Christ the Door Open Door to Eternal Life
A 1902 sermon-essay presents Jesus as the Door and Good Shepherd, contrasting entry through Christ with false doors of self will. It urges readers to pass through the Only Door for salvation, blessings, and true happiness, warning that self will blocks entrance and that the Open Door may become a Shut Door in time.
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A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
Chicago
Lazarus
Dives
Christ
Jesus
Earth
Heaven
Jesu
Peter
Satan
God
Paul
Christian of Bunyan
Hell
Philadelphia
Euta
Only-Try Reaches the Hill in Blanche Heath Poem
In a fable from Youth's Companion, Only-Try climbs the steep hill while Happy-go-Lucky and Faint-of-Heart hesitate. He perseveres as the others stay behind, noting no one can reach the top by sitting at the foot.
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Blanche T. Heath
After Dinner Eye Guessing Game Fun
A vintage party game from Prairie Farmer describes using a sheet with four eye holes hung between rooms. One group hides behind the sheet while others in the lit room guess which eyes belong to which players using candlelight. Teams swap rooms and repeat, with a prize for the most correct identifications.
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Ber
Prairie Farmer
Making a whipbow and its use in archery
A 19th century description explains a whipbow a long bow with the string fastened to one end. An arrow is shot by a snap of the wrist combining bow power and sling-like velocity. Boys often make arrows from pine and sapling bows, with store arrows for girls.
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Tribune
Where Are All the Birds In Winter Homes
The passage describes migratory birds occupying wintering grounds from the middle states to Argentina. It notes midwinter Gulf states as good viewing sites with Florida hosting large flocks of robins feeding on berries. It mentions coastal areas and Cypress swamps of Louisiana and Mississippi as habitats for herons and other species.
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Middle States
Argentine Republic
Gulf States
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Electric Fishing Game Delights Children
A playful guide describes a simple electric fishing game for kids. Players use a 12 inch wooden pole the line a pin hook and sealing wax bait to catch paper fish drawn with colored pencils. Each participant keeps a fish and the most catches win a prize.
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Gilla
The
New York Tribune
Sunday School Lesson Text Judges Seven Notes
A religious study of Judges chapter seven detailing Gideon’s call to deliver Israel from Midian, the Lord trimming the army from 32,000 to 300 by testing water drinking habits, and the faith that delivers victory. The narrative highlights divine reliance over human strength and the broader moral lesson of trusting God.
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Jernibial
Gideon
Harod
Moreh
Israel
Mount Gilead
Midian
Ophrah
Jezreel
Durgan
Pition
Jordan
Jehovah
Jerubbaal
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