The Divine Certainties in Christ as Sure Promises
A sermon argues that only God's promises realized in Christ are the enduring sure things. It uses sun moon stars and stepping stones imagery, traces biblical examples, and urges fixing eyes on the promises to cross life’s streams toward heaven.
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Hem
S ‘Manger
Christ the Lord
God
Christ
Zimon
Enoch
Abraham
Tabernacles
Isaac
Jacob
Paul
Mount Olivet
Christ Jesus
Alway
Jesus
Bethlehem
Heaven
Father
Heavenly City
Earth
Praise as an Ingredient in Prayer by Edward M. Goulburn
The author urges that prayer include praise not only for benefits received but also for God’s inherent excellences. He suggests praise can thaw a numb heart and release warmth and activity in prayer, guiding believers to worship God for His perfections beyond His gifts.
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Ife
Edward M. Goulburn
Our Standpoint on Sky and Earth Perspective
A reflective note on standpoint determines view of sky and earth. The lower the stance, the narrower the outlook becomes. Youth misjudges how expanding his position widens horizons and reveals broader possibilities.
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Earth
Novel course teaches cattle slaughter at Iowa State Ames
In a new curricular offering at Iowa State College in Ames, agricultural students observe live cattle slaughter demonstrations. M. F. Mullins, head of the Des Moines packing company cattle slaughtering department, delivers the instruction using Thistle, a prize herd recipient, as the subject. The educator appears in formal dress and proceeds with the procedure.
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Iowa State College
Ames
Agricultural College
Chicago
M. F. Mullins
Des
Licensing of Teachers Reveals Experience Gaps in 1902
Advance sheets from Superintendent Barrett’s biennial report show about 19,400 teachers licensed in 1902. Of these, 3,705 had no prior teaching experience, and 4,143 had less than a year’s experience. A large number of applicants were rejected, totaling 457 males and 3,868 females, with notable statewide discrepancies.
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Barrett
Department of Public Instruction
Slaughter Test Aims to Measure Dressing Waste and Meat Quality
The demonstration focused on instruction rather than speed. Over two hours the professor and assistants worked on four subjects to study waste in dressing and how feeding affected meat quality across different animals.
Poisoned Murder Ends Dynamiting Plot In Muscatine
Mart Woods, who finished a prison term for aiding dynamiting three Muscatine homes on May 11, 1893, is believed murdered by the men who hired him. Poison is suspected as the method. Woods had threatened to expose the plot tied to saloon prosecutions led by John Mahin and financed by J E M Kessinger with N Rosenburger as prosecutor. He had completed his sentence last August and had since frequented saloons, hinting at a forthcoming book detailing the scheme.
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Mart Woods
Muscatine
John Mahin
J E. M. Kessinger
N. Rosenburger
Woods
Kessinger
Ile
Rural Free Delivery Routes Set For February Start
Rural free delivery will begin February 2 at Dudley in Wapello county with one carrier on a 2444 mile route serving 2 square miles and Munterville Post Office area. Additional service in Albia Monroe county with 2 carriers on 46 miles serving 1,025 people. Blakesburg and Leighton add routes in Wapello and Mahaska counties. Tainter, Mahaska county adds one carrier on 22 miles serving 560. March 2 extends to Calmar Winneshiek county with 1 carrier on 2214 miles area 20 square miles population 500.
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Dudley
Wapello County
Munterville
Alhbia
Monroe County
Blakesburg
Leighton
Mahaska County
Tainter
Calmar
Winneshiek County
Red Hair Suit Sues Over Promised Marriage
Rosa Rachel Sarrell sues John M. Krause for 49000 damages claiming breach of promise after Krause brought her from South Dakota to Granville to wed. Krause’s mother opposed the match due to Sarrell’s auburn hair and vetoed the engagement. The case unfolds amid community ties and family dispute.
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Rosa Rachel Sarrell
John M. Krause
Granville
Krause
South Dakota
County Certification Practices Questioned in Exam Findings
The report notes several counties reject set standards while three or four issue excess certificates yearly to fill all schools. It suggests many counties hurriedly authorize teachers regardless of qualifications based on need.
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State Superintendent of Schools
New Engineering Hall Opens as ISU Enrollments Hit Peak
After four days of classification the winter term at Iowa State College Ames begins with the new engineering hall turned over to departments. Enrollment so far surpasses prior years with 554 engineering students from last year. The hall, costing 215000 plus 30000 for furnishings and 60000 for equipment, measures 208 by 100 feet with four stories and a basement and is nearly fireproof.
