Wise Men Seek Him And The Star Guides Their Journey
A Sunday School lesson discusses Jesus as King and Messiah, and the journey of the wise men bearing gifts. It links their search to prophecy and the return of Christ, urging belief in scripture and faithful offerings as demonstrations of worship.
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Avectican Press
Amociathr
Matthew
Israel
Mark
Luke
John
God
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Bethlehem
Simeon
Anna
Sheba
Solomon
Earth
Christ
Torrey
Alexander and
Roberts
Herod
Micah
Jesus
Gabriel
David
Jacob
Abel
Intoxicating Atmosphere Of Burton On Trent
The town sits as the English brewing capital where vapors from malt liquor vats allegedly intoxicate visitors and subtly lift their spirits. Residents ignore the fumes while guests report hours of lingering cheer and drunken misperceptions after arrival. Brewing houses monitor visitors keen to see the industry they seek to suppress.
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Burton-on-Trent
Officer and Soldier Well Matched Tale
An Irish soldier named Pat attempts to justify his absence from home by a ruse about his wife being sick. A captain, aware of Pat’s tricks, pretends to read a letter from the wife asking him to stay away. Pat then confesses in a low voice that he and the captain are both “illigant ars” and that he is not married.
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Pat
No Confederate Supreme Court Debate Sparks Incident in Senate
A New Orleans observer notes that the Confederate Congress never established a supreme court. In a Richmond Senate executive session, Ben Hill of Georgia clashed with William L. Yancey of Alabama over a court of last resort. Hill hurled an inkstand at Yancey after being called a liar, injuring him but not fatally.
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Supreme Court
New Orleans
Confederate Congress
Richmond Congress
Confederate Senate
Ben Hill
Georgia
William L. Yancey
Alabama
Senate
Yancey
Hill
The Value of Solidarity in the Human Grape
A Success Magazine passage argues that a man is a cluster in the human grapevine and loses power when cut off from others. It compares social cohesion to diamond cohesion, noting strength comes from close contact and shared vitality.
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Success Magazine
Dutch Herring Trade Fueled Seventeenth Century Wealth
The Dutch monopoly of North Sea fishing in the 1600s enriched Amsterdam, with 50,000 Dutch directly in fishing from Yarmouth to the Shetlands and 150,000 more employed in related work. Sir Walter Raleigh noted how Dutch sales to Yarmouth herring traders funded English gold and the building of a thousand ships.
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North Sea
Amsterdam
Holland
Yarmouth
Shetlands
Sir Walter Raleigh
James L
Yarmouth Berring
Wheat Market Report Shows Mixed Movements and High Uncertainty
The market notes dull overall activity with a late week firmness in wheat prices despite expectations of lower demand. It cites increased visible supplies from the United States and Canada, strong world shipments, and speculative pressure from large operators, with Manitoba showing a modest weekly gain and prices listed for Fort William and Port Arthur.
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America
United States
Canada
Russia
Argentina
Australia
Armour & Co
Bradstreet
Manitoba
Fort William
Port Arthur
Revolt in Moscow Near End Says Governor General
Governor General Roub declares the revolt in Moscow nearly ended as Reds loose support among Liberals and Radicals. Most ringleaders are dead or captured, and arms accumulated by rebels are seized. He cautions that remaining fugitives may not trigger another reign of terror.
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Mosacow
Roub
Associated Press
Indy Si
Moscow
Ais
British Government Sends Thanks From Ottawa
Lord Elgin reports funeral of the Hon. Raymond Prefontaine in Paris with military honors. Attendees included a representative of the republic, the president of the chamber, the minister of marine, and the British ambassador. A audience request to thank the republic’s leadership is planned in kingly name.
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Ottawa
Earl Grey
Lord Elgin
Raymond Prefontaine
Madelaine
Paris
Republic
Chamber
Marine
Canada
Dominion brings Prefontaine remains to Halifax for Montreal funeral
The British warship Dominion will bring the late Hon. Raymond Prefontaine’s body to Halifax around January 22. The funeral will be in Montreal with a simple Halifax ceremony and Ottawa ministers expected to attend. A special train will carry the casket to Montreal via the Intercolonial line, escorted from the landing at the ordnance wharf to the railway station.
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Montreal
Ottawa
Dominion
Raymond Prefontaine
Halifax
Ordnance Wharf
Rins
Balfour Defends Coolie Labor in Leamington Speech
London dispatch reports Benjamin Disraeli era policy debate on Chinese labor. Balfour argues that South African mining depends on coolie labor and rejects Liberal claims of slavery. He attacks Liberal representations and stresses retaliation and colonial preference in contrast to Chamberlain.
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London
Balfour
Leamington
Warwickshire
Transvaal
Liberal
Mr. Chamberlain
To Teach the Youth to Shoot in Canada
Sir Frederick Borden proposes a nationwide physical training plan for youths over 14 in schools and colleges. Provinces would require teachers to complete gymnastic courses and be certified to instruct. The program, modeled on the Swiss system, uses permanent corps instructors and aims to cost nothing extra.
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Ottawa
Sir Frederick Borden
Canada
Australian crop yields revised upward despite conservative estimates
Reports from Australia indicate improved crop results with private figures up to 5 million bushels for the entire section including New Zealand, about 22 million bits, higher than last year. More cautious estimates put output between 63 and 70 million bushels.
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Australia
New Zealand
Sending Men Elsewhere Better Than Letting Starvation Persist
A speaker argues it is preferable to dispatch men to another part of the empire rather than endure starvation locally. He notes no difference between sending a man to Edinburgh or Bristol and sending him from Leeds to Toronto.
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Mary of
Bethany
Egypt
Edinburgh
Bristol
Leeds
Toronto
Rough Country Survey Expedition Near Lesser Slave Lake
J W Wallace and a 15 man party surveyed over 100 miles of base line east of Lesser Slave Lake before reaching Edmonton en route to Ottawa. Harsh terrain included muskegs and 6000 foot mountains. mission paused due to geography. They travelled since April 18 and described land as largely unsuitable for farming but with timber, notably Jack pine in Moose Mountain and Swan River areas. watershed toward Lesser Slave Lake.
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J. W. Wallace
D. L
Lesser Slave Lake
Edmonton
Ottawa
Wallace
Moose Mountain
Swan River
Harvard Observatory reports second comet sighting
A message from Professor Percival Lowell states he found a second comet on the Harvard photograph from November 28. The object, taken at 9:... Greenwich time 7 hours west, shows a dual tail geometry with motion two minutes per hour toward south by west or north by east and a northern tail tendency.
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Harvard Observatory
Boston
Percival Lowell
Greenwich
Valuable Western Horticulture Book Published by Society
The Western Horticultural Society releases a country specific book with about thirty articles by Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta residents. It covers bees fruits vegetables floriculture forestry beekeeping and more and is free to society members who pay one dollar for a year and gain access to future plant distributions.
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Western Horticultural Society
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Red River Valley
West
Canada
Branden
Prairie
Geo. Ratter
P.O. Box
Winnipeg
Five Eclipses In 1996 Visible Across Canada
In 1996 there are five eclipses three solar and two lunar. A total lunar eclipse on February 8 will be visible in North America beginning in Western Canada near midnight and ending around 3 36 am. A partial solar eclipse on February 22 will be visible in Canada with additional partial solar events on July 21 and August 19 also visible in Canada. The start of a partial solar eclipse over the ear of Senne is noted as part of Canada’s viewing period.
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North America
Canada
Senne
Sean
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