Religion in Trade The Merchant's Office a School of Industry
Dr. Talmage argues religion strengthens business not hinders it, teaching energy patience and integrity through daily commerce. He frames business life as a divine school to develop character, urges using gained insight to further Christ's kingdom, and warns against moral compromise in pursuit of wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Klopsch
Washington
Talmage
Prince Imperial
France
Belleville
N. J
New York
Syracuse
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Newton
Locke
Mansfield
de. Duff
Church of God
Christ
God
Gene
Jesus Christ
State of
Maine
Integrity in commerce and faith in hard times
A speaker praises honesty in business past and present, contrasting easy fraud with tested integrity. He recalls merchants who never overstate value, never cover defects, and kept faith despite temptations. The tale includes a slave note, prayers answered, and the idea that true success rests on godly conduct and heavenly rewards.
Town Fair and State Oil Inspections Featured in Des Moines News
Des Moines reports the state town fair as the largest yet with record exhibits across cattle horses and machinery while razorback hogs and art displays draw visitor interest. The biennial oil inspector’s report shows barrels of oil approved versus rejected and rising gasoline controls. Smallpox outbreaks and lake preservation join the political and railway updates from Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penitentiaries—Board of Control
Iowa Soldier Boys
Des Moines
State Agricultural Society
Dobson
Department
State Board of Health
Kennedy
Hey
Bay Grain Elevators Expansion by Major Midwest Firm
The St Paul and Kansas City Grain company of Minneapolis buys a large system of grain elevators along the Mason City and Fort Dodge railway. Purchase handled by F J Wright, superintendent. The firm plans to add extensive grain storage houses with all its elevators.
Severe storm hits Fort Dodge area causing major damage
A severe cyclone like storm struck Fort Dodge and surrounding areas. The Christ in Church tent was toppled and destroyed. Across Webster County, including the Webster Humboldt line, buildings and windmills were blown down and a Dowd home wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Christ In Church
Webster
Isumboldt
John Dowd
Weather crop bulletin notes favorable early corn growth
The bulletin reports conditions favorable for maturing early planted corn with minimal moisture needs. Late planted corn would benefit from rain and could suffer from continued drought and hot winds. Wheat and oats threshing is progressing, but much grain remains in shock awaiting threshing.
Tramps Slay Two Men On Moving Coal Car Near Marshalltown
Des Moines man Cornelius Matthews and Oelwein resident John J. Wilson were shot by tramps aboard a coal car loaded with rails moving at 40 mph west of Marshalltown. After killing them the attackers dumped the bodies under the wheels and fled. Both victims were married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Matthews
Des Moines
John J. Wilson
Oelwein
Great Western
Marshalltown
Severe wind and storm damage hits Decoral area
A severe wind and storm caused widespread destruction in Decoral and nearby areas. Trees were blown down and limbs broken, sheds and outbuildings were toppled, Steyers' opera house was lifted from its foundation and dumped onto the street. Many windmills and hay and grain stacks were blown over.
Staves Family Reports Soldiers’ Manila Departure Plans
M C Staves of Dex Moines says his son has sent freedom the soldier paper from Manila. The regiment is expected to leave Manila for the United States around September 1 and reach Lewi by late November after several days confinement in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.C. Staves
Dex Moines
Freedom
Manila
Mir Staves
United States
Reael Lewi
Sinfrancisco
Des Moines Clergyman Drowns At River Bathing
Rev. Frederickilt Willian, 82, pastor of the Christian Church in Adel, drowned while bathing with friends in the Des Moines river north Des Moines. He went beyond his depth and sank. his body was recovered soon after. He was a Tawasinie university graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederickilt Willian
Des Moines
Tawasinie University
Christian Church
Adel
Republican state chair refuses reelection in Dubuque
J. Hancock of Dubuque, chair of the Republican state committee, has told members he will not seek reelection due to business commitments. A unanimous reelection was offered this year, but he will remain the Third district representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Hancock
Dubuque
Republican State Committee
Woman Kills Wolf on Wyoming Hill Near Muscatine
Mrs. John Rittenhouse killed a gray wolf that attacked her buggy with daughter Mrs Lyons aboard on Wyoming hill five miles from Muscatine. She brought the carcass home to Muscatine and received bounty for the wolf scalp as awarded by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rittenhouse
Lyons
Wyoming Hill
Muscatine
Sioux City Drops Carnival for Rides This Year
A grain of variety news covers Sioux City canceling a regular carnival but planning a rides event in September. The item also notes Webster City preparing a grand free street fair and autumn carnival for September 26 to 30 and mentions several regional notices including reunions, deaths, and local industry changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Webster City
