A Victim of Treachery in Judean Court Affairs
The narrative covers the Maccabean era with Jonathan's rise, Tryphon's deceit, and Simon's defense. It notes the shift in priestly succession, coinage by Simon, and the capture and death of Jonathan, followed by Simon burying Jonathan in Modin and erecting a monument amid national lament.
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Alcimius
Jezadak
Egypt
Jonathan
Toarib
Simon
Modin
Judea
Israel
Tryphon
Bascama
Sermonette on Maccabee Leader and Divine Help
The piece cites a letter by Jonathan praising heavenly aid during peace negotiations with the Lacedemonians and compares his power to David who laments help comes from the Lord. It quotes psalms about God keeping and preserving Israel from harm both day and night and through all journeys.
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Demetrius
Jerusalem
Jonathan
Tryphon
Judean
Judea
Bethsan
Rome
Lacedemonians
Ptolemais
Galilee
Simon
Plot to Kill Antiochus Sparks Royal Feud
Ryphon hatches a murderous scheme to seize the throne by killing King Antiochus but fears Jonathan’s power. He contemplates alternatively removing Jonathan to clear his path. The dialogue reveals a dangerous court intrigue and shifting loyalties.
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Ryphon
Antiochus
Jonathan
Tryphon
Exercise Over Feeding In Christian Life
A pastor tells a parishioner that Christians need spiritual exercise more than constant feeding sermons. He argues abundant pulpit instruction has left believers well fed, but inactive. True vitality comes from applying preached truth, quickening church life through practice.
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Southwestern Christian Advocate
A Kind Word Encourages Kindness and Charity
The piece urges kindness as a reflection of God’s love and warns that fault finding signals a heart misaligned with faith. It highlights that sympathy and gentle speech cost little effort yet greatly aid the sick at heart, urging practice in home, work, and society.
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God
David
Lfe
Our Responsibility to Christ
The text asserts real Christian character stems from responsibility to Christ. Saints arise only when individuals freely assume their God given call, not from heredity or environment. Each person remains a free, original, individual soul accountable to the Redeemer from moment to moment.
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Christ
God
Using Our Opportunities and The Use of Ability
The piece asserts that God grants every person ability and expects proper use of it. It warns that final judgment will weigh how talents were deployed, urging virtue in choosing friends and steadfastly cultivating loyalty in both hardship and prosperity. It cites La Bruyere on friendship and opportunity.
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la Bruyere
Daily walk and talk spread happiness and kindness
A brief exhortation urges practicing daily walk and conversation to test whether kindness yields personal happiness and increases others' happiness, claiming tangible benefits for both giver and recipient.
The Life of Trust and Daily Faith in God
A devotional reflection on anxious forebodings and the value of childlike trust in God. It contrasts human imperfection with divine watchfulness and asks readers to walk each day with faith, assurance, and peace, citing Phillips Brooks.
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Phillips Brooks
D.U
Saint Paul’s Rome Journey in Acts 24 Lesson
The Sunday School lesson for October 17, 1909 summarizes Paul’s voyage from Malta to Rome by sea and land, the reception by Roman Christians, and his work in Rome. It notes his imprisonment, teaching Jews and Gentiles, and suggests epistles written during captivity. It references Sicilian ports Syracuse and Rhegium, Appii Forum, Three Taverns, and the Mamertine prison.
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Cesarea
Mediterranean
Judea
Saint Paul
Rome
Malta
Paul
Egypt
Dioscuri
Caster
Pollux
Syracuse
Sicily
Rhegius
Puteoli
Italy
Appii Forum
Appius
Lere
Apps Forum
Jesus
Lord Jesus Christ
God
Philemon
Titus
1 Timothy
Timothy
Mamertine
Jugurtha
Practical Fashions Misses Shirt Waist Pattern No 3024
A Paris pattern description for a misses shirt waist with tuck detailing and multiple fabric options. It outlines yardage for a 15 year size, suggests optional chemisette, and promotes Iron and Defiance Starch for home laundering. The ad ends with a gender politics quip about married women and husbands.
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Paris
Hetty Green Urges Women to Maintain Bank Accounts
Keep Your Books Balanced urges women with bank accounts to balance their ledgers and know their financial standing. It advocates always maintaining at least a small account for respect earned by paying with a check over currency and warns to be careful about aligning and indorsing checks for others.
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Hetty Green
Quality tobacco Ringle Binder cigar prompts demand
The notice touts Lewis's Ringle Binder made from extra quality tobacco and priced above rival 5e cigars. It urges buyers to tell the dealer to stock them. The ad also hints that truthfulness transcends grammar and mentions Dr. Pierce's Pellets as a cure for constipation.
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Lewis
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