Secret of Success Quote and Rail Schedule Item
The page features a Disraeli quote on success and lists regular meetings for Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and M. along with multiple train schedules for Golden State Limited Caltrain routes and M and St P and P KR R trains. It notes station stops at Davenport Kansas City locals and Knoxville Branch trains with daily departures and Sunday exceptions.
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Washington
Californian
Golden State Limited
California
Mrs Neal Smith Keeps 460 Week Old Chicks In Brooder
Xenia March 8 Mrs Neal Smith reports a brooder containing 460 week old chicks under an oil heater. The item notes local road conditions and farm to market road concerns as spring preparations begin. Community briefs mention visits, social events, shopping trips, and sympathy for a local family.
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Neal Smith
Xenia
Robert Stephens
West Chester
Gene Stephens
Wayne Norman
Glen Sands
Columbus Junction
Acel Jeffrey
Roy Wood
Washington
Merritt Hawkins
Jesse Pearson
Prayer From Prison Lesson Refers To Acts Twelve
Lesson outlines Peter delivered from prison through persistent prayer. It highlights that prayer empowers deliverance, the role of God’s angel, and the purpose of answered prayer to witness and serve. It emphasizes daily prayer and faith in God during trials.
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International Courei l of
Peter
Satan
God
Early Church
Christian Faith Fellowship
Herod
Christ
Amethyst Seen as Love Charm and Safeguard
Amethyst is viewed by superstitious people as a love charm a sleep aid and a safeguard against theft and drunkenness.
How Birds and Animals Were Given Their Names
A Montreal Herald excerpt explains how common birds got their names as primitive explorers labeled new creatures. Names reflected striking features such as color, voice, flight, feeding habits, and nesting, with birds often seeming to name themselves in local languages.
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Montreal Herald
Strasbourg Cathedral: Protector and Emblem of Strasbourg
The Strasbourg Cathedral stands as a towering emblem of the city, rooted in a history from 1015 to the present. It endured fires, shifting worship during the Reformation, Napoleon restoration, and a late 19th to early 20th century restoration, remaining central to Alsace and Strasbourg's identity.
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Strasbourg
Christendom
Paris
New York Times
Alsace
Rhine
Bronze casting history and British masters
The piece traces bronze founding from Italian halls to Britain. It notes that British founders began with John Webb Singer of Frome bringing Continental secrets home after studying in Europe. It highlights the Boadicea on the Embankment as a landmark British bronze work and the continuation of the craft by his successors.
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Italy
Cellini
Britain
London
Tit-Bits
John Webb Singer
Frome
Boadicea
Lafayette's 70 mile ride from Providence to Boston in 1778
On August 28 1778 the young Marquis de Lafayette rode from Providence to Boston covering nearly seventy miles in seven hours. He rushed to urge the return of French ships to Narragansett bay after Count D Estaing had withdrawn the fleet hampering American forces under General Sullivan. DEstaing argued naval inadequacy but offered to lead land troops to cooperate with the Americans.
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Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette
Providence
Boston
Count D'Estaing
Rhode Island
Sullivan
Narragansett Bay
D'Estaing
Diesel spark fire lighters used by ancient Burma and Samoa
The article describes ancient uses of compression ignition and diesel principles in fire lighters from Burma and Samoa. A plunger and hose created rapid air compression to heat and ignite moss or other fuel, then drawing the plunger produced a glowing, ready flame.
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Burma
Samoa
English Crown Test Crowned William Stood on a Stool
Historical note says William III, shorter than his wife Mary, stood on a stool during his coronation to appear tall enough for the ceremony.
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William III of England
Mary
Local Social Notes From Havre This Week
Havre reports weekend visits and gatherings among Wittmer Westen and Mason families. Pauline Wittmer of Wayland assisted with housework at the Wittmer home. Ed Sends visits the Mason home for a few days, while Westen and Wilson families share meals and calls in Olds and Havre.
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Lewis Hering
Havre
Mar
Willis Wittmer
Virgil Wittmer
Elmer Mason
Mason Home
Ed. Sends
Beauchamp News: Elgin Man Visits Parents
Merle Beauchamp of Elgin Illinois returns home for the weekend to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Ernest Heavehamp. This marks his first visit in a year with family at Crawfordsville.
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Merle Beauchamp
Elgin
Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Mar
Ernest Heavehamp
Kenneth Kil
Burlington man visits parental home. Hayden couple from Chillicothe call
Patrick of Burlington visited the parental E. L. Clark home on Friday. Mr and Mrs Thomas Hayden of Chillicothe Illinois arrived Saturday evening for a brief visit.
Weekend Guests Visit Area Families In Davenport Links
Mrs Opal Dutro of Davenport visited her parents Mr and Mrs R White over the weekend. Irene Sommer Anna Mae White and Ina Mae Walker of Davenport spent the weekends at their homes here. Mr and Mrs William Martin and Mr and Mrs Chester Martin with Louis visited Charles Martins home. Rev EE Voss preached at Union services at the Presbyterian church substituting for Rev Chapman who had throat trouble.
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Opal Dutro
Davenport
R. §. White
Irene Sommer
Anna Mae White
Ina Mae Walker
Business
William Martin
Chester Matin
Louis
le C
Charles Martin
Charlie
Chester
E. E. Voss
The
Presbyterian Church
Chapman
Amethyst Color Varieties and Light Changes
Amethyst is a quartz that shines purple or bluish violet due to manganese. The dark reddish purple is most prized. Wade's Textbook notes the Siberian amethyst has a large red component that shifts from grape purple by daylight to red under artificial light rich in red rays.
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Wade
Sugar in Green Plants Highlights Sugar Types in Plants
Sugar is the first carbohydrate found in green plants and occurs in all green plants. Sugar cane is especially rich in it, and in candy making cane, corn, beet, and maple sugars are the most commonly used.
Light From Sun Reaching Earth
A historical note states it takes about 499 seconds for light from the sun to reach the Earth, indicating the light travel time between the two celestial bodies.
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Earth
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Chicago
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East Side Square
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Ethel Grecian
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W. P. Rawn
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Harriet Coulter
Harold Putnam
Marion
George County
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Fred Bauer
A. O. Peterson
S. Second Ave
Iowa
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Loan & Trust
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Washington Independent School District
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Harland W. Mead
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Ethel McCreedy
Glenn Mace
Ralph W.W. Thompson
P. L. Etter
T. J Pease
A. BE. Atchison
W. Tucker
W. Livingston
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Corry
Lloyd Lytle
W. O. Fulton
E. F. Muck
Henry Bailey Leht
P. L. Jordan
J. O. Brown
Walter Klesey
Mark Pratt
C. C. Reister
C. BE. Lemley
Kyle Park
Marian &. Bailey
Frank WY. Miller
J. B Lemmon
Leater H. Orr
O. F. Boller
J. A. Squire
Will Dupule
W. Carl Hedges
Fred Reid
City Library
Eva Denny
Homer Stephen
Jones Funeral Home
East Main St
Shemman's
Court House Ambulance Service
Washington Rist Home
N. Maron Vhone
Ulue
Ehveready
Lowa
Semley & Yard General Insurance
East Main Street
Dixie Dugan
By Striebel & Mevoy
New York
Menanaki Senkate
Washington Dairy
Dayton Tax Service
Harry
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