To Another One A Sermon On One Talent Worth
Dr. Talmage urges appreciation of one talent in everyone, arguing that the least endowed can influence many. He extols cheerfulness patience honesty and persuasion as usable talents and contrasts mere genius with steadfast virtue guiding readers to use their unique gift for good.
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Ccopyright
Louis Klopsch
Washington
Talmage
Heaven
Pennsylvania Avenue
Chestnut ‘Street
Broadway
State Street
la Salle Street
Euclid Avenue
Mary
Martha
Abraham
Sarah
David
Thim
St. John
Patmos
Robert South
Rowland
Hill
Jeremy Taylor
Dean Swift
Lorenzo Dow
George Whitefield
Job
Elijah
Christ
Paul
Apostles of
Humdrum
Lord’s
Burns
Gettysburg
Church of God
North Star
America
Beyond a Whisper and Deafness as Social Barrier
A Chicago Record-Herald quip contrasts hearing loss with social silence and secrecy. The dialogue notes that deafness hinders being told secrets and highlights the social drawback of losing hearing.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Hendersons' European tour starts after departure from Dubuque
Col. David B. Henderson speaker of the house and his wife left Dubuque for a three month tour of Europe. A party of friends saw them off at the depot. They will travel from New York to Old Deer Aberdeen Scotland, birthplace of Henderson. This will be his first visit to his homeland. They will visit Paris to see daughter Belle, then tour Europe.
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David B. Henderson
House of Representatives
Dubuque
Europe
Henderson
New York
Old Deer
Aberdeen
Scotland
Col. Henderson
America
Great
Britain
Col
Mrs. Henderson
Paris
Belle
Grinnell Wins Intercollegiate State Field Meet
Grinnell won first place at the Des Moines intercollegiate state field meet with 42 points. Drake protest alleges Welker a Grinnell student violated professionalism by winning two bicycle events, potentially costing Grinnell ten points. Three state records were broken.
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Grinnell
Des Moines
Iowa College
Drake University
State College
Ames
State University
Iowa City
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
State Normal School
Clear Falls
Welker
Death of George A Stone Examin er and Civil War Officer
George A Stone 68 a national bank examiner died in Burlington hospital after weeks of illness. Born in New York in 1834 he served as lieutenant of the First Iowa major of the Fourth Iowa cavalry and helped raise the Twenty fifth Iowa. After the war he became a banker at Mount Pleasant then examiner for 15 years. He leaves a widow and three children.
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George A. Stone
National Bank Examiner
Burlington Hospital
New York
Iowa
Iowa Cavalry
Mount Pleasant
Weather report for Iowa shows cool, moist, improving crops
The weekly Washington weather bureau crop report notes cool conditions with ample moisture across Iowa. Grass, oats, wheat and barley show clear improvement while corn growth is retarded by seed defects and worms, though stands remain good and frost damage is absent.
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Washington Weather Bureau
Iowa
Dentists Elect Officers at Iowa Dental Meeting
The Iowa State Dental Association in Clear Lake elected officers: President William Hosford dean of the dental college at the state university. Vice President Frank Fourt Fairfield. Secretary IT G Brownley Ames. Treasurer W K Clack Clear Lake. Des Moines chosen as next meeting site.
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Iowa State Dental Association
Clear Lake
William Hosford
Dental College
State University
Prank Fourt
Fairfield
IT. G. Brownley
Ames
W. K. Clack
Des Moines
Will Strike Hack Fraternal Insurance Legislation
Iowa fraternal insurance firms seek a legislative add on retaliatory reciprocity to current laws targeting Illinois firms. The move aims to permit Iowa fraternities to operate in Illinois where Illinois bars Iowa companies.
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Iowa
Illinois
Mixed Iowa notices and tragedies mark 1901 events
Reports from Iowa detail rural delivery routes to open July 1 at West Point and Stockport, a Weigh post office closure, and multiple postmaster salary changes. Also listed are fatal and near fatal accidents, suicides, a shipwreck with no fatalities, burn deaths, a nurse suicide in Des Moines, and a large Jewish aged home benefaction in Chicago.
