Rural Apollo tour highlights farm life and youth
The article from Wellston notes growing appreciation for agricultural science and self reliance on farms. An observ ation tour through the countryside mentions families tied to Cunningham Beans Lytles McCoys and other neighbors. Social visits include the Hoovers and Hotles, with Bohemian neighbors listed among residents.
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Cunningham Place
Cunningham
Preston Hoover
Brighton
Jake Hotle
Mies Berdie
W. C. Hotles
Ed Mischks
Wilbur McClelland
Get-togethers and neighbor lore from Washington area
A Chas Wolfe home near Washington hosts a July Fourth get together. The writer notes Yankee pride, mule teams, and a memory of a seat falling from a wagon. Local tidbits mention Mr Duroc girls with piglets, Martha Meyer visiting Washington, and Henry Luers as a business caller.
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Father
Tom and Jerry
Mr. Duroc
Martha Meyer
Washington
Mrs. Klein
Henry Luers
Local Accidents and Travel Notes From Crawfordsville
Howard Williams required stitches after a baseball practice collision at school in Crawfordsville Iowa. Max Anwyl wore a catcher's mask when the mishap occurred. Mr and Mrs John Wooley returned to Columbia Missouri after a family visit. Claire Twinam and Verle McElroy resumed classes in Iowa City after vacation. Clergy visits to Brooklyn Ta Answorth and Monmouth are noted with Presbytery meetings and grandparent visits.
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Crawfordsville
Iowa
Howard Williams
Max Anwyl
Max
Howard
John Wooley
Columbia
Mr. Wooley
Claire Twinam
Verle McElroy
Iowa City
A. T. James
R. C. McCleary
Brooklyn
The
Presbyterian Church
W. C. Porter
T. H. Barnes
Answorth
Keokuk
United Presbyterian Church
Dana
Earle Barnes
Monmouth
Til
J. A. Barnes
Local Visit Notes and Family Outings
Seventy six seventy six Miss Elma Blu menstein of Iowa City visits Fury Henderson home. Mr and Mrs Howard Brown and sons spent Sunday at J R Lockwood home. Miss Besse Moody and Bert Wilson on sick list. Tom Knotts spent weekend at Henry Henderson’s. Howard Hotle and Homer Meyer hosts at Sunday visit. Alex Stephen and John Green families attend gatherings.
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Elma Blumenstein
Iowa City
Fury Henderson
Howard Brown
Orley Page
J. R. Lockwood
Bess'e Moody
Bert Wilson
Tom Knotts
Henry Henderson's
Howard Hotle
Homer Mayer
Alex Stephen
John Green
Social Sunday Visits Reported Across Several Homes
Gladys Herr drives a new Star cape. Floyd Green hosts Sunday gathering with Everette Green and family visiting. Ford Duvall, Harry Hover and family visit Henry Henderson home. Carl Maver family and Frete te Green with Bitty Henderson also attend. William Shaffer visits Arthur Romine home. Herre Henderson Sem and Wade visit Pury Henderson residence Sunday evening.
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Floyd Green
Gladys Herr
Ford Duvall
Everette Green
Harry Hover
Henry Henderson
Carl Maver
M- Frete Te Green
Bitty Henderson
William Shaffer
Arthur Romine
Herre Henderson
Sem and
Wade
Pury Henderson
Evenine
Dorcas Class Social Elects Officers at United Presbyterian
Crawfordsville April 15 Dorcas class of the United Presbyterian church elected officers and enjoyed a bountiful lunch after a brief meeting. Re-elected were Blanche Mitchell president Eva Hanna secretary Sadie Davis treasurer and Lilly Lease teacher. Visitors Mr and Mrs John McCoy Cedar Rapids. C U Society held a weiner roast at Wippoorwill Park. Ladies Aid Methodist church held a lee social with $22 raised and an entertaining program ending with pie ice cream and coffee.
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Crawfordsville
Dorcas
United Presbbyterian Church
Blanche Mitchell
Eva Hanna
Sadie Davis
Lilly Lease
John McCoy
Cedar Rapids
Leonore Doty
Iowa
C. U. Society of the United Presbyterian Church
Wippoorwill Park
Ladies Aid of the Methodist Church
Lee
Elizabeth Huston
Mary Jones
Helen Buller
Margaret Welch
Mary Graham
Esther Orris
Eva Spangler
Cold Weather Forecast For Next Two Summers
Washington reports Lieutenant Commander George E Brandt and naval hydrographer warn that next summer will be cold and 1926 may be even colder. They cite solar radiation and ocean temperatures as drivers with cyclones as an unknown factor.
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Washington
George E. Brandt
Asde
Naval Hydrographer
Brandt
Grumblers Fade as Progress Leads the March
Quote attributed to Bishop Samuel Fallows emphasizes that pessimists trail behind achievers. It highlights a mindset where successful people distance themselves from chronic grumbling and instead drive forward in the march of progress.
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Samuel Fallows
Early Church Unity and Holiness Under the Apostles
Lesson outlines the primitive church as praying Spirit filled and bold in preaching. It notes unity and generosity, Barnabas’s charity, and God's judgment on Ananias and Sapphira. The text urges reverence for God's dwelling among the new church and warns against hypocrisy and praise-seeking.
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Primitive Church
Barnabas
Church
Moses
Nadab
Abiu
Achan
Anaulas
Sapphira
Teter
Ananias
Satan
God
Maimimnon
Persistence of Life and Its Resilient Tiny Details
The passage reflects on life’s persistence and the stubborn survival of small, near-imperceptible aspects. It notes life’s fleeting appearances yet emphasizes that many minute elements endure beyond perception, resisting easy erasure.
Tears Shall Come No More God washes the tears away
A fragment quotes H. W. Beecher about tears ending as God cleanses afflictions until the faithful behold the visible land. The line expresses spiritual consolation and hope amid suffering.
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H. W. Beecher
Famous Forts in U S History Castle Island Fort William to Fort Independence
A historical sketch traces Castle Island and Fort William in Boston from 1626 flag disputes through 1776 British evacuation, 1708 transfer to the federal government, Adams 1798 suggestion to rename Fort Independence, and 1882 casemated fort expansion marking Boston’s defender status. The account notes 120 guns and key roles in colonial and Revolutionary eras.
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Massachusetts Bay
Boston
Castle Island
Richard Davenport
Stern
John Endicott
Massachusetts
Edmund Andros
Romer
Castle William
Fort William
Atlantic
Lord Howe
John Adams
Fort Independence
Western Newspaper Union
Modest Funeral Cost Compared to Historic Monarchs
Reports on Friedrich Ebert's funeral place Germany's costs at about $50,000. They note England's Wellington funeral at $500,000 and compare with Emperor William I, King Edward VII, and Queen Victoria ceremonies, which ran into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Pres. Ebert
London
Pressi
Germany
Friedrich Ebert
England
Duke of Wellington
Ebert
William
Berlin
Imperial Treasury
Edward
Queen Victoria
Stenographers market funeral transcripts in Munich cemeteries
In Munich in March stenographers attend funerals, transcribe the officiant’s words, and sell neat mourning transcripts to relatives. Relatives often buy multiple copies, expanding the revenue stream for out of work typists amid local cemetery services.
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Munich
Germany
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