The Call of the West Sunday School Lesson 1916
Sunday shows the West calling Christians to respond to immigrant, Black, Indian, and working poor across the nation. Paul’s travels inspire mission beyond Asia Minor to Macedonia Rome and beyond. Churches must guide women in business, city life, and moral struggle through Christian life and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia
Paul
Asia Minor
Rome
Spain
Middle West
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Church
Great
Republic
The Root of All Good Ad The Man Whose Childhood
A fragmentary quotation from George Eliot hints at a value of memory and character, suggesting a link between childhood experiences and lasting virtue, though the text appears garbled and incomplete.
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Grorge Eliot
Sensational murder trial opens with White Poison Claim
May 22 hearing begins as Dr Aging Warren Walte testifies in a Teelamie case. The prisoner Waite's wife Mrs Ching Lamise Waite sits as witness. Waite admits prepared Berans with white poison for a party, while other details reflect a charged courtroom scene and student ties to Lily University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fies
Sensationil Tela
Warren Walte
Stalin
Bounties Put On Sharks By Austrian Marine Board
Efforts to reduce Adriatic shark numbers are underway by the Trieste Marine Board, Austria. A circular instructs officers to promote shark killings with premiums up to 23 dollars per fish. Bounties vary by species and size, with maneaters commanding up to 23 dollars and edible sharks paying 2.30 to 11.50 dollars. Fishermen must exhibit specimens to the nearest harbor officer to claim payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adriatic
Marine Board of
Trieste
Austria
State Department
Guenther
Frankfort
Germany
The Elephant as a Nurse in India
A story from India depicts an elephant named Ishta easing a mother's worry by caring for a baby. A woman prepares a clay jar and flour dough to feed the infant while the elephant remains gentle and vigilant, eliciting calm and trust from onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Anid Remimi
Ishta
Women win top architectural prize in Boston society
Women advance across lines of work with pioneering efforts in architecture. Ida Ryan, a MIT graduate, won the Boston Society of Architects prize and attended their banquet, marking the first time a woman has been honored in this event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archinetun
Mie Boston Boelety
Architweta
Te Beat
Deslen
Massachusetts Institute of Technolog
Minx
Ida Ryan
Tybetne
Miss Ryan
Boston Society of Architects
Wells Now Producing Five Thousand Dollars A Day
Aged Linotype operator Roy M Johnson of Ardmore recounts his rise from newspaper work to oil wealth in Healdton Oklahoma. He notes two producing firms, Crystal Oil and Twin State, will yield about twenty million in stock wealth within a year, with royalties totaling over a hundred thousand. If current production persists, Johnson could reach a million in ten years from an investment under a thousand, as oil wealth grows in northern Oklahoma regions.
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Crystal Oil Company
Twin State Oil Company
Johnon
Olinham
Pigit Tuaulilles
Leela
Seria
Roy Johnson
Diwiiga and
Aventureatte
Wil Indivsr
Jainwod
Ardmore
Calfid
SLA
Lelomminen
ELY
Healdron
Oklahoma
Territor
Johnson
Casillon
Wis
Teumont
Terfield
Beaumont
H. Spannling
Andmore Mmereal
Spaukling
Stateemat
Oklahoma Cane
POC
Ings
Mank
Ina Niythe
Lows Lie
Neupany
Johnson Das
Dinga
Healdton Tel
Dings Inger
Coline O' Company
Te Holdings
Insty
Sea Loot and Prize Riches in Historic Naval Wins
English sailors profited from prizes during the Holland War era and later campaigns. Accounts claim 1,700 prizes worth thirty million dollars, with two Spanish galleons seized and the Mermaine treasure ship yielding Admiral, captains, and crews large shares. Seamen bought watches in Portsmouth after victory.
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Lima
Portsmouth
Sarcophagi Secrets Revealed By Louvre Return
In the Louvre’s return, Mr Berthelot discusses ancient Egyptian sarcophagi from tombs of the fifth and sixth dynasties dated about 3500 years ago. He notes the material is actual castor oil resin used in embalming and that oxidation mimics effects seen on fatty matters in old monuments.
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Berthelot
Louvre
Egypt
Khelmy
A Jungle Fight with Elephants in the Dark
In February Outing the narrator recalls a frightening night in the jungle during a hunt. Elephants trumpet and rend the jungle, forcing silent, fearful waiting as the herd moves off before daybreak. The piece blends claustrophobic terrain with the danger of close encounters and the difficulty of hunting in dense jungle.
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Sinop
Simetra
Evra
Crale
Indian Creation Myth of the Dlecteng and Earth’s Birth
The Dlecteng myth presents a primeval chaos who through divine voices and personified powers births the Earth Mother Sin-yehauch, the gods Trehalpa and Yokomebte, then creates humanity with the moon and stars as light. It notes parallels to Genesis and elevates the myth as a distinct Indian creation tradition.
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Marth
Sly
Sin-yehauch
Trehalpa
Chutes for Red Hot Rivets in New York Rail Link
A new chute system for handling rivets during the construction of the elevated railway in New York promises safer work. It reduces hazards from tossing rivets and misfired blows by guiding hot metal to a collection area.
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New York
Many Dances Held in Indianola Tavern's Hall in Topeka
In 1856 Topeka youths gathered at Indianola Tavern near Soldier Creek for dances and courtship as townsfolk recalled Col Lindsay recounts hosting old fiddler Hall and evenings of quadrilles and minuets. Indians and Kaw neighbors joked and conflicts arose during war dances as chairs were used to repel intruders. The tavern remains a weathered landmark on Art Johnson’s farm while Topeka's early social life is remembered.
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Topeka
Kas
Usk
Indianola
Soldier Creek
Topela
Inchinola
Fort Hiley
Col “Hunk” Lindsay
Col. Lindsay
Hall
Efe
Failuro
Ang
Hidianola
Art Johnson
Elcloens
Furs linked to health risk in West Virginia study
West Virginia health officials warn wearing neck furs may endanger health due to chemical exposure in processing. Some observers link furs to anthrax outbreaks, though evidence remains unclear. The report notes skin reactions and potential danger from treated hides.
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Department of Health of
West Virgina
Tian— Pathfinder
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Arthur W. Waite
Edward Swann
Attejehamplain
Clarence Swearn
Sharks
Healdton
WELLS
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Toledo
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Daily Nery
Roy
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Third Avenue
Center For Overlanders
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