Christ the Master in Thought and Life
Reverend review of Jesus Christ as master thinker and doer. He argues Christ’s thought reshaped global religious thinking, his life demonstrated self control and selflessness, and his power to empower others makes him the ultimate master. The sermon urges discipleship through prayer and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Joan Brittan Clark
John xii
Jesus Christ
Man
Nazareth
Ume
General Fnster
Nazarene
Jesus
Paul
Steys
Duties of the Business Man. A sermon by Rev Barton
The speaker urges personal financial responsibility for businessmen and families. He advocates home ownership in the wife’s name, clear motives, and wise life insurance planning including twenty payment, twenty year endowment, and convertible term policies with annual installments to protect dependents and prevent misuses of lump sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. E. Barton
Heaven
Childre
Three Essentials of the Age
Dr George Mall urges three great needs clean manhood pure womanhood and good citizenship. He laments social vice decline and calls on citizens to act in primaries and polls. He argues Christ belongs in business but faces a closed door symbolized by liberty and God on opposite sides and a dollar on the hinges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New York
Christ
Peary’s North Pole bid ends in record setting failure
Lieutenant Robert E. Peary and his ship Windward reached 83 3/4 degrees north before the ice became impassable for men and dogs. He turned back not from exhaustion but due to insurmountable ice ridges and deep fissures. Peary had planned a siege strategy, fortifying ahead of the main party, with relief expeditions ready each year.
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Lieut
Peary
Duke d’Abruzzi
Nanusen
Lockwood
Greely
Penry
United States
Peary Prade
Jenve
Wy Department
Greenland
Independence Bay
Sub- I
Robert EB. Peary
Peary’s Long Quest to Reach the North Pole
The article recounts Robert Peary and companion Henson enduring shipwrecks, mutinies, and hunger as they pushed northward in search of the polar target. After reaching 81 degrees 47 minutes latitude, ten miles beyond previous attempts, they turned back due to starvation and began the return journey.
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Great Sec End
Lee
Peary
Henson
Lieut
Two Campaigns Near the James River at Richmond
In the James River region near Richmond a Virginia plantation, owned by widow Mrs. Margaret Ritchie, produces a dramatic tale. Barbara Ritchie elopes with Theodore Benton, a poor U.S. Army lieutenant, defying her mother’s plan to wed a German baron. During Civil War hostilities, Benton learns of Barbara, visits the plantation, and is rebuffed by Mrs. Ritchie. Barbara later confesses she acted against her mother’s consent, but the couple’s marriage collapses when Barbara’s sister feigns illness, leaving Benton to depart resignedly as Union forces advance toward Petersburg.
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James River
Ddlow Richmond
Margaret Ritchie
Barbara
Elizabeth
United States Army
Theodore Benton
America
Barbshi
Benton
Mrs. Ruehle
Behabe
Sauce
Richmond
Washington
Ritchie Plantation
Malvern Hill
Liept. Benton
Theodore
Grant
James
Petersburg
Union
Weldon County Marriage Resolved After Civil Strife
Barbara Ritchie reunites with Benton Renton after a tumultuous family plot led by Mrs. Ritchie. Elizabeth impersonated Barbara’s sister to influence the marriage, Barbara learns the truth, and Union troops grant leave for a ceremony celebrated by enslaved people as jubilee marks a new master.
Household Adornments From Odd Practical Uses Across Regions
A survey of unusual garden and household decorations shows items from shark jaw gateways to shipwreck figureheads. Examples include a Sussex fence of swordfish blades, a Leeds summer house of buttons, a wall of cigar ribbons, and a gallery of framed relics made of diverse materials.
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Selbly
Sussex
Gan Fen
Leeds
Garret
London Express
Wakefield
Listorle
Lisward
Cheshire
Liverpool
Birmingham
Nonogeniarian Carver Builds His Own Tombstone
A monogenarian resident of the State Soldiers' Home in Lee Lafayette Indiana carved his own tombstone and built a brick walled grave beneath a plain earth mound. The six by two foot granite shaft bears an epitaph urging others not to live a bachelor life. Dewitt’s name is not on the stone and the tomb includes a cavity and cemented floor for a coffin to allow “room to turn around.”
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Hugh Dewitt
State Soldiers' Home
Lee Lafayette
Ind
Oy Dewitt
Bach
Dewitt
Joshua’s Leadership and the Nature of Divine Aid
The article frames Joshua as a central biblical hero whose military skill and courage stem from obedience to God. It compares his leadership to Moses’ era, notes Joshua’s readiness from years of training, and emphasizes that success comes from divine help and adherence to the law. It also reflects on land promises, tribal dynamics, and the dangers of equating church status with salvation.
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Joshua
David Reader
Josh
Palestine
George Adam Smith
The
Holy Land
Moses
God
Tsriel
Holy Temple
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Whale Sound
Geary
Enkimno
Sherrard
Cient
Matt Benson
Black Baly
Andiag
Falcon
Hugh J. Lee
Renton
Offcer
Uou
Binks
Kndwa
Promised Land
Tarael
Hebron
Shechem
Jordan
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