Revival at Moody Bible Institute Draws National Attendees
A Chicago revival conference from January 31 to February 5 marked Moody Bible Institute’s eightieth anniversary and the thirtieth founding. Leaders from many denominations urged national repentance and world wide prayer while testimonies from former students highlighted the institute’s influence, with over 12 000 alumni and 760 serving abroad.
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Chicago
Milan
Darla” M. Taylor
Ycher
Diller
Moody Bible ‘Institute
D. L. Moody
Moody Bible Institute
James M. Gary
Institute
United States
Jesus Christ
Wilson
James M. Gray
Moody Institute
Scarcity of Boy Laborers in New Zealand Factories
A New Zealand baking powder firm reports scarce boy and girl labor, hiring adults after failed ads. The practice is to take boys at school starting at $3 a week, increasing to $5 after a year or 18 months. Fourteen year old boot trades workers start at $3 weekly.
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New Zealand
Dominion
Advertisement for Chamberlain's Pills for Constipation
An advertisement extols Chamberlain's pills as pleasant to take and effective for constipation. It claims a natural feel and ease from medicine and notes availability everywhere.
A Poetical Recipe Rhyme Puzzle Puzzle
A reader shares a rhyming filling blanks riddle about preparing a fish dish. The verses set lines to complete with rhyming words, cycling through actions from catching and darning to frying and serving, in a playful kitchen scene.
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Willie
Mary
Susie
Earliest Eclipses Span China to Verdun Treaty
The record traces solar eclipses from B C 2158 in China to B C 763 near Nineveh and to the 585 BC battle of Lydians and Medes. It notes the A D 840 eclipse associated with Emperor Louis and the ensuing three-way war ending in the Verdun treaty carving France Italy and Germany from Charlemagne's empire.
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Medes
Thales
Louis
Verdun
France
Italy
Germany
Charlemagne
Habits as Help or Shackles in Youth
The article argues habits can aid or imprison. It notes youths often form unconscious, accidental routines and deny their impact. They overestimate their ability to change habits quickly, unaware they are binding themselves with iron chains for the future.
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Beatrice
Meritoriuse
Vaanerae
Ieee and Bane
Peter Han Onan
Leo
Weil
Beewil
Eyes of Youthful Genlua erton Describe Striking Gray Orbs
The passage highlights Genlua erton’s remarkable gray eyes as a defining feature. Excitement makes one eye brighter and larger, likened to a hawk’s eye that reveals the soul, with observers noting fire and intense gaze that sparks reactions in others.
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Genluaerton
Byron
Calycott
Barrett
Chatterton
New Airburst Shell Devised by French Army
A French artillery officer, Commandant Malandin, announced a new airburst shell for 75 caliber cannons. The device explodes in the air rather than on impact, increasing effective range and battlefield value. French authorities expect standardisation across the army.
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Commandant Malandin
General Staff of
Paris
Fluff Rugs From Old Carpets Offered by Local Firm
Trice Rug Co of Beatrice Nebraska advertises handmade Fluff Rugs from old Brussels and other worn carpets. The business at 23 Bell Street Elizabeth Hoover lists phone 981 J for orders.
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Brussels
Trice Rug Co
Bell St
Elizabeth Hoover
Beatrice
Nebr
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