The Strahan Methodist Church Story Begins
Pioneer Clark Miller urged religious work among Strahan farmers leading to a revival by John Elliott that converted seventy and sparked regular services. A Sunbeam schoolhouse hosted socials and a 32 by 50 foot church emerged, funded by subscriptions and community effort, dedicated in 1884, later rebuilt after a 1886 cyclone wrecked the original structure.
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First Methodist Episcopal Church
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Menere
Strahan Church
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Foln Elliott
Deer Creek
Elliott
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Farlow
Clarinda
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Gidley
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W. T. Smith
Strat Church
Clark Muller
Issac Miller
George Hilton
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James P. Jones
Kitchen Shower for Dorothy Vestal
Mrs Howard Dolph and daughter Maxine hosted a kitchen shower for Miss Dorothy Vestal on Wednesday afternoon June 4. Sunday school class members attended and gifts were hidden then found during a playful search. Guests enjoyed ice cream and cake as well as pleasant conversation and well wishes for Dorothy Vestal.
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Maxine
Dorothy Vestal
Miss Vestal
Fragmented headline hints at local notice or ad text
Scrambled OCR text mentions names like AHU and G. Sowtd with references to DR, Food, and dope. Details are unclear. readable fragments suggest a local notice or ad panel. No clear event, place, or date established in the legible portion.
Subscriptions Arrive From Readers Across States
Subscribers from Wyoming Colorado Iowa California Oregon Oregon and Nebraska write to renew The Leader. Checks enclosed cover twelve months with notes on weather and crops. Names include Minnie V Davis Ada Sandiland Glen Niday George Schurr Walter Scenefield Hillyer Banister Parker Walton Brewer Whitaker McGill Mitchell and others.
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Hawk Springs
Wyo
Denver
Long Beach
Calif
California
Louis Radke
Aurelia
Iowa
Glen Niday
Silver City
George Schurr
Hastings
Jaya
E. J. Scenefield
Walter
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Mia
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Tucson
Ariz
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Saya
J. M. Walton
LaGrande
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Old Home News
Linden Avenue
Tracy Apt
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Masson’s shift from dime novels to Bible study
The Osceola Sentinel notes that Thomas I. Masson once read dime novels and Crusoe but now spends two hours daily in the Bible not for adventure but for guidance and soul comfort. He urges others to at least study the Ten Commandments and live by the Sermon on the Mount’s rules.
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Thomas I. Masson
Mount—Osceola
Amazing Dandruff Removal Shampoos Claim Quick Results
An unclear ad style text touts dandruff solutions claiming easy removal and scalp relief. It mentions shampoo as an aid to cleaner hair and suggests rapid effects, though the wording is garbled and difficult to interpret.
War reflections on tolerance and arbitration across wars
Charles Elliott Bacrett laments war and division in the World War and Civil War eras. He argues for international arbitration, cites leaders such as Clemenceau Foch Pershing and criticizes bloodshed. The piece laments human nature, urges common sense, and recalls a Civil War price of enslaved people.
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Clemencean
Philip Hambsch
Chris Aian
Apply the Second Cover Spray to the Apple Crop
The guide urges spraying the week of June 1 or two weeks after the first cover spray to control codling moths. Cold weather in May slowed development, making the extra spray necessary. Use 6 quarts liquid lime sulfur or 2 lbs dry form plus 1 to 1½ pints lead arsenate per 60 gallons, or half that with lime sulfur and 6 lbs hydrated lime, ensuring complete apple coverage.
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Iowa
New Roads in Old Mexico Continued from Page 1
The writers describe a bull fight as a vivid sight with animals tormented for spectacle. They also attend dog races featuring whippets chasing a mechanical hare amid a dramatic landscape framed by snow-capped mountains surrounding the tropical city.
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Wearin
Tired travelers in Mexico City find color and cuisine vivid
The narrative recalls a stay in a priced hotel near vendors selling Aztec baskets and vivid native art. After cool nights and bright days, the writers explore shops, a thieves market, and sun drenched cafes offering bold tropical flavors. They note contrasts with harsher meals elsewhere and conclude Mexico City feels European yet near Los Angeles.
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Tropics
Mexico
Mexico City
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