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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1913
Page
8
Scrap Book recalls a Scottish visitor at St Pauls Cathedral who misreads a prayer book and frets over church collections. The tale moves through a humorous aside on generosity, then shifts to a domestic scene with Mrs. Jones and a daydreaming stenographer, ending with a comic office anecdote and a Bernard Shaw dinner tale about miscommunication with an Italian waiter.
Sporting Blood, Germany Schaefer, the Senators' baseball clown coach, is accused of gambling. A skewed party episode shows his persistence with cards, dice, and shell-game bets, prompting a tense exchange about available games and workplace rules at a friend's house.
A collage of light humor and anecdotes from early 20th century reading, including a foreign language quip about a polar bear and a polite misstep by a widow, plus a tale of J M Barrie’s tobacco lecture ending in a practical joke with a pipe and cigars. Also recounted are mischiefs of Weeden Grossmith in Charley’s Aunt and a wife’s confession that alters a breakfast, all in a breezy, jokey tone.
Brooklyn dispatch reports Pastor Laxtor Russell preaching on Revelation 22 8 There will be no more curse as superstition fades and minds gain liberty to study the Bible without creedal aids He contrasts Wesley and Calvin arguing only the Elect are saved in the Gospel Age but free grace will prevail later. the church must be grounded before the Messiahʼs kingdom begins
A reminiscence by James Stuart, former lord rector of St Andrews University, recounts a Scottish craftsman in an English town who explains a quarrel born from dialect. The tale blends Kipling and Twain excerpts, weaving lessons on self control, patience, and resilience with humorous anecdotes.
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