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Iowa State College
Ames
Town Ingineers’ Society
Brick and Ile Manufacturers’ Association
Rockford Man Plans Huge Iowa School Trip to St Louis Exposition
John Ry Waller of Rockford has proposed bringing 300000 Iowa school children to the world’s fair in St Louis next year. He would organize train and steamboat excursions with a temporary two story cottage village on a 64 acre tract to serve as housing and hotels. He also plans a hospital library and restaurant building and estimates a maximum cost of 20 dollars per pupil for transport board laundry and medical care for one week.
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John Ry, Waller
Rockford
St. Louis
Towa
Waller
Mwe
Britt Offers $40,000 Courthouse to County Seat Bid
The Britt community hosted a large reception inviting every county resident, about 1000 attended. Speeches by Senneff Wammitt and Aldrich praised Britt, with Chairman Tom Dill pledging a $40,000 courthouse and turnkey county seat control if voters choose Britt.
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Britt-Garner
Britt
Tevery
Messrs
Senneff
Wammitt
Aldrich
Tom Dill
Charley Thorpe Returns to America After French Turf Success
Charley Thorpe and wife moved to Whiting from France where Thorpe closed a successful season on the French turf. He declined a large salary offer from American and European owners, preferring to stay in America where he has made a fortune.
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Charley Thorpe
Whiting
France
Thorpe
America
Monument to War Eagle Santee Sioux Chief Headed for Sioux City Grave Site
An easterner with held name has written to a local Sioux City real estate dealer to purchase the grave site of War Eagle the Santee Sioux chief. He plans to erect a monument on the burial plot within the city limits.
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Sioux City
War Eagle
Assured Cement Factory to Be Built in Webster City
The large cement building material factory, pursued by Messrs. Gee Wambach and B. J. Willis with the Commercial League, is now an assured project for Webster City. The plan promises local industry growth and employment opportunities.
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Messrs. Gee, Wambach
3B. J. Willis
Comercial League
Webster City
Elephants in India and Their Work Across Society
A New York Commercial Advertiser synopsis explains the elephant as a key power source in India. It details training methods where tame elephants guide and discipline wild ones, forming a chain of influence from keeper to trainee. The piece contrasts uses for hard labor versus circus performance.
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India
Limeelt
Afila
Comanercial
Suburban giggle mocks country manners in Tribune piece
A New York Tribune excerpt quotes a suburbanite deriding country living as making men slovenly and women rustic. She notes a shared nervous laugh among country women, calling it a “suburban giggle” that surfaces in casual speech and at funerals alike.
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New York ‘Tribune
Getlece
Daum
The Cricket Fiddle Explained in Simple Terms
A playful description of how the field cricket makes music. It explains the male’s fiddling with wing ridges acting as a bow and string, the female's long slender body end, and how eggs lay in the ground for spring emergence.
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Cricket
Tribune
Boy Wins Fast Hiring From Early Morning Plea
A Philadelphia merchant hires a diligent office boy who rushed in last June after leaving school. The boy explained he would not waste time and wanted any paid work immediately. The merchant, surprised, asked when to start. the boy replied he was already there and would have started earlier if told to go.
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Philadelphia
Iaven
Mice From Apple Seed Crafted By Needle Work
A craft note explains shaping a seed into a tiny mouse model. A needle threads silk through the seed for ears, shaving a strip for a tail, and threading the seed with a white card to secure the form, yielding a realistic miniature mouse.
Memory Test in Australian Court Foils Robbery Charge
In Sydney 1846 a robber escaped conviction when Lane testified he could recite passages from Horace Walpole's Old English Baron for two and a half hours. The attorney general doubted the claim but finally allowed the witness to finish, leading to the prisoner's discharge. Colden Penny.
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Supreme Court of Sydney
Horace Walpole
Lane
Henry
Humphrey
Holy Land
Colden Penny
Singing Mouse Family Captivates South Bend Household
A South Bend man reports a singing mother mouse in his home with several offspring. The animal's high pitched notes echo after bedtime, and the Snyder family cares for the brood hoping the trait passes to the young. The tale recalls a previous musical rodent linked to a flute player. The piece also notes Fort Sill prisoner Geronimo’s daughter Lenna, 13, studying at a Mascalero school in New Mexico and described as handsome.
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A. Ws. Snyder
South Bend
Ind
Mr. Snyder
Albert N. Baker
Geronimo
Geronimimo
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Lenna Geronimo
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