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Charlie Sing
Knoxville
Marsh
Sing
Des Moines
Iowa
Marshalltown
Stockport
van Buren County
Weigh
Arlington
Muscatine
Onlland
Ottumwa
Mason City
Newton
Onawa
Frances Ring
Dubuque
C. C. Wright
Burlington
Lincoln
Grundy County
Grundy Center
McBride
Madison County
Winterset
August Demke
West Union
Demke
William le van
Albia
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Laws City
Henrietta Mettzinger
Center Township
Fred Weigand
J. J. Weigand
Gertrude Holt
Sixth Avenue
West Point
Lee County
St. Paul
Wancock
T. A. Way
Shadie & Whitany
Britt
Abraham Simmer
Waverly
Orthodox Home For
Chicago
Proud of His Wife
Mrs Carmen Benware of Villisca is described as the only Filipino woman in Iowa. Married in the Philippines to Burt Benware, she accompanied him home where he works as an engineer on a local railroad. The tale recounts a cross cultural courtship and a move from Manila to Iowa with Carmen now in Villisca.
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Carmen Benware
Burt Benware
Villisca
Iowa
Benware
Philippines
Mr. Benware
Carmen de Perfectas Y la Azora
Nice
Paul
Virginia
Zola
Carmen
Senora Chica Y Portuenda
Qhien
Burlington
Senorita Carmen
Manila
Villisea
Grinnell Students Burn Old Creamery Building After Meet
After winning the state meet Grinnell students staged a wild celebration at campus bonfire night. They burned a creamery building in South Grinnell after obtaining the owner’s permission, while the fire department watched to prevent spread.
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Grinnell
South Grinnell
Robbery charge against Harry Johnson in Vinton case
Harry Johnson, claiming St Louis roots, with a Minneapolis woman Myrtle Johnson, was arrested in Vinton for robbing Henry Weinecke. Johnson lured the victim to a secluded spot beat him, took 50 dollars, and fled by night train with the woman, who had the money hidden in her fur boa. Johnson is about 30 and described as a morphine addict.
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Harry Johnson
St. Louis
Toutine Investment Company
Omaha
Minneapolis
Myrtle Johnson
Vinton
Henry Weinecke
Johnson
Weineck
Rural Free Delivery Starts July 10 in Several Towns
Rural free delivery will begin July 10 in Essex Page County with two carriers serving 50 miles and 1,040 population. Pendleton Lenox Taylor County with two carriers on 64 miles and 1,050 people. Red Oak Montgomery Solly with two carriers on 40 miles and 1,175 people. Nyman Sanborn OBrien County with two carriers on 50 miles and 1,130 people.
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Essex
Page County
Hanson
Pendleton
Lenox
Taylor County
John Wurston, Jr
Mark van Houten
Red Oak
Montgomery Solly
D. J. Leech
Joseph Mickle
Nyman
Sanborn
O’brien County
I. H. Ballon
8. D. Redmond
Disappearance of Hudson Man Sparks Kidnap Rumors
The body of James Murphy's son was found in a well on the Hudson farm. Weeks earlier the disappearance caused a sensation with rumors of kidnapping. The father recalls a possible cry for help and two mysterious young men in a passing buggy, fueling ransom theories.
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James Murphy
Hudson
Des Moines Packing House Opens with Strong Hog Prices
The Des Moines packing house has begun operation with about 700 hogs slaughtered on the first day. Output will rise gradually as the plant scales up. Hog prices range from 5.25 to 5.60 dollars. New lessees the Agars are experienced capitalists aiming to establish Des Moines as a thriving live stock market. They have bought Vincent stock yards and maintain good railroad relations, ensuring full facilities for business.
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Des Moines
Agars
Vincent Stock Yards
Fort Dodge man finds lost watch after year in cornfield
Fred Gantry of Fort Dodge recovered a lost watch in a cornfield while grading for a new athletic park. The watch, found a year after it was misplaced, remains in perfect condition and runs as if untouched. The gold case shows little tarnish after long burial.
