Home Mission Notes and Local Socials in Caseyville
A Methodist church service featured readings from Isaiah and a campaign song as Mrs. Anne Anderson announced memorial gifts from Mrs. J. WM Wilson and Mrs. Kate Wisson. A reading social at Miss Mazel Woodburn’s included a wedding tribute to Mildred Morris and a forthcoming marriage of Ferne Fuhr to George Fuhr with details of attire and reception.
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Fins
Methodist Church
Mutrearet Corbin
Hersell
George Brinven
Newton
Long
Julia Cavander
M. E. Dicken
Caineworth
Mazel Woodburn
Mildred Morris
Morris Janiet
Hazel
Woodburn
Ge Ererem Srs
Val- Paar
Ferne Pma Fubr
George G
Muscatine
Noo
Henry Kiebe
C. J. Loow
Fuhr
Groomie & Son
John Birney
Birney
March Fleet
Aicsworth
When Men Ate Grass
Marcel Baudenin presents to the Academy of Science a curious report on neolithic remains. He argues that Sud teeth in young children signal that modern single root teeth develop from three germs, tracing humanity to an herbivorous ancestor.
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Marcel Baudenin
Academy of Science
Historians Debate Sugar Cane Origins and Spread
Historians differ on who introduced sugar cane to the Caribbean and how it spread to Cuba and Mexico. Theories place Columbus bringing it to Santo Domingo, Portuguese link from Madeira, and Jesuit priests in Louisiana tracing roots back to Santo Domingo with early planting by 1737.
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Samto Domingo
Cuba
Mexico
Madeira
Santo Dorbingo
Basque riflemen defend infant settlement from Indien
Siren implied Basque settlement protection organized by Herrin, named after Marile Ya., as he led riflemen to guard the infant community from an Indian threat.
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Primey Venis Pistssr
Herrin
Marile Ya
Indien
Dust Like Willie Reads a Question from a Student
A teacher asks about a strange description as Willie explains a being that sticks to its bed. The dialogue centers on a playful, puzzling phrase and its meaning in the lesson.
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Howe
Willie
Butler May Be Republican's Chosen Leader
The article argues Nicholas Murray Butler could be the Republican nominee and says many Democrats might vote for him if he runs on an all American platform denouncing bolshevism and endorsing rational taxation and business methods. It notes his budget expertise and role as Columbian President shaping economic and education policy.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Mr. Butler
Roosevelt
West
Butler
Criffe
Tam
New Yorker
Wilson
United States
Medill McCormick
Senate
Washington
Columbian
England’s First Typewriter Pioneered by Mill and Burt
The article recalls Henry Mill’s 1714 English patent for a machine to impress letters on paper, described as a keyboard-like device to write as print. It notes Mill’s design was clumsy and that progress stalled until 1820, when the first American typewriter named a typographer was patented by W. A. Burt.
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England
Henry Mill
W. A. Burt
Methodist Episcopal Service Plans and Choir Arrangements
Sunday school at 9 30 a m with Mrs La Mance taking junior choir duties and leading a song service during opening exercises. At 11 00 a m Mrs La Mance conducts a second song service and the senior choir sings an anthem. Mrs Plumly sings Callest Thou thus O Master Metzke. At 3 00 p m men and boys meeting with Mr La Mance delivering a sermon. A male quartet Harry Thomas F Williamson Jesse Busby Carl Hedges will perform. Mr Thomas leads, sings a solo. Evening service features special message and song service followed by Mannhardt Orchestra program from 6 45 with offertory and postlude. Senior choir again on anthem and Harry Thomas sings The Holy City Stephen Adams by special request.
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Thomas
Harry Thomas
F. K.williamson
Jesse Busby
Carl Hedges
Mr. Thomas
Mannhardt Orchestra
Holy City
Stephen Adams
Christian Church outlines revival drive and soul winning plan
The Cincinnati convention urged an Each One Win One campaign under the American Christian Missionary society to boost evangelism. The plan aims to recruit lay leaders, surpass 100,696 new church members, run February 22 to April 4, and include Inspirational Rally events with speakers from Pleasant Hill Brighton and Coppock.
