Missionaries Affected as World War Rages Across Fronts
Dr. S Karl Taylor of the Methodist Episcopal board cites 250 Protestant clergy in front lines with French armies and notes German Methodist ministers joining combat. He reports Frankfurt's theological school closed and European churches disrupted. Bishop Nuelson oversees European affairs as Bywssne seeks parishes in distressed southeastern France. Concerns rise for Tunis Algeria missionaries if Turkey enters war.
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S. Karl Taylor
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
South Germany
Methodist Theological School
Frankfort
Taylor
Nuelson
Europe
Dr. Taylor
Ernest W. Bywssne
France
New York
Minnehaha
Turkey
Tunis
Algeria
India
Asia
Beirut
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Ae HB . EY Hopkins
Public mood shifts at New York dinner demand fairer views
President Howard Hilcott pleads for kinder public opinion toward the New Haven lines at a New York dinner. He recalls a farm girl who walked twenty miles to allow a sea voyage, tears upon return, and a twist of fate when the man she helped was reprieved.
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Howard Hilcott
New York
New Haven
Milly
Physical Impossibility and a Manicure Establishment
A witty exchange notes Mrs Judkins plans a new business she cannot have. The dialogue mocks color blindness and fashion, suggesting that even sharp clients confuse appearances with reality and that society’s trends mislead.
SICK DOCTOR Proper Food Put Him Right
A physician details a recovery from a grip attack using four teaspoonfuls of Grape-Nuts and cream three times daily for two weeks. He reports stomach tolerance and renewed strength, endorsing Grape-Nuts as nourishing when digestion is deranged and urging physicians to consider it widely.
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Postum. Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Hiver
Rattlesnake Tale Teaches Song for Safety
An elder recounts how a rattlesnake once protected the Pueblo by teaching a sacred song to keep people safe. The tale follows the sun’s daughter, a snake’s bite, and how women’s labor in the fields held peaceful order, while a boy learns to walk with eyes on the ground to avoid angering their friends.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
W. L. Douglas
W. GL
Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Spark Bt
Brockton
Mass
Pole for merry go round improvised ride
A simple cheap merry go round uses a single pole set in the cant space for rope running. A gas pipe or wood pole extends about twelve feet above ground, with an iron wheel on top and ropes attached to the rim for riders.
Chess the royal game long held in high esteem
The Baltimore Sun notes chess is the royal game with a thousand year history in its present form. It claims global devotion from England to the United States and describes chess as a pure skill game offering profound thought and endless resources, though sometimes seen as too serious for a profession.
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Engsia
Guba
United States
St. Petersburg
Baltimore Sun
Pa’s Weather Wisdom Sparks Frugal Lesson
A father explains the saying laying up for a rainy day. He tells his son that rainy days mean hard times and that there is no dust in sight during calm periods.
Christ Anointed For Burial Sunday Lesson
Moody Institute notes Octobers lesson on Mark fourteen in which Mary of Bethany anoints Jesus with costly ointment, Judas conspires with leaders, and Jesus explains the act as preparation for burial. The story contrasts Mary’s devotion with Judas greed and ends with Jesus praising Mary’s sacrifice.
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Jesus
Judas
John
Judas Iscariot
Mary
Martha
Lazarus
Peter
Jerusalem
Bethany
Defining Neutrality
Dialogue captures a domestic quarrel over lending a rolling pin in a humorous rural setting. Mr McGinnis and Mrs Murphy discuss a potential loan to Mrs Murphy with implications of friendship and neighborly obligations. The piece hints at tensions within a small community household.
Question of Identity in a Silent Exchange
A fragmentary exchange questions who first kissed whom as a face feels familiar in a fleeting romantic moment. The dialogue hints at memory, confusion, and recognition between two individuals.
Wise man uses flattery to win a woman rather than argument
A proverb states that a clever man who aims to persuade a woman should rely on flattery instead of argument. The line contrasts charm with reason in social courtship.
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Bob
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New Indian Animal Stories
Rattlesnake
John M. Oskison
Chess
E. O. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
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Boston
Same Minaet Inc Starch CO
Omebia
Nebraska
W. Na Uy Kangas Golty
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