Last Sunday at Mt Olive Baptist with Rev. Roper moving on
The Mt Olive church enjoyed a good turnout and Rev. G L Roper preached a fine sermon before news of his departure to Nora Springs. A Christmas program and tree were planned for Xmas evening. Several local residents were noted in social calls and errands through the week.
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Roper
Nora Springs
Baptist Church
Mr. Olive Baptist
Oscar Johnson
Carl Hanson
Alta
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
G. L. Roper
Pickwick and Johnson Debate Sparks Literary Discuss ion
A Toronto magazine essay argues Dickens's Mr Pickwick mirrors Dr Samuel Johnson from Boswell Life of Johnson. The debate notes similarities in stature and speech while reserving judgment on intentional plagiarism and highlighting Pickwickian sternness over pretense.
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B.R. Thompson
Toronto Mall
Empire
Dickens
Mr. Pickwick
Samuel Johnson
Writer
Jame Bonwell
Johnson
Pickwick
Boswell
Toronto
Mall and Empire
Doctor Johnson
Mr. Winkle
Christmas Eve Heroic Sergeant Foils Burglars in Plympton
In Plympton, Sergeant Moore, famed for his bold title, traps two burglars while guarding the Waynes family home on Christmas Eve. A young man, Tom Roscoe Walden, explains he entered to place a surprise gift for his fiancée Ethel Wayne. Moore’s swift actions earn him town praise and strengthen his local standing.
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Bre Naight
Plympton
Moore
Metropolitan Police
Waynes
Tim
Tom Roscoe Walden
Ethel Wayne
Liihe
Sergeant Moore
Luck and Chance of Life in War Hospitals
A London writer recalls war experiences from military hospital wards. He lists tales of heroic men facing terror, illness, or sudden death, including an omnibus fatality and a major killed by a falling branch. A chaplain nearly breaking his neck, a war correspondent killed in London, and a ship survivor who could not swim illustrate fate's randomness. The lad reading the Moslem Koran cites a verse about fate written in the Book of Decrees.
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London
Mons
la Bassee
France
V. C
Saighton Towers
Countess Grosvenor
Key Money Raises Tenant Demand in Yorkshire
In many English districts especially Yorkshire the shortage of housing drives tenants to pay key money of 50 to 100 dollars to the current occupier for the right to take over a vacant house. The practice suggests the landlord may accept the incoming tenant.
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England
Yorkshire
The Luck of Eden Hall Glass and Legend
The poem author Johann Ludwig Uhland inspired the tale of a drunken lord who breaks the luck of Eden Hall goblet. The glass, six oches high, pale green with blue and white enamel, allegedly survives today. Practical lore ties its origin to Spain while legend places it at St Cuthbert's well with fairies.
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Spain
St. Cuthbert's Well
Evening at the Jones House with a Mother Theme
Mr. Smith visits neighbors and attends a piano sing along with Mr. Jones and his children. They perform songs about mothers including Mother and Mother Mary, with the father joining in. Mrs. Jones is busy in the kitchen as the group awaits her arrival.
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Mr. Smith
Mr. Jones
Mahree
Mrs. Jones
Vein of Water Hidden Beneath The Green
An unknown good man’s work is like an underground water vein. It flows unseen, nourishing the land and keeping the surroundings vibrant and green.
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Daily Thought
Green
Lyle
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Floyd Allen
Beryl Porter
Harv Allen
Cherokee
Farmers Co-operative
Charles Sawwell
Rev. Roper
Lloyd Ohlson
Sees Pickwick AS
By Saidee Estelle Balcom
Wisconsin Lumber Co
Quality Yard
Aurelia, Iowa
Luck of Eden Hall
Edgar F. Smith, M. D
X-Ray Laboratory
Storm Lake, Iowa
A. G. Connell
Weavers
Iowa
E. G. Bates
B. Daniels
Live Stock Commission
A. B. Daniels
Dick L. Dresser
B. J. Knoerle
Gene Clark
T. W. Teeling
W. KF. Thompson
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co
Jive Stock Exchange
Nat'l Bank
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
W. C. Waddell
Baumann
H. A. Baumann
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance
Cherokee County
Little Sioux River
Buena Vista County
F. H. Crepps
J. C. Lockin
A. W. Baltimore
Nelsons Restaurant
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