Watermelon Day Showed the Power of Local Advertising
A Nebraska roadside market tale shows farmer Nash attracting 500 cars and 6000 melons plus potatoes squash and eggs through a 40 mile advertising push. E A Ikenberry expands fruit orchards to apples pears grapes berries and markets cider eggs and poultry with ads. Local advertising proves cheap and profitable by drawing customers and reducing marketing costs.
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Mr. Nash
E. A. Ikenberry
Independence
Ikenberry
Wen Hugh Nash
Redfield
Bartons
Barton Brothers
W. A. Houghton
Maine
F. C. Crocker
Nebraska
H. P. Gaston
Michigan State College
Western Newspaper Union
Samuel Calls and Upholds Faithful Discipleship
Lesson outlines Samuel's birth dedication to the Lord, his call by God, and his rise as prophet and judge. It highlights two core traits: cheerful obedience to God and surrendered will, plus his role in guiding Israel from idolatry to faithful obedience.
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Samuel
Hannah
Eli
Israel
Ebenezer
Bethel
Gilgal
Mizpeh
Ramah
Saul
A. Samuel
B. Samuel
God
Moses
He Turned to Prayer in Crisis and Work
A quotation highlights a life lived in prayer from start to finish. It notes that during important tasks, crises, or trials he met them through special prayer, underscoring a deeply spiritual approach to challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Knight
Morning Duty Keeps Saints on Track Daily
A reflection urges gratitude for daily tasks and the discipline of starting each morning with purpose, regardless of personal preference. It emphasizes finding meaning in obligations and staying faithful to routines that shape the day.
Highway Without a Rival Redwood Highway Through California
Lewis Gannett of the New York Herald Tribune praises California’s Redwood highway from the mountains to the Oregon line. He extols enormous groves and the Founders Tree, notes private and state preserves, and laments logging and modern civilization encroaching on ancient giants.
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California
Oregon Frontier
Founders
Dyerville Flats
The
Save-the-Redwoods League
Madison Grant
John Q. Merriam
Henry Fairfield Ogborn
Washington, D. C
America
Save the Redwoods League
Wat'in
Redwood Highway
Lane Grove
Mather Grove
Willams Grove
California-State-Federation-of-Women’s-Clubs
Garden-Clubs-of-America
Mobiloil Bay
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Antarctic
Charles W. Both Mountains
Admiral Byrd
Virginia
Carolina
Georgia
Atlantic
Caesar
Rome
Klamath River
Lewis Gannett
New York Herald Tribune
Freak Thunder Storm Off Cape Verde Aboard Moravian
Captain A Simpson logs a freak thunderstorm December 30 1902 near Cape Verde. For about an hour the sky lit with continuous lightning and strange sounds like arc lamp sparks and cicadas in the rigging, heard by officers across the ship.
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A. Simpson
Cape Verde
Captain Simpson
Charles Fitzhugh Talman
Science Service
Doomsday Rumors From Pitcairn Island Stir Headlines
The Montreal Herald reports Pitcairn Islanders foresee disaster and give no future provisions. The 198 residents descend from Bounty mutineers and Tahitian women. isolation sustains self sufficiency with coconuts and Bounty iron tools still visible. Visitors face strict rules on smoking drinking and attire.
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Pitcairn Island
Montreal Herald
Bounty
mid-Pacific
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By T. J. Delohery
Coffin’s Corner
Haddonfield Road
P. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
National Bank and “Movie
Scotia
Scotians
Firestone
Stone
Ford
Nash
raick_ hev
Rockne
Ford. Chevr
Nash Essex
Auburn
Stude
Firestone Sentinel
Chevr
Essex
Fireston
Chicago
Firestone Service Dealers
Firestone Service Stores
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