Old Songs From a Dear Old Country Village
A nostalgic reminiscence of cherished tunes from childhood and a childhood playground. The speaker recalls songs like Ben Bolt and King William was King James' Son and longs for the era when life felt like a primrose in spring. The piece names Maple on the Hill and Coming Through the Rye as examples, reflecting warm, sentimental memories from the era reported by New Orleans Times-Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Bolt
King William
King James
William
New Orleans
The Cloak Department Mystery At The Store
A department store chief enlists a refined young woman named Miss Wood to help unravel a systematic cloak-room theft. The suspect may be a floor walker, Bruce, a former employee now elevated, as tensions rise and trust wavers among the staff. The detective-brokered partnership forms as questions multiply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bruce
Bruce
Mualy
Miss Wood
Toolwalker
Charles Gordon “Bruce
Bernid
Cam
Imperial yachts and royal navy craft described in period notes
The article details Grat-class yacht handling by King Edward and the Swedish king, notes the Emperors fleet including the Hohenzollern and Meteor with racing lineage, and describes the imperial stables and lavish interiors. It mentions the Hohenzollern as a cruiser with warlike fittings and elaborate dining and fittings, plus a fictionalized interlude about autographs and a mystery involving Eugenia Zaffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Sweden
Meteor
Hohenzollern
Thistle Wilhelm U
Royal Yacht Squadron
Cowes
Vulcan Works
Stettin
Stetchatag
Hen as a Shelterful: Christ's Simple Teaching on Winged Care
A 1907 sermon notes Jesus's imagery of gathering souls under a hen's wings to describe divine protection. It contrasts plain, practical mercy with lofty rhetoric, urges teachers to use simple, relatable parables, and urges parents and educators to shield children from life's storms, calling readers to seek shelter in Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Klopach
Talmage
Jerusalem
Christ
Mount Olivet
India
Himalayas
Ark
Robin Redbreast
Dematiom
Theological Seminary
Solomon
Hawke
Tempaticu
Dominick
Ador
old-Dom' Soick
America
Great Britain
John Todd
John Wesley
Alexander the Great
Bis
Camo
Hamburg
Leghorn
Mominick
South Pole
Mata
Cerberus
Hell
Isle of Wight
Elizabeth
Carisbrank Castle
Three Temples Sanctified and Conscience in Education
Sermonette style reflections emphasize conscience as a scientific task in education and land stewardship. Quotes from Rev M B Pratt and Cardinal Gibbons frame a spiritual view of three sanctified temples nature Solomon and the living temple the soul. The excerpt notes God as eternal and the soul’s deep mystery and dependence on divine grounding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Pratt
Methodist
Akron
Ohio
God
Solomon
Christ Our Redeemer
Cardinal Gibbons
R. C
Baltimore
Early Christians Spread Faith Despite Persecution
The article discusses Paul’s unregenerate zeal, Saul of Tarsus, and how persecution after Stephen’s death fueled rapid Christian spread. It notes disciples preached across Judea, Samaria, Phoenicia, Antioch, and Cyprus, with Simon Magus as a key controversial figure and the rise of Simonism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen
Saul of
Lacsus
Paul
Judes
Samaria
Jerusalem
Judea
Dilstant
Antioch
Evens
Cyprus
Jesus
Roman Empire
Bey Mevern
Philip
Simon
Hiatory
Simon Magus
Acta
Sim
God
Ana
Philips
Nancy
Oust
Zion
Trav
Eling
Gut
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bing
Berru
Wernice Wood
Eugenia Zaffman
Mies Zaffman
Shurlorck
Miss Zaffiani
Eugenie
Mr. Bruces
Mise Benton
Diack
Superintendent Hale
Miss Henston
Zaffman
Charles Bruce
Bernice Wood
Mise Zan
Bernice
Salgon
Bat
Ben
Chrlet
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