Society Notes Herald More Gatherings From August Events
The Highland Jr Club met with Misa Lorine Lasek on August tenth with twelve members and visitors. A luncheon followed and the next meeting is set for August fourteenth at Miss Lucilie Coon's home. A Bayp tist marriage occurred Tuesday afternoon between Homer N Porter and Edith M Thompson with ceremony by Rev Hillis. The Sunshine Community club met August Std with two contests and planned a picnic for August twenty second at Sunset Park. The Augustine reunion drew 106 relatives from many areas to Sunset Park, sharing fried chicken and family memories across generations.
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Highland Jr. Club
Misa Lorine Lasek
Lucilie Coon
Homer N. Porter
Welston
Edith M.thompson
Washington
Key. C
Sunshine Community Club
John Koehler
Sunset Park
Frances Martin
Viola Tucker
John Krause
Augustine
Lon
Welston Wellston
Chicago
Davenport
Burlington
Cedar Ryn Oskaloosa
Delta
Reeehill
Ma Brighton
Richlind
Westover
Wellston
W. HA
Iowa
Mikseh
Mexico
Mrayaek Hendrie
Loneir
Missouri
Wellston Motor Co. Ig
I.ness
Community Notices From Havre Aug 14 1914
City library hours change during chautauqua with closure on weekdays except Saturday. Ainsworth W.O. C. to meet at Legion hall Thursday at 2 PM. Waggoner Gowey reunion set for Sunday Aug 16 at Brinton Bridge. Walnut Woman's Club to meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs John Guy. Havre Social Club next meeting Aug 27 due to chautauqua. 76 Ladies Aid to meet at Mrs Fleenors Friday Aug 14 with hostesses Mrs Pearl Funston and Mrs Myrtle Funston. A and J Club to meet Friday afternoon with Mrs Chas Schulty. Hesseltine reunion at Sunset Park Sunday Aug 16.
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Walnut Woman's Club
John Guy
Ladies Aid
Clara’ Fleenor
Pearl Funston
Myrtle Funston
Germans Protest Limits on Civil Aerial Progress
Berlin reports show leading aerial firms meeting to object to restrictions from the Ambassadors Conference note. Otto Julius Merkel of Deutscher Aero Lloyd says Versailles tied Germany’s military aviation but allowed civil aviation, arguing Germans are duty bound to defend civil flight freedoms as they expand their industry.
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Berlin
Otto Julius Merkel
Deutscher Aero Lloyd
Germany
Woods Boat Nearing Completion With New Triple-Hull Design
Washington inventor Charles L. Woods and his brother Perry near finishing a novel three part boat. The design uses detachable pontoons that can be raised lowered or extended to aid grounding repair and speed. Pontoon walls divide sections to limit flooding and allow a narrow fast hull.
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Washington
Charles L. Woods
Perry Woods
Masan
Woods
German aerial circles push for open cross border air traffic
Director Merkel argued for international air navigation linking cities by fast routes from Berlin to London or Moscow, urging equal state support in Europe and America. He cited Hendon England with a Vanguard transport plane and France's Farmants four-jet Jabiru as signs of progress, and said Germany would resist restrictive terms from the Ambassador's Conference citing France and England as showing real results.
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London
Moscow
Munich
Berlin
Merkel
Europe
America
United States
Hendon
England
Vanguard
France
Germany
White House orientation and river front significance
The White House faces north but during its construction era it was seen as facing south because a river front is as important as the opposite side of the building. The note reflects 19th or early 20th century architectural views on visibility and prominence of river exposure.
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White House
Church and State Mixed in Politics
A citation reads There are people whose politics is all the religion they have and then there are people whose religion is all the politics they have. The quote appears in the Houston Post Dispatch.
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Houston Post- Dispatch
Lesson on Freedom and Fruits in Galatians 5
The lesson outlines Christian freedom under grace not license, walking by the Spirit, and the battle between flesh and Spirit. It highlights loving service, victory over the flesh, and the works of the flesh such as sensuality and idolatry, with emphasis on choosing good over evil.
