Everyday Religion on Seriousness and Solemnity in Faith
A 1912 meditation distinguishes seriousness from solemnity in religion. It argues that genuine faith blends cheerfulness with truth seeking, citing Lincoln Holmes Twain and Chesterton. The piece warns solemnity can mask ignorance and moral laziness, urging a joyful but earnest practice of faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Mark Twain
Sidney Smith
Stevenson
Milky Way
God
Chesterton
Des Moines Land Bank Proposes 50 Percent Bond Debt Cut
Des Moines Joint Stock Land Bank proposes cutting its bonded indebtedness by 50 percent in a letter to bondholders. It states bonds total 9 324 000 with unaffordable interest versus income from non delinquent loans. The plan offers 35 for one half of each holder’s bonds, covering both Des Moines and former Central Town banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Des Moines Joint Stock Land Bank
Central Town Joint Stock Land Bank
Des Moines Bank
Blackest Black Cat Brings Luck At Cedar Kai
A quirky note describes a superstition about a black cat said to bring luck. The text mentions a shop and a secret effect, with garbled phrases and scattered references to days, places, and products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrolas
Steres Cron Lick Co
Roland Piersons Chosen Head Of Maine Lodge
Roland Piersons was elected to lead a Maine lodge. The appointment followed a vote at a local meeting, with Piersons chosen for a one year term and to oversee lodge operations and finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Piersons
Maine
County aid system overburdened as relief office tightens rules
Report details the Unemployment Relief fund and overseer of the poor reorganizing aid distribution. Preferring first time beneficiaries, staff enforce strict weekly grocery pickups by name initials, with dozens of young workers and clerks rushing through duties amid crowded counters and limited privacy. The article notes high daily expenditures, extensive paperwork, and agency staff under pressure while planning future coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Senninger
County Aid Clerk’s Day Inside the Poor Relief Office
A narrative of Mrs. Landmesser directing unemployment relief cases, rent and groceries, and personal matters as she handles calls about coal, seeds, room and board, and the Unemployment Relief Fund payroll. The piece portrays the bureaucratic grind and tough choices at the county poor relief office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alhich
Packing House
Lera Veet
F Cormerice
Sering
Devartrert O
Unisercty of
Iowa
Wera
Ameran Reed Cross
Board of Supervisors
Playground Commission
City Hall
Twenty-ninth Street
Olive Tablets Offer Quick Relief for Bad Breath
Thousands suffer bad breath and seek relief with Dr Edwards Olive Tablets. The vegetable tablets purportedly cleanse the system by stimulating bowels and liver, purifying blood without calomel side effects. Dosed nightly for a week, they come in 15¢ 30¢ and 6c sizes.
Radio Schedule Dense with NBC CBS and ABC Listings
A dense historical radio schedule lists programs by time and network across CBS NBC and ABC. It mentions acts such as Amos n Andy the Lombardo orchestra and multiple stage names with station codes WJZ WABC KMBC and more.
Radio Listings Fragment From Late Evening Schedule
An unclear radio schedule fragment shows network references CBS NBC and stations including WABC KMOX WEAP WTAN WABCO WMT and mentions times like 19 50 and 11 7 with scattered program tags and host names. The readable items indicate a mixed roster of prime time and late night programming across multiple outlets.
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Gene
Glenn
NBC
WTAM
WLS Woc
Reis
Dana
CBS
WABC
KMB
Wabc Woc
WABCO
WMT
KMBC
Tony Wene
KMOX
Jack and Jill
WEAF
Wtam Woc
WHO
WJZ
WMAQ
WBBM
Breenang
Ty Rane
Irma Glenn
KYW
Household Institute
Woc-Who
Vincent Ad Orch
WIZ Kyw
WLY
Harrod Orch
Farm and Bene
Concert Ministures
Halt_orch
Seherban Orch
MAQ
Madten
Betty
Bob
WLW
WLS
Way
Jane
WOW
WTAN
WNT
WEAP
WOC
Wilson
WJZ Wenr
Curtis Symphony
WGN
WEBM
Woaldarf-Astoris
Jones, Ereh
Denny Erch
Wtan Woc-Who
Redman Erch
Ie Sterm Ereh
WABO
Wood for walking sticks grown like corn
Saplings are planted and grown as a crop similar to corn or oats. They are harvested after about four years, yielding material for walking sticks and umbrellas.
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Jint Stock Land Bank
Beard
Joos
Carter
Croverton
Eo Orp
San Artonio Tex
HILL
Willie Willis
Vicks
Flyers
Jones and Hare
WAIAQ
Otto Fassel
KDKA
Morton Downey
Eewre Neemiller
el ‘Toro
Daly Orch
Forbes Cutter
Minstrels
Russell Orch
Whiteman
Reaming
Failins Lord
WIZ
Ros Glenn
WBRAM
KNBC
Amos ‘N' Andy
Wenr Lombardo Erch
She Risers Orch
Kmbec Olsen Erch
Kdka Kyw
Watkins Orch
WENR
Bele and Duna
KMT
Keenan and
Philliss
Secratary Hawkies
Howard Neemiller
O'Hare Creh
Your Government
King Orch
Fn Health
Colsmbians
Ben Bernie Oreh
Ed Wyne
NDC
Five Star Theater
Phillips Wore
Amos
Andy
KFT
Barlow Symphony
WM -Three
Aaa
Robinson’s Drug Store
Third Avenue
Third Street
Allison
3Rd St
3Rd Ave
WYETH
Eby’s
Miles Asper
Wyeth’s
Sloan’s Liniment
Mary T. Goldman
Jergen
Phillips
Richard
Merrell
Dr. Caldwell
Kale
Hudnut
Jamaica Bay
Putnam
Wrisley
Churchill
Zinc
DR. Miles
Coty’s
Houbigant’s Hudnut’s
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