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Cincinnati
American Christian Missionary Society
Courch
Pleasant Hill
Brighton
Coppock
Warren
Keota
Southern Senators Arouse Indignation of Senator Kenyon
In Washington on January 31 the opposition of southern democratic senators to Kenyon’s Americanization bill triggered ire in the senate. He defended the measure against criticism from Williams of Mississippi, arguing that federal funding has long supported various efforts and that the fight against bolshevism requires education and the spread of democratic principles to foreigners.
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Washington
Kenyon
Senate
Mississippi
Williams
Suspicious Exchange Over Lawyer Involved in Interest
A fragment from the Boston Evening Transcript shows a tense dialogue about a lawyer tending to someone’s interests. One speaker jokes the attorney is nominally on their side but suspects the lawyer aims at the principal.
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Boston Evening ‘Transcript
Miss Mary Garrett Hay asserts women can drive 1920 election
Miss Mary Garrett Tay, chairman of the women’s division of the Republican national executive committee, states that women hold enough voting power to influence the 1920 election but warns that a push to elect only women as allies would meet stiff opposition.
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Mary Garrett Tay
Republican National Executive Committee
Hay
Attempt to Burn the Jail at Toliet
Two self confessed men were moved to Pontiac county jail after an attempt to burn the Toliet jail. They refused food broke dishes and destroyed all breakables in their cell. One man Harold Wood claimed to be headed for a J W W convention on the Pacific coast.
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Toliet
Dwight
Pontiac
Tavight
Harold Wood
Beens
J. W. Wos
Pacite
Coal Use by Britons Before Romans Surfaces in Studies
Investigations show early Britons used near surface coal before Roman occupation. Despite abundance of wood and turf, they relied on surface coal when available, but the practice did not spread for centuries.
And His Needs Are Numerous Politician Demands Many Opinions
A politician claims entitlement to a wide array of opinions for his work. The remark hints at strategic flexibility in political maneuvering and public statements.
They Never Fall Who Die In A Great Cause
The phrase Daily Thought attributes valor to those who perish for a noble aim, reflecting on sacrifice and duty tied to a heroic cause. The wording emphasizes steadfast courage and remembrance of fallen individuals.
Massachusetts man invents automatic chicken feeder
A Massachusetts inventor creates a machine that periodically waters a poultry trough and broadcasts measured feed to hens. The device aims to ease farm duties by delivering precise portions at set intervals.
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Massachusetts
Ethel Claims Brother George Wrote Her Exam
A student Ethel proudly presents neatly written examples to her teacher. The teacher critiques the methods, and Ethel replies she will tell her brother George wrote them, noting George is her teacher’s beau.
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George
Ethel
Dining chair height forces Tillie Clinger to quit
Tillie Clinger says she must leave her boarding house because the dining room chairs are so low she must tilt her head under the table to say grace. This odd complaint appears in the Dallas News brief.
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Tillie Clinger
Dallas News
His Great Task
A tired man with three suitcases seeks information and considers the bureau of information as his next step. He explains he is gathering details on how to locate the bureau. The brief quotation from the Washington Star frames a traveler’s search for guidance.
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Bureau of Information
Washington Star
A Billion Silver Dollars Line Startup Claim
Gas Logic asserts that one billion silver dollars laid end to end would touch adjacent coins and extend around the entire world. The claim emphasizes the scale of a one billion unit chain and its global length implications.
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Ene Tire
Elizabeth asks "where is his meantime" in cat tale
A Chicago Examiner note describes a child Elizabeth asking about the cat's whereabouts while teasing it. The narrator plans to let the cat out briefly and warns against tickling it, then finds Elizabeth pondering the cat’s “meantime” as she searches.
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Elizabeth
Chicago
Greatness and Strength: A Moral Reflection
A reflection on true greatness not lying in raw strength but in just use of power. It argues strength serves community, not personal glory, and emphasizes fair, responsible leadership.
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Coal
Washington National Bank
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Tewart
Stewart
White Way
Washington, Iowa
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W.B. Inform
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Weingarten Bros., Inc
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