Moses Seeks Light On God’s Plan For Hebrew Deliverance
In a Midwestern era devotional tone, Moses debates his divine mission with his mother Therimutis as she urges him toward kingship to free Israel. He vows to seek further light from God while weighing risks to his research in Goshen and potential duties in Ethiopia or Egypt.
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Moses
Christ
Rchra
Oshs
Goshen
Thermutis
Great Palace
Inui
Goshenad
Joseph
Egypt
Abraham
Canaan
Iaden
Goda
Habre
Pharaoh
Isaac
Jacob
Akill
Okan
Ethiopia
Natshon
Paris Diver Maps Ocean Depths Beneath Saigon Wreck
Naval engineer De Plury reveals astonishing discoveries from diving to 1,094 yards. He describes pressure effects on marine life, eerie carnivorous creatures, and lighting phenomena. He cites a 1308 treasure ship sinking Napoleon’s gold with only partial recovery to date.
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Paris
de Plury
Saigon
Napoleon
Holland
English Bull, Comptroller Grout, and the Irish Bull
A garbled tale places Comptroller Grout of New York in a humorous clash of English and Irish idioms. In a cockeyed Isle of Wight vignette a servant explains why white buckskin shoes were not cleaned, hinting at a linguistic mix up and a pipestone Wranching miscue.
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Grout
New York
Isle of Wight
Boots
Simple lamp chimney electric experiments for youth
A bright boy can make simple experiments with a straight lamp chimney and tin foil. Friction from rubbing sparks electricity between foil bands, proving the chimney acts as an electrical machine. A second demo uses wire, paper strips, and a brush to show paper strips standing apart as electricity flows.
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People’s Home Journal
Tulett
The Rehabilitated Doll Way to Animate a Dead Toy
Instructions describe reviving a china headed doll by attaching a spiral spring to a toy cart, wiring the neck to the wheels, and balancing weight so the doll moves with each turn. The piece urges readers to animate the lifelike toy for amusement, noting the transformation as the wheels turn.
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Danny
Trying to Improve Him at the Office Rise
A young speaker asks what objections there are to George and the father says he has not been properly raised. The discussion shifts to a forthcoming raise at the office, highlighting family dynamics and work life inVonkers Statesman.
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George
Pap
Worth
Papa. Vonkers
New Game of Authors Delights Book Fans
A playful old contest assigns each clue to an author surname. From linen to bonnet to bread, juried list pairs authors with common words. The prize is a framed photograph of an author, with candy boxes as favors.
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Holland
Hood
Pope
Hosmiel —Wardost
Chaucer
Bunyan
Hawthorne
Tennyson
Milton
Alcott
Shelly
Poe
Haggard
Madame Merri
Making a Toy From a Baking Powder Box
A simple do it yourself toy idea uses a baking powder can as the base. Cut an inch square or circular hole in the side, attach wood pieces, and craft a unique idle hour project with minimal cost.
Spinning top project from a vintage guide
Instructions describe assembling a wooden spinning top with round and square parts, cutting and gluing the spindle, attaching the handle and string, and winding a string to wind and release the top. The result is a humming top whose sound rivals commercial versions.
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Chicago
One Daily Dose of Kindness and Self Denial
A compact reflection extols daily small facts and acts. It urges self control patience and daily kindness at home school street and neighbors to build happiness and a useful life through repeated everyday deeds.
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Mopyright
Okau
Mosea
Sparka
Brookline Chronicle
Troy City
John Deimling
W.F. Peter
Theo. Guennewig
Troy
Iinois
Azores
Graham
Citizens’ Shaving Parlor
Julius Peter
Eer Union Shop
Glvemencall
Shopon Main St
George C
Kinloch 9
Geo. Liebler
South Main Street
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