Ash Wednesday Service Opens Lent Across Region
Regional churches mark the start of Lent with Ash Wednesday ceremonies. Clergy urge reflection and penance as believers receive ashes on the forehead amid prayers and hymns.
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Newspaper
Houston Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1918
Page
10
Regional churches mark the start of Lent with Ash Wednesday ceremonies. Clergy urge reflection and penance as believers receive ashes on the forehead amid prayers and hymns.
A local Christian church hosts a men’s banquet featuring guest speakers and a community meal. Organizers invite pastors, volunteers, and neighborhood residents to attend and join in fellowship and outreach.
A terse wartime note reports a detachment gunnery school at Tergewey Caevary Feeder, detailing operations and staffing updates. The fragment underscores training activities and logistical requests for the Cayton area and related supply lines.
An old clumsy notice references a remedy for indigestion or bad stomach using diapepsin. The text appears garbled with unreadable stretches, but centers on a product or preparation marketed for stomach relief.
Fragmentary text describes a memory ceremony honoring Abraham Lincoln by soldiers. Readable names or affiliations are not clear. The passage hints at parade or salute events but lacks concrete details like date, place, or involved units.
Unclear OCR text notes Ih Hiatt as delegate selection for a greeters meeting. Further readable details are unavailable to confirm event date location or organizing body.
Fragmented report outlines mayoral dissatisfaction with a labor registration process on Tuesday. The text mentions city officials including a department head and council members amid discussions on employment and welfare programs, with references to a government panel and public oversight.
A garbled OCR fragment from an amusements page references a theater and performances. Readable bits include partial theater names and generic notes about events, without complete titles, dates, or attendee details.
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