Random Facts From a Century Ago in One Fragment
A garbled roundup lists varied facts on topics from Hamburg taxation to beetle anatomy, Indian canals, blood circulation, and mother of pearl. It mentions a Swedish school program planting trees, German schools separating bright pupils, and a knife making process involving seventy artisans. Also notes an umbrella with a transparent material, and a Shreveport protest address signed by W. E. Maples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
South Africa
China
Germany
Bulgaria
Bengal Canal
India
Erie
England
Indian Seas
Milam Street
Shreveport
W. E. Maples
Labor notes and religious exhortations on work and faith
A compact column rails against German labor strikes with losses and cites a Pittsburgh area group opposing Sunday labor at Carnegie Steel. It blends religious exhortation about divine favor, sin, and duty with booster tone for faith driven action and vigilance in church and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United Labor League
Allegheny County
Carnegie Steel Company
Solomon Wisdom and Wealth in Kings Commentary
Sunday School lesson surveys Solomon's wealth and wisdom, contrasting riches with true riches. It notes Solomon's reign, biblical references, and the dangers of wealth, while praising God for wisdom as the lasting light beyond material gain. The discourse cites Cambridge Bible and Pulpit Commentary explanations on Solomon’s wisdom and its limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon
Lfe
B. C
Mace
Jerusalem
Judah
Israel
Dowell
Messiah
Job
Pythagoras
Arabia
Bethlehem
Christ
Egypt
Ethan
Zerah
Mahol
Brutus
Mark Antony
Julius Caesar
Cook
England
Cambridge
Ram's Horns Career Ethos Phrase
A fragment expresses a belief that no greater career than doing well whatever God provides exists, naming a speaker as he states the idea with an emphatic claim about purpose and vocation.
Louisiana News Totals in a Turbulent Night
A chaotic report from New Orleans and surrounding parishes details robberies arsons and injuries. Incidents include a stock and valuables loss insured at 84000 and several assaults with injuries to arms mouths and abdomens. A gasoline lamp explosion injures a man in Laneville. a boatman and a tramp are identified among other crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Hinman
Lake
Gome
Charles
Parish
Arthur Wharton
Third Street
New Orleans
Nationa Orleans
Imac
Wallis
John Willis
George Smith
Orleans
Hemonica
Henry Harris
Harris
Daux
Eudent
Grand Jury
Ing
Thomas J
Cennedy
Henry Thilburger
Bond
Kennedy
Missippi City
Beatty
Lanesville
Charles Rape
Lake Calgasieu
Drouth
Newyed
Terry
Thiba
Algiers
United States
Ruston
Assas
J. Pope
Jackson Street
Gretna
Givanovich Oil Company
Natchitoches
Penler
Barbara
Port and
Villere Streets
Richard Fostring
Pollock Station
Iron Mountain Railroad Company
Edward A. Atchinson
Exchange Alley
Bienville Street
Ruddock
Marine Dock
George Nelson
Worse Than Horse Acts and Human Race Jibe
A satirical quip asks why friend Vickers is downcast, suggesting he loses money not on horses but on the human race, contrasting with others who bet on horses. The exchange hints at humor about gambling and misfortune among acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vickers
Dinkers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pasa
Cannon Ball
Worth
Dallas
Texas
New York
Pullman
St. Louie
Chicago
New Orleana
Pacita
Ary Cvacas
Fort Wersn
Memphis
Thorne
Sion Melier
W.A Dashiell
D. Hicks
Justice OF Peace
Attorney-at-Law
Shreveport, LA
Jaque
Emmert Proprietary Co
L. M. Carter and
Whitworth Bros
Rlbeich
John E. Schilling
Plumber & Tinner
Louisiana Street
Milam and
Crockett Streets
John Cook
Etand
Planta
Wigonere
Jobo Johnson
Whitworth ‘Bros
Rodale
Labor Notes
Tower of Babel
Merchants ¢ Farmers Bank
Texas Street
L. M. Carter
E. B. Rand
Solomon the Wealthy and Wise
Lord
Lousiana News Sotel
Cooper Bros
Shreveport Transfer Co
Tou
Texas St. Col. Louisiana
eShreveport
Eon M. Carter
Draper
Texas and
Spring Streets
Corner Spring and
Herman Loeb
Vicksburg
St. Louis
Galveston
Houston
McCutchen
T. L. Stringfellow
Cashier
Spring & Milam Streets
C. A. Alston
Ance
Crockett and Spring
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