West Indian mammals studied by Captain Anthony
Captain H. E. Anthony returned from a four month West Indies expedition for the American Museum of Natural History. He reports fossil and living mammal finds in Jamaica and Porto Rico, suggesting a former continental connection and shedding light on how life arrived on the islands.
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Aptain H. E. Anthony
Department of Mammals
American Museum of Natural History
West Indies
Porto Rico
Antilles
Captain Anthony
Cuba
Greater Antilles
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Spencer
Danish West Indies
Central America
Jamaica
Santa Cruz
Patagonia
Cub
Honduras
Anthony
United States
Holy Men and Humble Happenings Across India and America
A lighthearted note recalls a fiancé discovering two small fish hidden in a hat after a long fishing trip. The piece then shifts to a description of India’s 7,000,000 sadhus and their ascetic practices, including begging, saffron robes, and beads. Some followers endure extreme ordeals for deliverance.
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Eyho
India
A King Who Disobeyed God Lesson
Lesson text on Saul from first Samuel 15. A vivid study of a gifted king whose partial obedience and hypocritical pretense led to divine rejection. It traces Saul's command to destroy Amalek, his failure to fully obey, Samuel's rebuke, and the ultimate removal of his dynasty, with cautions on false sacrifices without true obedience.
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Saul
Samuel
Israel
Egypt
Agag
God
Jesus Christ
Great Deeds Quote Emphasizes Small Daily Duties
A religious reflection highlights that grand acts attract praise, yet the true path is in ordinary daily duties done quietly. The text urges believers to fulfill mundane responsibilities in business, home, or school as meaningful service.
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God
J. J. Perry
Knowledge Guides Graceful Guidance
The adage warns that mere knowledge without grace is folly. It suggests wisdom comes from aligning learned facts with ethical insight and thoughtful action, yielding wiser decisions and steadier leadership.
Zion Cliff-Dwellings Mystery Draws Explorers
New Zion National Park attracts visitors drawn by claims of a hidden cliff-dwelling and a second canyon. Explorers from Salt Lake City and Los Angeles pursue the site amid archaeology debates about the ancient Southwest. Researchers note many cavate dwellings, pueblos, and the Casa Grande remains as key clues to past life.
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National Park
Utah
Zion
Yosemite
Zion National Park
Great American Southwest
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Eyre Powell
Venice
Calif
Kivas
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
Jemez Plateau
National Park of the Afteities
Hovenweep
Colorado-Utah Wne
Mesa Verde
Hovenweep National Monument
Casa Grande National Monument
Gila Valley
Arizona
Casa Grande
J. Walter Fewkes
Smithsonian Institution
Temple of the Sun
Far View House
American Southwest
Paris landmark to go amid city improvement plan
Paris plans to demolish the Robespierre residence site in the Cite du Retiro as part of a broader modernization. The Monaco prince’s tenants have notice, but demolition may wait five years due to property ownership law. The scheme aims to remove slums and extend underground railways with termini at St Germain and Maisons Lafitte to ease race-day rail traffic.
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Paris
London Times
Robespierre
Cite du Retiro
Madeleine
Faubourg Saint Honore
Maisons Laffitt
Racial Wealth and Literacy Gaps in British Empire
The article notes 62 000 000 whites and 376 000 000 colored people in the empire. White capital is $500 billion vs colored groups at $5 billion. Illiteracy is about 15 percent among whites and nearly 90 percent among colored peoples, per Sir Henry Johnson.
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Great Britain
British Empire
Sir Henry Johnson
Daughter's Views on God's House Sparkled in Church Scene
A mother guiding her child to proper terms notes a Sunday church visit. As worship ends the little girl exclaims in wonder that God must be having a party given all the crowd leaving the church.
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Little Daughter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Civchoma
Chicago Tribune
P. B. Fitzwater
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Zon
Sinawava Temple
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