Local Church Service Schedule Summary
Multiple area churches list regular services Sunday morning 9 9 30 or 10 45 a m and afternoon or evening services at 1 30 3 00 or 7 30 p m Sunday School times vary from 3 00 to 3 15 p m and Christian Endeavor meetings at 7 30 p m Epworth League gatherings held midweek All churches invite parishioners to attend services and programs
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Reformed Church
Christian Endeavor Vening
Ices
Christian Reformed Church
Sunrt Vice
W.s. Riddle
Edimiond
Epworth League
Sunoolgam
Iat Reformed Church
Luck and hard work in Eben E Rexford poem
The poem contrasts wishful thinking with effort, arguing luck favors those who work. It defines luck as the result of persistent labor and action rather than mere wishing, suggesting successful people earn their outcomes through brave, sustained effort.
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Eben E. Rexford
Consecration of Our Bodies for Young Readers
The August 4 1907 Young People Topic argues body sacredness in Christian life through Romans and Galatians, warns against heathen excess, and urges temperance and active service. It notes the body as the instrument of the spirit, cites Pauline trials, recommends reading Stall and Wood Alien guides, and ends with a hymn urging complete consecration to God.
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Dr. Bruce
Paul
Sylvanus Stall
Mary Wood- Alien
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Ad Claims Safe Relief
An advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as opiate free and effective for cold relief by gently moving the bowels. It features honey and tar with a taste like maple syrup, popular with children, and lists Langerak's Drug Store and Vander Linden's Bazar as retailers.
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Kennedy
Langerak’s
Vander Linden
The Religion of the Heathen Explored
A reader contrasts heathen beliefs with Christianity noting true religion helps life improve. A Chinese teacher Confucius and a Buddhist priest are quoted as illustrating limited responses to a man fallen into a pit, contrasting with Jesus Christ’s transformative power.
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Confusus
Confucius
Bucina
Parable of true religion and divine aid in living
Excerpt contrasts true Christianity with heathen teachings, noting Jesus offers his Spirit to help believers keep his laws. It cites a ministerial claim that devout Christians affirm Christ's Spirit enables righteous living, contrasting DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills as a local remedy advert.
Russell Sage on Smoking Bad Habit Debate
Russell Sage comments on smoking as a bad habit. He recalls a wife gently urging a lazy, extravagant husband to quit to save money and improve health, while a counter joke claims great men smoke. The exchange highlights differing views on tobacco use.
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Russel Sage
CASCASWEET Promises Comfort for Babies and Children
CASCASWEET is advertised to settle the stomach calm inflammation and prevent irritation for babies and children. The product is sold at Langerak's Drug Store and Vander Linden's Bazar, located at 27 to 30.
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Langerak
Vander Linden
Vacations for Mothers Too
A columnist urges mothers and self employed women to take vacations this summer. Aimed at conservative readers, the piece argues time away increases future productivity, strengthens the home, and boosts cheer, courage, and optimism through exposure to new faces, landscapes, and experiences. Based on Woman's Home Companion August issue.
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Sold at Local Stores
Small, sure, safe pills sold at Langerak's Drug Store and Vander LIndens Bazar. 27 30.
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DeWitt’s
Langerak’s
Vander Lindens Bazar
True to His Convictions Jeremiah Horrox near Liverpool studied Kepler
Jeremiah Horrox grew up in an English village near Liverpool and by eighteen had mastered contemporary astronomy. He studied Kepler's tables and predicted the transit of Venus across the sun, a sight no eyes had seen, aiming to solve major astronomical questions. He spent midsummer nights observing Venus, determined to determine the time of the next transit.
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Jeremiah Horrox
Liverpool
England
Horrox
Elds
Venus
Kepler
Horrox Watches Venus Transit Birth of Modern Astronomy
In 1639 the young Horrox observed Venus crossing the sun, delaying worship to note the celestial event. The rare sight confirmed astronomical theories, inspiring religious awe and later global expeditions. Horrox died at twenty two, his discovery echoed a century later as interest spread among European powers.
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Horrox
Venus
My son I will be careful about your conduct
A strict mother ends a moral lecture with a warning to her son to avoid any shameful acts. The boy responds with a spring and a humorous remark about not needing to bathe anymore, highlighting a comic exchange between parent and child.
Patchwork Pants Decide Gardener Hire Tale
A New England gardener story says a homeowner hired the man with patched knee over a neater appearance, explaining that practical work shows in overalls. The chooser trusted the patch on the knees as a sign of readiness to work.
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Success Magazine
Schoolmaster's Humor Cited as Saving Discipline
In Rochester New York a school principal, Dr. Dewey, valued humor as a discipline tool. A pupil set a desk mirror to view hair, while Dr. Dewey quietly observed and quipped that the inside of the head needed brushing, prompting laughter and a lesson.
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Dewey
Old High School
Rochester
N. Y
Jenny M. Parker
Women Health Tonic Ad Teases Marriage Changes
An early 20th century advertisement extols a tonic for women noting marriage and motherhood alter appearance and vigor. It claims to banish dullness, restore charm, and combat pelvic drains and weakness. The ad lists ingredients, promises safety, and urges readers to contact Dr R V Plefos in Buffalo for a free examination.
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Ding
Iorith
Pat Charger
Adaress
RV. Plefos
R. R. V. Invalids
Buffalo
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