Week in History Recap for November Dates
The entry lists key historical events by weekday from November 22 to November 28 across years. Highlights include Burnsides summoning Fredericksburg to surrender in 1863, Sherman and Thomas defeating Bragg at Chattanooga in 1863, New York evacuated by Britain in 1783, and the death of Washington Irving in 1859.
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House of Representatives
Sherman
Thomas
Bragg
Chattanooga
New York
Women of
America
Michael Chevalier
Paris
Washington Irving
The Anitor Who Mops Up In Business Game
A playful quip notes one man who can “mop up” in business without using his brain, calling him the janitor. It hints at a tongue in cheek take on smart work versus easy wins.
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Theanitor
Temper as Core Trait Provokes Self-Assertion
A quote extols temper as integral to personality and urges careful preservation of its vigor rather than restraint. It frames anger as a valuable, defining force rather than a flaw to hide.
Ad Draws Million-Dollar Firm To Southwest Town
A $13.00 advertisement attracted a billion-dollar corporation to a town in the Southwest, challenging the belief that advertising does not pay. The remark underscores the impact of a small ad on big business expansion.
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Southwest
Chicago Doctor Bollinger Baby Debate Silence
Citizens question the ongoing chatter over the Chicago doctor and Bollinger baby while denying involvement in any letters on the subject. The exchange underscores public curiosity without taking sides or providing new evidence.
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Chicago
Bollinger
Confidence in Your Home and Work Pays Off
Webster’s psychology as the science of the soul is reinterpreted as making people believe in you. The text urges first to have confidence in your house, your work, and yourself, warning egotism harms while self confidence leads to success. Then tell the people.
Poultry Show Seeks Community Help Amid Strong Industry Ties
The notice urges timely aid for the upcoming poultry show and emphasizes the poultry and egg industry’s outsized value to the community. It stresses the importance of increasing poultry production for the town and residents.
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Boost your holiday shopping with regular advertisers
The column invites readers to visit weekly merchant listings in the Journal. It urges buying from recurring advertisers who invest to ease shopping and offer value, stressing that patrons gain benefits by patronizing trusted local merchants.
Criticism of Public Schools Over Language Teaching Results
Mitchell Tribune argues that despite correct English being taught many students fail in daily speech. The piece cites common errors like I seen and have went, notes the broader social impact, and urges real practice to show school value.
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Mitchell Tribune
Don’t Stall in Answering Questions Say No and Yes
An essay on stalling the instinct to avoid direct answers, noting teachers and parents should challenge evasive students. It argues prompt correction reduces future evasion and stresses honesty, directness, and facing difficult problems from childhood onward.
School Notes On Open Days Boost Teacher Patron Talks
An especial effort is made to get patrons out on these days to observe the work and discuss with teachers any problems. Tuesday featured Miss Cunning ham and Miss Williams's rooms and proved a success. other rooms will join later.
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Miss Cunningham
Mises Williams
Prohibition Notice on Hunting Trespass at Private Place
Absolute ban on all fox and game hunting or trespassing on the property with penalties to be prosecuted for violations.
Man Defends Sparrow From Excessive Condemnation
A reader argues that the English sparrow deserves leniency in the public critique. The piece notes the bird’s persistent, inconsequential life, its nests in gutters, and its role in pest control, urging a calmer view of the species.
Wire rope through ages a trusted metal lifeline
Wire rope has evolved from crude beginnings over five millennia into a highly developed product. Demand for proven integrity is greatest in American steel as rope endures extreme tensile loads bendings abrasion and vibration. From ore smelting to heat treatment each step is precise ensuring quality before leaving the mill. Its uses span deep mine shafts to aircraft lift systems thousands of feet above ground.
U B Church Announces Services and Home Missions Week
Pastor Ernest Roberts outlines Sunday ODON services with Sunday school at 9 30 and evening preaching at 7 00 Junior Sunday at 2 00 Tuesday Prayer meeting Wednesday Choir Friday. Quarterly conference Friday at 2 30 Rev W E Snyder preaches Friday night. Home Missions week features multiple sermons and hymns led by Geo Henderson D W Hayes Homer Ward Mrs Sue Alford Chas Breden W J Vanner and others with the church house as a key Home Missions focus.
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Christian Endeavor Society
W. E. Snyder
Saving of America
Homer Ward
Sue Alford
America
Talmage Hewitt
Magellan Sailed Strait of the Eleven Thousand Virgins
Europeans misjudged America’s size for decades. Magellan, serving Spain, rounded South America after a mutinous voyage and entered the strait on October 21 1520, naming it in honor of the eleven thousand virgins. The article notes a rare virtue in silence.
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New World
America
Spice Islands
Magellan
Spain
South America
South Pole
Marellan
WFM S of MF church set tea program for November 27
The W F M S of the M F church holds a quarterly tea at the church on November 27 at 2 p m. The program includes Hymns 19 and 9 1, minutes, roll call, missionary items, reading by Mrs Martha Myers, a duet by Mrs L W Freeman and Mrs A W Caughey, and a mystery box with offering and business reports, closing hymn 386.
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M. F. Church
Elie
Clara Critchlow
L. W. Freeman
A. W. Caughey
Martha Myers
J. A. McCoy
Christian Church Activities and Visitor Return Prompt
The church schedules include Christian Endeavor Thursday at 7:00, choir practice Friday at 7:00, Bible School Sunday at 9:30, Junior Meeting 2:00, with preaching and worship morning and evening. Members urged to stay on task and be punctual and supportive. Mrs Chas Risley and daughter Miss O a returned Wednesday from Petersburg visit with relatives.
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Christian Endeavor
Chas. Risley
Miss O,a
Petersburg
Resolutions on the Death of James B Flynn
A fraternal group records grief and gratitude for James B Flynn. The passage notes his longtime service and counsel, acknowledges his removal from the community, and expresses sympathy to his relatives. A copy of the resolutions is to be spread among members.
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James B. Flynn
Eye strain remedy promises normal vision without deformity
Keck the Jeweler and Optometrist offers muscular correction for impaired vision to remove crooked eye strains. Optometry can improve appearance and sight without sacrificing readability, with or without lenses for comfort, yielding easy eyes and normal vision.
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Keck
Jeweler
Optometrist
Mrs Ada Pershing and Son Visit Sister in Franklin
Mrs Ada Pershing and her son traveled to Franklin on Wednesday to visit her sister, Mrs Summer Alexander.
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Ada Pershing and
Franklin
Summer Alexander
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Co-operative Telephone
Flint-Kyle
Co-operative
Bird
U. B
Ernest Roberts
Odon
Geo. Henderson
Ezra
D. W. Hayes
Lords
Son of God
Church Erection Society
Chas. Breden
Long Church
the Wildwood
W. J. Vanner
Jesus
Magellan and Islands
M. E. Church
J. W. Trowbridge
Epworth League
Wed
Rev. Allen
C. Trusty
Knights of
Pythias
Bill Neeremer
Fred Kinnaman
Elmer Bunch
Lan Freeman
K. of P’s
Committee On Arrangement
Henderson Neeremer, Hugh McCallian
Daniel Gantz
D. W. Beir
H. O. Mershalk
Odon Drug Go., Inc
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