What a Kind Woman Did in Lydda and Joppa
A February lesson centers on Acts 9 miracles in Lydda and Joppa. Saul’s conversion, church growth and edification are highlighted, with Peter’s healings of Aeneas and Dorcas seen as signs that the gospel increases its power as it spreads.
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Peter
Lydda
Joppa
Saul
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Enenas
Christ
Sharon
Dorcas
Simedeeda
Peter Peter
Reading the Bible in a Quiet Garden or Cliffside
A Church Family Newspaper exhortation suggests starting a rapid reading of a Bible book in a shady garden or on a sea cliff and then closing the book to reflect. It frames the plan as a contemplative devotional exercise for readers.
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Church Family
Transformed into a New Man in Spiritual Renewal
A devotional reflection cites a proverb linking iron cleaning to becoming new. It compares turning away from slothfulness to being formed anew as a spiritual rebirth. The passage emphasizes personal renewal through earnest effort and faith.
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Berometh
Thomas P Kempis
Story Hour Series At A. M. E. Church Nearly Completed
The fifth Sunday of the A M E church story hour series drew strong attendance as Hugh McCleery urged church as a community catalyst and detailed the role of prayer and cooperation. Miss Elizabeth Bell read King of the Golden River and Miss Mae McNamara offered two pieces while Mrs H H McCleery sang with Doris Chalmers on piano.
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A. M. BE
Helen Motts
J. W. Norris
Hugh McCleery
C. E. Plumly
Leslie Mountford
Mendelssohn
Elizabeth Bell
Golden River
Mae McNamara
Gabriel
H. H. McCleery
Doris Chalmers
A. M. FE
Women's Interchurch Committee
Ab Hall
Miss Mott
Gentle laxative tonic offers easy bowels relief
The ad notes many avoid bowel movement without a cathartic and warns mineral waters and strong cathartics deplete fluids. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a mild laxative that produces hardly noticeable relief and is less likely to cause subsequent constipation. Lemmon’s Drug Store and druggists advertise widely.
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Lemmon’s
Advt
Caddock Returns to Fame in New York Wrestling Night
Des Moines reports Earl Caddock lost the world title to Joe Stecher after a two hour and five minute match at Madison Square Garden. Despite defeat, Caddock earns praise for speed and defense and is tipped to draw big crowds in New York on future visits. Receipts and moving pictures boost totals to about $110,000. Stecher remains world champion, with Caddock hailed as a great wrestler and crowd favorite.
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Des Moines
Earl
Stecher
New York
Lee, Taylor
the Register
Gene Melady
Eirc Caddock
Jowan
Joe Stecher
Earl Caddock
Gotham Sports
Madison Square Garden
Caddock
Stechey
Lowart
Cur-ley
Steeler
Strangler Lewis
Zbyszko
Astrid
Stewier
Capita
Wedding Bells Ring For Vearlie Deal and Henry Schillig
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Deal in West Monroe Street on February fourth, Vearlie Noriie Deal married Henry Joseph Schillig of Richmond. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. T. F. Barker with a canopy of pink and white streamers and a large white wedding bell. Guests, bridesmaids Margaretta Dean and Ruby Reed, and groomsmen Leonard and Willard Deal joined in a reception and dinner before the couple’s brief honeymoon and move to the J. C. Cannon farm near Wyman. The Presbyterian choir also hosted a farewell for Dorothy Adama bound for Mares Tina with Valentine games and refreshments.
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Tom Deal
West Monroe Street
Vearlie Noriie
Henry Joseph Schillig
Peter Schillig
Richmond
Nina Garrett
Margaretta Dean
Ruby Reed
Leonard
Williard Deal
T. F. Barker
Ada Hollingsworth
Ves Burg
Henry Rath
Winnie Deal
Schitlig
J. C. Cannon
Wyman
Loot and Mystery Drama Shown at Graham Theatre
Universal presents Loot directed by William C Dowlan starring Ora Carew and Darrell Foss at the Graham Theatre tonight. The gem shop robbery sequence is touted as a remarkable feat in silent cinema history.
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Universal
William C. Dowlan
Graham ‘Theatre
Charming Ora Carew
Darrell Foss
Nature’s simple tools yield grand results
A lyrical reflection on how sun, flowers, water, and love drive nature’s beauty. Without love, the scene becomes cold, reducing sun to mere distance, trees to usefulness, and water to mere wetness. Heine’s wry point: meaning comes from love guiding perception.
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Heine
Composer's Peculiar Method Recalls Creative Spark
An old exchange recalls how Grieg prepared to compose by heating his head for several days which sharpened appetite, inflamed eyes, and stimulated imagination. The account places Grieg among masters of art and letters using unusual means to access inspiration.
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Grieg
Subjugate and the Yoke in Roman Military Custom
A description traces the word subjugate to Latin roots under and yoke. It notes a Roman practice of demonstrating defeat by passing under a yoke, sometimes formed by two spears with a third laid across.
Senses and a Ninth Sense Figured by a Bright Pupil
A Boston Transcript item notes a pupil answering a preliminary exam question on the senses with a list including sneering sobbing crying yawning coughing. The pupil adds a ninth sense named sparing, described as extra that many folks have, in a brisk quip.
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Boston Transcript
Pleasant Plains Missionary Society Meeting Recap
Pleasant Plains women gathered at Mrs. Tom Berdo and Mrs. Katheryn Null home for a noon two course dinner and an afternoon program. Mrs. Berdo’s daughter read and musical selections complemented a lively social time with Mrs. La Mance as guest. Daughters of the American Revolution hosted a Feb 3 social. Washington birthday plans and national conference delegates were announced. White Way club held an all day meeting at Mrs. W O Ralston’s home.
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Pleasant Plains Missionary Society
Tom Berdo
Katheryn Null
la Mance
Dred Woodford
J. A. Harwood
Ptay
Washington
Washington, D.C
Julia Cavender
Lorre Cook
Hanna Stifel
Katheryn
Alice Shaver
Mary Smith
Lori, Cook
Elizabeth Harwood
Nellie Cunningham
Hmimaline Morrison
Myrtle Speer
Lona Boice
White Way Club
W. O. Ralston
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P. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
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A. M. E. Church
Robert L. Ripley
Caddock’s
Doc
Joe
Nodge
Cadadock
Presbyterian Choir
Marguerite MacGugin
Dorothy Adama
Marestine
Valentine
Postum Cereal CO
Battle Creek, Mich
Ralph Smith
Daughters of the American Revolution
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Wilhar
Yaace Marr
Rcsistemlo
Eldridge Battery CO
Washington, Iowa
Farm Bureau News
Farm Bureau
Ade
Llaces Farm
Carl N. Kennedy
Wallaces’ Mariner
Iowa
National County Farm Agents’ Association
Kennedy
Kennnedy
Wallaces
Joel
E. R. Harvey
F. & M. Bank Bldg
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