Church Items Prompt Community Faith and Youth Involvement
Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. with Sunday school at 10 a.m. Epworth League meets at 8:30 p.m. after evening worship. A weathered storm reduced attendance but the two youth classes stayed strong with girls leading the contest over boys. Mrs. Innis returns next Sunday to lead regular services after attending a state W C T U meeting in Central City Nebraska. Practice for the Easter program drew good turnout and Epworth League interest grows.
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Young Peoples
Federated Community Church Celebrates First Anniversary
The Federated Community Church marks its first anniversary since uniting the Christian and Presbyterian Sunday schools. Services at 11 am and 7:30 pm discuss The Living God and a Living Church in the morning and Religion as Friendship in the evening. A reception honors Rev. and Mrs. Clark at 7:30 pm at the Presbyterian church. The Ladies Aid reports active community service from Mrs. Riddle’s home.
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Christian and Presbyterian Schools
Emmert
C. E
Raymond
S.S
Clark
Lincoln High Students Engage In Plays And Projects
Supt. Lefler to deliver May commencement address while seniors prepare James Montgomery’s Nothing but the Truth. Students forecast county meet success in track and field and plan bird houses, maps, kite tournament, and Asia Africa studies. The farm sand table, pensmanship displays, China Town talk, and domestic science exhibits showcase progress as Jeffs entertain Mutts with St Patrick’s Eve greens.
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M. C. Lefler
Lincoln
James Montgomery
Fairbury
Beatrice
Eugene Diller
Sparks
Kurtz
Miss Kurtz
Africa
Asia
L. O. Ballard
China Town
Jeffs
St. Patrick's
Jeff
Sleep, Little Boy Laddie Poem Reveals Quiet Farewell
A poem narrates a parent cradling a sleeping child amid worn garments and a gentle end of day. Soft imagery of a lad sleeping, the rocking chair, and a blessing from angels evokes a quiet farewell and sacred care.
Weather Man Francis Galton Pioneered Weather Charting
English scientist Francis Galton born 1824 introduced large scale weather element charts. He was Darwin's cousin and his forecasting ideas influenced modern meteorology though rain and sun prediction accuracy remains debated.
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Francis Galton
Galton
Charles Darwin
England
Make Your Own Opportunities Says a Daily Spirit
A motivational note urges individuals to trust in themselves and focus on present work. It asserts that success comes from the effort and spirit each person brings to their tasks, not from chasing distant fields or external chances.
One Job Is Enough for the Young Reader
Uncommon Sense argues study limits for talent, saying a person cannot master law and violin simultaneously. Kubelik’s eight daily fiddle hours prove the brain tires, and most cannot excel in two major pursuits. Musicianship is noble but requires single minded focus for greatness.
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Kubelik
Chilean Quakes: 249 Seismic Shocks in 1920 Report
The national seismological service records 249 earthquake shocks in Chile for 1920, averaging 35 hours between events. The year saw peak activity in the Aconcagua and Maipo valleys, with the strongest quake centered in the Aconcagua valley on July 26.
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Santiago
Chile
National Seismological Service
Aconcagua
Maipo
Rare horse on exhibition in Calgary exhibition
A unique horse named Wild Lizzie with a Persian lamb coat is shown in Calgary. Owned by Charles Jackson the local pioneer and philanthropist she donates proceeds to worthy objects. Lizzie is described as a poor actor who defies bronco busters in the district.
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Calgary
Can
Lizzie
Charles Jackson
Orchid Breaks Price Record in English Horticulture
A Catteleya gigas alba orchid raised in the United States sold for ten thousand dollars at a US orchid show earning a gold medal. Found in 1909 among related plants, it was set aside with poorer specimens and later bloomed pure white in 1910 before selling in London for an unprecedented figure.
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United States
London
Not in the Ritual but Effective
General Pershing recalls a volunteer battalion of rough backwoodsmen who impressed with form and drill. He doubted their uncouth commander but challenged him to command a march with shouldered arms in a left flank. The colonel barked and the lesson proved a ready, effective maneuver.
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General Pershing
Grant
Water Wizard Silas Wright Titus Dies After Water Find Work
Silas Wright Titus, renowned as a water wizard from boyhood, died after a career locating underground water. He helped supply Brooklyn with ten million gallons daily and trusted his gift to meet any demand, prompting reflections on fate and a hidden system guiding human talent.
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Silas Wright Titus
Brooklyn
N. Y
WORLD LANGUAGE IS URGED BY ENGLISH FRENCH DILEMMA
Prof Gilbert Murray vice chairman of the League of Nations executive committee says an international language is needed after Geneva meetings. He notes English or French translation to each listener, leaving non speakers to fend. He favors the league recognizing an artificial language such as Esperanto or Ido.
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Gilbert Murray
League of Nations
London
Geneva
League
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Osteopath
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M. J. Powell
Nebraska
Colman House Co
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Mgr. Diller
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Waggoner Bros
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EOL
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