Convention of the Richland County Sunday School Association 1908
The 1908 Richland County Sunday School Association meeting at Wahpeton spans June 5 and 6 with sessions led by John Orchard and Rev. W. A. Whitcomb. Reports from department superintendents, round tables on difficulties, and talks on the church’s relation to the Sunday School unfold alongside devotionals, committees, and a business session. Delegates will be entertained. two per school, lodging and meals provided.
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Richland County Sunday School Association
Wahpeton
North Dakota
John Orchard
George E. Wallace
W. A. Whitcomb
Hankinson
Babcock
J. A. Bailey
Lidgerwood
Temperance Ara
A. M. Hailey
Barney le Cradle
Gen
R. M. Black
F. B. McKean
George Warner
J. A. Black
Chas
C. Kirk
Reva
E. D. Gallagher
W. J. Hutcheson
B S. Babcock
Taiep
L. W. Meckstroth
Alex McKinnon
Moreton Pay
Saturda
C. A. Mack
Dwight
Geo Warner
Great Bend
Vivian Morgan
Barrie
Gen'l. Sec’y
L. W. Meckatroth
C. B. Newby
Fairmount
Miss Pearl Kirk
Running An Engine Force At Sixty Miles Per Hour
Excerpts describe steam power, boiler and piston stresses at sixty mph, calculating fuel, resistance, and speed limits for locomotives. Includes a Chicago News note on engine details and a humorous London Standard anecdote about Mr Jumpser’s youth portrait and his wife’s servant remark.
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Ameter
Chicago News
Mr. Jumpser
Jends
Alice
Mrs. Mumpser
Ain
London Standard
Irish paper talk on wives qualities sparks odd remark
A rough comment from a tramp claims a wife should be pee per ty ity years and able to walk twenty miles daily while begging bottles, pots, and singing ballads. He adds she must defend her husband with a fight or two. In other notes, a 24 by 80 foot business room is offered for rent in Wahpeton, North Dakota with inquiries directed to Wm Huppler.
Random Snippets from Atlantic and Miscellany
A fragmentary collection of curious quotes and anecdotes spans topics from frozen frogs in ice to time that is wasted, linguistic theories on cold climates, fashion woes, and humorous remarks. It includes Dal las Sharp on frogs, reflections on procrastination, and a London Punch quip about religion and umbrellas.
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Dallas Sharp
Atlantic
Daily Telegraph
Oneone
London Punch
Follies of Fashion and Browning Fans in Disharmonies
A fragment speaks of fashion as a pawnshop fruits in homes and the restless quest for style. It suggests Browning fans may react strongly to claims about The Pied Piper of Hamelin as the poet’s truest expression.
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Rowning
Browning
Hamelin
Rice Crop Wealth Boosts Texas Land Value Tenfold
The rise of the rice crop in the country has dramatically increased Texas land values, now worth ten times their value a decade ago. This agricultural boom has driven wealth and economic growth across farming districts in the region.
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Texas
Perquisites and the New York Streetcar Funds
Secret agents estimate eight percent of money collected on New York surface cars goes as perquisites to conductors. Also notes on farming youths succeeding, and a proverb about ears growing with age from childhood to adulthood.
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New York
No Trust In Man and Fable Echoes in Blaster’s Meditation
A fragmented reflection cites a proverb about trust and affection, contrasting the fox and crow fable with Blaster’s Meditation and the saying Whom fortune nerors the world favors. It references wrapping paper and a Norwegan wrap as miscellaneous imagery.
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Blaster
Dr Shoop Restorative Promises Quick Vital Boost
Nonspecific spring fatigue described as tired nerves is linked to sluggish bowels and weak kidneys. The ad touts Dr Shoop Restorative as a genuine tonic that builds up weakened nerves, sharpens appetite, restores vigor and ambition within 48 hours, and is sold by all dealers. Also notes unrelated rental, job offers, and a farm equipment inquiry from Breckenridge Minnesota.
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Home Mrn
W.R. Purdon
Mitees
Black
Wahpeton Jewby
Fairmount C. Scavitte
Abercrombie At Entertainment Co
Pearl Kirk
C. A. Leach
Ernst Purdon
Iola Cameron
Clare Youn
Harvey Rive
Kent
Wm. Huppler
N. Dak
Col. L. A. Wi Gell
Lhasa
Tam
Job Lote
Wortes Plaeat Cnarny
Bill
Royal Maternity Charity
London
St. Bernard
Fas
Hart Schafer & Marx
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Walkover and Selz Shoes
Ostendorf Clothing Co
Minnesota
Hart Schaffer & Marx Clothes
Brecken Ige
S.p.daxtx
Breckenridge
Minn
ART Gallery
Pioneer Studio
Theo. J. Hingtgen
Genatie
Koerner & Franzen
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