Jesus and the Woman at the Well Sunday School Lesson
A 1908 Sunday School lesson analyzes John 4 1 42 the meeting at Jacob s well near Sychar. It notes the time as noon the purpose of the water request to teach spiritual truth and presents Jesus as the Messiah revealing I am he It covers true worship and contrasts living water with worldly thirsts and stresses devotion morality and the spiritual life with references to scripture and historical notes.
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John
Jesus
Judea
Jacob’s Well
Enon
Jordan Place
Sychar
Beitween
Ebal
Gerizim
Sa‘maria
Jacob
Galilee
Jordan
Esdraelon
Nazareth
Hastings
Christ
Josephus
Moses
God
Elysian Field
Matthew Hale
Herbert
Heavy Fire Losses Hit Midwestern Warehouses
A massive Coburn warehouse fire in Indianapolis threatens near one million dollars in loss. The warehouse held goods from about 100 wholesalers and manufacturers, with Crescent Paper Company stock fueling the blaze as fire crews fought a dramatic, protracted battle led by Chief Coots. The fire raged through a five story section and continued past eight o'clock, drawing every available apparatus and manpower.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Coburn
Middle West
Crescent Paper Company
Coots
WORN OUT WOMEN MISS W L MERRITT RELIEVED BY KIDNEY PILLS
Mrs W L Merritt of Anoka Minnesota reports kidney pain back ache and dizziness last winter and says Dean's Kidney Pills gave relief after one box She notes irregular kidney secretions and recommends the product Sold by all dealers 50 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Merritt
First Ave
Anoka
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Johnny Receives Public Spanking After Neighbor Question
Mrs Blobbs declares she will punish Johnny to prove her authority after overheard claim from the next door neighbor. She orders him to open the windows so the neighbor can hear the spanking, and calls him to her side.
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Johnny
Chicago Fire Devastates Downtown Block in 1874
A major Chicago blaze Tuesday evening destroyed five buildings in the core block bounded by Wabash, Michigan, Madison and Monroe. From 6 to 9:30 p.m. the flames raged and reignited near midnight, with Alfred Peats & Co., John A. Colby & Son, and Edson, Keith & Co. heavily impacted. Insurance largely covers the roughly 1.7 million dollar loss. Fire crews fought through the night. the fire was under control by 2 a.m. Wednesday.
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Chicago, Ill
Chicago
Wabash and
Michigan Avenues
Madison and
Monroe Streets
Alfred Peats & Co
John A. Colby & Son
Edson, Keith & Co
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claim and Endorsement
A 19th century style advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous agent. It includes endorsements by local druggists wavering integrity and notes price at 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halls
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Kinnan & Manvin
Hall
K C Packing Plant Saved From Fire
In Kansas City Missouri a fire threatened Nelson Morris & Co packing plant. The east main building and box factory burned but firemen saved the entire plant. Loss estimated at 500000 dollars with a total plant valued at 2 million.
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K. C
Kansas City
Nelson Morris & Co
Kan
New Hampshire Man Converts for Business Reasons
A New Hampshire man, long known for guarding his cash, suddenly attends church, puzzling townsfolk. A business friend explains the change as practical, noting he lent the pastor $50 a year ago and now seeks pew rent instead of repayment. The tale centers on old Ketchum and the seeming blend of faith and finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Sunday Magazine
Critic Questions Year’s Nude Child Image
An exchange between a captious critic and an art editor about representing the New Year as a nude small boy. The editor replies that the year is not close until December 31, explaining the framing.
Primary plurality primary bill passes in Springfield
The Illinois General Assembly enacted a direct plurality primary law as the House approved the Jones Oglesby bill amid strong applause. Party lines fell away as roll call stretched past 1 pm after the measure cleared the Senate last week.
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Springfield
Sinois General Assembly
House
Jones Oglesby
General Assembly
Forty-year sentence for Girard murder suspect
Peter F. Clark of Girard pleaded guilty before Judge Creighton, receiving a forty year term in the Chester penitentiary after a January 1907 interurban shooting that killed Mrs Ollie Gibson between Girard and Virden. He was arrested in Virden following the incident and had been jailed in Fort Fort before his plea.
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Carlinville, I
Peter F. Clark
Girard
Ollie Gibson
Creighton
Chester
Clark
Gibson
Virden
Grape-Nuts praised as perfect food for babies and adults
A reader testimonial extols Grape-Nuts as a life saving baby food and a healthy staple for adults. The writer recalls doctors doubting condensed milk, claims success using a strained Grape-Nuts juice with milk, sugar, and a pinch of salt, feeding every two hours to a delicate infant and noting overall improved health. The ad ends with a plug to read The Road to Wellville.
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Baby
Wellville
New York Aldermen Open Drive to Ban Tobacco for Minors
Alderman Weldon introduced a resolution in the New York board of aldermen aiming to prohibit all sales or giveaways of cigarettes or tobacco to anyone under 18. The campaign targets minor tobacco users and seeks legal prohibition in all forms.
