Son Remember Subject Leads Baptist Youth Meetings
At the Baptist Church young men meet nightly this week at Covenanter Church. Rev. D. Rogers delivered a sermon on Son Remember from Luke 16 25 urging accountability for deeds and turning to Christ for salvation. The meeting features strong music by the Baptist choir and a growing response from attendees.
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Sermons Highlight Death as Gain and Hidden Treasure
At Covenanter Church Rev. R J G McKnight preached twice. Morning text from Acts 1 21 urged that death is gain for believers through purification from sin, fullness in Christ, immortality, fellowship with perfected spirits, and direct presence of God. Evening sermon from Matthew 13 44 urged salvation as a treasure found in honest toil and enterprise, whose value leads to quick, decisive action.
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Covenanter Church
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Sermons Emphasize Trials for Kingdom Seekers
The texts urge readiness for hardship and renunciation as the path to eternal life. A man must leave nothing that could jeopardize his claim to divine grace, ensuring his title to the treasure. Both sermons were greatly enjoyed.
A Five Dollar Poultry House Built With Simple Tools
A frugal plan describes an 8 by 4 foot poultry house costing about five dollars. Using four sturdy cardboard boxes as siding, only common 2 by 4s, tar felt, and dirt is needed. The design includes a cone or shed roof, a south facing opening with poultry netting, a roosting closet, and nesting space, all built on a dirt floor with a dry, well drained setup.
Inbreeding cautions for poultry stock improvement
Farm Poultry notes inbreeding should be stopped at signs of stock deterioration. Start infusing new blood when chick growth slows. Do not inbreed except to perpetuate a specific trait. Exceptional birds may be bred to top mates to improve vigor, with new blood sought when stock vigor seems high.
Alfalfa In Nebraska A Great Forage Crop
Nebraska is a leading alfalfa state with 1902 acreage at 200000 and production 645000 tons. By 1906 acres reached 65000 producing 1340000 tons, crop value near 11000000 dollars. Western farmers recognize alfalfa as one of the greatest forage plants for home feeding and some shipment elsewhere.
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Nebraska
Orange Judd
Clifford To Be Hanged Monday In Peoria Jail
Governor Deneen denied Rev. T. Dwinnel of Peoria's plea for commutation of Edward Clifford's death sentence for his father's murder. Clifford will be hanged Monday at the Peoria county jail.
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Deneen
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Peoria
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Foley Honey and Tar Drug Not Affected by Pure Food Law
Special drug notice states Foley Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs. It is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults sold by all druggists.
Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets Ad Claims Quick Relief
An advertisement from the Columbia Pharmacy touts Mi-o-na stomach tablets as a cure for indigestion and stomach trouble. It promises a 60 cent box with a money back guarantee if Mi-o-na fails to cure and urges use for discomfort after meals and related symptoms.
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Columbia
Columbia Pharmacy
Howells On Popu lar Writers And A Booth Tale
William Dean Howells criticizes a popular writer for courting the gallery. He recalls a Booth anecdote about an elderly super who delivers the line My Lord, the carriage waits and then adds a final rousing remark about men who harm women being unworthy of free-born Americans.
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Booth
Dr King’s New Discovery cures stubborn cough says Eva Uncapher
Eva Uncapher of Grovertown Stark County Indiana claims a severe cough left her after trying Dr King’s New Discovery. She reports four one dollar bottles fully cured her and restored health. The product is advertised by Stewart’s Pharmacy with prices 50 cents and 1.00 per bottle and a free sample offer.
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Gentle retriever shows unexpected maternal instinct
A writer praises a young retriever for her gentle nature and popularity in a village. When drowned puppies were found, Maggie was observed to carry two drowned pups from a pail to her bed and lay them out to dry, displaying apparent maternal instinct.
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Maggie
Hunting for trouble with Bucklen's Arnica Salve
An Alleghany Sierra County resident Charlies Walters claims after 120 years in California he still seeks trouble. He touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a quick cure for burns, sores, wounds, boils, cuts, sprains and piles, guaranteed at Stewart's pharmacy.
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Charlies Walters
Alleghany, Sierra Co
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Stewart’s
Alden resigns as press agent to take lead role
The fair Priscilla questions John Alden about speaking for himself. He admits he is the press agent for Captain Miles Standish and decides to resign to assume the leading part.
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Chicago Tribune
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days by PazO Ointment
Pimely advertised medical claim promises cure of itching bleeding and protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with money refund. Notes caution about plaster application and breath holding to reduce skin irritation during placement.
Valuable Lesson Prompts Health Pill Endorsement Claim
Six years ago John Pleasant of Magnolia Indiana recalls a life lesson and credits Dr King's New Life Pills with ongoing benefits. The endorsement notes availability at Stewart's pharmacy and frames the product as pleasing to all.
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Magnolia
Ind
Dr. King
Stewart's
Question of Life Reconsidered by Alfred Henry Lewis
In his Cosmopolitan essay, Alfred Henry Lewis argues that progress is illusion and wealth and leisure breed unhappiness. He critiques morality linked to latitude, notes kindness among merchants versus gamblers, and claims newer tech cannot redeem deeper human values. He laments declining literary quality from eighteenth to nineteenth century.
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Tropics
Third Avenue
Chicago
Calcutta
Alfred Henry Lewis
Cosmopolitan
Omen of the Wedding Ring
A spectator at a divorce case notes how tightly a wedding ring marks the skin to gauge longevity of a marriage. She recalls a six month marriage when she saw the ring removed and a faint imprint left. Other women compare rings, interpreting the telltale marks with mixed reactions.
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New York Press
Julia Marlowe's Juliet Stuns Pittsburg Doctor
A Pittsburg doctor praised Julia Marlowe’s turn as Juliet calling the impersonation a work of art though noting a six hour post death stiffening error in the dramatic death scene. Marlowe replied with her signature drawl asking if audiences must wait six hours.
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Juliet
Pittsburg
Miss Marlowe
Schoolboy Essay on Henry VIII Harpers Weekly style
Henry VIII is depicted as a frequent widow er conceited cunning cruel and corpulent. He burned the pope's bull beheaded friends made himself defender of the faith and harbored vast ambition with an ulcer in his leg. He denied the pope's authority and died worn with internal discord and sorrow.
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Harper’s Weekly
Church Brother Moves Denominations for Low-Cost Preacher
A Osborne Kansas farmer notes a common issue across denominations: finding a preacher paid at 750 dollars a year for 2000 dollar duties. He cites his brother in faith's experience and remarks this cost disparity frustrates congregations seeking qualified ministers.
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Osborne
Chronicle of a Football Family Factoid
A Houston Post fragment contends a son excels in football while noting the father was not a player. the son is described as a chronic kicker. The quip frames hereditary talent in athletics with a tongue in cheek remark.
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Paying Honest Debts Promptly Praised As Virtue of Manhood
A Newark Arkansas journal editorial extols the virtue of paying debts promptly and cheerfully, describing it as a mark of manhood appreciated by all.
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