Travel Letter: G W Shockley Tours Bethlehem and the Holy Sites
G W Shockley recalls medieval restoration of sacred buildings, the star in the Grotto, and the Milk Grotto legend near Bethlehem. He notes cross-cultural claims over sacred objects, describes shepherds field, grotto of the shepherds, and local hospitality while contrasting guides and tourist lore. Bethlehem’s Christian makeup, mosques, schools, and street life are observed with a traveler’s eye.
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Edward IV
England
Philip
Burgundy
Edward
Napoleon III
Sublime Porte
Constantine
Schmalz
Bethlehem
Shepherds
The
Deir Er Ra'wat
Christ
Palestine
Central Triumphs In Tight Des Moines U. Showdown
Central defeats Des Moines U. in a hard fought second home game before a solid crowd. The Dutchmen trail at tipoff but surge as Hoogeveen Neifert and Van Doorninck lead scoring, finishing 18 to 16. Final lead changes linger with a Lone two point margin as Central holds on for the win.
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Des Moines U
Baptists
Des Moines Tigers
Olsen
Burnett
Central
Hoogeveen
Neifert
van Doorninck
Rowland
Ouquet
Simpson
Real Goods English Candidate Promises Genuine Article
The Boston Transcript quotes a campaign line urging voters to support the speaker as the genuine article rather than a risk or bluff. The statement emphasizes authenticity and reliability in leadership and appeals to voters seeking truth in politics.
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Boston Transcript
Pella City Council considers paying $500 to Fire Dept
The February 3 1925 council meeting in Pella Iowa discussed raising the Fire Department annual compensation to 500 dollars from 225 dollars. Other actions included selling old boiler shells for 140 dollars and reporting city finances and library expenditures. A special election was set for February 24 on cemetery land and stock transfer, and a committee was formed to pursue Fowler Telephone Company debts.
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Pella
Towa
Luesday
Johnson
Fire Department
Light and Water Committee
W. H. Fowler
Oakwood Cemetery Association
Fowler Telephone Company
S. H. Douwstra
A. C. Kuyper
Baked Goods Sale By Mission Circle at Farmers Co op
The Mission Circle of the 8th Reformed Church will hold a baked goods sale on Saturday afternoon at the Farmers Cooperative store.
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The
8Th Reformed Church
Farmers’ Co-operative
Central Observes Day of Prayer at Central College
Central College observed a day of prayer on Thursday January 29 suspending regular classes. Rev John Straaks of Maurice Iowa led morning and evening services at the college chapel and Third Reformed church stressing mind body and spirit growth and the need to center life on God. He warned against education detached from Revelation and urged seeking Christ as the source of wisdom as Central raises 400000 to support future work.
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Central College
College
Third Reformed Church
John Straaks
Maurice
Iowa
Straaks
Synod
Paul
God
Christ
Central
Conversation on consent and expression "to boot"
A woman recalls persuading her father to accept her marriage by promising he would gain a son-in-law and still keep her. The exchange features her husband or partner objecting to the phrase to boot as a rough idiom.
Elevator Trick Sparks Country Guest Drama
A hotel bell boy tells an elderly country guest she is not in her room but in an elevator. The scene captures class tension as the guest protests over a poor room setup while vendors promise bargain batteries from Byers.
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G. W. Shockley
Free
F. C. White
St. Louis
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Finance Committee
Labor
Electric Light Fund
General Fund
Byers
J. R. Crumpacker
Monroe, Iowa
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