Men Lead Community Bible Study Plan Presses Forward
The Men’s Bible Class of the Presbyterian church and local Methodists joined to start a winter religious meeting series at the New Grand theatre led by Judge Sherwood. The move aims to engage non churchgoers with broad moral uplift. Judge Andrews was elected president and O. E. Lien secretary-treasurer. A committee from three churches will report next week, with further meetings planned. The first session featured Judge Sherwood’s reflections on the Bible as a history of the search of God and man, stressing study of the whole Bible, character formation, and the value of aiming for a meaningful life with service.
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Presbyterian Church
Placedown
Judge Sherwood
New Grand Theatre
Methodist Church
Judge Andrews
O. E. Lien
Sherwood
R.C. Shearer
Messrs. Dunn
Hanson
Preston
Peterson
Miss Clark
Mr. Sherwood
Alife
Earth
Whipple Buys 314 Acres From Will Open Stock Farm
Frank Whipple purchases 314 acres in the northern city from Will Open Stock Farm for 70 dollars per acre. Possession expected April first with plans to build large barns and expand cattle feeding, advancing his existing cattle business. The article also contains unrelated ads and speculation notes about grand opera in New York.
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New York
Freedom of Speech To the Editor Defend Free Discussion of Religion
The writer urges that religious groups must oppose suppression and use only argument persuasion and truth to defend faith. They condemn boycotts and civil authority and argue that state interference would end true preaching. They cite biblical examples and urge equal rights supporting free religious discourse. The editor notes no prior knowledge of such suppression plans.
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United States
Jesus Christ
Peter
Everybody Should Own a Ford, Sisseton Ad Claims Value
A Sisseton, South Dakota, advertisement by W. F. Carlberg urges readers to buy a Ford. The copy argues Ford offers better value, lower running costs, and reliability for business or pleasure, claiming high priced cars waste money and tires wear less on a Ford. Carlberg promises prompt delivery.
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Ford
W. F. Carlberg
Sisseton
Women and age rules in Chicago police hiring
The passage notes women must be 30 to 40 for police jobs and mocks claims of a better past. It quips about myths of “good old times” and jokes about Greeks dancing the tango and the turkey trot being outlawed in Corinth as informal gossip.
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Chicago
G. B
Chesterton
Corinth
Jury Awards 1500 in Lizzie Humpfner vs Chas Bailly
A jury awarded damages of 1500 in the Lizzie Humpfner v. Chas Bailly case after a four day trial. Howard Babcock argued for the plaintiff and Mr. Anderson for the defendant. Judge Sherwood gave a partial charge before the verdict. A stay of proceedings was granted pending possible appeal.
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Lizzie Humpfner
Chas
Howard Babcock
Mr. Anderson
Sherwood
Babcock
Connelly Guilty in Liquor Sale Case in Rosholt
The jury found A. B. Connelly guilty of illegal liquor sale. Sentencing not yet passed. This third conviction comes from a northern raid highlighting the diligence of States Attorney Mann and Sheriff Minder's office. Two additional cases remain. It is noted Frank R. Miller is not a deputy sheriff, only acted in one case.
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A. B. Connelly
Mann
Minder
Frank R. Miller
New Mexico Letter From Mrs Foss Describes Albuquerque Visit
A letter from Mrs. Foss in Albuquerque dated December describes light housekeeping in three rooms with a bath and two sleeping porches. She notes her husband Mr Foss improving after a hard trip, with throat illness easing and appetite returning. The climate is calm with unusual rain, a 10,000 population city, sand hills nearby, and irrigation enabling crops.
Indians Break Jail Inmates Escape From County Jail
Indians Lewis Enos and Abraham Huduta, imprisoned on horse stealing charges, escaped last Saturday evening by prying out a south window bar and squeezing through a small hole. Deputy McGee had fed them supper before discovering their absence. No fence around the court house windows and past talks of fencing suggest further risk of escape or violence.
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Lewis Enos
Abraham Huduta
McGee
Court House
Carlyle and Mary Queen of Scots Highlight Zenith Club Meeting
The Zenith club met at Mrs. Jesse Nottingham’s home on December eleventh with a business session and critic’s report. Mrs. Turner presented Carlyle’s early life and poverty, then discussed his essays and The French Revolution, followed by Mrs. P. H. Brown leading a Mary Queen of Scots study with Q&A revealing the queen’s dramatic and puzzling life.
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Zenith Club
Jesse Nottingham
Thomas Carlyle
Turner
Carlyle
Where Do the Years Go Lyrics Fragment
Fragmentary verse ponders time flowing away as waters drift to sea. References priceless treasures and memories, with lines about war and distant yesterdays. The text shows misspellings and garbled phrases, suggesting a damaged lyric or poem fragment.
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Atlantic
John the Baptist
Son of God
John
Apostle
God
Babylon
Charley Bailly
Connelly
New Mexico
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