Manasseh's Sin and Repentance Sunday School Lesson
A July 30 1903 lesson outlines Manasseh's reign from 55 years of prosperity and idolatry to his repentance. It cites 2 Chronicles 33 and parallel texts, detailing his suppression of Jehovah worship, altars in the temple, and child sacrifice then notes the prophetic warnings and eventual divine judgment. The piece links to broader biblical references and the concept of a patient, forgiving God.
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Lebson
Amees
Ezele
Zeph
Jer
Managreh
Paul
V. L
Judah
Heaven
Ahaz
Nineveh
Babylon
Jerusalem
Manasseh
Molech
Hinnom
David
Solomon
Israel
Canaan
Micah
Esarhaddon
Ingenious English Duffers and their curious trades
A London practice called duffing employs men who buy cheap jewelry and gilt rings to pawn for higher values. The note from London Tattler highlights this unconventional occupation as a regular means of livelihood in the city.
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London
Lordon Tattler
Rabid Scientist Defends Evolution Theory
In a Detroit Free Press tease, a scientist declares after hearing a controversial speaker that Darwin's theory is flawed. The dialogue features Dubat arguing that the link in evolutionary theory isn t missing, prompting a heated contention over scientific ideas.
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Dubat-Science
Falk
Detroit Free Press
Seven Stars Inn Clock Ticks Since Long Before Johnson Born
The Seven Stars in Manchester was a licensed pub in 1259 at Peletiers two-thirds of a century before Manchester Cathedral. It now features a staircase clock that began ticking long before Doctor Johnson’s birth, nearly two centuries ago.
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Seven Stars
Manchester
Peletiers
Doctor Johnson
Advertising by Degrees I see Winnebunk college confers a degree
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes the phrase Advertising by Degrees about a fictional Winnebunk college and Senator Bangs. The panel underscores the oddity of a college never heard of granting a degree to a named senator, highlighting satire of credential mills.
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Winnebunk College
Senator Bangs
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pinon Nuts Boost Hogs Economy in Colorado
In Conejos County hog farms adopt pinon nuts as staple feed. Hogs fattened to bacon fetch a net quarter per pound. A student notes rising use of terms thief and stealing as signs of improved business morality replacing defaulter and misappropriating.
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Colorado
Conejes County
Bar on Volken Sues Insurance Over Bomb Accident
War Saw police chief Baron Volken sues an insurance company over a bomb explosion injury. The insurer resists coverage, while public commentary jokes about Archie’s near sightedness and marriage to a butterfly, reflecting satirical tone in Chicago Tribune.
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Baron Volken
Warsaw
Archie
Chicago
Read Like a Miracle Dentist Opens Cards at Church
A Milwaukee church with a large congregation notices a young dentist handing out business cards on Sundays. The minister investigates and finds the man distributing his cards as slips from the collection box. The item cites other brief notes and an ad, including a diabetes cure claim.
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Milwaukee
Two Years Of Agony And A Cure By Cuticura Soap
A reader recalls a sister's two year skin ordeal starting at eighteen months, with recurring scabs and oozing. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, she was cured without scarring. The letter is signed Lillie Chase Walker of Woodfords Maine.
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Lillie Chase Walker
Tremont St
Woodfords
Ane
Ano
I. Potier Droz & Chern. Corp
Alo
Airship fame to flying craft a real difficulty
Fragmentary wall of quotes and ads from an old newspaper, including notes on airships, Allen's Foot-Ease, Mowrey Stomach Tablets, a cigar advert from Lewis' Factory, and various humorous sayings. The readable text shows marketing blurbs, birth places, and a dated testimonial about Piso's Cure for Consumption and a remark on women and style.
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Dr. Mowrey
Stomachic CO
Sturgis, Mich
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