Local Happenings and Congregational Meeting News
Local notes include visits and arrivals at Johnson’s and nearby towns with frequent brief travels. A Congregational meeting of the First Presbyterian church in Washington confirms Pastor H R Stark’s resignation and move to Frankfort Indiana with a pulpit committee formed to find a successor and a public reception planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church of
Frankfort
Ind
Shields
Stark
Washington
Iowa
H. R. Stark
Indiana
Hadeavor
Missionary Society
Peculiarities of Sound and Signal Penetration
An 19th Century note discusses how signals made by sound differ in reliability. It compares reed horns, guncotton cartridges, and sirens, noting duration and pitch affect penetration. Experiments by Professor Piaxer Smith suggest varying high and low notes work best. Observations include Alpine voices and children's high pitched calls.
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London
Piaxer Smith
Smith
Sally
Regular meeting and officer installation notice
Next Saturday afternoon at two o'clock will occur the regular meeting of the Women's Relief Corps. All officers will please be present to be installed at that date. Regiment will meet in U. VA. hall for installation of officers on the evening of Jan 3, 1902, at 7:15 sharp, in order to wet through in time for lecture in opera house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Relief Corps
Joseph Pollard Jr New Office Ad
Joseph Pollard Jr examiner of real estate titles farm loans and conveyancer announces new office opposite the court house Washington Iowa with contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Washington
Iowa
Home Grown and Finest Meats Offer Quality Service
A local butcher promotes aim to provide good meat and good service to retain patronage. He invites customers to choose his shop for top quality home grown and the very finest meats.
The Turquoise Birthstone and Its Beliefs Across Cultures
An overview of turquoise as December’s birthstone, its historic appeal to Mexicans and western tribes, and legends about protection from ill health and accidents. It notes German, Shakespearean, and Turkish links and the idea that faith affects its powers.
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Shakespeare
Shylock
Ile
Turkey
Caught a Tartar. Canon Carter’s famed handwriting told
A London Tit-Bits anecdote recalls 19th century cleric Canon Carter of Clever whose handwriting baffled readers. Bishop Maclagan once received an anonymous abusive note signed A Tartar and was told by his secretary it was from Canon Carter of Clever.
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Church of England
Canon Carter
Dean Stanley
Lichfield
Dr. Maclagan
London
Quote on effort and mischief by Washington Irving
A concise aphorism notes that even the best efforts yield limited good while any petty person can cause significant harm, highlighting the tension between restraint and malice. The reflection contrasts noble exertion with the potential for indiscriminate damage by the contemptible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Irving
Remarkable Cure of Croup in a Short Note
A mother from Inwood Iowa credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy with saving her ill child. She recounts giving the medicine every ten minutes, the child choking on phlegm, and her belief the cure kept him alive. The product is sold by Stewart's Pharmacy and Geok Shermac.
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Chamberlain
A. E. Steere
Goodwin
Joel Demot
Inwood, Iowa
Stewart's Pharmacy
Geok
Shermac
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