Program for Baptist Meet of September 1 2
The Raleigh Baptist association schedules its annual meeting September 1 and 2 at Crab Orchard with plans aiming to be the best of its kind. The prepared program lists Thursday morning opening service at 10 30 with Moderator, 10 45 annual sermon by Rev BR. B. Nelson, 11 30 appointment of committees by Moderator, and reports of visiting brethren.
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Raleigh Baptist Association
Crab Orchard
BR. B. Nelson
Denominational Assembly Schedule Highlights Two Days
A detailed timetable outlines sessions for a Baptist association with talks on denominational needs Bible school roles and church relations. Speakers include Dr. Tolman Bartlett Donnelly White Cook and Shantz with sessions from Oak Hill Mt Hope Scarbre and Beckley. The program features opening services sermons on missions and a noon interlude before a Woman's Work session.
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da. Tolman
G. E. Bartlett
C. 5S Donnelly
EB. FE. White
Alvin Cook
W. C. Thompson
Mt. Hope
L. AH. Davis
W. €. Washington
W. BR. Hayes
Oak Hill
Vernon L. Shantz
Mate
Scarbre
Beckley
B. L. Jones
J. W. Lega
Lotus and Nile Sacred Lotuses Distinguished by Flower Color
The sacred lotus has been cultivated in Egypt for 5,000 years and used in ceremonies and wreaths. Botanists once confused the Indian pink lotus with the Nile blue lotus, but identification of Ramesses II and Amenhotep I wreaths proved the Nile lotus is blue, not pink.
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Egypt
Nile
India
Rameses II
Amenhotep I
Chicago Daily News
Safety in Tall Buildings Report Gains Attention
A geological authority noted for earthquake studies offers reassurance to workers in tall buildings. The official emphasizes ongoing safety measures and structural standards to reduce quake risks, while urging employers to maintain vigilance and training.
Very tall buildings shielded from earthquake danger
The text argues that structures around 200 feet tall align with earthquake rocking periods and thus bear full motion, while taller buildings escape the swing and are almost immune to danger.
Feathered Criminals and a Rampant Swan Story
The piece warns cormorants as skilled fish catchers and appetite-driven pests to trout stocks when unchecked. It notes swans as bad tempered, recounting a swan that attacked a man in a car, breaking the windshield and striking the driver unconscious with a wing blow.
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Cormorant
Jail quarantine lifted after smallpox scare at Fayette jail
The Fayette county jail quarantine is lifted after thorough fumigation following a single smallpox case. No further cases reported and the facility returns to normal operation.
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Fayette County
Portmanteau chests shaped medieval wardrobe history
Large wardrobe chests called portmanteaux served as principal impedimenta for nobles traveling to castles. Oak or chestnut and sometimes leather covered, they bore coats of arms. They evolved into dower chests holding a bride’s linen, then heirlooms passed mother to daughter and spread from Europe to America with early settlers.
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Edward Wenham
Europe
America
Fire destroys Lilly home near Hinton on Madams Creek
The nine room frame house of Hon. T. J. Lilly at Madams Creek near Hinton was wiped out by fire last Thursday midnight along with all furniture. Origin unknown but area near the kitchen suspected. Two grandsons escaped by leaping from a window on a mattress. both uninjured. Loss estimated at 4 000 to 5 000 dollars with 2 200 dollars insured.
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Lilly
Hon
T. J. Lilly
Creek
Hinton
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Crab Orchard Baptist Church
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Beckley Drug Co
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Gilboa
N. Y
Schoharie Reservoir
Ashokan
New York City
Gilboa Dam
A. S. Kelly
P. Williams
D. G. Richmond
C. S. Donnelly
E. E. White
W. A. Argenbright
Crosley
Sherberts, Etc
Cincinatti
D.&s. Radio Shop
Black Diamond Motor Co
Beckley, W. Va
Pence Brothers
Peace Spring
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