class
Pinebrook
Beam
Welch
Englewood
Lengerke
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Trenton
Philadelphia
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
West
Shoes for the Dead and Quiet Mortuary Trade in Detroit
An eastern Detroit shop advertises “shoes for the dead” with crocheted back-button pairs priced at 75 cents. A Free Press reporter encounters an elderly pipe smoker and a pale young woman selling comfortable but shapeless funeral footwear. Trade is slow as undertakers hesitate to buy and many burials go without shoes or debts remain unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Free Press
Mortua
Mother
Bellamy in Poor Health and Book Sales Figures
Edward Bellamy, author of Looking Backward, is in poor health. Readers and friends are urged to note his condition and the modest life he leads as the public reflects on his work. The booklet has earned Bellamy about 16,000 dollars, while publishers have 50,000 dollars in receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Bellamy
Bellamy
Belton
Kate
Scotland
Rover
Donald
Parforce
Ays
Don’t Be Too Big a Gun editorial note
An editorial argues against making oversized naval guns, warning that 110 ton arms risk bursting and damaging ships. It notes seven or eight such guns have been produced for navies, and laments further casting of these weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Amusing Travelers Breakfasts Across Continents and Climes
Codlin and Short recall breakfasts in a French cafe with overfilled courses, from a Parisian fish and frogs legs spree to a Highland bothy meal. They compare a Paris bill that dwarfs a Victoria lunch, noting kangaroo tail soup and global price contrasts a century ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Huntly
Paris
Cafe de la Paix
Jack
George
Aaid Codlin
Victoria
Codlin
F. Jay Karr
A Visitor’s Glowing Tour of American Free Schools
A visiting Englishwoman describes a New York city school where 1,400 children are educated for free and later 1,800 young women at the Normal College sing Latin hymns with flawless discipline. She contrasts American institutions with English schools, praises regional diversity and hospitality, and laments separation from her own children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Oura
Lexington Avenue
Comree Mee
England
London
Masonic School
Normal College
New York
Eton
Harrow
Rugby
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Mapez Kenpal
Romances of Great Men Marriages of Ex Governor Long and Senator Hawley
A curious set of marriages from Congress era features ex Governor Long of Massachusetts marrying a school teacher who tutored his children. Senator Hawley wed a cultured Englishwoman, a nurse and reformer who led nurses in the Zulu war and earned honors before moving to America to oversee hospital reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Massachusetts
Washington Society
Senator Hawley
Hawley
Wolseley
Victoria Order of the Red Cross
America
Philadelphia
Ocean
Governor General Lord Stanley of Preston Described
The article portrays Governor General Lord Stanley as broad shouldered and patronly in manner. It notes a pepeye black beard and fondness for tobogganing and cold baths. It highlights his eight children and potential future prominence as a Derby owner and a wealthy man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Lord Stanley
Preston
Mwe
Derby
Olive Tree Lifts Massive Stone From Ancient Wall
A Curiously Powerful Plant Growth Tale describes an olive tree growing beside Leucadia’s Cyclopean wall. Roots and branches forced through a wall crevice, displacing a stone about three feet long and 30 inches wide by deep, lifting it and raising the tree higher than its original placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leucadia
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Martha
Simon the Leper
Caoe
Mary
Tanaris
Marth
Lasar
Zaharah
Laza
Lazanne
American Association
Fie
Boston Globe
India
Africa
Australia
Whitten
Short
South Africa
Garcon
Messieures
France
Deuce
Cesar
Oak
Monsieur
the Garcon
Jonathan
Kendal
SUI Generis
Moseachusetts
Mins Grundy, Jr
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