Ancient devotions and curious world notes compiled
A blend of odd facts and social notes from a historical column: cork eafins, pineapples weight, a cat death and potato sacks, a claim about Old Testament words, a Canadian Britain size comparison, eyeless earthworms sensing light, shark fin usage, Salvation Army stations in India, and assorted peculiar observations on people, places, and inventions across the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Canada
Great Britain
Ireland
Salvation Army
India
Hirta
Marriggve
Poland
British Museum
West Indies
Lickskillet Items From The Bloomington Star
Aunt Sally Hawkins hosted a noonday luncheon for a preacher who enjoyed friend batter cakes and dried apple sauce. Afterward he helped light two tubs of fresh eyes saved for a Christmas market. Constable Si Plum hired to stamp the township for Hi Johnson. Arminta Jones grows mournful and dejected. Dee McFadden blames too much obituary poetry.
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Sally Hawkins
Si Plum
Hi Johnson
Arminta Jones
Dee McFadden
Eels Hatched Near Bermuda Found in US Waters
The article explains that eels in US rivers and creeks originate from eggs laid near Bermuda in the southern North Atlantic, with lifecycle stages developing toward American habitats.
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United States
Bermuda
North Atlantic Ocean
Around the World Flight and the Duty to Report Crimes
The article argues that a husband must not shield his criminal wife from justice and should hand her over to authorities. It contrasts the protection offered to a wife with the obligation placed on a husband, asserting universal duty to report wrongdoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noerming
Tax Notice for 1923 Sullivan County Indiana
Tax duplicate for 1923 now in hand with rates shown for property and polls in Sullivan County. Taxes due January 1 1924, payable by May 5 1924 in full or half by May 5 with road tax, and remainder by November 8 1924. Delinquent school fund mortgages must be settled. remaining after February 1 1924 will be advertised for sale.
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Sullivan County
Charles W. Coffman
Indiana
Frank M. Daniels
Agricultural Experiment Station
Lysons LE
Inbi
Uae
Renee
Memor Dunes
Indiana Board OF Agricultural Tax
Ebeene
BHP Pe Ae
Jackson Township
Wayrmera
Shelburn Town
Farmersbure Town
Farmersburge Town
Fairbanks Township
Bs Blase
Turman Township
Hamilton Township
Sulivan City
Sullivan City
Cass Township
Dugger Tow
Dugger Town
Jefferson Township
Haddon Township
Carlisle Tow
Carlisle Town
Gill Township
Merom Town
Circumstance as Obstacle to Acceptance of the Gospel
A dated sermon argues that circumstance and perceived duties keep people from following Jesus. It contrasts human hindrances with Jesus’s gracious invitation, noting Satan uses circumstances to block conversion while inner peace and lasting happiness come from faith, not external conditions.
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Jesus
Satan
Lfe
Jesus Christ
In Christ I Can All Things Through Grace
A sermon emphasizes that only through Christ not willpower enables strength. It warns against relying on self and ignores grace. The speaker likens Christ to a root and human ability to fruit, asserting divine grace enables works and pleases the Lord.
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Christ
Joy Comes After Peace and Righteousness
A reflective line asserts that joy follows peace and righteousness as its root and stem, warning that people err by seeking happiness before moral balance. The text contrasts the sequence of righteousness peace and joy in the pursuit of wellbeing.
Household Management Tips From an Experienced Teacher
A practical column on kitchen organization by a seasoned instructor with over twenty years of know how. It stresses grouping utensils near their use, side wall lighting to avoid shadows, affordable wall finishes like oil paint and gauze paper, and practical flooring choices such as linoleum with proper seam care to prevent water entry.
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Creok
Bad Habits Persist Through Natural Bad Habits
The piece argues that bad habits endure because they arise from natural tendencies while good habits require conscious effort and artificial structure to form. It contrasts ease of slipping into bad patterns with the discipline needed for positive change.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cork
Mississippi
Clemenceau
Gothenburg
Sweden
Mediterranean
Italy
Africa
England
Kalaupapa
Molokai
United States Patent Office
London Society
Plain of
Jordan
Serbia
Ehipite
New York
Nurembere
Bombay
Holland
Rotterdam
Mexico
Colorado
Coolidge
Lickskiller Post Office
Eve Ann Leng
Trent
Peruina Fish
Ed Bivins
Ed Bascomb
Dick Biedsoe
Johnny Spraceby
Epic Beef
Woman’s Uplift League
Zeb Stubbins
Horse Shoe
Gosport
The
Bloomington Star
Eels
Flight
F. L. Martin
U. S
Seattle
Terre Haute
Star and Sullivan Union
D. N. Railsback
Railsback
Hulle
Ty House
Luke
Zoe
Stoo
Club
the National Bank
Sullivan, Indiana
Gill Township Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Manning
Barre
Davis Brothers
E. Washington St
Sullivan, Ind
Martin
Chiropractors
Palmer School
Washington St. Sullivan
Jud Tunkins
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