International Sunday School Lesson on John the Apostle
J A Lapham presents July 22 1923 Sunday School lesson on John the Apostle covering Luke 9 49 56 John 19 26 27 and I John 4 7 8. It highlights Johns bold nature as son of thunder his love focus in John s Gospel and the call to practice love over harsh power with reflections on Mary the mother of Jesus and the mission of Christians to embody love.
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John the Apostle
Luke
John
God
Peter
James
Mount of Transfiguration
Gethsemane
Jesus
Thunder
Jesus Christ
Publication Society
Samuel Zane Batten
Earth
Immanuel
Ques
Jerusalem
Christ
Stambaugh
Kimberly
Apostle
Love
Twenty Years Ago Items From the Chronicle 1903
A Marysville gentleman shown a lever contrivance to raise and lower a buggy top in seat, selling price suggested at fifty cents though asking five dollars. First sweet corn enters market. Ben Grant returns to Pella after Missouri stay. Two girls seek printing trades at Chronicle office. Ed Cook travels to Harvey to view Mr. Rietveld’s gasoline launch in dry dock. T T Bakker buys a parrot in Des Moines for barber shop. Mrs N Ver Steeg burns hand canning fruit. H D Wormhoudt orders clothes for Marion County man, sleeves hard to reach for six-foot wearer. Anie De Neef takes ten-day fishing and Des Moines trip. Minnie Van Niewaal dislocates right shoulder from a tree fall. recovering. W Roorda joins Muscatine sash and door factory. Marble kicked through Langerak Drug Store plate glass. glass cost $130 to replace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
Ben Grant
Nick Gesman
Missouri
Pella
Chronicle
Ed Cook
Harvey
Mr. Rietveld
T. T. Bakker
Des Moines
Marion County
Anie de Neef
de Reus
Minnie van Niewaal
Y. T. van Niewaal
W. Roorda
Muscatine
Langerak
Public Assessment Notice for Pella Street Repairs 1928
Official publication lists plat and schedule of street repair assessments in Pella Iowa. Streets include Washington Main Broadway Franklin Oskaloosa and notes on who pays plus railway company charges. Objections must be filed within twenty days of first publication dated July 12 1928.
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Pella
Iowa
Washington Street
Main Street
Broadway
Franklin Street
East Third Street
Oskaloosa Street
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
Des Moines Equitable Building Reaches 18th Story Milestone
Steel work on the Equitable building in Des Moines is completed to the 18th story, 228 feet high, with a tower planned to rise 80 feet above the roof to become a regional tallest outside major cities. The skeleton uses 37,000 tons of steel in a 50,000 ton building, and early delays due to quicksand required 1,500 piles for the foundation. A fall savings of 50,000 on steel orders placed last autumn is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equitable
Des Moines
Mid-West
Coal piles line Tara siding near Fort Dodge
At Tara west of Fort Dodge the Illinois Central diverges with lines to Sioux City and Omaha. Thousands of tons of coal sit piled car high along a dozen side tracks. Trains have unloaded there for months, suggesting a railway convenience or anticipation of another coal strike this fall or winter.
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Tara
Fort Dodge
Illinois Central
Sioux City
Omaha
Pella Team Wins One More Easy Ball Game
A local recap of Pella’s 7 to 3 win over Bussey, praising standout players Hek Gale Windy and Neal Ver Heul while criticizing the use of weaker opponents. The column urges fans to attend upcoming Prairie City game and critiques scheduling and local team depth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Legionaires
Bussey
Marion County
Collins
Prairie City
Hek Gale
Windy
Ed Hoeven
Otley
Ver Heul
Harold
Sack
Jean Kuyper
Gerrit Wormhoudt
Neal Ver Heul
M. Rillihan
J. Rillihan
Athletic Field
Amplifying device boosted address for distant crowd
An amplifier from Bell Telephone System allowed sound to reach auto seating and amphitheater listeners. Microphones fed the amplifiers, magnifying tones and dispersing them through large funnels. Mr. Bryan delivered his speech seated on a table due to a sore foot.
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Bell Telephone
Mr. Bryan
William Jennings Bryan speaks to 85000 at Des Moines fair
William Jennings Bryan addressed 85 000 attendees at the state fair grounds on a Sunday afternoon during the International Society of Christian Endeavor convention in Des Moines. The event cost 2500 dollars to erect the venue and stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jennings Bryan
State Fair
International Society of Christian Endeavor
Des Moines
Sell Your Snap Shots at Five Dollars Each
Kodak prints needed by publishers with 25,000 outlets. Learn how to make vacations pay and where to sell. Write Washamore Institute Lafayette Blog Philadelphia.
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Washamore Institute Dept
J. Lafayette Bldg
Philadelphia
Kodak
Washamore Institute Lafayette
Philadelphia, Pa
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. A. Lapham
Ladies’ Home Journal
James V. Lankelma
Ideal Pharmacy
House
Greer
Honey Creek Coal CO
Phil Bishop
Mgr
W. C. Verploeg
Ames
Farmer's Produce Building
Georgia Chalfont
Fowler
DR. C. I. Fox
Main and Liberty Sts
J. J. Sybenga
Puritan Drug Store
Aschenbrenner
Geelhoed
H. O. Wormhoudt
Jaarsma Bakery
Pella, Iowa
A. P. Fankhauser
P. S.C
P. G
T. G. Fultz
Vander Zyl Bros
F. F. Carpenter
Wagner
G. H. van den Berg & Co
Delco
Vander Beek
Block Forty- One
J.T. van Zante
Montros
Montrose
Parl
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