Light of the World Sermon by Rev J D McCord at Butler Church
The sermon argues Christianity as the world’s guiding light in science, commerce, and morals, while stressing that Jesus meant his followers to be the spiritual light. It tells of Susie’s cheerful faith, a Georgia family starting a prayer meeting, Sunday School, and a thriving church community built by one godly man.
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Jesus
Austrola
Susie
South
Georgina
Man of God
Africa
Christ
Tired of Extreme Democracy Across Nations
The article argues that global publics are tiring of extreme democracy and radical socialism. It cites Coolidge’s rise, Labour’s defeat, Baldwin’s win, Herriot’s fall, and Von Hindenburg’s election as signs of a conservative pull. It warns that democracy can become tyranny if misused and stresses voter discernment to curb demagogic leaders.
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United States
Europe
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Labor Party
Ramsey McDonald
Stanley Baldwin
England
Herriot
France
von Hindenberg
Germany
Promise Yourself To Be Strong And Positive
Motivational list urging self mastery and resilience through optimistic thoughts and deeds. Encourages health happiness prosperity, goodwill, sunny outlook, best effort, and forgiving past mistakes. Promotes cheerful demeanor and focus on self-improvement to resist criticism and fear. Encouraging belief the world favors the virtuous.
A Texas Wonder for kidney and bladder troubles
An advertisement touts A Texas Wonder for kidney and bladder ailments including gravel rheumatism and irregularities. Sold by druggists for $1.25 a bottle with testimonials available. Dr BE Hall 2926 Olive St St. Louis Missouri promotes the remedy and notes mail order possible.
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BE. W. Hall
Olive St
St. Louis
Unfaithfulness charge in Jones murder case leads to letters
In Columbus Georgia Willie Jones and Gervis Bloodworth await a May 18 trial for the 1923 Reynolds area murder of Howard Underwood after a confession sparked by a letter from Lizzie Bruce of Covington Ga Bruce describes heartbreak and urges Jones to be true to another woman Miss Bruce also asks for a return photo she sent to the prisoner while noting her lost love and sincerity.
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Columbus
Willie Jones
Taylor County
Gervis Bloodworth
Muscogee County
Howard Underwood
Reynolds
Lizzie Bruce
Covington
Covington Cotton Mills
Marietta
Mr. Jones
Miss Moon
Bruce
Muscogee Jail
Honey a Vegetable Product Claim by Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture states that honey is a vegetable product. Bees contribute enzymes that alter honey sugars, yielding a product classified as a vegetable item.
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Department of Agriculture
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Blood Tonic Benefits
Ad copy claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine treats catarrh by cleansing the blood and boosting the system to prevent colds. Produced by Wd Cheney & Co of Toledo, advertised as a staple for over forty years and sold by druggists.
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Nabal Catarrn
Hall
Wd, Cheney & Co
Toledo
Pledge urges drivers to observe safety rules on roads
The Progressive Farmer promotes a pledge for automobile owners to curb accidents. Rules include no cutting in or corners, no risky passes on curves, slower speeds where children play, proper stopping near streetcars, staying on the right, obeying traffic laws, careful parking, and not driving under liquor.
Postal Rate Revisions Explained With New Schedule
The notice outlines the new postal rates effective April 15 including first class, registry, insurance, Parcel Post, Special Delivery, and Money Order fees. It lists costs by value, weight tiers, and additional charges, noting first class remains unchanged at 2 cents per ounce.
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Parcel Post
Lord Chesterfield Advice on Reading and Time
A fragmentary quip by Lord Chesterfield dismisses ransacking remote eras and urging readers to skip minute, unimportant details. The remark condemns blockheads who overvalue trivial antiquarian scholarship and urges discernment in choosing what to read.
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Ike
Blockheads
Lord Cheaterfield
The Rose Poem of Truth and Kindness
A reflective verse exploring how a rose remains fair and fragrant regardless of creed or rank while humans betray nobler aims with envy gossip and hate. It contrasts the rose’s constant beauty with man’s uneven moral nature and calls for gentleness.
The Actual Date of Creation Debated by Theologians
Theologians have long debated Creation's date. Bishop Ussher set 4004 B C. A 42 volume universal history from London 1779 weighs the question, considering March 21 and September 21 of 4004 B C, leaning toward the latter.
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Ussher
B.C
London
B. C
Church Converts Historic Bell to Rouse Worship
A famed bell moved around Cape Horn in the early 1900s and later used as a fire bell at Vancouver barracks Washington has been reconfigured as a church bell for the Norwegian Lutheran church in Vancouver. The bell, cast with notable craftsmanship, is described as more musical than the former alarm bell.
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Cape Horn
England's Laureate Office Origin Clarified
The passage notes that while many early poets are seen as England's poets laureate, the official legal office was not established until 1619 when the role was formalized under Ben Jonson. The statement ties the tradition to the 17th century and notable literary figures.
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England
Chaucer
Ben Jonson
Effect of Oppression in Opinion Formation
Quote attributed to Hosea Ballou notes that oppressing people for their opinions tends to harden and intensify those views, making them more persistent rather than silenced. The remark underscores the resilience of belief under pressure.
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Hosea Billou
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J. D. McCord
Butler Methodist Church
Matt
Ettesen
Texas
Waparrayonness
Jones
Envy
W. L. Ennis
Worthville
Cardus
Essa
Cardui
Dreizin
Butler, Ga
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