Treasure hunt for Jean La Fitte gold in Louisiana swamps
In Orleans Louisiana on March 14 a renewed search seeks the pirate Jean La Fitte’s buried treasure. Charles Macy Jackson and Fred W. McKenaie join a party to explore swamps with a map from an old ally. New Orleans seekers also depart with a mysterious navigational aid to locate the reputed gold.
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Charles Macy Jackson
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Bie
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John Drew to Star In Lyric Double Bill
John Drew returns to the Lyric on Monday night in a Charles Frohman presentation featuring a double bill. The program opens with Don Chambers’ comedy The Tyranny of Tears and closes with The Will, a new James Matthew play by Barrie, offering a dramatic account of a man from loving husband to senile millionaire.
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Lyric
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James Matthew
Neil O'Brien to headline Lyric engagement next Tuesday
Neil O'Brien and his company will appear at the Lyric in the second annual engagement of the popular entertainer. The show billed as Modern Eve, imported from Berlin by Mort H. Singer, has drawn record advance sales and high praise for its music and book. Performances are set for next Saturday with tickets on sale March 19.
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Missionary Day in Southern Baptist Sunday Schools
Ida Clyde Clarke describes Easter Sunday April 12 as Missionary Day in Southern Baptist Sunday schools with 18 000 churches focusing on home and foreign missions. Funds raised may exceed 100000 dollars, replacing posters with colored maps and a lighthouse motif to spotlight global mission work.
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Sunday School Board
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Southland
Missionary Accounts In Siam Describe Hostility And Stone Attacks
A Siam mission report recalls a girl teachers group bringing a message to an elderly aunt while a nephew rants about Jesus, a crowd forming and a lamp metaphor used. The preacher at Kanburio faced stoning, and Kru Chemrat was stoned returning home. The writer notes hostile feelings and calls for replacing indifference with action.
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Jesus
What Becomes of the Boys Missionaries See for Future
The Rev W E Tomlinson predicts many boys from the Cawnpor e boys hotel will shape India’s church and society. He notes orphans and children of poor families enter mission schools and may become preachers carpenters teachers and workers in mills. Most will follow lay or clerical paths under religious influence.
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Sowing the Seed Evangelistic Push in Wingpo China
Rev. E. F. Knickerbocker of Wingpo China urges increased evangelical effort. He notes rising figures from 168 in 1911 to 404 in 1918, arguing the focus should be on sowing seed and reaping fruits rather than mere maintenance.
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E. F. Knickerbocker
Wingpo
China
Travel Note From Tripoli Syria Describes Dr Tra In Fragment
Fragmentary note recalls journeys to Tripoli Syria and mentions Dr Tra amid references to religious sects and travelers. The readable text hints at medical figures and local groups but lacks full context.
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Encken invited to Tokyo Imperial University
Rev. A K Reischauer reports from Tokyo that Professor Encken has been invited by Tokyo Imperial University to visit Japan next spring. The invitation signals growing scholarly exchange and recognition for Encken's work.
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A. K. Reischauer
Tokyo
Tokyo Imperial University
The American Government book praised for accuracy and insight
A promotional note extolls Frederic J. Haskin’s The American Government as an unprejudiced, detailed portrait of how the U S government works. It claims endorsements from presidents to officials, highlights illustrations from Weather Bureau to Naval Observatory, and urges readers to buy for a fuller civic understanding.
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United States
How to Get This Book Desiring to Render An Educational Service
The Mobile Item announces a special offer arranging with Mr. Haskin for exclusive output of his book in Mobile. Readers can cut six consecutive coupons from six issues, mail them with 50 cents to cover manufacture and freight, and receive a bound two dollar value for 59 cents.
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