Nearby Towns News Highlights Drought and Family Visits
Mrs Will Tucker returns from Des Moines after surgery. Mrs J M Whisler meets Rev J Milton Whisler who preached at Coal Ridge. Geo J Dennis from Harvey reports Des Moines New Mexico drought affecting cattle on long trip. Mr and Mrs T J Clark visit Hayfield Minnesota to see son Carl, crops described. Robert Holmes back from Wheatland Wyoming after drought yields. Harold Dawson from US Naval Academy enjoys furlough visiting Knoxville relatives before returning to Mt Pleasant and Des Moines.
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Will Tucker
Blanche Milner
Des Moines
Mr. Tucker
J. M. Whisler
Mt. Pleasant
J. Milton Whisler
Coal Ridge Church
Geo. J. Dennis
Harvey
Jack Smith
New Mexico
T. J. Clark
Hayfield
Minn
Carl
North Country
Robert Holmes
Knoxville
Wheatland
Wyo
al Oters
Plains Country
Wyoming
Harold Dawson
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Henry J. Bonifield
Harold
E. Dawson
Parallels in Uzziah and Wilhelm Leadership
A reading of Second Chronicles highlights parallels between Uzziah and Wilhelm: long reigns, divine-right belief, strong militaries, wealth and arts, religious zeal, rising pride, and abrupt falls. Both thrones ended in judgment after pride, with Uzziah becoming a leper and Wilhelm expelled from power. The lesson stresses strength from divine support rather than self reliance.
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Uzziah
Wilhelm
Jerusalem
C. Hamilton Smith
Egypt
Zechariah
Germany
Holland
Marvellously Helped and Spiritual Pride Caution
A clipping quotes P. C. Nelson warning that strength in God can breed spiritual pride, risking downfall and disgrace, urging humility and caution in faith.
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P. C. Nelson
Flower Mission on a Car Ride in Evanston
A Black woman aboard an Evanston train shares fragrant mignonette with strangers. A tired mother, a sick child, a gaudy young woman, and a merchant all react to the scent. The woman distributes blooms, recalling memories of home and grandmother. A young girl longs for more, while the flowers soften tensions and lift a moment of shared humanity.
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Evanston
Marster
Dar
Least of the Family Autobiography by Mr. McClure
The piece recalls the poverty of his early youth and the toil of his family to fund his schooling. It warns against judging a boy by his background, emphasizing perseverance and effort over class origin.
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McClure
Allen's Foot-Hase Antiseptic Powder Advertisement
If your feet ache and burn and make you tired all over ask any druggist for Allen's Foot-Hase the antiseptic powder shake it in your shoes and walk all day in comfort. It has no equal for corns bunions blisters or callouses. Used by American British and French soldiers.
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Allen
Urge Senate to Hasten Peace Treaty Ratification Without Delay
A public appeal from 250 prominent Americans across 40 states urges immediate ratification of the peace treaty with Germany without amendments. Signers include Taft, Wickersham, Lowell, Gompers, Catt, and many leaders from labor, business, and education, warning that delay risks new war, unrest, and renewed upheaval. The letter argues amendments would demand new negotiations and prolong postwar uncertainty, urging the Senate to affirm the covenant and treaty as signed.
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New York
United States Senate
League
Senate
Taft
George W. Wickersham
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard
Charles C. Moore
San Francisco
George Gray
Wilmington
Del
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Harry A. Wheeler
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Carrie Chapman Catt
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Philadelphia
Heber J. Grant
Mormon Church
Spargo
Washington
Committee On Foreign Relations
Germany
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Paris
Lusitania
Berlin
England
Shantung
China
League Between Nations
Japan
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Temperate zones and a Teeny Sunday School Laughs
A string of old time quips. A teacher questions a pupil about temperate zones in playful terms. A Sunday school moment prompts a memory of a mischievous boy arguing that God made him but is absent. The final line hints at a relief from Cham berlain s Tablets.
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Freddy
God
Adam
Preparation for weak stomach and digestion relief
The text touts a preparation that strengthens a weak stomach and improves digestion, claiming permanent relief in many cases and complete restoration to health. It notes the product is for sale by all dealers.
One for John and a Chinese cook name mix
A humorous dialogue from Youth's Companion shows a mistress insisting on a short name for her new Chinese cook. The cook agrees with a playful mispronunciation and assigns the name Sally to the mistress, reflecting turn of phrase and cultural humor of the era.
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Wang Hang Ko
John
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Anna A. Gordon
National Women's Christian Temperance Union
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Edward N. Hurley
U. 8S. Shipping Board
Charles Cheney Hyde
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Thomas D. Jones
Ira Landrith
Presbyterian General Assembly
Cyrus H. McCormick
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T. A. Rickert
International Garment Workers of America
Graham Taylor
John H. Walker
State Federation of Labor
U.S
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National Grange
Matthew Woll
International Photo Engravers’ Union
Frank Duffy
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jotuers
William Dudley Foulke
Jacob Fischer
Journeymen Barbers’ International Union
Elwood Haynes
John H. Holliday
Franklin McCray
Daniel J. Tobin
Ulric Z. Wiley
James A. Woodburn
George W. Clarke
J. H. T. Mato
Iowa College
E. T. Meredith
Wallace M. Short
Sioux City
Lafayette Young
J. Schonberger Davis
St. Louis Chamber of Commerce
David R. Francis
Russia
Frederick D. Gardner
Charles M. Hay
Wiliam T
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N. Dietz
Gould Dietz
Gg. W. Wattles
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Q. Chandler
A. A. Hyde
Chester J. Long
Charles F. Scott
Congress
Frank F. Scott
Frank Strong
William Eden White
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