Damascus travel tale of Masons and battlefield memories
G W Shockley recounts a Baltic cruise stop in Damascus with a 110 member Masonic lodge of Christians and Muslims. He describes a social session, translations, and plans for a new temple, plus Cairo visits, Seladin and Hattin battlefield reflections, Allenby’s Palestine campaign, and Damascus street scenes including old trades, crafts, child labor issues, and notable sites such as the Omaiyade Mosque and Fatima tomb.
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Damascus
Baltic
God
Christ
Mohammed
Grand Lodge of
France
Masonic Club
Cairo
Shepheard
England
America
Constantinople
Fatima
Saladin
Hattin
Sons of Paradise
Children of Fire
Jerusalem
Whiting
Allenby
Omaiyade
Theodosius I
St. John
John the Baptist
Herod
Rome
Rock Island Train Schedule Highlights
The Rock Island timetable lists westbound and eastbound passenger numbers 472 to 475 along with locals and freights. Freight shipments on locals must be at the station by 5:00 p.m. the prior day, with some locals carrying passengers. Wabash Time Table Howell Iowa shows east and west times at 4 and 9:15 a.m. 5:56 a.m., 9:28 p.m., and 12:48 p.m.
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Wabash
Howell
Iowa
Faust Regains 25 Lbs and Good Health
Jared Faust, a University Place shoemaker, credits Tanlac for regaining 25 pounds in 60 days after stomach trouble and long illness. He reports weight now 150 pounds and renewed strength, advising others to use Tanlac. The ad notes Tanlac is sold by druggists and that over 40 million bottles have been sold.
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Tanlac
Jared Faust
Warren Ave
University Place
Magnificent Mosques and Echoes of a Fading Shrine
A visitor recalls mosaics and golden vines in domed arches, a wooden gilded ceiling with 600 lamps, and inscriptions in Greek at the central entrance. Fire and earthquakes have diminished its grandeur, yet a Christian message remains visible. He questions if it foretells a future Christian revival amid mosques and sectarian tensions in Damascus, noting neglected education and cordial local hospitality.
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Christ
Pella Markets: Hog and Grain Prices From Co-operative
Quotations from the Farmers Cooperative Exchange in Pella Iowa show hogs at a price per cwt while oats corn and wheat are listed in cents per bushel with cream and cream corn values. Prices range around eight to ninety six cents for grains and similar per hundredweight terms for hogs.
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Farmers Co-operative Exchange
Pella
Iowa
Pella Pella Produce Co
Farmers Produce Co
John Wynberg
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G. W. Shockley
G. W. Shockley—No
Say
Holy City
Temple
Allah
Godfrey
Tancred
Holy Sepulchre
Acre
Accho
Mussulman
Mekk-el Ashraf
Holy Land
Palestine
Egypt
Holy
Nile
Rock Island Train Service
Faust
Nebraska
Cal
John W. Vander Linden
E. First St
Franklin St
Pella Motor CO
WM. F. Crew
4Th Ave
Grinnell
James V. Lankelma
Ideal Pharmacy
Honey Creek Coal CO
Phil Bishop
Mgr
H. C. Payne
Broadway
W. C. Verploeg
Ames
Farmer's Produce Building
Georgia Chalfont
Fowler Telephone
Main Street
C. I. Fox
Main and Liberty Sts
J. J. Sybenga
Puritan Drug Store
D. N. Steffen
Bell Clothing
Aschenbrenner
Geelhoed
H. 0
Wormhoudt
Jaiama Bakery
Pella, Iowa
JPR. A. P. Fankhauser
T. G. Fultz
F. F. Carpenter
Jaarsma’s Bakery
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