Bibte Thoughts for This Week Sunday through Saturday
Weekly devotional schedule presents daily verses from scriptures. Sunday emphasizes mission and healing powers from Matthew 10 7 8. Monday notes sins separate man from God from Isaiah 59 2. Tuesday presents law of love from Romans 13 10. Wednesday cites Psalm 78 1 praise for a clean heart. Thursday quotes John 8 31 32 about discipleship and truth. Friday reflects on thoughts shaping character from Proverbs 23 7. Saturday promises provision from Psalm 37 3 4.
Sunday School Outing and Church Activities Ahead
Rev Chr Christiansen announces the annual Sunday School outing next Sunday at Memorial Park with a short service after dinner. Trinity Church Ashland holds 10 30 A M services and Bible Study Wednesday evening. Ladies Aid hosts by Mrs Hans Egge Thursday afternoon at the church.
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Chr. Christiansen
Memorial Park
Trinity Church
Ashland
Ladies Aid
Hans Egge
Methodist Episcopal Church Services and Week Schedule
Rev D W Davis leads Sunday school at 9 45 with Mrs Clara Beers as superintendent and Mrs Xelphia Wieman acting. Epworth League at 7, public worship 11 and 8, Wednesday prayer 8. Junior Dept pageant Sunday 8. Parents invited.
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Episcopal
D. W. Davis
Clara. O. Beers
Xelphia Wieman
Epworth League
Opal Thoreson
School of Religion
Church Service Schedule for Ashland Washburn Bayfield
The schedule lists services in Ashland on July 2 at 10 30 A M and 7 30 P M in Washburn on July 2 at 7 30 P M and July 9 at 10 30 A M Bayfield on July 9 at 7 30 P M Ashland on July 16 at 10 30 A M Washburn on July 16 at 7 30 P M Bayfield on July 23 at 10 30 A M Ashland on July 23 at 7 30 P M with an open date on July 30.
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Ashland
Washburn
Bayfield
The Bookstall Old and Gray by Clinton Scollard
A nostalgic poem praising a quiet bookstall as a cool refuge from the bustling city. It laments time and shows shelves of vellum, Elzevirs, and aged folios where great minds endure beyond monarchs and eras. The setting and imagery evoke timeless literary devotion.
World Growing Worse Suppresses Diogenes Hunt for Honest Man
A humorous remark notes that even with a lantern Diogenes might fail to find an honest man, reflecting modern pessimism about integrity and virtue. The quip contrasts ancient virtue search with contemporary doubt.
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Diogenes
When Heine Was a Tramp
The excerpt recalls Heinrich Heine as a wandering poet in Saxony and Harz. It notes his summer journey to Weimar to flatter Goethe, his stumbles over a planned eulogy, and a comical shift to praising Saxon plums. The piece frames Heine as a railing exile in Paris, yet finds him lovable as a tramp.
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Heine
Heinrich Heine
Saxony
Weimar
Goethe
Harz
Paris
Beethoven's Marvelous Music and Mignon's Song
George William Curtis notes that Beethoven's music and Goethe's Mignon share a single awe struck yearning. The melody reveals the song’s wild vague longing, and the unity of both arts creates a lasting impression. If Wilhelm Meister faded from literature, Mignon’s life would still blossom through the music.
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Beethoven
Goethe
Wilhelm Meister
Mignon
George William Curtis
Gambling culture in Siam courts and caddy wagers
A fragment from Asis Magazine describes a Siamese gambling culture where golfers are taunted by caddies who bet on matches and may help by lifting or shifting balls. The piece lampoons royal settings and caddy antics in the Heavenly Royal City of Siam.
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Siam
Royal Sports Club
Heavenly Royal City of
Florence Burgess Meehan
Asis Magazine
Thumbs Down Mercy Signal in Roman Gladiatorial Shows
In ancient Roman combats a wounded man could signal mercy by raising a forefinger. Spectators then waved handkerchiefs for mercy or condemned him to death by exposing a clenched fist with the thumbs down.
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Rome
Six Accomplishments of the Chinese Literary Class
The traditional Chinese social system ranked four main classes beneath the emperor. The first class, the literary class, required education in six areas during Confucius times: archery, horsemanship, rites, music, history, and mathematics.
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Confucius
Real Measure of Worth
The piece argues worth is shown by service to others rather than wealth. It cautions against making oneself the center of a larger world and emphasizes humility and contribution to fellow people as the true standard of value.
Making Life Livable and Joy in Society
A reflective piece arguing that happiness depends on collective action. It urges broad public engagement to counter forces that diminish contentment and wellbeing, emphasizing proactive efforts to cultivate joy in daily life.
Fish as Mousetrap Catches Nine Mice in St John’s River
A large brook trout caught by J. E. Barbour of Paterson New Jersey in Gaspe Canada on June 20 1921 yielded nine mice in its stomach, five of them large, when opened.
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J. E. Barbour
Paterson
N. J
St. John’s River
Gaspe
Canada
Topeka Alienist Stresses Identification in Insanity Cases
A Topeka alienist claims no chance of misjudging a patient as insane. He states that in every insanity case he is called to, someone must identify the patient to him before examination. The remarks appear in the Topeka Capital.
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Topeka
Topeka Capital
Oldest rocks date beyond fifteen hundred million years
Calculations of radium decay into lead imply the oldest rocks known exceed fifteen hundred million years. The conclusion rests on decay rates and geological dating methods used by researchers.
Telepathic Seances Banned In Vienna Public Interest Declines
Widespread Vienna interest in telepathy and hypnotism led to court cases as spectators and mediums suffered. Hypnosis supposedly triggered attempts at crimes and mental distress. The board of health now bans demonstrations, allowing only licensed physicians to use such methods for treatment. Commercial sensationalism is condemned and to be halted.
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Vienna
Board of Health
Skillful Mountain Climber Plants Flag on Mount Cook
M Samuel Turner, F R G 8, has arrived in England and solo planted the British ensign on Mount Cook in New Zealand. He crawled 46 hours to climb with 24 hours of rest cuts, completing the ascent in 72 hours and without sleep. The feat may prepare him for a Mount Everest expedition.
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M. Samuel Turner
England
Mount Cook
New Zealand
Federal aid road funds extended with new appropriations
The authorizing act signs to continue Federal aid for road construction with 190 million dollars added, 50 million for the current year and 65 and 75 million for the next two years, administered by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Bureau of Public Roads. It cites prior uses and totals, noting miles completed and under construction and the large impact of Federal and State matching funds. The circuit court notice addresses Leslie C. Gunhus & Co. versus B A Oestreich et al in Bayfield County Wisconsin with summons to appear within twenty days.
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Post Office
Secretary of Agriultural
Bureau of Public Roads
Wisconsin
A. W. Macleod
P. O
Washburn
Bayfield County
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