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Fred Gantry
Fort Dodge
Heiress in Peril: Extortion Plot Aimed at Mary Shaw
Mary Shaw, granddaughter of late George S. Shaw, Wisconsin heir, faces extortion attempts to force her to obtain money from her father B. E. A. Shaw. After moving to Davenport from Atlantic, she received a demand letter and a second threat linked to her sister Mrs. G. Mullins. Police were alerted and a nighttime meeting was foiled by vigilant bystanders, keeping her safe.
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Mary Shaw
George S. Shaw
Cloquet
Wis
BE. A. Shaw
Davenport
Atlantic
GW. Mullins
Supreme Court Upholds Usurious Building and Town Loans
Three Des Moines cases confirm the Iowa Supreme Court upholding usurious charges in building and town association contracts. A 1898 curative act legalized such contracts, later repealed in 1900, with judges subscribing to protections for rights created by the act. The ruling preserves pre repeal 12 percent interest on loans.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Mmembers
Charles A. Hishop
Polle County
Veteran Edgar Sleeper Seeks Pension Boost From First Lady
In Mason City Civil War veteran Edgar Sleeper sought a pension increase by writing to Mrs. McKinley. After sending affidavits he received a note from the president's assistant secretary O T Pruden that the case would be referred to the pension department. Sleeper then forwarded remaining papers and hopes for a raise from eight to thirty dollars monthly.
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Edgar Sleeper
Mason City
Department
McKinley
O. TL. Pruden
Pension Department
Bryan abandons free silver stance and leads to party rift
The San Joaquin Chronicle reports Col. Bryan’s shift away from free silver, arguing his conversion is concealed and aimed at dictating Democratic control. The piece warns this move signals a repudiation by Democrats and Bryan’s exit from politics, with concerns over his influence and future as a minor agitator.
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Col
Bryan
United States
Democratic Party
I Iself
Democrats
San Ivaneisco Chronole
Small Grain Acreage Shrinks in Iowa This Year
Des Moines reports indicate Iowa small grain acreage will drop about 26 percent from last year as farmers switch from wheat and oats to corn due to strong corn prices and high cattle and hog prices. Poor cattle outlook in some areas also pushes oat fields to corn, reducing oats further.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Deed of Crazy Youth Shocks Des Moines Family
Charles Neil a 19 year old Jewett factory employee in Des Moines entered the Mercer residence at nine in the morning and shot at TEffie Mercer age 14. He fired three times but no harm resulted before pursuit and capture. He pleaded guilty to assault with intent to do great bodily injury and was bound over to the grand jury. The Mercers were strangers. motive unclear and he is believed insane yet rational seeming.
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Charles Neil
Jewett Typewriter
Des Moines
J. W. Mercer
Teffie Mercer
Guand
Mercers
Ile
Missing Salem Area Farmer Emil Swanson Disappears
Seven weeks have passed since Emil Swanson a young farmer living northwest of Salem vanished from his farm leaving behind a good property and no explanation. He was divorced from his wife now living in Fairfield and no trace has been found.
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Emil Swanson
Salem
Fairfield
Ife
Archbishop Keane Presses Prohibition Crusade in Dubuque
Archbishop Keane, before Catholic societies in Dubuque, resumes his sermon against saloons. He says the mulet law movement was not Catholic authored but has their hearty approval and hopes saloons will be closed on Sundays.
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Archbishop Keane
Dubuque
McLaurin Defends Progress and National Policy
Senator McLaurin of South Carolina rejects strict party obedience and argues for expansion, protection, and maritime subsidies to advance national commerce. He cites breaking with Democratic bosses and aligning with broader U S interests amid fierce attacks and praise from local papers.
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United States
McLaurin
South Carolina
South
Creenville
Democratic Party
Ikind
Jones
Tilman, Pettigrew and Company
Troy Times
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