Fragmented sermon notes on daily life and labor relations
A disjointed OCR fragment discusses a sermon or lesson linking Jesus teachings to everyday life and work. It references temperance, industry, and social conditions, noting unrest in industrial centers like New York and Pennsylvania and police fear during uprisings. It mentions centers, centers, and a reviewer named Evang elist wardville, with vague references to a “What of the Night?” discussion.
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Jesus
D . Evangelist Wardville
Condi
New York
Pennsylvania
How to Reduce Varicose Veins
Despondent readers are told a two ounce bottle of Moone's Emerald Oil used nightly and morning will reduce swollen veins and bunches to normal. The ad promises quick improvement and claims chronic sores or ulcers may heal, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Moone
Work For Man In God's Plan Promotes Honest Labor
A sermon excerpt argues against luxuries from exploited labor and urges daily work as divine purpose. It cites Tolstoy, Nehemiah, Roosevelt, and Bonar, praising industry, Christian ethics, and productive leisure. The lesson invites students to reflect on work, character, and the needs of society.
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Amos Wells
Edward A. Steiner
Grinnell
Russia
Leo Tolstoi
Tolstoi
Steiner
Roosevelt
Horatius Bonar
Eden
J. Paternon
George G. Findlay
Bible Reading Promises Cut Roads and Rainy Trials
A union Sunday school appeal urges daily Bible reading during winter, stressing the Bible's civilizational influence and national foundation in scripture. A traveler recounts a rainy Ottumwa trip, struggling through mud to attend church events, then returning home as sunshine finally arrives.
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Heathendom
Union
Ottumwa
Pella seeks electric franchise before Iowa Railroad Commission
Official notice to Marion County residents outlines City of Pella Iowa petition for a franchise to erect and maintain electric transmission lines. The route covers multiple townships, sections and creeks, detailing highways and property intersections as the proposed 3.5 mile plus northwestward path to Thunder Creek area. The document lists precise legal land descriptions and highway crossings within sections 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 27, 31, 32, 34 in townships 76 and 77, ranges 18 west of the Fifth P M. and related municipal limits.
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Marion County
Pella
Iowa
Board of Railroad Commissioners
State of
Thunder Creek
Bible and Sunshine Over Rural Sunday Schools
A pastor reflects on God’s goodness and the Bible as the greatest gift. He notes organizing two Sunday schools, praises cooperation with the American Sunday School Union, and mentions an upcoming district conference in Des Moines October 2 to 8 at Central Presbyterian Church. He warns against delaying repentance and recalls a fatal car wreck as a reminder of eternity.
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Jesus
American Sunday School, Union
American Sunday School Union
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Des Moines
Central Presbyterian Church
Eighth
High Streets
Jesus Christ
H.L. van Dellen
Pella
Railroad franchise hearing set for Des Moines in 1929
The board of railroad commissioners fixed October 20 1929 at 10:00 a m in Des Moines Iowa as the time and place for hearing a petition for a franchise. Objections must be in writing in triplicate and filed five days before the hearing. The objector should be represented by someone with full authority. Dated Des Moines October 1929. Gard of Railroad Commissioners State of Attest Geo L McCaughan Secretary File E-1369.
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Board of Railroad Commissioners
Des Moines
Iowa
Towa
Sigourney Care Falls to Death
A stroke of paralysis last Saturday noon caused the death of Frank B. Hall at age 69. He was working at the John Herman home just south of the Oil plant when the fatal illness struck.
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Frank B. Hall
Hall
John Herman
Local Workman Dies After Fall From Scaffold
A workman on Primary road No 2 fell from a twelve foot scaffold while shingling a roof. He sustained a broken left shoulder but doctors say no injuries posed fatal risk. Paralysis was the direct cause of his death a few minutes after the accident.
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Hall
New York City Cook Sparks Roaring Scene by Accidental Sip
Chick Gum, a Chinese cook in New York, triggered a near riot with loud yells and antics after accidentally sipping hot pancake through his loose shirt. The incident drew onlookers and police were summoned to restore order as witnesses described the chaotic scene and Gum’s unusual method of cooling the flame.
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Chick Gum
New York
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