The Sunday School Lesson on David and Absalom
A 1908 commentary reflects on David’s escape from Absalom, Ahithophel’s betrayal, and God’s sovereign care. It links the watchman’s tidings to faith, warns against worldly friendship, and urges believers to publish good news of God’s mercy through Jesus Christ.
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American Press Association
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Ahithophel
God
Hushai
Rom
Abraham
Jas. iv
Mahanaim
Shobi
Machir
Barzillai
Jacob
Joab
Abishai
Ittai
Samaria
Israel
Isa
Ahimaaz
Zadok
Greatest Exhibition on Tuberculosis to Open in NYC
By November 15 the greatest tuberculosis exhibition will open in New York City under the Charity Organization Society and Department of Health. It features charts photographs maps models and thousands of items from 15 countries and 200 associations with a three week Washington stay and an anticipated audience of over a million in New York City.
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New York
New York City
Tuberculosis Committee
Charity Organization Society
Department of Health
Washington
Tortoise Shell Facts from the Times-Democrat
The dealer explains pale tortoise shell is valuable while imitations mimic it. He debunks killing tortoises for shells, describing fishermen trapping a tortoise, burning surrounding material, and loosening shell plates with heat and a knife. The shell base remains to regrow. The process is a shell farm method.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Traces of Beasts in Malay Wilds
Cornhill Magazine describes the Malay wilds showing animal traces along paths and drinking places. An elephant rubbed a tree leaving nine feet high mud marks and hairs in clay, a rhinoceros scratched at intervals, a tiger pad mark a short time old, and deer tracks cluster around deep elephant footprints.
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Cornhill Magazine
Colors in the Ocean and Its Hidden Entities
The sea mirrors sky with blues and browns from sediment. Red and olive hues arise from algae and organisms, including the so called sea saw dust that gives the Red Sea its name. Off distant waters, chocolate hues form from countless tiny organisms moving along.
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Red Sea
Pearson’s
Evarts Refuses to Acknowledge Smoking Ban Sign
While secretary of state William M. Evarts rode an elevator, a new attendant posted a smoking ban notice in his car. Evarts and a famous senator boarded the elevator. the senator smoked. Evarts tore down the sign and claimed not to see it, prompting the attendant to seek the guard’s identity for the man with the large head.
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William M. Evarts
Mr. Evarts
Evarts
England's Prettiest Villages Listed
A survey by the London Strand Magazine names six English villages as the prettiest. Bonchurch in the Isle of Wight, Clovelly in Devon, Witchampton in Dorset, Sonning in Oxfordshire, Shere in Surrey, and Clapham in Yorkshire are highlighted as the top picks.
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England
Bonchurch
Isle of Wight
Clovelly
Devonshire
Witchampton
Dorset
Sonning
Oxfordshire
Shere
Surrey
Clapham
Yorkshire
London Strand Magazine
Reputed Actress Praised For Workmanlike Talent
A gossip item notes a performer with a bright future ahead though critics doubt acting prowess. It praises her striking eyes and stylish attire, suggesting she excels in onstage presence more than acting skill. Local readers are invited to watch her rise in the business.
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Lfe
Sand pits carved by desert winds in Arabia
In Arabia’s sandy deserts strong winds dig pits up to 200 feet deep. The shafts extend to the harder bedrock beneath the sand, revealing how aeolian action shapes the landscape. The phenomenon shows winds sculpting deep, narrow depressions that expose geological layers beneath.
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Arabia
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