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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1914
Page
4
The lesson analyzes the scribe's question about commandments, Jesus fourfold call to love God with heart soul mind and strength, and to love neighbor. It contrasts law and life and notes the widow's gift as true sacrifice, urging offerings by capacity and genuine motive over show. It cites Deut and Lev, David's messianic context, and 2 Corinthians guidance.
The six year old Charley Turner, son of a Baptist minister, amazed a lay and minister audience in Knoxville with a 20 minute sermon on God Is Love. He was ordained after his conversion in 1912 and has preached across Georgia and East Tennessee, visiting prisons and hospitals.
Midlands report cites a striking form of child labor in the potteries. Dr A A Hill of Tunstall describes small workers acting as handle makers, standing on boxes to reach benches and jumping to press clay into molds up to 200 times an hour, causing great pain and tenderness.
Hill argues that workers quit due to avoidable suffering and calls for preventative measures through more considerate practices. The quote highlights the impact on young workers and stresses the need for proactive support.
The London report notes a tiny armed vessel on Lake Geneva near Lausanne. It is not formidable in appearance but serves a large mission, patrolling Savoy and guarding against smugglers from Evian-les-Bains across the lake.
Burglars hit Frank Knapfer's sporting goods store in Yonkers for the ninth time this year. They carried stock noted as revyolYera and other items, continuing a pattern of repeated break-ins.
James G. Manchester reports a mineral vault under Broadway, New York, with 118 varieties identified along its rock foundations since 1814. The paper notes amphibole, beryl, quartz, garnet, pyrite and other minerals found during skyscraper excavations, claiming Broadway surpasses all avenues in mineral diversity.
Eighteen year old twins Helen and Margaret Brady from New Brunswick New Jersey suffer injuries from a runaway accident. Both twins look identical causing nurses and surgeons to mix beds. A bed misalignment led to confusion about which twin had the rib injury and which had the broken leg. Placards reading leg and rib finally guided correct care.
A Plover Iowa reader endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female weakness. The letter recounts initial doctors' failure, five bottles taken, and the daughter becoming regular, strong, and healthy. The advertisement invites others to seek the remedy and contact Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential advice.
A clipped dialogue between a couple explores love and certainty with lines about wanting full expression. The exchange cycles between questions and assurances, ending with a wry note on the limits of spoken love.
A brief dialogue shows Jimmy missing a game due to work while planning to save up for a crucial fall game to help his grandmother. The exchange highlights priorities between work, sports, and family care in a casual newspaper snippet.
A fragment from a Punch illustration shows a little girl asking Mr Murphy to go begging with her mother’s blessing if tomorrow is fine. The piece captures a street scene with social satire and human interest.
The quote notes that people who accept things as they come tend to be content with very little, implying a philosophy of resignation and modest desires.
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