Joseph Tests His Brethren In Sunday School Lesson
An article reviews a Sunday School lesson titled Joseph Tests His Brethren, highlighting the theme of loyalty under pressure. It parallels Joseph's test of his brothers with public figures bound by political or gang loyalty, and reflects on bravery, faith, and family bonds amidst crisis.
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Brother International
Joseph
Abield
New York
Jacob
Egypt
Canaan
Benjamin
Original of Bluebeard traced to Giles de Laval and Comorre
Tale of Bluebeard draws on medieval murderers Giles de Laval and Comorre of Curhaix. The article notes Laval, called Barbe Bleue, and Comorre as possible sources for Perrault’s story, detailing their crimes and legends and pondering which fed the tale.
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Bluebeard
Perrault
Retz
Marshal
de Rete
Charles VII
France
Paris
Stan
Chantoce
Machecont
Giles de Laval
Giles
Comorre
Curhaix
Finistere
Somourre
Iona
Pom
Lain Bouchard
Tryphine
Is Goostherd
Reluctant Sacrifice and Brotherhood in Judah's Plea
A discussion on sacrifices for others and the spirit of self surrender. It reflects Judah's plea to Joseph to spare Benjamin and return him to Jacob, portraying the brothers as changed by adversity and united by a shared ideal.
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China
Pau
Jesus
Judah
Joseph
Calvary
Hin
Benjamin
Jacob
Electricity Laziest Thing in the World
A Kansas City Star feature quotes a streetcar foreman explaining electricity’s reluctance to work. He describes bond testers and constant checks on rails to keep power on the job, noting loose bonds waste current and can cause outages on the interurban line to Excelsior Springs.
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The
Kansas City Star
Kansas City
Excelsior Springs
Japanese Festival Cars in Uno Province Feature Decorated Vehicles
In Uno Province Japan a temple festival displays ornate cars kept on string for the tutelary deity. Residents greet the procession as ropes signal the arrival. the cars are noted as wonderful examples of Japanese decorative ornamentation.
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Wide World Magazine
Uno
Theime
Rane
Good Roads Year Book Highlights Bond Totals And Road Gains
The Boston Transcript reports the Good Roads Year Book 1933 shows 40 million dollars in good roads bonds issued and outstanding. It cites 137 million in road bonds authorized and 54,500,000 of county bonds outstanding, with estimates reaching 350 million plus 10 to 15 million more bonds not yet issued. Progress includes a rise in road improvement from 8.66 percent in 1909 to 10.1 percent by year end, equating to over 34 miles of improved roads in two years. The American Highway Association, led by Logan Waller Page and W. W. Finley, represents 30 to 40 state and interstate road groups.
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Boston Transcript
United States
France
American Highway Association
Logan Waller Page
United States Office of
Flublic Roads
Southern Railway Company
W. W. Finley
Balkan War Horrors Described Near San Stefano By H G Dwight
In the West edge of San Stefano a field of dead and dying lines the road as H G Dwight recounts. Bodies are loaded into a small omnibus with limbs protruding and clothing slipping away. Soldiers dig shallow graves and dogs later paw the graves before being shot.
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H. G. Dwight
San Stefano
Asiile Omnibus
Immigrant Tide Turns Across the Americas
A Washington Post piece quotes Adolph Weiser noting South American nations recruiting skilled Americans to grow their economies while the United States lags in immigration policy. The article contrasts offers abroad with U.S. efforts and cites lingering pride and policy criticism.
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Washington Post
Adolph Weiser
New York
Bremen
United States
South America
French
Dutch Guiana
Sovernmante Nf
Missisippi Valley
Europe
Vision of War Inspires Civil War Echoes in Indianapolis
A 1876 Indianapolis gathering of Civil War veterans inspired Robert G. Ingersoll to deliver a stirring address on national life. He invoked the dead, the enslaved, and the hope of a peaceful future with freedom, labor’s reward, and universal human progress.
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Robert Ingersoll
Indianapolis
Robert G. Ingersoll
Earth
Better Babies Movement Highlights Health Oriented Shows
The June Woman's Home Companion features Better Babies Everywhere showing US baby shows that judge children by health not looks. A mother shares her birth prep for Rex including outdoor exercise, simple diet, ample rest, and calm thoughts to start life well.
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June Woman's Home Companion
United States
June Companion
Rex
Educating Father in Harper's Bazaar Humor
Mary Stewart Cutting writes about Fathers guiding daughters after Selma’s graduation. The piece notes Fathers’ desire to control Selma’s social life while Mothers seek to relive youth through Selma’s happiness. The dynamic reveals affection mixed with practical limits on plans and finances.
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Mary Stewart Cutting
Harper's Bazar
Selma
Selma Aorto
Belma
A Brand New Fish Story Outing
A rugged adventurer on Prince Edward Island in Canada describes a safe trout landing method and encounters a veteran potterer with a heavy broad-tailed netter. The tale blends humor and local travel lore with river fishing detail and a boast about a large catch.
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Eliier
Prince Edward Idland River
Canada
Address to the Unco Guid Burns Poem Excerpt
A fragment from Robert Burns urges readers to examine their own faults before judging others. It counsels humility, restraint, and self awareness, noting that human nature leads to hidden motives, while divine judgment alone can test the heart and actions.
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Robert Burns
Fairy Mountain Ballad Fragment Recites Irish Folklore Imagery
Fragmentary verse depicts fairies on seas and shores with green jackets red caps and white feathers. It recounts lost children, nightly watchfulness by Trogs, and a king’s aging, wandering journeys to distant lights before sorrowful lament of a missing child and guardianship of the fairy realm.
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Old King Site
Roses
Republicans Resist Near-Republican Move In Chicago
A meeting in Chicago discussed reorganizing the old Republican Party amid talk of near Republican figures. Key names cited include Charles D. Hilles James B Reynolds George R. Sheldon Barnes Guggenheim Crane Smoot and West. The piece argues the old guard will keep control and dismisses near Republicanism.
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Collier's
Chicago
Oli- Republican
World
Alma Pac
Republican National Committee
Charles D. Hilles
James B. Reynolds
George R. Sheldon
New York
William Barnes, Jr
Colorado
Simon Guggenheim
Massachusetts
W. Murray Crane
Utah
Reed Smoot
Illinois
Roy O. West
Hilles
Barnes
Reynolds
Senator Lodge
Sheldon
Guggenheim
Crane
Smoot
Republican Party
Senator Cumming
Kenyon
Ua Nnghy
Cumming
Penrose
Old Guard
Repab-Ican
Panera
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Minnebabe
Penn
Janesville
Icksburg
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