Oldest Highland life saver Captain Worthen retires legend
Boston report profiles Captain Edwin P. Worthen keeper of Highland life-saving station at Highland Light. 34 years of service with no injuries and a famed Christmas 1872 rescue of the Francis and later Peruvian wrecks.
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Edwin P. Worthen
Highland Life-Saving Station
Cape Cod
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Cape
Highland Light
Charlestown
Cook
Highland Station
Worthen
Highlands
Francis
The Rich Young Ruler Sunday School Lesson 1906
A lesson on the rich young ruler presented from Mark 10 17 31 and parallel accounts. It explores his attempt to gain eternal life by keeping commandments and Jesus call to deny self sell possessions and follow him. The author explains the meaning of eternal life and the difficulty riches pose for discipleship with reference to other biblical examples and promises of rewards for sacrifice.
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Perea
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Zaccheus
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Barnabas
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Solomon
Eccles
Mark
Ibukex
God
Jesus
Kingdom of
Heaven
Peter
Crochet Doilies Pattern for Center and Border Scallops
Instructions detail crochet steps for a lace mat including chains, trebles, picots, and double crochets. It describes forming a center with width increases then decreases, followed by insertion and border rounds with multiple loops, picots, and scallops totaling 19 scallops for the daily pattern.
Prince August Wilhelm of Hohenzollern Likely to Attend Harvard
The 19 year old Prince August Wilhelm Henry Gonthier Victor von Hohenzollern may join Harvard University if his father's plans proceed. He is a German royal with strong social training and a military rank, taught at Bonn with ties to Harvard faculty and German universities.
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Memorial for San Francisco Erects Weeping Figure
The Golden Gate Park memorial by Kahne Beveridge honors the city’s disaster. A young woman weeps against a closed Gothic door, carved in tinted marble with a golden bronze door, stone steps and framework. Beveridge uses his sister Baroness Ray von Wrede as model.
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New York
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Golden Gate Park
Sade
Kahne Beveridge
Ray von Wrede
Measuring party aid for hostess on King's Daughters circle
Two young women invite guests to a measuring party at a member's home with a brief program and refreshments. Guests pay two cents per foot and extra for inches, then hear music and songs as they mingle. The piece also highlights a famed hostess known for resourcefulness and a closet full of unusual items.
Painter Fights Bees While Hanging From City Steeple
J W Morton a Richmond Virginia painter ascended the Broad Street Methodist Episcopal church steeple to paint the pinnacle He was attacked by swarms of bees and hornets as he dangled 200 feet above ground He lowered himself to safety after frantic cries went unheard by workers below.
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J. W. Morton
Richmond
Morton
Broad Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Indianapolis News
Acknowledgment Letter For Gifts From Readers
A bride writes a cordial note to each gift giver. If a gift comes from a couple, address the note to the wife and mention her husband as in It was very kind of you and Mr. B to think of me and to send so charming a gift.
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Fish Jump Into Boat Method Attracts Catch
A Chinese fishing method described where a white canvas screen is lowered from the boat. Fish mistake it for an obstacle and leap over it into the vessel, yielding an easy haul.
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