Tommy White
Billy O'Donnell
White
Keosauqua
Pioneer Association
van Buren County
State Bank of
Grand Dunelion
Waverly
State Board of Control
Duluth
Onion Depot
Trust Company of North America
Fr. &. Dillon
DeWitt
J. C. Wilkes
Clinton County
Follett’s
Iowa Beet Sugar Developing Company
Des Moines
John Dargan
Riceville
Fred Schweppes
Eugene Ki, Hunt
Monmouth
Northwestern Railroad
Council Bluffs
Manning cattle dealer thanks cop after Bowery sleep
Henry Kahle of Manning testified in a New York police court that a officer who detained him for drunkenness saved his effects including a bank shareholding, 840 dollar draft, 89 gold, a valuable watch, a voyage ticket, and an American passport. The judge praised the policeman and Kahle paid a three dollar fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kahle
Manning
New York
Polceman
Kahle
First National Bank
Germany
Walte
Kuhle
Bowery
Plans for Floyd grave park in Sioux City
Plans are completed to purchase a 22 acre park around the grave of Sergt Charles Floyd of the Lewis and Clark expedition who died near Sioux City on August 20, 1804. The Floyd Memorial Association reports Congress has allotted 5000 dollars for a monument and work will begin once plans are accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergt
Charles Floyd
Lewis and Clark
Missouri
Sioux City
Bloyd
Gioux City
Congress
Hloyd
Big Mill Fire Destroys Nashuin Cedar River Plant
A large touring mill of Nast Water Power Co. on the Cedar River at Nashuin burned down despite heroic efforts. The five story mill was a principal local industry with estimated loss of 50 000 dollars and 7 000 dollars insured. One of the heaviest losers was I Granger with the fire managed by James Keys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Nast Water Power Company
Cedar River
Nashuin
I. Granger
James Keys
Breach of Promise Case Ends in Settlement
Miss Mary J. Wright of Willizea, visiting durlington for a breach of promise suit against Rev. Lincoln Wilson, a Chicago divinity student, left with $2,000 settlement. The case drew wide community interest as Wright sought 5,000 damages after investing in education to become a missionary wife. The suit was withdrawn and the church trial suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. Wright
Willizea
Durlington
Ie Lincoln
Wilson
Chicago
Hull
Mr. Wilson
Wapello
Miss Wright
Me Wilson
Telephone Story Speeds Telephones Across Silver Creek Farm Belt
Robert Baxter and Christy Bleakly, prosperous Silver Creek township residents two miles apart, installed home telephone lines linked by barbed wire fences. The system worked as well as city phones. They plan to wire most farmers in the township and along routes to Galva and Ida Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Baxter
Christy
Silver Creek Township
Galvn
Ida Grove
Disease Among Cattle Reported Near La Moille and Melbourne
A peculiar bovine illness has appeared in the La Moille and Melbourne area, causing several losses among farmers. The disease is described as contagious, attacking cattle just above the hoofs, leading to rapid decline, refusal of feed, and death. State veterinary officials have been alerted for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Moille
Melbourne
Catholic Foresters Elect Officers at State Convention
At the Waterloo convention of the Catholic Order of Foresters, New Hampton was named as the next meeting site. Officers elected include Chief ranger I M Healey Cedar Rapids vice chief ranger J ONeill Clinton secretary J A Limback Cedar Rapids treasurer St J McLaughlin Dubuque and trustees I A Gadbers Waterloo J M Manley Sioux City J F Tracey Wak on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Order of Foresters
New Hampton
NM. I. Healey
Cedar Rapids
J. O'Neill
Clinton
J. A. Limback
St. J. McLaughlin
Dubuque
I’. A. Gadbers
J. M. Manley
Sioux City
J. F. Tracey
Waukon
Michigan Football Star Weds Sac City Girl Grace Nichols
William Allen of the University of Michigan and Miss Grace C Nichols of Sac City announced their marriage in Kalamazoo Michigan on April 22. Allen played for the Michigan football team and Nichols attended the games, fueling the romance that led to the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Allen
University of Michigan
Grace C. Nichols
Sac City
Kalamazoo
Mich
Allen
Michigan University
Miss Nichols
Iowa
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Dr. Talmage
Liverpool
Bank of England
Algiers
John Dean
Carlisle
Fulton Street
Lawa
Ior
Boards of Trade
Churches of Christ
J. B. McBride
Iowa City
Iowa Lakes
McBride
Board of Control
Penitentiaries
Madison
Independence
Mt, Pleasant
Souneit Bluffs
Davenport Ve
Tnoxville W
Glenwood
Mitchellville
Union Veterans' Union
Union Veterans’ Union
New England
R.G. Druenfarth
Washington, D.C
Order of Union Battle Men
Anti-Saloon League
W. Cg.t. A
Pennsylvania
Renly
Town Central
Martin
Milwaukee
Central
Northwestern
Burlington
The
Fiature
Albia
Manly Junction
Oskiloosa
Mississippi River
Iowa Junction
Horace J. Morse
Edward E. Chase
I. W. Bicknell
Iowa State News
Crop Outlook
Charles Moya
Nashum
Catholic Foresters
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