Bethel Church Dedicatory Service At Bethel Presbyterian
Bethel Presbyterian church nine tiles northeast of Washington was dedicated yesterday after funds were fully subscribed. The dedicatory sermon was preached by Dr. C H Parmott of Des Moines with Dr Fox of Iowa City unable to attend. The service drew a crowded house as names of local parishioners were listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dr. Fox
Iowa
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Christ
Esther G. White
Margaret A. White
Mary Anne White
School House
Grand Prairie
Jackson Township
Washington County
South Prairie
John Hudson
Josiah Condit
Bethel Church Dedicates Modern Debtor-Free Building in Jackson County
The Bethel church, organized in 1864, dedicates a debt-free new building costing about $5,000 with modern heating, art windows, raised floor and seating for 300. Rev. C H Purmort delivered the dedication sermon on Luke 12 18 and spoke at the evening service on The Mission of the Country Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Purmort
D. D
Des Moines
Richard Hughes
Purmort
Bethel
A. Pearson
Harry Dye
William Davis
Boyd Foster
Godfrey Juzeler
Fred Shaw
Prize Steers Produce Better Look Than Meat
Meat from prize cattle often disappoints, being tough when cooked due to fat veins formed during competition breeding. Range-fed steers, not pampered for shows, yield better steak or roast.
Cough Remedy Ad Claims Lagrape Cure
An old advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a cure for lagrippe and pneumonia risk. R. E. Fisher of Washington Kansas shares that after using the remedy he recovered after three bottles, urging buyers to get the genuine yellow-packaged product from all druggists.
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Foley
R. E. Fisher
Washington
Kas
Deaf tourist wakes to eight thirty note
In rural Scotland a deaf tourist rents a cottage from an old lady and asks to be awakened early. He wakes late to find a note under the door reading: Sir, it's half past eight.
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Scotland
Foley Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad
J. T. Shelnut of Bremen Ga reports strong relief from Foley Kidney Pills and urges others with kidney and bladder trouble to try them. For sale by all druggists.
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J. T. Shelnut
Bremen
H Edward Jacobs Called by Death in Washington
Henry Edward Jacobs known as Ed Jacobs died at his brother William F Jacobs home in Washington after a long illness. He ran a barber shop in Keota and had lived in Muscatine and Keota. survived by wife Georgia Reeves and children Maud Glenn and Kenton Jacobs. Funeral at 3 PM tomorrow at the Jacobs home with viewing 10 AM to 2 PM.
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Keola
Cty
Mr. Jacobs
Daniel Jacobs
Mary Beard Jacobs
Myrtle Wallace
Floyd Jacobs
Georgia Reeves
Maud
Glenn
Kenton Jacobs
South Third Avenue
Jacobs
Protect Against Fire Advice for Home Heating Risks
Fire officials caution readers to inspect furnace and stove pipes for secure fit and soundness. Check for rust, soft spots, and ensure no rubbish accumulates under pipes or around the furnace. Move ashes to the outside ash pile and keep combustibles away from heat sources. Use asbestos protection if pipes run hot on joists.
Woman Seeks Ticket Refund for Hat Obstruction
In a Vienna theater a woman after the first act asked for a refund claiming removing her hat and holding it on her knees blocked her own view of the stage. The incident centers on self obstruction during the performance and the refund demand.
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Vienna
Simple Adler-ika mixture touted in Washington remedy
In Washington many use buckthorn bark and glycerine called Adler-ika as a German appendicitis remedy. A single dose relieves constipation sour stomach or gas almost instantly. The mixture antisepticizes digestive organs and draws off impurities. Cook Sherman drugists report rapid help.
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Washington
Qy Cook & Sherman
Engagement and Wedding News from Local Society
Miss Marguerite McGugin hosts Ready Maids at East Main Street gathering honoring Miss Jane McCahon of Kansas City. Announcement of Miss Nena Wilson’s engagement to Mr Ben Radenock of Chicago made in Chicago on January 13. Mr Samuel E Swick and Mrs Anna Houghton wed January 10 in Davenport and now reside in northwest Washington with best wishes from friends.
