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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1903
Page
8
Rev D W Wylie is installed as pastor of First Presbyterian Church in a formal ceremony. Church leaders and members gather for the service witnessing the transition of leadership and ministry for the congregation.
Rev. Dwight Wylie was formally installed as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church after a year as acting pastor. A large congregation attended services conducted by a commission from the Presbytery of Iowa City with many local pastors assisting. The ceremony included charges to pastor and people, a constitutional Q&A, and the right hand of fellowship.
Saturday April 25 special sale lists 20 pounds sugar for 1.00 and 8 pounds Lenox soap for 25 cents. Also rental notices for 40 acres blue grass and timber pasture with running water at 75 dollars, tied to Julie Debrie and Clemence Debrie Morrisud, and 40 acres in Peter Debrie estate in Johnson county Iowa at 75 dollars.
Rev Joseph Linkmajer, pastor, announces that the first holy communion will be held at St Wenceslaus Church on Sunday May 10. He has a large class and the exercises will be interesting.
The township reports soggy ground with high hills flooded by running streams. Win. Peters, road boss, worked Thursday smoothing clods while Charles Colony Sr sets out evergreens for windbreaks. Old Oner place owner Panse married Thursday, leaving questions about Mike Kronetiller's plans amid widespread wet conditions delaying seeding.
A Collier's essay argues that women should manage money to learn its value. It says some women may lack womanliness and fail the trust, but many can be taught. Fathers should give daughters allowances to teach financial discipline and experience, not as favoritism but as education.
A medieval tale places Bishop Hatto at a Rhine tower storing grain. During famine he lured villagers to his granaries and burned them. That night the dead appeared as rat spirits, devouring his wealth and finally the bishop himself.
A Saturday Review piece argues trained nurses weaken motherhood by taking in illnesses even for minor ailments. It urges balance, calling for mind and atmosphere to affect health. A French note explains nun headdresses origin from Ash Wednesday palace alms tale. The king covered a nun’s blush with a napkin, inspiring the current headdress.
A horse named Skipper rises to fame in the park and at the stables before a spavin ends his career. Reddy hides a lump on Skipper’s hock with a brown bottle before an inspector arrives. Skipper is replaced as the horse’s duties continue.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes curling expanding with many organized teams and tournaments. Handball, now widely played at athletic clubs, discus throwing at major meetings, and golf with roots in Scotland are outlined as historic and enduring Irish popularity.
The record notes a six or five man ambush behind Al to lure the king and army, enabling Israelites to strike a decisive flank. It recalls Leonidas and his 480 B C stand where Persians hired a traitor to attack from behind. Hannibal’s 2,306 years later near Trebia used hidden forces to strike Rome’s legions in the rear and win big.
A Glasgow Times joke recounts a traveler asking about historic spots near Perthshire. A native replies there is nothing historic, noting the Black cattle once were historic but are no longer, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding of the term.
The Fiji tradition holds that a marriageable youth or maiden who dies without completing the nuptial knot ties his or her soul to wander between heaven and hell. Upon death a tooth is placed in the hand and a missile is hurled at a tree marking the path to heaven or hell. The piece includes a quip about a man repeating and his wife’s alleged interest in politics.
A Brooklyn Life item quotes a rustic, humorous exchange where a parson urges prayer and forgiveness for Casey who reportedly threw a brick at someone. The dialogue favors patience and religious sentiment over immediate judgment.
A fragment from a theater scene cites a Leading Lady of a defunct opera company and a manager pondering if a practical solution exists to return home. The dialogue hints at travel or recovery options following the company’s closure.
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