A Poet's Life Frames Three Viewpoints In Lecture
A Friday evening talk at First U P church presented Rev. Wighart sketching life through Omar Khayyam Kipling and Browning. The speaker argued poets reveal truths unseen by science and urged churches to serve rather than merely pray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Wighart
U. P
Men’s League of the Church
Kipling
Omar Kyam
Omar
Quincy Adams
Browning
Elizabeth Harrett Browning
Paul
Washington County
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Harper
Chicago University
Yard
California
Ing
Denver
Fool
Josh Billings
Tennyson
Longfellow
Whittier
Walter Scott
Brinton Defends Carnival Location and Licensing Plan
Brinton argues the city should require carnival operators to pay street use fees and obtain licenses, equating fair charges with public benefit. He cites past earnings, praises Parker Carnival Co., and urges city control to fund bands and proper organization for Town shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
Iowa
Parker
Parker Carnival Co
Overflows of the Stage Sewer Spark Christian Outcry
The Northwestern Christian Advocate reports Harry H. Harris of Hackett Theater protests a current production as a nuisance on his property and calls for abatement. The Tribune notes rising calls for reform as President Taft’s theater departure and public opinion spotlight concerns about immorality and stage content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry H. Harris
Hackett Theater
New York City
Harris
Mr. Hackett
Hackett
the Tribune
United States
Taft
Tribune
Northwestern Christian Advocate
Bow Man's Dress Goods Sale Prompted by Low Prices
A short sale notice lists dress lengths at 8 cents per yard and 35 cent wash goods, inviting shoppers to come and see the bargains at Bow Man's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowman’s
Democrat seeks qualified girl for Simplex typesetting job
A notice invites a capable girl with sewing machine skills to learn the Simplex typing and be offered a permanent position. Also mentions Kleese Hartman visiting his brother John in Parks Michigan for a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat
Kleese Hartman
Parks
Michigan
John
Mysterious Verse Fragments Include Jests And Thoughts
The passage mixes short lines about arrows and fate with witty asides on redheaded girls soldiers actors and fools. It reads like a collection of musings or limericks showing humor cynicism and social observations.
Quips and Observations on People and Place
A collection of wry vignettes on weather, ambition, religion, theater, humor, and small town life. It notes the circus, church funders, barber vanity, aging, smoking, and the oddities of country folk and street musicians. The tone hints at playful social commentary.
This Star in Our Crown Never Calls the Sun Ud Sol
A terse editorial line asserts that this star in our crown remains unnamed, refusing to refer to the sun as Ud Sol. No further context or figures are provided about the phrase or its origin.
Neighborhood News Highlights From Noble County
June events and local notes from Noble County include flag day observations, school term closure by Mrs. Joe Good, a burial at Eicher cemetery, visits by Eva Leeper and Walter Jarrard, and bridge replacement north of Peter Graber after a heavy Monday night rain. Children's Day at Mennonite church, Nick Leichty at Washington normal, Roy Alliston’s local visit, death of six month old child of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob W. G. Roth, Stella Rinner at Mt Pleasant Normal Institute, and a double-header loss for the local baseball team against Wayland Independents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Good
Sommers
Henry Sommers
Crawfordsville
Eicher
Eva Leeper
Burlington
Walter Jarrard
Eureka
Peter Graber
K. W. F. Leeper
Mennonite
Nick Leichty
Washington
Roy Alliston
Jacob WG. Roth
Local sports scores and community notices from early 1900s
The page recounts score results 5 to 0 and 8 to 1, local baseball talk, a Web ster City snake sighting claim, and obituaries notes for Miss Mattie Saltzman. It also advertises a June cattle sale in Washington, a Ladies Aid supper at the Methodist church, and a medical testimonial about a pile cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
the Methodist Church
Sale of Household Goods by D F Macon
D F Macon conducts a sale of household goods on the Northeast corner of the square on Saturday June 19 at 3 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Macon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bowman's
Jake Koebel
Katie
Mattie Salzman
Gingerich
Gerrg
Graber
Alvin Koupp
Coshen
Indiana
Sugar Creek Church
Alwas
Brinton
Evening Journal
Carnival Company
C. E. Zimmerman Co
Frank L. Wilson CO
Mason Transfer & Storage Co
Lomufeilon
Simon Lagree
Neighborhood News
Lemley’s
DeLaval
Powde
Chicago
N. E
China
Japan
Union Pacific
Nebraska
Mark Twain
Webster City
Mattie Saltzman
John Saltzman
Gerry
Sugar Creek Cemetery
J. W. Park
D. M. Denison
Fr. D. Macon
Ralph Vaugherty
Ladie’s Aid
Miles
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