Diller Church Invites War Veterans to Armistice Service
Methodist pastor presides at 11 00 morning service 7 30 evening program on the Birth of Protestantism. A congregation invitation goes to World War Spanish American and Civil War veterans. The church marks Armistice with Taps and a two minute silence. Funds drive planned with ten two member teams to solicit donations Sunday Nov 18 and report that night.
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Methodist
Wm. R. Velte
ChurchSetioo
American _ Legion
Methodist Church
Armistice Day Services at Congregational Church
The Congregational Church led by Pastor W. E. Ladwick schedules Sunday School at 10 a m preaching 11 a m and evening worship at 7 30 p m Armistice Day services will be held with plans to organize a young people society next week Miss Pearl Thompson is president and Miss Lois McLaughlin vice president Twelve volunteers have signed up for evangelistic service The church invites all to join in Christ work and build his kingdom with a holy communion and children’s baptism on Nov 18 and a church supper on Nov 10 at the city hall.
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Chas. Murphy
Congregational Church
World Brotherhood
Pearl Thompson
Lois McLaughlin
Richard
Mayborn
Old Boreas Brings Early Winter to Town
A vivid early winter motif describes a north wind sweeping in, frost and snow blocking roads, and changing daily chores as coal replaces ice for heating. The piece argues winter, though uncomfortable, signals progress and health benefits seen in colder nations and urges cheerful endurance until March.
No Parking Space Provokes Testy Chauffeur and Omaha Cop
An Omaha policeman confronted a chauffeur in a marked no parking space after the driver boasted of status. The exchange grew heated as the driver mocked authority and claimed the space. The officer challenged the chauffeur to face the judge, citing the car’s high price as no shield against enforcement.
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Omaha
Impudent Chauffeur sentenced by police judge at Lincoln
A Nebraska penitentiary chauffeur jokes with the police judge after a ninety day jail term. The judge finds the remark fair, the chauffeur declares he is one of Warden Fenton's chauffeurs and that he is in for life, provoking amused smiles from all.
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Fenton
Nebraska ‘Penitentiary
Lincoln
Atchison County Mail
A Little Laughter from a Grammar School
Pupils offer humorous definitions as they define stability as caring for a stable a mosquito as the child of black and white parents a monastery as a place for monsters a tocsin as a drink signal expostulation as smallpox cannibal as two brothers who killed each other in the Bible and anatomy as the human body with three parts the head the chest and the stomach.
Unscrambled Fragments Mirror Confused News Snippet
Readable portions hint at a disjointed caption or column bits. Names, places, and dates are unclear, leaving the main event and entities indeterminate. The fragmentary text offers little verifiable detail for a full summary.
Names in the paper the editor prized above all
A memoir of a teenage writer who becomes a weekly correspondent for a rural newspaper. He learns to focus on local names and small events like house painting, harvests, weekend gatherings, and occasional deaths or marriages to please readers, under the editor’s rule to feature names correctly.
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Western Newmaner Mion
Uncle’s jab at nephew Jas per over starry oration
A comic quip from Uncle Bentover recalling Jas per’s academy graduation and his failed oration titled Hitch Your Wagon to a Star. The remark mocks the oration by saying he mounted the star then forgot the tall gate. The line appears in the Kansas City Star.
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Jasper
Uncle Bentover
Kansas City Star
Ancient surgical feats without anesthesia described
The article discusses early medical practices including trephining skulls and crushing stones in the bladder. It notes that these procedures were carried out by ancient practitioners without the use of anesthesia.
Limiting the Limitless and the Scientist’s Burden
The London Morning Post argues that scientists must pursue truth without claiming it is bounded by human understanding. It warns that assuming truth is finite undermines scientific integrity and the quest for knowledge.
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London Morning Post
Illiteracy Linked to Labor Inefficiency Revealed
Recent research shows a direct link between illiteracy and inefficiency among workers. Illiterate individuals struggle to learn to operate labor-saving machinery, the study finds.
Local Resident Leaves Town for Job but Plans Return
A longtime resident states he has left town for work but will return in the fall and will repay all debts in full.
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Harry L
Alaska
Oil of Intercourse: Good Breeding and Social Signaling
A reflective note on how good breeding manifests through outward signs in company. It argues that social polish grows from sensible judgment and dialogue with refined circles, citing Cato as a source.
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Cato
Preservation of Wooden Ships by Marine Deposits
Describes how sunken wooden ships acquire a marine lime coating that rapidly covers and preserves the wood for centuries, forming protective cases.
Cuhe Why of Superstitions by Harving King
The article explains rural beliefs about carrying iron tools like spades hoes and axes through the home as bad luck. It links these superstitions to ancient ideas about iron attracting or repelling evil spirits and discusses fears surrounding iron in homes and in ancient Pompeii and Indian ritual domains.
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William Wells Newell
Pompeii
Iron implements and the evil spirits superstition
A McClure Newspaper Syndicate piece notes that cholera abroad feeds on revenge and that iron angered by being moved indoors can invite spirits. It warns that carrying an iron tool through a house may attract malevolent forces to attack occupants.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
The Goose I Guess Women Need Better Husbands
A humorous essay argues that women require fewer but better husbands and satirizes social norms. It contrasts reactions to vice and virtue, dancing proximity, and class differences in a witty critique of gender expectations.
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