Two Meals, Not Three, For Health And Work
The author argues for reducing meals to two per day to improve digestion and mental performance. He cites historical examples, explains how heavy breakfasts hinder morning work, and offers gradual steps to omit the evening or breakfast meal. He warns against abrupt changes and emphasizes rest after eating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squeers
Dotheboy’s Hall
Galilee
Lycurgus
Cyrus
Persia
Lyceum
Plato
Aristotle
Nehemiah the Man Who Rebuilt Jerusalem Walls
Nehemiah, cupbearer to Artaxerxes Longimanus, learns of Jerusalem’s distress and, with king’s consent, returns to rebuild the walls in 52 days. He unites nobles, priests, and merchants, inspires courage with faith, and defends workers against Sanballat and Tobiah’s plots, completing the wall.
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Nehemiah
Hachaliah
Judah
Jerusalem
Hanani
Mans
Shushan
Persia
Artaxerxes Longimanus
Judea
Indianola Chooses Col B F Clayton as Mayor
The Indianola city council unanimously selected Col. B F Clayton to fill the mayoral seat after the death of RE Hartman. The vote reflects a calm leadership transition for the community.
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Indianoola
Col. B. F. Clayton
RE. W. Hartman
Frank Lippert
Dyersville
Interstate Telephone Company
Cascade
Des Moines
R. A. Cottrell
Hummer Mercantile Company
Iowa City
Stephen Wright
Georgia
Anti- Saloon League
Albert Vevera
Fred Wilson
Otto Jones
Council Bluffs
Missouri
Iowa City Water Company
Dubuque
Oskaloosa Hospital
Joseph W. Blythe
Burlington
Nehemiah as a model of strength and mercy in reform
The sermon extols Nehemiah as a man of goodness and firmness. It compares him to Washington and Lincoln, praising his blend of reverence, mercy, and uncompromising courage. It argues true goodness drives action in public reform and defense of God’s law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nehemiah
God
United States
Washington
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Jerusalem
Nehemiah’s midnight plan to rebuild Jerusalem’s wall
Nehemiah lures Sanballat and Tobiah into a secret midnight visit and moves swiftly to organize a stealth rebuilding of the ruined wall. He senses no time to waste and acts with bold faith to carry out his mission from Babylon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanballat
Horonite
Tobiah
Nehemiah
Jerusalem
Babylon
Sanballat
The Blessed Ministries of Human Fellowship
A Baldwin Brown meditation on life as a sphere binding man to give and serve to reap joy. It extols God’s tender cords guiding unselfish affections that bind communities in mutual aid and salvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin Brown
Inevitable Spread of Evil in Society
A reflective quote by George Eliot on collective harm from wrongdoing. It argues that personal sins ripple through lives and communities, spreading like disease, and that punishment cannot be borne in isolation. It emphasizes the interconnectedness of human conduct and its consequences.
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George Eliot
Former Oregon farmer praises Saskatchewan prairies and yields
Albert Nelson of Benton County Oregon left in 1904 for the Canadian prairies. He reports vast virgin soil in Goose Lake country, deep clay soils in Saskatchewan suitable for wheat and oats, yields of 60 bushels of oats per acre and 20 to 30 bushels of wheat, year round dry healthy climate, and easy winter rest with homes and stables built for the cold. He notes land prices from 12 to 16 dollars per acre and many Americans moving westward for homesteads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Nelson
Benton Co
Oregon
North America
Goose Lake
Saskatchewan
Doctor Questioning Tub Bath Conflicts With Pill Plan
A patient argues with a doctor about taking prescribed pills in water while in a tub. The doctor warns of illness from exposure, while the patient insists on following prior instructions. The exchange highlights care vs. safety concerns in home treatment.
Government Carey Act opens irrigated land sale in Wyoming
On May 6 the state of Wyoming will sell 100 irrigated farms at 50c per acre at Cooper Lake to applicants with water rights. Sale terms: $5 per acre cash and $3 per acre annually for ten years. Free railroad fare and free deed to town lots for applicants before May 1. Applications from Tallamadge Buntin Land Co., Chicago.
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State of
Wyoming
Cooper Lake
Wyo
Tallamadge-Buntin Land Co
Railway Exchange
Chicago
Longer Sermons Praised By Humble Clergyman
A clergyman boasts of a time he was asked to extend a service and sermon, claiming he served as chaplain at a goal where prisoners feared leaving the church for their cells. The remark is shared with two or three colleagues in his study.
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Tama County
Gladbrook
Berlin
Reinbeck
Grundy
Frank Poggenpohl
Gladys Lorack
Iowa City
Wag
Poggenpohl
Edward Miller
Keokuk
Miller
Ella Rummell
Marshalltown
Iowa State Sunday School Association
Cyrus J. Kepford
Neander Clark College
Toledo
Dayton
F. F. Fitch
Des Moines
Henry A. Leader
United States
Sioux City
Mankato
Minn
Alonzo Wilson
Marble Rock
Ackley Creek
Jimmie Reilly
Daniel Reilly
McGregor
H. B. Hall
Northwestern
Fox Lake
Mason City
Will
Elijah Halford
Chicago
Iowa
Laymens Missionary Movement
Col.Halford
Chicago Inter- Ocean
Middle West
B. A. Carroll
Ft. Dodge
Earl W. Lindsay
Prairie City
Davenport
National Refining Oil Company
Iowa Falls
Fred Curtis
Curtis
Phil Pickering
Boone
Northwestern Railroad
Chicago & Northwestern
Belmond Mutual Telephone Company
E. M. Sheffield
M. H. Miller
Indianapolis Constrtion Company
Plass
Dubuque
Arthur Meyer
Keota
University
Homeopathic Hospital
Meyer
Rock Island
Great Western
Valley Township
Guthrie Center
Glenwood
Board of Supervisors
Malvern
Harry Houghton
Houghton
J. W. Kime
Grant Rush
Fertile
Farley
Joseph Cook
Amanda Glen
G. Kramer
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Fatal Catastrophe Stages in Baltimore Scene
A distressed wife laments her husband’s fatal cold as a doctor and nurse debate medical fate and billing in a Baltimore American dramatic vignette. The tense exchange hints at illness and financial worry amid tragedy.
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Baltimore
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Joseph B. Bowles
W.es. Buson
Zion
Sanbailat
Iowa News
Blessed Ministries
Western
Canada
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