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Newspaper
Dawson County Advertiser
Location
Dawsonville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1927
Page
2
A study of first Peter outlines Christian behavior as temporary sojourners. It emphasizes abstaining from fleshly lusts, obeying civil authorities, honoring all, loving the brotherhood, fearing God, and honoring the king. It notes persecution, armed readiness, and suffering's redemptive value under God’s will.
A devotional line encourages believers to let the joy of Christ rise inside like living water. It promises continual rejoicing in the Lord and urges openness to divine fullness.
D L Moody urges praising God and personal love as a sign of church vitality. The quote emphasizes individual worship and communal affection as essential today.
In a violent incident in a frontier town a group of cowboys faced gunfire. They used improvised pistols and crawled from a car as bullets shattered the door. The men escaped with minor injuries and were later identified by local authorities.
A Calcutta correspondent reports a terrier killed two cobras and escaped a cobra bite during a dinner at Barrackpore. The dog seized the cobra, dragged it off a veranda, and disabled it with a series of rushes before the party beat the snake to end its life. The dog emerged unharmed, while one witness noted astonishment at the animal’s safety.
A Bronx prank where a 10 year old turned on a fire alarm led to a fatal crash of a hose truck on Westchester Avenue near One Hundred Fifty sixth Street. Fireman Henry Hosker, 45, died. two others injured when driver Joseph Conroy swerved to avoid a collision and struck a pillar. Irwin Blum, 10, is in custody for turning on the alarm to see how the box worked.
Maurice Croshaw, 21, of Hightstown, N J, was kicked from a stool by a cow three years ago, breaking a neck vertebra. An X ray at Anderson hospital Philadelphia showed the fracture. He later suffered neck pains until ten days ago when a tractor jolt caused swelling.
In Bellingham Washington officials failed with dynamite and grappling hooks to recover Selgur Anderson from the Fraser River in British Columbia. Relatives a Norwegian family used a Rhode Island rooster in their boat. Each time the rooster crowed over a spot divers lifted the body. The method reflects a Scandinavian superstition about roosters guiding to drowned victims.
A 73 year old man committed suicide by jumping from the cathedral spire in Milan. He was killed instantly. He had been in ill health for some time.
An old medical ad extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for children constipated by diet or illness. It claims to restore natural bowel regularity without stomach upset and offers a free sample bottle by mail from Monticello Illinois.
A survey reveals astounding mineral wealth in the states of the maharajah of Jammu and Kashmir. Large quantities of coal aluminum ore copper zinc iron talc china clay and possible oil fields are located. Green tourmaline aquamarines sapphires and precious metals are reported in the high hills, with nickel and cobalt ores noted.
Sufferers from gas belching heartburn and nausea find relief with Bell Ans for Indigestion. Harmless pleasant Sure Relief tested by over 80 years use. 25c and 75c packages at drug stores or request free samples from Bell Co Inc Orangeburg NY.
A Louisville Courter-Journal remark complains that replacing squeaking slate pencils and water buckets with vacuum cleaners will dull the joy of school life and deepen childhood servitude. The piece laments loss of sensory school traditions.
An old Hanford advertisement touts Balsam of Myrrh as a trusted remedy for all ages and needs. The 78 year tradition claims proven merit with listings for three sizes in its promotional copy.
Virginia Dibble, fashion expert, asserts the custom of dressing two children alike is followed by many top households. A male critic questions whether the best dressed families ever had more than one child. Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills are advertised as relief for acid stomach and heartburn.
In a Boston Transcript excerpt a patient’s wife insists he be roused to drink his medicine. The exchange captures a sly domestic moment where care routines clash with humor.
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