Salaries A Shane Advocates State Board Control Of Congregations
Rev. E. T. Greenleaf resigned as pastor of three rural Methodist Protestant churches in Lebanon Indiana citing poverty level salaries and rising living costs. He argues ministers in rural towns face stagnant pay, limited outside aid, and social pressures that force dress and lifestyle on donors while neglecting fair compensation. He urges state board action to address congregational control and ministerial salaries.
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Lebanon
Ind
E. T. Greenleaf
Greenleaf
Indianapolis
Oklahoma feminine miner leads zinc and lead venture
Miss Gertrude Sober of Davis Oklahoma is a schoolteacher stenographer and miner who became president and manager of a mining company and owner of 2000 acres in the Arbuckle mountains. She bought Indian land for 25 cents to 3 dollars an acre after locating veins and erected a concentration mill on her field. Her royalties promise wealth as she continues prospecting without outside capitalization.
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Davis
Okla
Gertrude Sober
Sober
Arbuckle Mountains
Miss Sober
Oklahoma Hills
Birthplace of Methodism at Barratt's chapel Frederica Del
Frederica Delaware hosts Barratt's chapel a key site in early Methodism. Bishop Coke and Asbury met there to organize the church in America. The 1780 chapel stands on land donated by Phillip Barratt who aided Asbury during the Revolution. Plans formed in 1874 to establish the Baltimore conference and the present church after visits with Mrs Miriam Barratt.
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Barratt
Phillip Barratt
Methodist Church
Baltimore
Bishop Coke
Asbury
Miriam Barratt
Japan Builds World’s Largest Airship Dreadnaught
In San Francisco reports say Japan is constructing the greatest dirigible balloon to date. The craft will be about 600 feet long, exceeding the recent British airship by 90 feet, and over 60 feet in diameter with six 120 horsepower motors.
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San Francisco
Japan
Barrow
District meeting and convention duties for Mine Workers official
Ambill discussed wind speed misprints and storm velocity with reference to air flow. He will represent local 412 at the national convention in Indianapolis that began yesterday. Roy Loudermilk was in Sullivan Tuesday on business. Notes mention concrete floor costs and benefits of conserving ashes for land application.
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Indianapolis
Roy Loudermilk
Sullivan
Automatic self opening gate by vehicle approach patent
Louis A. Laas of Maxwell Texas has patented an automatic gate that unlatches and opens as a vehicle passes along a road and then closes and latches again by the same action. The design uses separate vehicle engaged road members on each gate side to control opening and closing without heavy operating parts.
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Louis A. Laas
Maxwell, Ter
Scientific American
Invention Holds Sacks During Sewing by American Miller Correspondent
A device described by an American Miller correspondent uses a table with an upright round front and a sliding collar hook to hold sacks. The hook C clamps with a set-screw lever A for adjusting to long or short sacks, keeping the sack steady while sewing.
Silage crops favored in western Massachusetts
A New England Homestead overview notes corn as the top silage plant, yielding 15 to 20 tons per acre, with early mature varieties preferred and proper harvesting timing. It adds red clover as a good silo feed but warns of fermentation losses if clover is green and blossoms uncured, and compares clover’s nutrition to corn.
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Massachusetts
New England
Proper seed bed preparation guides wheat sowing
Instruction on preparing seed beds for wheat. It notes plowing depth should match the preceding crop and mentions using goat stubble ground as common practice for soil conditioning.
Mistakes in Poultry Beginners Learning Too Fast
Advice from the Poultry Journal warns beginners start small, avoid overextension, and gradually adapt management. Common errors include poor land and housing choices, changing feeding plans, and overestimating knowledge after a year. Persistence and continual study are urged for success.
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Poultry Journal
Success in Turkey Raising
It is inadvisable for anyone to attempt turkey rearing unless they have abundance of space. Turkeys require room and do not tolerate confinement well. Those with ample space can profit from turkey rearing if they give careful attention to the birds.
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Turkey
Poultry Yard
Combating Lice in Chicks and a Giant Obituary
Lice control in chicks hinges on clean premises and nest hygiene with a simple NSW government method using olive oil rubbed into the chick head and throat after hatching to kill lice. The text then abruptly shifts to a cryptic obituary noting George Shober, age fifty, described as the heaviest man in the United States, with obesity linked to illness.
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New South Wales
George Shober
Shober
United States
Wise Men and the Infinite Quest for the King
The sermon praises the Wise Men as seekers of truth who followed a star to worship a newborn king. It urges openness to truth beyond one faith, noting the star’s symbolism as divine revelation. It argues wisdom lies in perceiving reality behind symbols and living to honor the King through intellect, worship, and service.
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Zoroaster
Bethlehem
McConnell
Illinois Central Tourist Handbills for New Orleans and Florida
Illinois Central lines advertise travel to New Orleans for Mardi Gras with an illustrated booklet. The Seminole Limited runs Chicago to Jacksonville with connections to Florida and Havana, Cuba. Also promoted are tours via New Orleans or Florida to Panama and California, plus Vicksburg National Military Park and Hot SpringsArkansas itineraries with through sleeper cars and specific agent contacts.
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New Orleans
Mardi Gras
Florida
Cuba
Seminole Limited
Chicago
Jacksonville
St. Louis
Havana
Florida Felders
Felder
Requet
Illinois Central
Colon
Panama
Vicksburg National Military Park
Vicksburg
Illinois Centra
Hoston
San Antonio
el Paso
Texas
California
J. M’dougall
Indianapolis
Care of Poultry Runs Improves Soil Purity
Advice on poultry yard care explains that fireway and liming poultry runs purify soil and reduce odor, promoting healthier birds and surroundings.
Southern glow on return and local notes in Graysville
Guy Phillips returned home glowing about the southern situation. Miss Zylma Ransford came home from Terre Haute. Zimri Hayden's funeral was attended by locals at Dodd's Bridge. A frozen school pipe closed the building for two days. Rev. R. R. Bulgin preached at the Christian church. Fred Phillip Lon Pennington James Dodd and Roy Ransford are listed as sick.
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Zylma Ransford
Terre Haute
Zimri Hayden
Dodd’s Bridge
R. R. Bulgin
Christian Church
Fred Phillip
Lon Pennington
James Dodd
Roy Ransford
Local Notes From Merom and Surrounding Areas
Big Springs and Merom area items report visits by O F Collier and Ella and Josie Eno at Merom Station and Me rom. Residents Florence Graystone and Mrs Manning with daughter Mary spent time at Will Watson’s. Jones of the community record hog sales by James Durham to Scott and Harris on Wednesday.
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O. T. Collier
Merom
Warren Watson
Will Watson
Ella
Josie Eno
Hosea Duffer
Tom Monks
Florence Graystone
Will Watson’s
Allen's Foot Ease Ad Promotes Shoe Sizing Aid
A vintage advertisement notes Allen's Foot Ease helps wearers fit shoes a size smaller. It touts use for patent leather shoes and new shoes, priced at 25 cents with free samples. Mail orders directed to Allen S. Olmsted in LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
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State Board of Control
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Miss Gertrude Sober
Methodism
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Robert G Sterlington
Brook
Saenanly
Irosh ‘Mountain
Gobbler
Childrens Suit
Star and the King
East
Jerusalem
Herod
Earl Hoggatt
Marshall McClure
Carsle
Christ
Crescent City
Central America
Vicksburg, Miss
Hot Springs, Ark
Hot Springs
H. J . Phelps
G.P. A. Chicago
Graysville
Guy Phillips
Big Springs
Linton
Lindley
the Dentist
Davis Hotel
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