Travel Letter to Damascus by G W Shockley
G W Shockley recalls a journey toward Damascus via Beth Shean and the Jordan Valley. He describes the Jordan River, scenery, refugee camps, Bedouin tents, Roman bridges, and the spread of French and British influence as he nears Damascus. The letter notes Damascus as an ancient, resourceful city with gardens, mosques, and sites linked to biblical stories including Naaman and Paul’s conversion.
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Damascus
Beth Shean
Jordan Valley
Jordan
Sea of Galilee
Dead Sea
Geo. Adam Smith
Promised Land
Poland
Yarmuk
Samakh
Narow
Towan
Engl
England
Palestine
Syria
France
America
Jericho
Jerusalem
Baalbeck
Constantinople
Allah
Mohammed
Paul
Ananias
Judas
Rock Island Train Schedule Summary
Westbound and eastbound passenger numbers listed with departure times 11:59 a m 8 89 p m and 1 1 1 p m for local freights 832 881 with passenger crews noted. Wabash timetable shows Bowell Iowa times 5 56 a m 9 28 p m and 48 p m.
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D. m
Wabash
Bowell
Iowa
Great Western Man Tells Interesting Details
A 74 year old Great Western roundhouse employee, D W Shriver of Council Bluffs, Iowa, claims Tanlac restored his health after a decade of stomach trouble. He says he weighed 125 pounds ten years ago and now weighs 168, praising the medicine's effect on appetite and digestion. Tanlac advertised as widely sold with 40 million bottles sold.
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Shriver
Tanlac
D. W. Shriver
12Th Ave
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Great Western Roundhouse
Mr. Shriver
Taniac
Theories Concerning the Inspiration of the Scriptures
Four brief theories outline how God inspired Scripture and how readers may interpret it. The text explains literal inspiration, past and future forecasting, paraphrase by writers, and writings shaped by contemporaries, urging alignment with experience and intellect.
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Christ
God
Interpreting Writings Through Beliefs and Time
The passage argues that to understand historical writings one must grasp the era s religious beliefs moral stance social customs and political aims. It claims readers interpret the convictions of the souls of men rather than just the text.
All Day County Pythian Picnic Planned
Knights of Pythias lodges in Pella Melcher and Knoxville organized a county picnic association to hold an annual county picnic. Elected officers for the first year are President James F. Brown Melcher Vice President J H Reavers Pella Secretary Treasurer L A Snow Knoxville. Local committee includes Dr C F Hull C R Tucker and R M Roberts. The first picnic is planned for Labor Day pending lodge approval.
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Pella
Melcher
Knoxville
Knights of Pythias
Knoxville Castle Hall
James F. Brown
J. H. Reavers
L. A. Snow
C. F. Hull
C. R. Tucker
R. M. Roberts
Labor Day
College Presidents Reject Butler Prohibition View
Following Nicholas Murray Butler's speech at the Missouri Society Dinner the Citizens Committee of One Thousand for Law Enforcement asked about 150 college leaders their view on prohibition. Fred B. Smith reported that 26 replies show all oppose Butler noting prohibition as a great mistake and laws unenforceable. F. R. Gambell and family visited Des Moines then Chicago on business.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Missouri Society
Citizens Committee of One Thousand For Law Enforcement
United States
Butler
Fred B. Smith
C Committee
One Thousand
Christ as the standing challenge of human thought
A reflective note by Thomas Yates argues that rethinking Christ is not deplorable but essential. He calls Christ the Word that continually yields more light for human understanding and growth.
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Thomas Yates
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G. W. Shockley
G. W. Shockley—No
Shem
Noah
George Adam Smith
Israel
Holy Land
Damas
New York
Sydney
San Francisco
Fertile
Ninevah
Babylon
Memphis
Antioch
Baghdad
Atlantic
Bay Bengal
Mediterranean
Far East
Mecca
Syrian Desert
Damascus Plain
Naaman
Elisha
Rock Island Train Service
W. R. Yard
John W. Vander Linden
E. First St
Franklin St
County Pythian
F. R. Gambell
Des Moines
Mr. Gambell
Chicago
Gans, Standish
Mich
Peru
Boca
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
DR. C. I. Fox
Main and Liberty Sts
J. J. Sybenga
Puritan Drug Store
D. N. Steffen
Bell Clothing
Aschenbrenner
Geelhoed
H. O. Wormhoudt
Jaarsma Bakery
Pella, Iowa
A. P. Fankhauser
Chiropractic
T. G. Fultz
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