Coming of the Kingdom in Luke Luke 17 lesson notes
This lesson analyzes Pharisee expectations of the kingdom and Jesus teaching that the kingdom is present in Christ and among believers rather than in outward signs. It contrasts the present spiritual form with the future visible coming at the Son of Man’s day and outlines prophetic fulfillments and the interim reign through the Spirit.
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Jean
Jesus
Carping
Man
Noah
Lot
God
Jersalem
Verson
Christ
Isaiah
Kingdom of God
Efficiency of a Firefly in Producing Light
The article discusses the firefly as a model of high luminous efficiency, with estimates ranging from 6 percent to higher, far above artificial luminants. It notes a tradeoff: the firefly’s color is limited to yellow and green tones, making its light less pleasing than mercury vapor lamps.
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Ives
Coblentz
Langley
Very
McDermott
Smooth-Faced Presidents and whiskers trend in era shifts
In a satirical note the writer contrasts youthfully smooth faces with aging traditions, citing President Wilson as the first smooth faced White House occupant since McKinley. It observes cabinet members and the speaker of the house losing beard prominence, while doctors and professionals shed whiskers to look younger.
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Wilson
White House
McKinley
SUCCEEDS IN CANADA An American farmer Lew Palmer’s rapid rise
Lew Palmer of Staveley Alberta, formerly from Duluth Minnesota, arrived with four cows and three horses and ten years later owns 480 acres with 3000 dollars in tools. He produced 1000 bushels of wheat 6006 bushels of oats 12 acres of potatoes and 16 tons of onions. His farm is valued at 30000 dollars with 34 Percheron horses and 1000 dollars last year from hogs.
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Lew Palmer
Staveley
Alta
Palmer
Duluth
Minn
Little Danger Money Germs Exchange Talk
Dialogue about money carrying germs and precautions. The speakers dismiss immediate transfer risk, suggesting germs would need to be highly active to spread in the brief time money is held.
Burly exchange echoes old city bar banter
A terse dialogue frames a weary scene as a man recalls a decade past and another laments the futility of imitation. The exchange hints at cyclical lives and stubborn pride, leaving a quiet ache beneath casual bravado.
Earnest Arc Lights and Cleveland’s Early Lamps
A historical exhibit on arc lamps in Cleveland highlights F. Brush’s pioneer system. The first public demonstration occurred in Cleveland in 1876, then at Philadelphia’s centennial exposition that fall. The Cleveland display drew thousands who protected their eyes with smoked glass as the lamps’ sunlike rays dazzled onlookers.
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Cleveland
F. Brush
Philadelphia
Wrong Guess and Trade Talk in Chicago Grain Talk
A fragmented dialogue discusses a propositional exchange with a cryptic answer. The text shifts to a historical note that in 1912 Chicago handled more than 337,288,000 bushels of grain, indicating a discussion of market scale.
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Chicago
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