David Grieves for Absalom Sunday School Lesson
A Sunday school lesson from 1908 on 2 Samuel 18:24-33 contrasts Absalom and David, notes Absalom’s self driven rise and downfall, and highlights the path of repentance through David. It cites Josephus and author Cook, stressing the dangers of selfishness and the perils of disobedience to parents.
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David Grieves
Absalom
Samuel
Jerusalem
Mahanalm
Jordan
Jabhok
Jacob
Dead Sea
Sea of Galilee
Ephraim
Gilead
David
Ahithophel
Israel
Hushai
Spencer
Amaid
Josephus
Joab
Kitte
Cook
Moses
St. Paul
Esau
Niagara Falls
How He Won Her by Porogy and Politics
A humorous tale contrasts a fisherman suitor failed to propose to Angelina with a father’s approving verdict after a modest catch. The piece then shifts to a Bohemian Magazine note about Spanish women gaining municipal voting rights, a broader trend toward women’s suffrage shaping Europe and echoing the United States.
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Angelina
Fiah
George Washington
Bohemian Magazine
England Sparrows Club Keeps Pest Down in Essex
In Essex the Elsenham Sparrow Club, 17 years old, gathers farmers and gardeners to kill sparrows Each member commits to killing one per acre between September 1 and May 1 and sends the heads to the innkeeper who records them Fines for shortfalls are donated to club refreshments The club reports about 3000 heads yearly now and many more young sparrows during breeding season are killed without records Regular meeting and dinner are held annually for accounts and socializing
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Essex
England
Elsenhbam Sparrow Club
Walter Gilbey
Largest British Land Owner Sidney Kidman
An Australian cattle king, Sidney Kidman, is said to own more of the British empire than any other individual. He holds 49,216 square miles of land and 100,000 cattle and 10,000 horses. He is entirely self-made, starting work at age 14 earning $2.50 a week.
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Sidney Kidman
Ambitious Chicagoan Seeks Publisher For Book
A young Chicagoan recently visited a publisher to announce his plan to write a book. He offered the publisher the chance to publish it and joked about a lively work similar to Lea Mizera blog. The exchange showcased his confident, humorous approach to literary ambition.
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Lippincott's
Horticulture plan for hose garden
A simple design for a 60 by 60 foot rose garden features a central large oval bed for Hybrid Remontant roses and a variety of varieties listed. Four triangular beds surround the center with a long rear border, outlining a flexible layout that can be expanded as desired.
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Anna de Diesbach
Karl Druschkl
Jacqueminot
Magna Charta
John Laing
Paul Neyron
Ulrich Bronner
Fisher ~ Holmes
Plan of the Rose Garden Roses for Hybrid Tea and Rambler Types
The plan outlines a large rose garden focusing on Hybrid Tea and ever blooming roses. It lists fine Hybrid Teas such as Killarney Captain Christy Caroline Testout Grus and Teptiz Kaiserin Augusta Victoria La France and Souvenir du President Carnot. Ever blooming varieties include Etoile de Lyon Marie Van Houtte Marian Cochet Franz Deegen Papa Gontier Hermosa Clothilde Soupert and Souvenir de la Malmaison. Rambler types like Philadelphia Rambler Ruby Queen Dorothy Perkins and Lady Gay could train on a rear wire trellis. Front plantings could feature Hybrid China Madame Planter and Masa roses. A total of 600 to 760 plants are suggested, depending on bed size and spacing.
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Killarney
Captain Christy
Caroline Testout
Grus
Teptiz
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria
la France
Carnot
Marian Cochet
Franz Deegen
Papa Gontier
Hermosa Clothilde
Madame Plantier
Keeping Trellis Wires Tight In Orchard Work
The Orchard column advises trellis care to protect vines from autumn winds by boring holes through posts and winding wires around hardwood blocks to keep trellis tension. It notes orchard practices, raspberry crop attention, and onion seed weed issues affecting crop yields and orchard profitability.
Amusing school dialogue quoted from Chicago pupil
A Chicago public school pupil recounts a Waverly Magazine anecdote about a primary teacher who boasts no noise when walking. Kenneth the seven year old retorts that the teacher wears shoes, prompting a witty exchange and a final quip about seeing one larger in a show.
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Chicago
Kenneth
Waverly Magazine
Curious Child Healed By Cuticura Then Brand Ads
A reader recalls using Cuticura Soap and Ointment to heal a child’s itching sores after other treatments failed, noting a complete recovery with no scarring. The snippet also parodies old ads for Catarrh cures, Castoria, and tobacco brands, reflecting early 20th century marketing and household remedies.
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Cutiura
William Geeding
Washington St
Attica
Ind
Allen's Foot Hase Relief Promoted In Fragmented Ad Copy
A pasted mixture of old ads mentions Allen's Foot Ease quick relief for foot pain and burning, Defiance Starch claims, Pettit's Eye Salve, Uncle Tom and fashion quip, and various sayings with 25¢ price points. It sketches a collage of product pitches, jokes, and household tips from an era.
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Allen
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Ohta
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Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
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Guai
Tom
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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White House
Buster Brown
Brown Shoe CO
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W. Adams St
Chiraen
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