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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1923
Page
7
A Kansas City Star excerpt details making a hand crafted arrow and slingshot with simple materials and basic steps. It includes a scene with a young couple awaiting singing school, reflecting a lighthearted local moment.
Blondie and his Beloved shared a theater outing last night when a stranger approached them as they left and introduced the couple. Heloise, the head waitress, quizzed about the experience, prompting Blondie to recount the chance meet.
A farmer jokes about his boy's summer interest in religion claiming the boy prefers prayer for rain to watering the garden. The exchange highlights rural humor and a wary parental tone about superstitions.
A Columbus Indiana Ledger cartoon caption shows a passenger fumbling pockets apologizing for losing his ticket. The irate conductor retorts the passenger could not lose a ticket a yard long, and the passenger jokes about a bass drum loss to deflect.
John R. Quinn of California was elected national commander of the American Legion at the San Francisco national convention, succeeding Texas’s Alvin Owsley. Quinn pledged vigorous support for the adjusted compensation act and closer veteran government contact. He won on the eleventh ballot with 502 votes, defeating James A. Crain and others.
John A. Smith of Monahan post in Sioux City Ta organized a recruitment push that added 245 new American Legion members. He recruited in packing houses and stock yards and arranged 150 join on installments with a dollar monthly payroll deduction until dues are paid. Smith earned a San Francisco convention trip with pullman fare and was decorated by National Commander Alvin Owsley during a Sioux City visit. He now enrolls members by mail.
Plans are under way to construct a home in Burlington Vermont for the local post of the American Legion and members of the Forty and Height with assistance from Assistant Department Adjutant John Bernau.
Forms B L Association to encourage thrift among members of the American Legion post in Allentown Pennsylvania. Off icers drawn from Legionnaires and investors from the community. The effort aims to promote savings and provide housing finance options for members and locals.
A short reflective line noting that few will admit error even when their folly is clear to all. The author emphasizes personal accountability and public perception in missteps.
A reflection asserts luck does not exist and that success stems from constant duty and readiness for the right moment. It emphasizes discipline, preparation, and timely action as the true drivers of favorable outcomes.
The quotation notes that true learning is achieved by taking on small tasks, slowly building understanding. It attributes the idea to Locke and frames learning as gradual, deliberate practice.
Lesson outlines Jesus preaching in city and country with the motive of compassion for a shepherdless world. It lists three classes of missionaries from Luke and details the mission of Jesus, the Twelve, and devoted women, urging prayer to harvest laborers and highlighting John 3 16 17 as the core message of salvation through Christ's sacrifice.
A reflective line by Emerson invoking a turning point when tradition and rhetoric fail, calling for divine presence to fire the heart.
A religious proverb credits Leighton with a view on God's forgiveness being thorough both in pardoning and forgetting. It emphasizes that true portion in God requires this complete mercy and remembrance.
A compact quotation notes that a home lacks heart, stating without hearts there is no home by Byrn.
A collage of light ad copy notes Cuticura for sore hands with soap and ointment steps. It promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for laundry and inclusion of a quip about women judged by other women. The fragment ends with a playful line about angels.
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