Missouri Synod Marks 75 Years of Growth and Mission
The Missouri Synod began with 12 churches in Chicago and has grown to about 3,300 congregations with 8,000 pastors and over 1,000,000 baptized members. It conducts extensive foreign and domestic missions, supports parochial schools and seminaries, and runs numerous hospitals, orphanages, and homes for the aged, with charitable disbursements last year totaling $1,548,744.
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Evangelical-Lutheran Synod of Missouri
Ohio
Missouri Synod
Canada
South America
Europe
China
Chicago
Central States
Synod
India
England
Brazil
Argentine
France
Germany
Wutheran
Concordia Seminary
St. Louis
America
Nime
Icea
Canadian Lawyer to Lecture On Democracy Unfolding
Joel Wo Bastian a Canadian lawyer and financier of corporations announces he will lecture during chautauqua on subjects of fundamental importance. He says he aims to deepen public thinking, not entertain, with a practical talk titled The Unfolding of Democracy, highlighting life, home, community, and nation.
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Joel Wo Bastian
Eastman
Lastman
Reeks With Graft In Anthracite Costs and Profits Debate
Wm. A. McGerry in Forbes argues that miners and operators clash over true production costs. He notes claims of inflated profits, high wages, and graft while urging a showdown to justify mine prices more than double prewar rates.
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Hve
Anthracite Board of Conciliation
Wm. A. McGerry
Forbes’ Magazine
Double shooting ends in wife’s death at Ord farm
Mrs. William Darrah is dead and her husband dying at their mile west Ord farm after a Monday shooting. Neighbors say years of trouble fueled the tragedy and the County Attorney ordered an inquest for Tuesday. Darrah, 50, and his wife, 44, leave six or seven children, two in Lincoln reformatories.
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William Darrah
Mile
Ord
Bert N. Hardenbrooks
Darrah
Lincoln
State Journal
Inspection Aims to Keep Containers at Standard Size
The United States Department of Agriculture notes many fruit and vegetable baskets fall short of standard size due to imperfect forms and careless handling. Frequent form inspections and submitting samples for testing are urged to ensure uniform container dimensions across manufacturers and aid shipper expectations.
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Tommie
United States
Drowns While Swimming In Blue River Near Fairbury
A one year old child, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Bartlett of Fairbury, drowned Tuesday afternoon at 3 in the Blue river above the mill dam while swimming with companions. The body was recovered 30 minutes later after attempts with a pulmator. Witness C. M. Thurman, a stranger who could not swim, saw the drowning.
Notice Party holding school order details
Notice states school order No 38 registered No 9 District No 26 remains with American Bank for payment. The message endorses Tanlue route as the safest path to health strength and happiness from Bassevi's Pharmacy.
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American Bank
Il. T. Rezanina
Bassevi
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National Lutheran Body
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John H. Null
East Front Street
North Platte, Nebraska
M. E. Pettibone
Larson Music Store
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Cheyenne
W. H. T. Dan
St. Louis, Mo
P. Matuschka
Lincoln, Nebr
Billy
Kelloggs
Kellogg’s
W. K. Kellogg
Alee Makers
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