Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch Roadside Conversion
A Sunday School lesson on Acts eight 26-40 tells how Philip, guided by an angel and the Spirit, joins a desert chariot to explain Isaiah and Christ. The Ethiopian eunuch believes, is baptized, and continues his journey rejoicing, while Philip proclaims Jesus across cities toward Caesarea. The story illustrates obedient service and God’s care for individual souls.
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Samaria
Philip Setenecor
God
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Hagar
Samuel
Gideon
Ethiopia
Jerusalem
Sheba
Solomon
Isaiah
Philip
Christ
Isakis
Jesus
Azotus
Caesarea
Colored gospel notes in Kentucky and Ohio area events
A compilation of black community news across Ohio and Kentucky. church plans a $100000 Dunbar memorial in Dayton. entrepreneurs and educators like A B Kenan Selma and Prof Hattie Rennex Louisville featured. local meetings, baptisms, school plans, pension hearings, and social events trend through Lexington Cadentown and Detroit-bound Elks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
African Methodist Church
Paul Lawrence) Dunbar
Dayton
Ohio
A. B. Kenan
Lauderdale St
Selma
Ala
W. J. Trent
Columbia Avenue
Philadelphia
Duncan Kirby
J. C. Gatewood
Paris
Kentucky
Wm. Douglass
Douglass
Harvester Trust
Auburn
Logan County
Hattie P. Rennex
Louisville
W. W. Banks
Remex
South
Nelson Williams
Camp Nelson
Isaac D. Kitchen
Hhouse
Huntington
W. Va
J. M. Rash
Colored Christian Church
Bill Turner
Lexington
Nannie H. Burroughts
New England
Henry Loving
Winchester Hotel
Olympia Springs
Eliza Hickman
Lawrenceburg
Ind
E. S. Taylor
T. Timberlake
Wm. Bell
Maple Street
Africa
Betty
The
Colored Elks
Detroit
Mich
Hannah Hampton
Lizzie Jackson
W. M. Booker
Charlotte Green
Colored Mason Lodge
H. D. Colerane
Washington
J. M. Bates
Corbin
Charles Hevine
Manson Wheeler
Millie Morgan
Marnie
Lil
Lucy Worlds
Mt. Vernon
Henrietta Wills
Florence
Thomas Black
Salie Million
Lucy Rhome
Matia Didlick
F. Taylor
Cadentows
Chilesburg
Fayette County
Wm. Fields
Pension Board
John Sheldon
Wyandott
W. A. Steward
American Baptist
J E. Wood
D. D
Danville
U.B. F. Lodge
Brooks Station
Joe. Bates
Chicago
Timberlake
Mu Mu
Hippodrome
Annie Somek and Son
Isaac Kraminet
W. Broadway
Peter Sympson
Dennis Barnes
County Court Days in Winchester Area
List of monthly county court days for counties around Winchester. Includes Anderson, Bath, Bourbon, Boyle, Breathitt, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Fleming, Franklin, Garrard, Grant, Harrison, Jessamine, Lee, Lincoln, Madison, Mason, Mercer, Montgomery, Nicholas, Owen, Pendleton, Powell, Scott, Shelby, and Woodford. Each entry gives the county and the town and the court’s scheduled Monday.
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Winchester
Anderson
Lawrenceburg
Bath
Owingsville
Bourbon
Paris
Boyle
Danville
Breathitt
Jackson
Clark
Estill
Irvine
Fayette
Lexington
Fleming
Flemingsburg
Franklin
Frankfort
Garrard
Lancaster
Grant
Williamstown
Scott
Georgetown
Shelby
Shelbyville
Woodford
Versailles
The Lurid Glow of Doom and the Child’s Cure
The frightened account centers on a boy from Henrietta Pennsylvania whose five year battle with eczema seemed hopeless until his mother credits seven bottles of Electric Bitters with a complete cure. The advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a supreme remedy for eruptions eczema salt rheum sores blood disorders and rheumatism, priced at 50 cents and guaranteed by Phillips Drug Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Adams
Henrietta
Phillips Drug Company
The Usual Way at a Masquerade Ball
A Detroit Free Press item notes that a man often acts foolishly but the wife is usually the one who leads him to the masquerade ball. The columnist sketches social behavior with a humorous tone reflecting everyday domestic influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free*Press
Peculiar Chinese Rain Ceremony Ends With Dog Honor
A North China Herald correspondent describes a Chenyuan ritual where officials offer incense during a three day fast and villagers drench processionists with water. A dog sits upright in a chair wearing a garment and hat as the crowd douses it, seeking divine pity for rain. rain falls before sunset.
