College Picnic Day Sees Fair Weather At Skunk River
On a bright Wednesday morning college students loaded with food and spirits for a picnic along the Skunk river. They played baseball, swam, and enjoyed music by Johanna De Vries before a hearty dinner and desert. The day ended with many returning home or planning another outing, while some stayed to relax by the water.
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Skunk River
Johanna
Spencer de Jong
John Kenning
Gerrit Pethoven
Iowa
Johanna de Vries
Sympathy and Christian service in daily life
A reflection on sympathy as active Christian service linking lives through shared burden and support. A man working in the woods gives a carnation to a boy, illustrating gratitude and quiet acts that strengthen individuality and courage.
Long Influence of Kind Deeds Theme from Douglas Jerrold
This recollection recalls childhood kindness from a woodcutter in a village. A barefoot boy stands at a garden fence on a Sunday morning gazing at flowers while a generous neighbour offers small acts of mercy and guidance.
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Douglas Jerrold
The Wicked Husbandmen Lesson For May Twenty Seven 1928
International Sunday School Lesson by J A Lapham outlines Mark twelve one to twelve and eighteen one to eighty seven. It uses the parable to urge personal accountability and fruit bearing in life as a Christian, stressing that rejecting Christ is the sin of sins and that the Bible guides toward eternal life.
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J. A. Lapham
Jess
Temple
Jesus
Israel
Paul
Jesus Christ
Christ
God
Amos Wells
Pilate
Vines, Judgment, and Fruit in a Parish Talk
A sermon excerpt discusses guilt, repentance, and spiritual power. It quotes William M Taylor and Dr Richards on sin and divine mercy. Snowden contrasts worldly wealth with Jesus’ kingdom, noting the danger of neglecting spiritual fruit and urging lessons for children about fruit trees and the vineyard imagery.
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Raeee
Dr. Richards
Snowden
Jesus
Christ Centered Class Questions for Youth
The text presents a set of discussion prompts focusing on bearing fruit for Christ. It asks how to be in Christ, actions for young people to win others, conditions for personal witness, the consequences of excluding Christ from life, and prompts to list the fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5:22.
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Jesus
Rock Island Train Schedule and Freight Timetable
Eastbound passenger trains 470 and 472 run Des Moines to Ottumwa and Des Moines to Keokuk with 470 at 9:12 am and 472 at 1:80 pm. westbound 475 and 471 run Des Moines to Eldon and Des Moines to Ottumwa with 475 at 8:05 am and 471 at 6:00 am. Local freights 882 and 881 operate daily, must have shipments at station by 00 BS m previous evening. trains carry passengers. Howell Limited timetable shows Harvey times 5:12 am and 7:25 pm, with local freights 70 and 71 carrying passengers from Howell on alternating days around 11:00 am and 1:80 pm.
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Asm
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Eldon
Wabash
Howel
Howell
Harvey
Rufus Quotes On Family Bonds And Guarding The Path
A fragmentary speech references kin visiting and a boss discussing golf as a metaphor. It contrasts helping a wife and kin with the saying that building a fence to keep one on the path is better than saving a wandering soul.
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Rufus
Tennis and Golf Equipment Sale Notice
Outdoor games promotion invites players to buy tennis balls three for 1.50 and golf balls three for 1.00 with prices listed as 50c and 76c. Read as a sales blurb emphasizing pep and light in your eye for active recreation.
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