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New York
Board of Aldermen
Alderman Weldon
Fleet Will Go to Manila
President Roosevelt's brother-in-law Rear Admiral W. S. Cowles chief of the Bureau of Equipment and Naval Aid to the President announced that the American fleet would continue to voyage in the Pacific by going to Manila.
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Manila
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
W. S. Cowles
Bureau of
Naval Aid
Pacific
Advertising trick dupes western farmers in land sale scheme
A South Dakota ruse uses an olivegrafter to bid low for farmland and raise values to as high as 60 dollars per acre while promising to sell at the inflated price if the owner pays fifty cents per acre for advertising. The farmer signs an unsigned promise, receives an ad, and faces demands. About twenty two Brown County agriculturists were taken, with one losing 320 dollars. Some vow to fight in court.
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South Dakota
Brown County
Cutting Very Ardent Lovers Stage Comic Reproach
A dialogue of flirtatious wit unfolds as one lover protests ardent feelings while the other notes public behavior in company. The exchange hints at social proprieties and romantic entanglements rendered in a playful, staged manner.
Ananias and Sapphira Style Courtship Echoed
A man professes deep love to a woman who responds with dreamy trust. The dialogue hints at biblical courting, as she compares their romance to Ananias and Sapphira starting courtship in a sly echo. The tone is playful and reflective of older social norms.
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Ananias
Sapphira
Salzer Seed Co catalog pitch for farm seeds
An advertisement touts Salzer Seed Co offerings including cereals, fodder crops, and the Teosinte grass as aids for hog and cattle growth in Oak? Mont Ida Colo and beyond. It urges readers to cut out the notice and mail 10 cents for packing and the big seed catalog from La Crosse Wisconsin, back to John A. Salzer Seed Co.
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Mont
Ida
Colo
Salzer
William
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Galen Jr Quits Job After Short Stint in Medical Office
A physician asks the office boy how long he has worked there and learns he has served six months. The boy says he dislikes the doctor business and regrets learning the trade, admitting it’s no good.
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Galen, Jr
Castoria Safe Remedy for Infants and Children
Advertising notice urging careful examination of CASTORIA across bottles to ensure the proper signature, claiming safe and sure remedy use for over 30 years and the familiar label The Kind You Have Always Bought.
Better Qualifications in Nomination Debates
A political boss argues for Crookley to secure the nomination while a skeptic prefers Goodley for suitability. The claim rests on Crookley’s superior ability to win the office, despite Goodley possibly being better qualified.
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Crookley
Goodley
One Wife in Hard Times
In Toledo the naturalization hearing for a German applicant had Ss. P. Orth as government representative. The judge asked about polygamy. the applicant claimed one wife suffices, offering humor about prices as a reply. The exchange reflects the era and local courtroom humor.
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Ss. P. Orth
United States District Atttorney
Toledo
Mustache
Toledo Blade
Cuticura Cured Four Skin Sores in Tennessee Case
Mrs Lillie Wilcher of Chattanooga Tennessee reports her baby’s running sore on the neck and a facial tetter cleared after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She notes the remedy also cured her hands and wrist flare ups and helped two other babies with similar head sores. The statement dates February 16 1907.
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Lillie Wilcher
Eleventh St
Chattanooga
Tenn
Complaints From A Gossiping Club Members
The club secretary notes a parade of complaints in the club books. Entries range from cold hot water to a novelist’s omitted library addition and anonymous slights about wines and brands. A past line targets Maj Hawkins for flirting and a tenner debt.
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Maj. Hawkins
Tenner
Charity workers struggle with public appeals
Neatly Pvt. Homer Folks of the State Charity Aid society of New York cited charity workers’ awkwardness in fund appeals. He recalled a colored preacher who told his congregation that Brudren, Ab kain’t preach hyah an’ board in heb’n to illustrate the challenge of presenting fundraising messages with polish.
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Homer Folks
State
Charity Aid Society of
New York
Camel through eye of needle joke from Houston Post
Comic exchange features a camel needle gag about a wife’s size and pockets as reported by the Houston Post. The dialogue plays on humor surrounding improbable feats and domestic quips.
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Houston Post
Bronchial Troches Claim Quick Relief for Seniors
Many old people suffer bronchial affections especially now. Brown's Bronchial Troches offer immediate relief, marketed as a remedy for persistent coughs and breathing troubles among the elderly.
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Brown
By Doing Duty We Learn to Do It Quote
A compact ethic quote attributed to BH and B Pusey on duty and learning through service.
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B. Pusey
Baby's Telephoning Expletives Spark Family Lesson
A New York man's frequent on phone outbursts spills a flood of swearing, prompting his wife to scold. His two year old, overhearing, calmly reveals the joke that he was simply telephoning. The anecdote ends with a Seneca proverb about reciprocal benefits.
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New York
Central
House Work and Womens Ailments Promoted by Lydia Pinkham
An appeal targets American women at home, urging relief from gynecologic troubles with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad claims decades of success for disorders like inflammation and backache, inviting readers to write for advice from Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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Seneca
Defiance
Costes West Wi
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