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China
North China Herald
Chenyuan
Tree rent tomb at Te win churchyard in Hertfordshire
A Scotsman report describes a long divided tree growing from a noble dame’s grave in Tewin Hertfordshire. The trunk splits into stems that stretch from the tomb and enclose the old iron railing, creating a striking memorial locals visit to hear that the lady once planned an unreadable tomb.
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Tewin
Hertfordshire
Private Forestry in England and American plans
The article contrasts England’s private forests with limited public forestry and notes oak and other long‑maturity species on private estates. It cites a Washington Bureau of Forestry plan to cooperate with private forests where profit is the main goal, as discussed in Garden Magazine.
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England
Bureau of Forestry
Washington
Garden Magazine
Spider Disrupts Bayonne Fire Alarm System
A Bayonne New Jersey fire alarm system was knocked out by a single spider that got stuck in the transmitter room wiring. The spider caused a short circuit, halting the entire system. Local crews inspected the site and planned repairs to restore service.
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Bayonne
N. J
Orfer
A New Feature at Barrett's Photo Gallery
Barrett's Photo Gallery announces a new feature with an expert outside photographer for house views and photographs. Post cards will be made in the city under personal supervision and guaranteed as if done by the gallery owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrett
Elizabeth Mallet Starts World’s First Daily Courant
In London in March 1702 Elizabeth Mallet published and edited the Daily Courant, the first daily newspaper. It championed women’s rights and pledged to spare the public at least half the impertinences found in ordinary papers.
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Elizabeth Mallet
London
Courant
Arnica Salve Cures Longstanding Eczema
Watertown Wisconsin man J A Swenson credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with saving his leg after ten years of eczema and failed treatments by 15 doctors. The ad touts its benefits for skin eruptions eczema salt rheum boils fever sores burns cuts and piles at Phillips Drug Store for 25 cents.
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J. A. Swenson
Watertown
Wis
Bucklen
Phillips Drug Store
Reed and Choate Quote Sparks on Vices
An anecdote recalls Thomas B. Reed with Senator Wolcott of Colorado and Joseph Choate. Choate notes he never drank smoked or gambled. Wolcott, contrasting, admits he “sinner in every one” of those lines and laments Reed’s claim.
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Tom Reed
Thomas B. Reed
Senator Wolcott
Colorado
Joseph Choate
Birds as Weather Prophets in Folklore
Folklore notes that birds hint at coming rain. General birds peck feathers wash and fly to nests before rain. Parrots canaries display feather care and become restless the evening prior. A crying peacock signals rain and robins sing loudly in the morning as a weather sign.
The Very Best Cincinnati Enquirer Offers Sample Copies
Readers are urged to obtain a copy of the Cincinnati Enquirer, praised as the cleanest weekly by its readers. It aims to educate families, guide homemakers, and boost prosperity, with weekly non sectarian sermons by Chas. T. Russell and sections on economy, parenting, and social improvement.
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Incinnati
Cincinna' Enquirer
Chas. T. Russell
Enquirer Cincinnati
Be True to Thyself Motto Inspires Self-Governance
Marcus Aurelius quoted on focusing on one’s own actions rather than judging others. The message urges personal honesty, justice, and holiness by self-scrutiny alone.
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Marcus Aurelius
The Minnesota Girl Breadwinner Quip
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes that one third of Minnesota girls are breadwinners while the other two are bread makers, concluding Minnesota certainly has the flour.
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Minnesota
Cleveland Plain Dealer
One Worthy Remembrance in Telephone Etiquette
A concise reflection from the Ohio State Journal on phone courtesy noting the bright side of a wrong number call and the absence of blame for the unintended caller in a long intimate experience with the telephone.
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Ohio State Journal
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Johnny, Permenttiory
D. M - Stearns
Eer
County Court Days
Clark County
Mer's
People’s State Bank Capital
J. M. Hougkin
L. B. Cockrell
J. L. Brown
Winchester News
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