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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1919

Page

8

Methodist Appointments Made for Upper Iowa Conference

The Upper Iowa Conference at Charles City issued numerous pastor appointments for the Davenport Davenport district led by Superintendent R F Hurlburt with many churches listed including Clinton First Church St. James Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown. In the Cedar Rapids district district superintendent J P Van Horn presiding many pulpits were supplied or appointed from Albion to Tama and Toledo with special appointments noting Cornell College Epworth and other institutions and delegates elected for the 1920 general conference.

Upper Iowa Methodist Church Charles City Davenport Cedar Rapids Marion Oelwein R. F. Hurlburt Mt. Vernon Alburnett C. W. Skinner Anamosa W. A. Lang Bennet A. W. Straub Bertram L C. Smith Buck Creek A. R. Grant Calamus John Dawson Camanche W. B. Cox Center Junction Jessie M. Smith Clinton Helms W. C. Keeler Olin S. V. Williams Sabula Preston and Ryan J. P. van Horn Albion D. C. Perry Beaman C. D. James Belle Plaine R. V. Porter Blairstown Burnard Brandon A. B. Soule Jan Hu A. M Billingsley Union R. H. Collis Urbana A. B. Chamberlain Vinton J. A. Young Walker B. L. Weaver Chelsea Garrison Shi- Joh Lake View Norway Minerva Paio van Horn W. F. King Cornell College C.W. Flint Italy N. A. Mershon Upper Iowa University C. Bronson Garret Biblical Institute Har A. Roadman Upper Town University R. W. Cooper Service Citizens of Delaware Edwin F Lee Foreign Missions Fayette George Woodall Army Chaplin George F. Sutherland Board of Foreign Missions Maquoketa Dilman Smith Iowa Methodist Hospital Grundy Center Des Moines R. J. Hurbut Frank Cole EB. Ellis Dubuque A. B. Curran Arlington F. G. Young Bonair G. W. Tenner Burr Qoak G. H. Mead Calmar Ossian Robt. C. Bates Cascade Wm. Bey Chester Roscoe Sires Colesburg P. N. Philipps Cresco C. L. Nye Decorah Fairbanks Walter Edie Farley Dyersville M. L. Hill W. L. Alexander Greeley L.W. Soule Guttenberg and Dale D. Welch Hawkeye L. C. Kirby Hazleton H. W. Artman Independence Vermont Paul P. Pease Lima Lime Springs Geo. M. Schumaker Lansing Manchester S. R. Beatty

Local Figures Listed With Assigned Positions

The list assigns names to towns including Masonville Maynard McGregor Monona New Albin Oelwein Postville Randalla Ridgeway Rowley Strawberry Point Sumner Volga City Waucoma Waukon West Union Winthrop and Winthrop M Nellgon. Each entry pairs a location with a individual or string of initials in a registry-like roll.

Masonville A. C. Warton Maynard McGregor H. A. Crumb Monona A. B. Ackman New Albin Walter Piper Oelwein W. C. Cleworth Postville Hartman William Randalla W. C. Welch Ridgeway Jack Eveland Rowley Oswald Sandbach Strawberry Point W. H. Smith Sumner W. W. Soule Volga City E. L. Heiserman Waucoma D. Falk Waukon E. P. Gough West Union G. J. Chalice Winthrop—Thomas M. Nellgon

Why is a wedding ring the universal symbol of marriage

The article questions the origin of the wedding ring and outlines theories linking it to ancient Egypt where money rings symbolized wealth given with a bride. It notes current ring styles and engagement rings, then shifts to a separate discussion on solidified alcohol used as fuel and in sterilizers for medical and aviation use.

Egypt Swain

Pretty Legend of Garnets and Sudanese Fire Theft

The article describes a rich Arizona garnet mine tied to Apache myth about a chief’s daughter guarding the stones. It also notes Sudan note on a marriage custom in Sennar where the groom’s party steals fire from the bride’s house, linking to Frazer’s theories on fertility charms.

Arizona Sudan James Frazer

Getting the Most Out of Life

A motivational note urges a proactive life, arguing that the growing mind makes minutes pass unnoticed while the man of action fills every moment with meaningful tasks. It contrasts diligence with laziness, claiming well spent minutes lead to new efforts and greater fulfillment, ending with a call to act before time runs out.

How Firm a Foundation Linked to Roosevelt Memorial Hymn

At a memorial service for Roosevelt at St. Nicholas Church in New York, the pastor noted that his favorite childhood hymn was How Firm a Foundation, the same hymn said to have moved General Lee. The essay contrasts their fates and rebukes critics who dismiss such verses as crude poetry.

Roosevelt St. Nicholas Church New York Lee Richmond Times-Dispatch

Explaining Knockout Blow From Jaw Techniques

The article explains how a punch to the lower jaw at the point or with an uppercut drives ear bones into the skull. It details the resulting dizziness and momentary paralysis from pressure on the inner ear labyrinth. It notes sideways blows are more effective than direct center hits.

Everyday life feeds literature from side lights and aims

The essay argues that poetry and novels derive from smaller events and personal struggles, not just grand battles. Great moments like Balaklava or Waterloo inspire but the enduring works come from legends, emotions, and daily events that flow toward them.

Balaklava Ivry Hohenladen Blenheim Waterloo Byron Childe Harold Stonewall Jackson Frederick

Burmese amber rich in insects sent to British Museum

A collection of Burma red amber gifted to the British Museum by R O J Swinhoe contains 31 new insect species, five of which are new genera. Prof T D A Cockerell notes most specimens come from a block larger than a fist, cut into half inch slices, with ants notably absent.

Burma British Museum R. O. J. Swinhoe Mandalay T. D. A. Cockerell Scientific American

Wall of an Ancient St Andrews Arch Confounds Tourists

A group of visitors to St Andrews asks a local about a grand archway and its building name but the worker, silent, replies only that it is a wall and an ancient place with no clear identification. The scene reflects curiosity about historical landmarks in the old city. Milk propaganda urges daily consumption for all ages.

St. Andrews Standard Oil Company Indiana

Glimpses of Personalities in Public Library Margins

In a public library readers leave marks on reference books. A man writes there is no hereafter and an aging spinster laments wishing she were married in margins of The Riddle of the Universe and Encyclopedia Marriage respectively.

Haverbill Gazette

Contentment as life's great key in ordinary lives

The article reflects on discontent as a curse for those with little and fear for the wealthy, arguing true happiness comes from contentment. It contrasts the restless, ambitious seeker with the calm, content mind and cites John Woolman’s Journal about meek beauty and inner harmony.

Lfe Hfe Utica Globe John Woolman

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