Asa and the revival of Judah under faith in God
A chronicle style religious study discusses Asa king of Judah, Azariah’s rebuke, and a twofold reform. It highlights reliance on Jehovah, removal of abominations, restoration of altar worship, and a covenant to seek the Lord with wholehearted devotion.
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Xerxes
Abijah
Rehoboam
Jeroboam
Asa
Zerah
Azariah
Israel
Europe
Solomon
Jerusalem
God
Christ
Aga
Tinkers dam and profanity in common speech
A New York Times piece surveys the phrase tinker's dam as misunderstood profanity. It argues the term originated as soldering material, not blasphemy, and compares it to other expletives, noting some usage is more about sound than sacred meaning.
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Charles G. D. Roberts
Josephine Dodge Datham
Roosevelt
Godfrey
New York Times
Novel Porch Light brightens indoors and porch glow
A new porch lamp installed inside the wall illuminates the hall while diffusing light into the room. Part of the light exits through a tube to an exterior globe on the wall with a reflector for even porch illumination.
Bible Editions Spreading Across Russian Front
The Holy Synod in Petrograd is producing popular Bible editions for distribution among soldiers on the battlefield and to the sick and wounded. Russian Red Cross groups also include Bibles in comfort parcels for troops, as the British and Foreign Bible Society stocks run low. A printing push aims to sustain religious instruction and perhaps spark a lasting revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Synod
Petrograd
Orthodox Church
Russian Red Cross
British and Foreign Bible Society
Russia
Shar Hole In One Less Than Bogie
A quoted judge remarks on a golf scene where a player expresses relief that an obstacle did not block a possible hole in one. The statement reflects emotion and a narrowly missed achievement during the round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ido
Old and Distinguished Family Sparks Commuter Banter
A southern congressman Smith and his wife Agatha share a playful exchange on the veranda as he contemplates a commutation train. She notes their fifteenth wedding anniversary and hints at roses versus oysters for supper. Gerald, dining, asserts his old and distinguished lineage and remarks his mother was not a cook.
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Smith
John
Gerald
Agatha
Charity Close to Home Story About Senator Smith's Widow Rent
Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas cited philanthropy motives and told this tale about a town figure named Smith. A group discusses a petition to raise funds for a poor widow to pay rent, only to reveal Smith owns the house she rents. The crowd jokes about the millenium at 6 a.m. tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Smith
Distressing pimples and a British humor mix
A collage of ad copy and jokes includes Cuticura ointment claims for rapid skin improvement and a Boston mail sample offer. It also features quips about a dog, elephant and mermaid, plus restaurant waiters learning French and wry lines on luck, marriage, and the pawn broker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Taste and Tonic Quinine Iron Ad Copy Fragment
A garbled vintage ad fragment markets Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic with quinine and iron promising malaria relief and system boost. It weaves quips on neutrality, love, portraits, and everyday wisdom, reflecting an era of romantic and cautionary ad humor.
Naval etiquette in the boatswains calls tradition
An article summary from The Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute notes that naval tradition values sailor vernacular over formal English in issuing orders. An officer’s unusual phrasing drew confusion, prompting a vivid story of a boatswain’s mate demanding a bucketful of “sand and lime” with a quip about “soogy moodgies.” The second excerpt jokes about domestic life, where Mr Daubyn’s kitchen experiments backfire when his wife keeps the latch key, delivering a playful domestic punchline.
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Naval Services
Morning Watch
Pearl Sundae Invention By Cleopatra
Cleopatra drops a priceless pearl into wine while Marc Antony questions the scene. The queen explains she is inventing a summer drink to be named pearl sundae. Hawaii creates 690000 acres of forest reserves and plans eucalyptus planting for firewood.
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Marc Antony
Cleopatra
Government of
Hawaii
Curio Fakers in London Exchange Odd Samoan Question
A playful remark exchanges between Curio Fakers Lincoln Springfield and Samoan guest in London. The Samoan asks about local customs while Springfield quips natives sell coconuts birds-of-paradise and Robert Louis Stevenson’s inkwell. The piece closes with a proverb about two cats fighting in the dark and a misquoted saying on doing things.
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Curio Fakers
Lincoln Springfield
London
Mr. Springfield
Robert Louis Stevenson
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