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Marguerite McGugin
East Main Street
Jane McCahon
Kansas City
Nena Wilson
F. L. Wilson
Ben Radenock
Chicago
Miss Wilson
Miss Geraldine Brown
Foster Hall
Miss Brown
University of Chicago
Davenport
Iowa
Samuel E. Swick
Anna Houghton
Swick
Roe Dillinger
Washington
Pleasant Plain oyster supper and bazaar announced
The Pleasant Plain Missionary Society will host an oyster supper and bazaar at Mrs. John Genkinger’s home on Wednesday evening January 17. Music by Mrs. Martha Eyestone and assistants. All welcome.
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The
Pleasant Plain Missionary Society
John Genkinger
Martha Eyestone
Little Girls Make a Long Trip Alone
Louise Lebreton aged twelve and her sister Romonde eleven reached San Francisco safe after crossing the Atlantic and the American continent. They are with their mother Mrs Savinmein and step father connected with the Panama Exposition committee. Their journey began after leaving Nantes France with the aid of a stewardess and the Travelers Aid Society in New York.
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San Francisco
Louise Lebreton
Romonde
Atlantic
Pie Social At Sommers School House Saturday Night
A pie social will be held at the Sommers school house in Marion township on Saturday night January 20 1912. A program will be given and ladies are asked to bring pies. Edna Merchant is the teacher in charge.
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Sommers
Marion Township
Edna Merchant
New York Water Supply Explained
The piece notes New York uses a vast water supply and estimates global population at about 1.5 million. It explains that an inch of rain on the watershed would yield two gallons per person worldwide, and even if every world resident poured two gallons into New York reservoirs it would not last ten days.
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New York
New York City
Bridges for Porto Rico Steel Bridges Bids Opened
San Juan Puerto Rico January 15 bids will be opened today by the Porto Rican bureau of public works for supplying steel bridges to span the Rio Espiritu Santo and the Rio Grande near Rio Grande as part of a broad island highway improvement program.
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San Juan
P. R
Porto Rican Bureau of Public Works
Rio Espiritu Santo
Rio Grande
Raising Calves for the Dairy in the East
An East coast dairy farmer advises on profitable calf rearing using Shorthorn stock and fall calving. He details penning calves, feeding regimes with skim milk and middlings, supplements like flaxseed meal, and careful management to avoid scours. He notes shelter in pasture and warming milk to blood heat for growth.
Novel Automobile Plow Invention by Brownell Inventors
The Scientific American describes a sectional automobile plow by Oliver H. Lincoln and Edson O. Parkhurst of Brownell Kansas. Traction wheels stay fixed to the engine while plow shares beneath are weighted to engage soil, adjustable by a lever to raise or lower for plowing.
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J. W. Ingham
Pennsylvania
Oliver H. Lincoln
Edson O. Parkhurst
Brownell
Kan
The
Scientific American
Shelter Needs for Birds in Rainy Weather
The text argues birds require shelter during rain to avoid illness and chilling after molt. It notes a thorough soaking when nearly bare can cause illness and setback, while hens that molt early and quickly tend to be good winter layers.
Relieving Ingrowing Feathers in Molting Fowl
Advice notes that a thickly molting fowl may peck irritated spots as new feathers fail to emerge. It suggests passing a needle under the feather’s covered end to lift it above the skin and reduce irritation.
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the Evening Journal
Orville Elder
Mutual
Washington, D. C
Bethel Church
C. HH. Parmott
Tle
Elizabeth Scott
Alvah Scott
Jane Scott
Mary Jane Scott
W. D. White
Rachel White
Jacob Tuttle
Margaret Tuttle
Jola B. Lewis
Margaret Lewis
Frances Lewis
Olive N. Lewis
Louise Condit
Israel Tuttle
Nancy J. Tuttle
Nancy Myers
Richard D. Hughes
Free
Tess
Frank
Wast
J. H. Humston
Poland
Frank Scranton
Eod-Ts
Oscar Godwin
Second Ave
China
Jean Huysmans
Young Hampshire Girts
Joe EB. Wright
Marchist
Illinois
Missouri
W. Busby Mfg. Co
C W. Busby
the Church History
F. A. Shearer
H. Edward Jacobs
Henry Edward Jacobs
Wash
Ington
Ed” Jacobs
Ning
His
William F. Jacobs
Society of the Baptist Church
Emma McChesney
J. H. Stewart
P. C
K. of P
Chas. Hebner
Pythian Sisters
PIE Social
Porto Rico
Tts
Trust
Kansas
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