Iowa News Items Sum Various Local Developments
Iowa reports a wide set of items including Oskaloosa voting on 370000 for an electric plant, Wansink farm selling for 305 per acre near Sheldon, Dayton named rear admiral born in Muscatine, Schultz harvesting 10500 bushels on 200 acres near Owasa, Beulah near Oelwein sold to farmers for corn, a grain handling attachment invention, a Des Moines post office stamp machine, and Iowa hogs and bank tax issues among other state notes and incidents.
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Oskaloosa
John Wansink
Sheldon
J. H. Dayton
Muscatine
M. P. Schultz
Owasa
Beulah
Oelwein
Alio Man
Des Moines
Henry Ketelson
Lyons
Chicago
Burlington
Council Bluffs
Orpheum
Iowa
Sioux City
Kendall
State of Laws
Treasury Department
Towa
Montgomery County
Evory
Farm Bureau
Fred Hines
Mechanicaville
Jersey
D. F. Boomershine
Maqueeta
Graham
South English
W. W. Coffman
Smith-Hughes
Nancy E. McRae
Osceola
Hillis Mueller
Griswold
Rock Island
Valley Junction
Owsley
American Legion
Iowa State Legion Conference of Post Commanders and Adjutants
Hansen Produce Company
Maquoketa
Cass
Lows State College
Ames
Gibson
Maxwell O'Brien
W. R. C. Kendrick
Spirit of Prayer Lesson for February 11 1923
International Sunday School Lesson by J A Lapham discusses prayer as a natural life function. It contrasts human bargaining with God’s will, urges child instruction in prayer, and uses Jesus parables to explain persistence, faith, and divine timing. It outlines limits and possibilities of prayer, notes law versus divine action, and poses questions about true faith and guidance.
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Samuel Johnson
Thomas Carlyle
Paulithout
Dwight L. Moody
Moody
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Baby
Tower of Prayer
The Debate Over Prayer And Divine Attention
The passage contrasts subjective prayer with possible objective outcomes, citing Rabbinic view on righteousness and Tarbell’s claim that proving prayer useless would undermine Christianity. It discusses whether God listens, whether results are coincidences, and Christ’s example of praying for self and others, urging persistence in prayer as a path to open heaven.
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See
Simeon Ben Jochai
Tarbell
Day of Prayer Message Emphasizes Time Place and Personality
From the Central Ray report Rev. I Westenburg of Fulton Illinois spoke to Central students on the theme of time place and personality. He urged unwavering faith in God and Christ’s deity as essential for anyone to serve in God’s kingdom and to redeem the world through Jesus Christ.
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Central Ray
I. van Westenburg
Fulton
Ill
Central
God
Jesus Christ
Galilee
Jesus
Christ
Notice of Dissolution of Ideal Pharmacy Firm
The undersigned who have been doing business under the name of Ideal Pharmacy have dissolved partnership by the withdrawing from the firm of Mr. McWilliams. Those indebted to the firm can settle their accounts at the present location. Those having accounts against the firm are asked to present same for payment. We take this opportunity of thanking those who have favored us with their patronage and assure you that the new firm will continue to appreciate the confidence and good will of the community.
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Ideal Pharmacy
McWilliams
Lamp design note cites Davy principle in mining lamps
The text credits Sir Humphry Davy with the foundational lamp principle that flames will not pass wire gauze. It mentions signatures MARTIN PAARDEKOOPER and M. D. McWILLIAMS, perhaps as endorsers or authors, stating all forms of mining lamps are based on that design.
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Humphry Davy
Recollections of a Pioneer in Early Iowa Settlement
Recollections describe travel back to a wilderness home, building a shanty with puncheons, a first night in Oskaloosa, and life without cook stoves. It covers a post office setup, a stump mill powered by oxen, neighborly conflicts known as the Majors war, and harsh flour from early mills.
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Oskaloosa
Fairfield
Canfield
Wilson Stanley
Iowa
Bonaparte
van Buren County
Oskar Noosa
Skunk
Dunikin
Dr. Warren
John Majors
Illinois
Jake Majors
Memoir of a Pella Family Through Turbulent Times
Mary Todd of Pella recounts her family's trials from the Majors War to 1898. Her father built and ran lime kilns and a steam sawmill, faced losses from insured goods, moved between farms, hotels, and stores, endured floods, and finally operated the Depot Hotel until his death in 1898.
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Mary Todd
Pella
Franklin House
Keokuk
Des Moines
Montezuma
E. R. Cassatt
Jesse Hampson
Thompson
Colt
Depot
Colorado
Notice of Will Hearing in Marion County Iowa
Proof of will filed for S. Bosma deceased in Marion County District Court Knoxville Iowa hearing set for February 26 1923. Interested parties may appear. Clerk Walter Kester notes the filing January 24 1923 with 4 8t notice.
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District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
S. Bosma
Walter Kester
Knoxville
Rock Island Train Schedule Summary
Wabash Time Table Howell Iowa lists eastbound and westbound passenger and local freight trains with numbers and times. Freight for shipment must be at the station by 5:00 p m the evening before. Eastbound trains include Nos 472 and 474 with times 11 59 a m and 339 p m respectively. Westbound trains include Nos 475 and 473 with times 11 59 a m and 2 30 p m respectively.
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Wabash
Howell
Iowa
East West
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Ilinois
Ralph L. Rumley
House of Representatives
M. F. Springer
Decatur County
Lake
Woodbury
Jake
Mast Brothers
Grundy Center
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Kendal
Blake
Iowa Department of the American Legion
Ontjes
Grundy County
Congregational Church of
New Hampton
James PD. Colt
Manhattan
Kansas
J.D. Buser
Senate
Warren County
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J. A. Lapham
DAY OF Prayer
Rev. van Westenberg
Martin Paardekooper
M. D. McWilliams
Sarah Welch Nossaman
Rock Island Train Service
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