Store Car Burns At Rock Island Eating House
Fire destroyed the store car in the rear of the Rock Island eating house with contents worth six to eight hundred dollars. The lunch-room building remained unharmed. The fire likely started from a stove or faulty wiring in the car. J. J. Greer Hotel Co of Kansas City owned the property. Firefighters used 1100 feet of hose after traveling three blocks to a hydrant. Greer managers supplied handouts and lunch. Mr Barnes thanked by the firemen.
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Rock Island
J. J. Greer Hotel Company
Kansas City
Greer
Barnes
Greer Hotel Company
Intercession Sermon Spurs Church Growth at Presbyterian
At the Presbyterian church yesterday morning Rev. John C. Abels urged revived intercession as essential for church mission. He urged unselfish prayer with sympathetic understanding gained by imagining oneself in another’s place. Eleven new members were received, bringing total membership to twenty eight and twenty three joined by confession.
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Presbyterian Church
John C. Abels
The Perfectin of Common Things and New Ailments
Ruth McEnery Stuart argues that perfect ease and relief from illness would not come from perfecting common things but would merely shift pivots and create new classes of ailments and healers.
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Ruth McEnery Stuart
Centure
Happenings Across Brighton Area This Week
The county column reports anniversaries and social visits. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Gowey celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Several local families hosted New Year gatherings with kin from Keota Havre Des Moines and Wyoming.
Local farm sale, lectures, visits and health updates noted
Jan 19 public auction announced for Jan. and D. K. Shaver on farm stock and property as Mr. Shaver plans to move. I. C. Adams to improve brick and tile plant. Arthur MacMurry to lecture on Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Various social visits, illnesses, and minor town notes from residents including Mrs. Eyestone, Mrs. Klockenteger, and J. Dodds.
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D. K. Shaver
Shaver
Mrs. Mary Brown Returns From Bevelington Visit
Mrs. Mary Brown of Bevelington returns home this morning after visiting her sister Mrs. Sam Leffiter. Also noted is L. E. Trotter arriving from Lynn Massachusetts en route to Denver Colorado where he has worked for General Electric for two years.
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Mary Brown
Bevelington
Sam Leffiter
L. KE. Trotter
Lynn
Mass
Denver
Colo
General Electric Co
Trotter Heads to Denver After Ames College Stint
Mr Trotter a graduate of Ainsworth High School spent four years in Ames College before moving to Schenectady New York for two years with General Electric. He then transferred to Lynn Massachusetts and now to Denver Colorado planning a short visit with his parents before continuing on. Dorothy Keister of Washington visited the Trotter home. F J Harding traveled to Bennett this morning. Revival meetings at the M E church closed last evening with about a dozen joining church yesterday. Special services set at United Presbyterian Jan 10 to 22 led by Rev Nat Childs of Fairfield covering topics such as A Notable Breakfast Something that Lasts Forever An Inspiring Example A Commendable War Something to Decide The Only Foundation Behold the Lamb of God and The Pearl of Parables Mrs T J Easter traveled east Saturday morning.
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Trotter
Ainsworth
Ames
Schenectady
New York
General Electric Co
Lynn
Mass
Denver
Colo
W. T. Trotter
Bfore
Lorothy Keister
Washington
F. J. Harding
Bennett
M. E. Church
United Presbyterian Church
Nat Childs
Fairfield
T. J. Easter
Cemetery date with a bachelor plot joke on a lake visit
A New York Press item recalls bachelor girls touring Woodlawn Cemetery to view the lake and banks while speculating that the area would be ideal for burying husbands and weeping at their graves. The playful remark reflects social tone of the era and the cemetery’s tranquil landscape with a willow by the water.
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Trousseau
Woodlawn
New York Press
Minstrelsy In Bostonese Recall
In a Chicago Tribune fragment an exchange in a Boston style debate asks for distinctions between a Roman stoic philosopher and a grandiose narration of myth or history. Epictetus is named as the philosopher, while an epic tradition is cited as the contrasting narration. The venue features Professor Wendell Osgoodson delivering a monologue on The Apotheosis of the ephemeral.
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Wendell Osgoodson
Chicago Tribune
Two Battles and a Mexican Holiday
Porfirio Diaz rose to prominence after Puebla where Liberal forces made a gallant stand against the French invasion to crown Maximilian. The battle's defeat did not prevent May 5 from becoming a national holiday in Mexico. Diaz later quipped that Mexicans celebrate defeats, noting British victory at Bunker Hill and the American monument built afterward.
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Porfirio Diaz
Puebla
Mexico
Maximilian
Diaz
Bunker Hill
Disagreeable thoughts cited by aunt and niece dialogue
The excerpt records a brief exchange where Aunt T judges others’ thoughts and Niece notes the difficulty of such judgment. A quoted line from Weller reflects on suffering and its overcoming, adding a philosophical aside to the dialogue.
That Speech Echoes From Crossroads Grocery Store
A Washington Star item quotes Senator Sorghum and a rival aim for a speech that resonates locally at the crossroads grocery store rather than a grand public echo. The dialogue contrasts broad eloquence with immediate, neighborhood impact.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Alderman Quips During Turtle Dinner Exchange
A city Alderman humorously complains that the other guest’s questions forced him to swallow a large portion of green turtle fat without tasting it, prompting light banter at the dinner.
An Alpine Climber Faces New Year Mountain Trial
Marcia Wells leads a perilous rescue on a sheer Alpine spur as she and three guides lower reward the trapped party below. She improvises a rope and twine system, descends fissures, and drills a final anchor to save herself and others amid snow and danger. After two arduous days, they reach safety and she sets off to seek another ascent.
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Mareia Wells
Marcia Wells
Ignovina
Marcia
Bacce
Fritz
Henri
Gaspard
Writz
Mareia
Goodby
Wighth
Lost Gold Belt Buck with Amethyst Setting
A gold belt buckle with an amethyst setting is missing. Finder should report to the Journal office for return.
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Journal Office
This Is an Alleged Th Bearing Tezend
The fragment suggests a note about labeling scenery or objects with signs. It discusses placards used to mark parts of a stage and hints at a similar practice in Shakespearean days.
Philosopher of Folly Reflects on Native Sense
A cryptic quote warns that overcoming footling folly requires strong native sense. The remark, labeled as from the Philosopher of Folly, hints at practical wisdom amid clumsy behavior.
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Dr. Jekyl
Mr. Hyde
P. H. Hawk
W. A. Curl
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Mt. Vernon
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