Mary’s Annunciation Legend From Temple Life to Bethlehem
A rendered Victorian account of Mary’s early life in the Jerusalem temple, the priestly council, the miraculous choosing by lots, Joseph’s guardianship, and the angel Gabriel announcing the Virgin’s pivotal role. The tale merges apocryphal gospels with legend detailing Mary’s vow of virginity, the rod sign from Isaiah, and the prophecy of the coming Messiah.
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Mary
Temple
Jerusalem
Israel
Joseph
David
Bethlehem
God
Judas
Justus
James
Simon
Assia
Lydia
Solomon
Lfe
Isaiah
Zacharias
Zacherias
Judah
Htim
Adam
Seth
Paradise
Enoch
Noah
Shem
Holy of Holies
Hebrothal
the Lord
Angel of the Lord
Samuel
Jacob
John
Elizabeth
Nazareth
Rebecca
Sephora
Susanna
Abigea
Cael
James the Less
Jesus
Gabriel
J. DE Q. Donehoo
The Bicycle: A Fairy Tale Of Human Invention
Leslie's Weekly extols the bicycle as a miraculous invention whose origin, development, and uses seem mythical. It envisions future scholars treating our era as Plato's Atlantis while marveling at how this wheel device enabled speed, equality, and public health across classes and nations.
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Leslie's Weekly
Atlantis
Deucalion
Hiccup Cure Told By Philadelphia Record Club Talk
A club discussion recalls hiccoughs that baffled doctors and led to fatal cases. A Norris town sufferer reportedly received over a hundred cure letters before dying. A doctor notes indigestion and alcohol often cause hiccups and endorses a pulse and breath-hold method as usually effective.
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Philadelphia
Hiccoughs
Norristown
When Love Went By Theodosia Pickering
A lyrical reflection on missed chance and faded joys as love passes. The speaker recalls watching love depart, wishing for slowed feet and clearer skies. Grief and longing color the gray days, while the heart laments what passing meant.
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Theodosia Pickering
Tee-cream Sandwiches Promoted by Indianapolis Creamery
A fragment notes a creamery in Indianapolis making tee-cream sandwiches on Massachusetts Avenue with a phone contact 12. The item hints at a local business promotion and suggests a product offering tied to a specific city address and number.
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Indianapolis
Massach
Massachusetts Avenue
Consuls Should Be Permanent and Carefully Chosen
Charles Denby argues for lifetime or good-behavior appointments for consuls in the Far East, criticizes current clerks and agents, and urges language training, constitutional knowledge, and merit-based selection to ensure reliable service and safeguard Americans abroad. He praises Britain’s Chinese student corps and calls for reform to prevent politics from shaping postings.
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China
Great Britain
Peking
England
Consular Corps
Far East
East
Department of State
Department
Washington
Congress
Diplomatic Corps
Act of Congress
State Department
Charles Denby
Evansville
Ind
Fairbanks Secures Front Senate Seat For Indiana
Washington Letter notes Fairbanks occupies a front seat in the Senate after Chandler and Carter leave. Beveridge remains on the Democratic side with little effort to move. Fairbanks seeks visibility as a 1904 presidential candidate, while Beveridge reportedly prefers 1908.
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Washington
Boston Transcript
Indiana
Fairbanks
Senate
Chandler
Carter
Beveridge
It Must Not Be Pulled and the Janice Meredith Curl
A Chicago Evening Post item notes a new fashion in hair styling, where a single long lock hangs over the shoulder. It mocks male reactions to the love lock and comments on its supposed bewitching appeal as described by novelists.
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Andreena
Galilee
Mary
Nazareth
Chicago Evening Post
Janice Meredith
The Loom of Dreams
A fragmentary verse by Arthur Symons imagines a weaver mastering worlds and fate. The speaker broidering life on a loom reflects on dream life eclipsing external glory and violence, suggesting the only world is that of dreams.
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God
Arthur Symons
The
Saturday Review
Pile and Fistula Cure Sample Treatment Offer
Red Cross Pile and Fistula Cure and a book on piles are sent free to any address by Rea Bros. Co. Dept. % offering sample treatment and literature to interested readers.
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Rea Bros. Co
Dept
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Virgin Mary
Angel
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Egypt
Pharaoh's
Raquel
Midian
Moses
Jethro
Zipporah
Aaron
Jesse
Messiah
OUR Consular Service
Denby
Siam
Corea
Turkey
Persia
Zanzibar
Tonga
Samoa
Maskat
Pacific Ocean
Guano Islands
Shanghai
United States
T Broider
Tenem Eitig
Eton
East Washington Street
National Bicycles
Orda Tel
Maryland
Cahn, Belt & CO
Baltimore, Md
Indianapolis Drug CO
Viscivators
Maryland Club
Baldwin Pianos
Paris
D. H. Baldwin & CO
Vories
COL
Sunday Journal
J. B. Lee
Drc
Fletcher
Pennsylvania Street
Meridian Street
Mit
Johnson- Woodbridge CO
Delaware St
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