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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1923
Page
6
A compact column canvas combines a poem praising Ann Arbor and a local card of thanks for a bereaved family. It follows with Iowa State Fair details, premiums, camping, and a nurse’s public health note on measles urging improved child protection. Ernestine Larsen signs the health bulletin.
The Church of Christ announces next Lords day sermon at eleven o clock titled The Bible. The message proclaims the Bible as the only constant source of light and reference. It notes that in the past century 544 million copies have been printed sold and distributed.
A local church announces a Foreign Missionary offering for Bible distribution and a Children's Day program at 8 p.m. featuring recitation, songs, and Biblical pageants on parables. Bible school opens at 9 a.m. The Endeavor will skip evening services due to the children's program. The pastor attended a Group Evangelism Congress in Mankato, Minnesota. The article notes southern Minnesota has 538,000 people, 23 churches, and 12 ministers, urging local support for church work and farming region improvements. International GCE Convention registration is open for Des Moines July 4-9.
The Methodist Church schedules regular services for next Sunday morning and a Children’s Day program during the preaching hour in the evening. The note urges attendance, predicting a fine program and asking readers not to miss it.
The notice invites all members to a regular board meeting on Monday evening. It promotes The Daily Vacation Bible School and Children’s Day on Sunday with Bible school at 9:45 am and preaching at 11 am. Services follow at Nast Mission at 600 pm and 500 pm. Minister C W Pleteher extends a cordial welcome.
An excerpt notes a slippery incident aboard a vessel as a heavy body drags along the deck, an anchor or chain clattering through a tunnel, signaling a dangerous moment during a watch. The fragment hints at a tense harbor scene with gear and crew reacting to a near mishap.
A compact note argues small words convey clear meaning and lasting impact. It suggests restraint in using grand terms and favors concise, direct language to express ideas effectively.
The yard originally defined by royal decree as the length of the arm at King’s Weary 1. The British yard now equals 62 degrees Fahrenheit, measured by a bronze bar kept at the Westminster Royal Society in London.
A system fitted with pipes to all cargo compartments carries smoke from a single point to warn the bridge crew. The idea uses air or smoke to extend from the fore to alert others, aiming to improve crew response in a fire on board.
Treaty ports are gateways for commerce with nations in accord with treaty terms in countries not normally open to foreign trade. China stands as the nation where treaty ports were fully operative for many years.
List of horse entries and owners for the Taylor County Fair Association in Bedford Iowa. Names include Ester Fast Fanny Price Alma Todd The Earl and many others from Iowa Kansas Missouri and Nebraska with sires such as Tramp Fast Monhark and The Exponent. Event appears as a catalog of entries with breeder and owner credits across regional locations.
The notice lists numerous horse names and owners across states like Nebraska Kansas and Iowa, then details entry fees late closing rules for 2:14 2:25 and trot events. It invites horsemen to join the event, promises fair grounds and good care, and lists secretary contact C N Nelson Bedford Iowa for program and purses.
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