Bible Thought for Today August 6 1928
A daily devotional quote from Proverbs 17 1 urging peace over quarrelling. The piece presents a sober reminder that a dry morsel and quietness are preferable to abundance of sacrifices with strife.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1924
Page
4
The Indian Quest through Bishop Bennett’s North Country
J B E shares anecdotes from Bishop Bennett about Ojibway culture and Indian life in his northern diocese. The piece notes Bennett’s respect for Medicine Men, the Indian belief in evil spirits, and the tension between tradition and modern education. It highlights Indian communities, crafts, and a Toronto era observer’s reflections on culture and adaptation.
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Iowa
Bishop Bennett
Episcopal Church
Husband
Johnnie Goodsaky
Iran
Indiana
Bishop
Broadway
Bennett
Kleigh
Old Editions Bring High Prices at Sotheby's Auction
A 1726 first edition of Swift's Gulliver's Travels sold to an American for 3625 dollars, a new high record. A first edition of Thackeray's Vanity Fair brought 1925 dollars at the same sale in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Swift
Sotheby's Auction Room
Thackery
Vanity Fair
Early English mention of batatas linked to sweet potatoes
Early writers describe Meant Sweet Potatoes as the same as Spanish batatas or sweet potatoes, noting their identity before the seventeenth century. The comparison ties ancient mentions to the global name for the tuber used in Spanish and English texts.
Walker Cup Sets Challenge At Garden City New York
The Leads Golfers Two teams from America and England prepare for a Walker Cup clash at Garden City course in September. England names Cyril Tolley as captain with Dunstone Hezlet Hope Kyle Murray Scott Jr. Michael Scott Torrance and Storey as among the squad. The American selection is pending.
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America
England
Battler
Garden City
New York
Cyril Tolley
CBL Dunstone
Co. L. Hezlet
WL. Hope
D. H. Kyle
W. A. Murray
Robert Scott Jr
Michael Scott
T. A
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason about a stubborn farmer
The poem recalls Uncle Joe who hoards profits from crops and goods, forcing his workers to endure meager pay. His grandson William Woods copies the pattern, shopping in town for essentials while the farm thrives on self produced items, and the sheriff haunts their steps as debt grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
William Woods
Ice gorge on Mississippi eases after Cedar Rapids snow
John Timmerman reported the ice gorge had gone out of the Mississippi last evening at five o clock following the Cedar Rapids storm. A magazine notes a bunion joke about friends not urging dental extractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Timmerman
Mississippi
Cedar Rapids
Fragmented Quotes and Oddities From a Bright York Page
A stitched-together excerpt features varied vignettes from a mother crying over a marriage for money to a cautious man Lemuel Lillaby famed for safety. It weaves Washington barbers, weather notes, ad metaphors, and humorous reflections on manners, speed, and daily quirks.
The Little Towns and the Bankers Blonde Joke
Comptroller Craig of New York cites the little towns as as bad as big cities. He recalls a dignified New York bank president who hires a blonde stenographer from Pocatello. She arrives and bluntly asks for a kiss before work.
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Craig
New York
New York Bank
Pocatello
Judge Not Forgery Case Ends With Fine
A court fined a man convicted of forgery after he passed a bogus check as payment. The judge emphasized self reliance with a sharp witticism about doing things oneself and observing hands as a sign of activity.
Country Tales Of Romance And Rural Wit
A disjointed rustic vignette recalls a murder scene interference a moonlit wedding and a farmer hitching a ride. It blends a reporter’s thwarted access with a comical roadside tale about Boontown and a quarreling newlywed couple ending with a punchline on personal resources.
Sims Says Too Many Girls Marry to Avoid Old Maid Label
In a social column, Sims comments that many young women marry to escape being labeled old maids, reflecting attitudes of the era on marriage and female independence.
Wealth and beauty blur in old city talk
A sharp, ironic aside notes that marrying for money often leads to a life as a lady's maid. The speaker jokes that beauty is not just skin deep and that even druggists know this. The tone reflects blunt local wit about marriage, money, and social standing.
Mountain Ash Supposed to Ward Off Fairy Spells
The article notes a belief among mountain dwellers that the mountain ash tree possesses protective power against fairy enchantments. It states that fairies are said to fear this tree and avoid it.
Phrase on atonement of “better half” explained
In a Philadelphia Public Ledger snippet Mr Undertham explains to his son what a wife’s expression means. The elder says she means exactly what she says, illustrating a plain reading of common language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Mr. Undertham
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Books Lincoln Read as a Boy
A list of titles read by Abraham Lincoln in boyhood includes the Bible Pilgrims Progress Aesops Fables Robinson Crusoe Weems Life of Washington A History of the United States and the Statutes of Indiana.
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Lincoln
Train schedule fragment with local and freight services
A dated rail timetable fragment lists arrivals and departures for local and freight trains including Nos 429 449 and 835 with daily except Sundays service noted and credits H W Russel as the source or official.
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H. W. Russel
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