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Paul
Pickering
Morgan
Sins and Fruits of the Spirit Summary
The text lists sins of the mind and excesses, including hatred variance emulations wrath seditions heresies envying murders drunkenness revelings. It then describes the fruit of the Spirit as love joy peace long-suffering gentleness goodness faith meekness and temperance, asserting against such there is no law.
Man's Sorrows and Sin in Alexander Maclaren Quote
A compact reflection by Alexander Maclaren on sorrow and sin. He argues sinners should not have sorrow yet laments the mystery of human levity and blindness to the meanings of bitter experiences.
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Alexander Maclaren
Do It Today Says Advocate on Prompt Work Ethic
A Western Christian Advocate quotation urges immediate action encouraging people to finish tasks today rather than delaying. It emphasizes a proactive habit and contrasts procrastination with productive effort.
When They Grow Up
A four year old asks why selfish or lazy boys become women when they grow up. His mother answers that growing up requires not being selfish or lazy and explains the difference between boy and woman as he speaks with childlike curiosity.
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Jacek
Isle of Sable Island the Graveyard of the Atlantic
Sable Island near Newfoundland is famed as the Graveyard of the Atlantic also nicknamed the Isle of Suez Ships. More than two hundred vessels have been reported lost there, earning it a fearsome reputation among mariners.
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Sable Island
Newfoundland
Tailor's Hell: Origin of the Box Beneath Workboard
A historical note explains the tailor's hell as the large box kept under the workboard where tailors sat. The term is believed to derive from the French oeil meaning eye, a corruption over time.
Cleaning Fine Glassware with Eggshells Method
A traditional tip suggests washing fine glassware with crushed eggshells. Mix crushed shells in warm soapy water and rinse bottles and vinegar cruets to clean without scratching delicate glass.
Reliable Indication in San Francisco Text Message Notes
A fragmented San Francisco item cites a phrase about a reliable indication and a normal telephone voice, mentioning weighing and spots. The readable portion suggests a casual note or caption rather than a clear event or statement.
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San Francisco
Giant prehistoric skeletons uncovered near Hoquiam
Railroad workers unearthed two 80 plus foot skeletons in a limestone-filled cut near Hoquiam Washington An examiner Rev J Herbert Geoghegan labeled them possibly ichthosaurs or pterodactyls The fossils lie tilted in upended strata suggesting ancient tropical seas or rivers and a potential 40 foot tall vertebrate body remains to be confirmed with skull discovery
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Hoquiam
Wash
J. Herbert Geoghegan
Theani
Mr. Geoghegan
Cascade Range
Tam
Obituary of Martha Jane Crawford
Martha Jane Crawford born September 25 1842 in Carroll county Ohio moved with family to Iowa in 1846 She cared for her mother until 1891 then lived alone in Washington Iowa until her death August 10 1925 at age 82 She survived by five brothers and six sisters with three sisters living in Cooper Iowa Clarion Iowa and others She was active in the Associated Presbyterian church The funeral was held August 12 1925 at Jones and McElhinney parlors and interment followed at Tyrone cemetery.
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Martha Jane Crawford
Carroll County
Ohio
Dutch Creek Township
Washington County
Iowa
Martha
Washington
Emily Wilkin
Cooper
Esther Pardon
Elizabeth Smith
Clarion
Associated Presbyterian Church
Jones and McElhinney
Tyrone
Iowa's 1923 state costs far exceed 1919 levels study
The Iowa budget director reports state governing expenses nearly tripled from 1919 to 1923 with major rises in agriculture, education, health and printing. Education and state institutions show large jumps, including Iowa State College and the State University of Iowa. The governor’s office shows a decrease, while various departments, boards and services all incur higher costs by 1923.
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Highway Commission
Agricultural Society
State Department of Agriculture
Hogue
Dairy and Food Commission
Horticultural Department
Banking Department
Board of Education
Department of Health
Iowa National Guard
State Printing Board
Committee On
Lehwee
Inita
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