Temperance and the life of Daniel in the Bible
A sermon argues temperance as self control shaping health and virtue. Daniel’s heart pledge to defilement is offered as a model, linking abstemious living to strength, health, and moral recluse. It calls for national prohibition to curb licensed liquor, citing U S costs and societal harm.
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Daniel
God
Babylon
United States
Tamina
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
N.J
Sweet Little Ruth Atkins at New York Flower Show
A society flower show in a prominent New York hotel drew many guests including Miss Ruth Atkins. Her portrait was taken by a camera man amid the display, and she and her mother witnessed the event as Ruth was photographed, a moment likely to surprise her if she sees the picture in print. Also, Vinegar WII Vo offers tips on cleaning walls and wood work using vinegar, softening dried brushes, and skin care.
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New York
Ruth Atkins
Ruth
Washington Star
New England Pie Compared Across Arts and Life
A Boston Globe quip contrasts New England pie with varied tastes and figures. It peculiarly links apple pie to Emerson, Massenet, and Shaw, pumpkin to Gounod and sunlit scenes, mince to salary raises and home gifts on moral days.
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New England
Chicago
Emerson
Massenet
Shaw
Gounod
Boston Globe
Encouragement in Houston Post Society Column
A dialogue about romantic prospects in Houston is balanced by a mother's rule. A suitor presses for commitment while the woman’s mother reportedly forbids accepting anything of value from young men. The Post reports the cultural tension behind the exchange.
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Houston. Post
Mining in the Sea on Martinique Island
On Martinique island a sea bottom lime industry operates. Workers extract madreporic coral stone reef material to produce lime used locally. The practice highlights coastal mining of sea floor resources for industrial stone.
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Martinique
Making Sure Do You Want An Auto Horn
A brief dialogue describes a request for an automobile horn and a confirmation about wanting something else. The exchange centers on a simple additive item and confirms the desire for a second object.
Iowa Could Boost Roads With Hard Surfacing, Stateside
An analysis for Greater Iowa Association shows pulling a one ton load on level dirt needs about 106 pounds, 75 on medium hard, and 50 on paved surfaces. Sand requires six times more power than paved. Proposes road districts and bonds to fund hard surfaced roads without raising tax burden.
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Greater
Iowa
Button Prompts Support for Hard Roads Campaign
A call to boosters to wear a campaign button for the hard roads project. Residents are urged to send one dollar to the Greater Iowa Association in Clinton, Iowa to receive the button and show support for the effort.
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Greater Iowa Association
Clinton
Iowa
Hard roads debated as gravel surfaces counted
Iowa farmers debate the meaning of hard roads. A western stock raiser preferred gravel for county and township roads while supporting hard roads on major state highways. After clarification that gravel qualifies as hard roads he withdrew his objection and sent back his dollar for the hard roads button.
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Iowa
Greater Iowa Association
Rural Carriers Back Plan For Hard Iowa Roads
Iowa rural letter carriers at their convention endorsed the Greater Jaws Association plan to pave or gravel rural roads within five years. The move aims to reduce mud holes, speed mail delivery, and improve the carriers' working lives as the Post Office promotes automobile transport over horse and wagon, with over five hundred routes already switching to motor vehicles.
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Iowa
Greater Jaws Association
United States Post Office Department
FINE FOR AUTOS Hard Roads Mean Big Saving to Motor Car Owner
Davenport machinists debated road quality and proved a $500 auto saved about $30 yearly on wear and tear with hard surfaces. The wager showed a conservative rule of thumb that a $1,500 car could gain roughly $90 annually from smoother roads, prompting discussion by The Greater Iowa Association.
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Davenport
A. Bard
Greater Iowa Association
Avery Auto
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VEPOL
Sterling
Ilinois
Daniel VI
JR. Lawrence, D. D
American Press Association
Owa
Cole
Rogers Bros
International Silver EO
Meriden Britennia
C. Meriden, Conn
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