Common Things Reflect God’s Quiet Beauty
A verse meditation on everyday nature and miracles. The poem lists sunlit skies, fields, lakes, birds, and stars as ordinary things that reveal divine kindness. It closes with a faith-filled note that the best things God makes are the common ones for all people.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Avice Milbrey’s Engagement to Rulon Shepler
In New York society circles, Miss Avice Milbrey faces pressure from her family to marry Rulon Shepler to shield her brother Fred from scandal. Amid rumors about Shepler and concerns over wealth and status, Avice weighs an arranged match against personal affection, while gossip hints at broader romantic entanglements.
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New York
Yast
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Mutterchen
Tom Banning
Fidelia Oldaker
Florence
Florence Akemit
Horace Millerey
Avice
Rulon Shepler
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Chicago
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Uncle Peter Bines Arrives with His Man in Town
Peter Bines from Montana City visits Percival with Billy Blue. Livingston offers cigars and a card to fetch goods as Uncle Peter briefs Billy on behavior. The old man portrays curiosity about city life and for Billy Blue’s sake contemplates the eastward winter.
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Uncle Peter's unexpected turn and Percival's doubts
Percival doubts Uncle Peter as a reforming evangelist yet watches him embrace gambling lore and late nights. The pair share a rowdy New York lifestyle, while the old man proves unexpectedly tolerant and engaging, easing Percival's suspicions as winter hardship tests them.
Hay wagon standoff ends as farmer offers backing maneuver
A large touring car carrying a man and wife meets a loaded hay wagon on a narrow road. The wife refuses to move, the husband argues, and the farmer finally offers to back out. He says he has one just like her at home. Philadelphia Ledger.
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Wybert
Dad
Mater
Rulon Shepler
Shepler
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Philadelphia Ledger
Misfortune Tellers Push Lewis' Single Binder Cigar
Smokers urged to call for Lewis' Single Binder cigar to obtain it. The dealer or Lewis' Factory in Peoria, Illinois handles distribution.
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Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Seattle Chief Orders Boxers Out of City
The Seattle chief of police orders all pugilists, trainers, and others connected with the boxing ring to leave the city or find respectable employment, believing prizefighters bring criminals and undesirables into town.
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Seattle
Deadly New Rifle Described by U.S. Army
The article outlines the 30 caliber rifle's rapid fire and bullet design. It notes a ten inch rifling twist, 2300 feet per second muzzle velocity, about 2760 revolutions per second, and a bullet circumference of .942 inches resulting in a peripheral speed of 13 000 feet per minute.
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United States Army
Gained 34 Pounds After Dr Williams Pink Pills Cure
Mrs. Nathaniel Field of St. Albans Maine credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing anemia and numerous ailments after other remedies failed. She describes severe pain, vomiting, indigestion and weakness then rapid weight gain from 120 to 154 pounds within weeks and renewed health. The ad promotes pills for rheumatism headaches and general weakness, priced 50 cents per box with discounts.
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Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
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