Ezekiel Watchman Duty and Personal Responsibility
A religious lesson discusses Ezekiel 33 and Romans 14 12 emphasizing individual accountability before God. It explains the watchman’s commission and responsibility and urges consistent living and genuine repentance as paths to divine forgiveness. The text connects biblical watchman duties to Christian witness and personal life judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Jesus Christ
Ezekiel
Babylon
Watchman
Christ
Calvary
New York Twists On Part Time Jail Sentences
A newspaper feature quotes Elmer Twitchell criticizing a new law allowing part time jail terms for employed offenders. He and others debate whether sentences should be inconvenient or merely a courtesy to working life, with mock courtroom dialogue illustrating the issue.
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New York State
Not to Give Thanks for All but in All Things
A quoted reflection by Dr. G Matheson contrasts thanking God for every event with thanking Him in all circumstances, urging readers to seek gratitude amid life’s hardship rather than for the hardships themselves.
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Dr. G. Matheson
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Europe
England
France
Chamberlain
Daladier
Defense questions in a world at war
The piece criticizes the President and Hopkins for defense inaction and delays. It argues that prior calm warned against missteps, urges rapid rearmament, and warns the nation faces a dangerous path unless decisive leadership, planning, and unity replace political rhetoric and complacency.
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England
France
The Compact Heist In Birch Clump
Jennie, a hotel maid in Birch Clump, steals soaps wrappers to save for a warm sweater. The case Mrs Jerome misplaces turns up with a jewel encrusted compact, prompting a police scene and a plan for Jennie to leave with Curly after the town clerk’s paperwork.
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Jennie
Mrs. Haard
Curly
Mrs. Waard
Mrs. Huard
Jen
Pattern 8719 for a street style dress and shorts
Pattern No 8719 offers a popular waistband frock with a small waist silhouette and a bolero that turns a dress into street wear. Available in sharkskin gingham linen or pique for juniors sizes 11 through 19 with yardage details for size 13 and trim bias folds.
Odd Maritime Tricks and Odd Machines Reported
A Collier's item notes German destroyers firing torpedoes by mouth at range finders, and a gunner blowing into a peashooter to trigger. It also highlights a tiny 47 by 38 by 43 inch accounting machine with 55,000 parts and over 75 miles of wire. It mentions a Shinto mass in Japan and priests driving away disaster spirits after crashes.
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Japan
Collier’s
Caldwell
Krakatoa Eruption Loudest Sound On Record In 1883
The Krakatoa eruption in 1883 remains the loudest sound measured by science with an estimated 190 decibels. The article notes decibels relate to bells and lists low level noises such as chewing toast at 3.7 decibels and nail biting at 3.3 decibels per the New York Times.
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Krakatoo
Sunda Strait
Alexander Graham Bell
New York Times
Safety in Depth Lowliness as Virtue Base
A reflective line citing Bailey on virtue rooted in humility and the paradox that true safety comes from going to the lowest depth. It frames lowliness as the foundation of moral conduct and prudent behavior.
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Bailey
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Arole L. Lundquist
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
International Council of Religious Education
Egypt
O Aé UU
Phillips
Elmer Twitchell
Yerronor
Mr. Twitchell
Sue Saltus
Dewey
Holland
Hugh S. Johnson
Ays
Red
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Germany
Hitler
Oes
CVT Roe
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Elis
Emerson
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