Religion and Politics in the Mosque and Caliphate
A National Geographic bulletin notes that Islam is not a single religious unit and outlines Sunni and Shia divides. It traces caliphs from Abu Bakr to Abbasids, explains political power vs spiritual authority, and highlights how leadership shaped Islamic history and relations with the West.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
Turkey
England
United States
Bosporus
Asia Minor
Mohammed
Harun al Rashid
Rashid
Caliphate
Muawiyah
Irak
Feisal
Mecca
Arabia
Syria
Persia
Turkestan
Black Sea
Bagdad
Cairo
Cordova
Spain
Abul Abbas
Valve Removed From Boy’s Brain in Gowanda Play
Louis Strauss twelve years old of Gowanda is recovering at the Homeopathic hospital after doctors removed an automobile inner tube valve that pierced his scalp and skull during play. The valve drilled a hole through the bone near the temple and buried a dime sized bone fragment in his brain.
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Buffalo
Louis Strauss
Gowanda
Choosing a Man for Husband in Candice Minturn's Trust
Candice Minturn, 25, faces two suitors amid a family trust with Peter Hampden as trustee. Candice mischievously accepts Willie Anstruthers, prompting Hampden to confess long‑hidden feelings. Candice teases him with a wit as sharp as business acumen in a breezy Long Island social scene.
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Peter Hampden
Nan
Candice Minturn
Peter
Candice
John Randall
John
Randall Country Place
Long Island
Willie Anstruthers
Calvin George
Mrs. Randall
Young Anstruthers
GT. & BE
Hetheringtons
Mr. Peter
Hampden
Cadice
Barbers in Biblical Times and Ancient Egypt
The article notes barber mentions in scripture the sole reference to a barber's razor in Ezekiel and suggests barbers existed among ancient Hebrews and Delilah's shave episode. It describes Egyptian barbers as khak or shavers depicted in Beni Hassan tomb as bronze razors with cylindrical handles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delilah
Samson
Beni-Hassan
Froude on Prosperity and Selfishness
The quotation argues that prosperity and happiness become chains when valued as essential, keeping us enslaved to selfishness. True ownership only comes when such comforts are external ornaments, worn for God’s pleasure and not for personal conquest.
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Froude
Pigeons Die Where They Roost in Spires and Towers
An English steeplejack with 25 years of experience describes finding hundreds of dead pigeons in city spires and belfries. He notes carcasses on nests and beams, with many pigeon skeletons observed atop tall structures like the Nelson column.
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Eaclf
Nelson Column
Capitol
Not Milk Enough for the Hogs
Dr. Allen of the Indiana state board of health held a school clinic at Scipio to inspect children. A six year old was underweight and when asked about milk the child replied they do not drink milk, saying they have hardly enough milk for the hogs.
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Allen
Indiana State Board of Health
Scipio
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Camp Franklin
Caliph “Witaqut Portfolio
Mhammedan
Near East
Nazarene
Alohammedan
God
Allah
Muhanmed
Christ
Abu Bekr
Omar
Jemir al Moumenin
Ali
Fatima
Othman
Ayesha
Hassan
Moawiyah
Damascus
Ommiades
Langley
U. S. S. Langley
Hampton Roads
Tinset
S. H.R. Davie
H. Irving King
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Lathrop
Holland
Cretest
Michigan State Auto School
Edwards
Lewse
Nekon
Ach
Wolf
Laws
Anderson
Minn
Michigan State Automobile School
Detroit
Raich
Fort Wayne
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