Echoes from Sunday Services in Washington Churches
A Sunday sermon by Rev. W H Ham pton and A M E pastor in Washington reflects on Saul of Tarsus joining the Christian cause after a divine vision. It praises Ananias for faith, cites the lives of Wolley and Jerry McAuley as converts, and urges dependence on God as rock and salvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. H. Hampton
Saul of
Tarsus
Saul
Jesus
Ananias
Christ
Jerry McAuley
New York City
John Hall
6Th Avenue Presbyterian Church
New York
Wolley
David
Jer
God
Lamp tethered cows guided ships off Cornwall coast
In historic Cornwall England fishermen tied oil lamps to cow horns to light and steer distressed vessels from the cliffs. This practice showed a unique coastal aid from beasts of burden to aid navigation and rescue.
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England
Soviet Measures Against Graft Sweep Through Russia
The council of labor and defense has empowered special commissions to investigate corruption in Soviet institutions and state trusts and on railroads. In Moscow about 400 railroad workers were arrested, 123 tried for improper handling of passenger tickets. Citizens are urged to report graft with assurances of secrecy.
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Russia
Council of Labor and Defense
Moscow
Untitled Fragment Reflects Rural Strife and Weather
Obscure verse fragment hints at rural life under threat with mentions of fields moaning and households fearful. The text references Cowper style diction and archaic imagery suggesting a lament for land and people amid upheaval.
Area of Newfoundland Equal in Size to Virginia
The area of Newfoundland is stated to be equal to that of the State of Virginia. This comparison highlights the sizable expanse of Newfoundland in geographic terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
Virginia
Weet and Grard Save Child Amid Film Set Mishap
A chaotic film scene unfolds as a guard, after ten tides and twelve stories, saves a child from a burning building and escapes to protect the new operator. The incident ends with the crew realizing the film was never loaded in the camera.
Think This Over in History's Scrambled Note
Fragmentary note discusses how eyes perceive facts and urges open recognition of all truths, questioning cautious limits and urging clear sight without restraint. The garbled text hints at governance of discovery and cautions against biased viewing.
Priceless Attire and Words In Quiet Sympathy
Fragmentary note reflects a mood of gentle consolation and value placed on modest clothing and kindness. It mentions sympathy, restraint, and the costly nature of simple attire as priceless in effect. The author signs as Roberteon.
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J. O. Wolley
Broadway
Des Moines
Rev
C. P. Jones
Courtry and Town
FOLEY
Sigred
T. H. Riley
Crawfordsville
Washington Oil Co
Graham Theater
Court House
Sunset Park
Wahhington
Place T
Howard H. Kerr
Rotary
McElhinney
Chas. FE. Hay
Hussar
Old
Kentucky
Dick Rice
Joe Brandsford
L. B. Lupton
W.C. Harding Ralph Shannon
T. R. Phillips
Isabelle Minick
C. BE. Plumly
H. I. Ward
A. W. Clow
E. E. Stutsman
U.S. Loan Dank
Tlome
Brandsfords
New York State
Brandsford
Claire Brewer
Ed Arnold
Robert Grimes
Harry Reister
Fred Mannhardt
Frank Freichin
Thomas Carson
Peles
Graham Theatre
Mcklhinney Deug Store
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