Daily Vacation Bible School Opens in Washington This Summer
A four week program begins Monday June 5 in Washington with cooperation from all city churches. Ages four to thirteen enroll free. sessions run Monday through Friday from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the Junior High building. Mrs Maud KE Osborn of Churdan Ia named principal. she has led other vacation schools and spoke at state conventions.
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Washington
Maud KE. Osborn
Churdan
Osborn
First Baptist Church of
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Prairie Flower Baptist Preaching Sunday by Rev Unthank
County church announces preaching services Sunday with morning and evening sermons by Rev. Unthank at Prairie Flower Baptist Church.
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Prairie Flower Baptist
Pleasant Hill Christian church plans sermons and events
Pleasant Hill Christian church schedules regular preaching next Sunday May 28 with Rev Pettit speaking morning and evening. Morning topic According to Thy Faith. evening The Way Out. A concert by Prof Chas W Mountain and company pleased attendees. Plans for June Children's Day and Bible school at 14 a m.
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Pleasant Hill Christian Church
West Chester Bar atst Sunday school
Sunday school sessions held at 11 o clock with Walter Leet listed as superintendent. The text also references a bar event at West Chester and a P YU group meeting at 16 a.m.
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West Chester
P. U
Walter Leet
Third Quarterly Conference At Local Church
The 3rd quarterly conference is set for Saturday evening at 8 o clock May 27 at the church. Sunday events include Sunday school at 1, preaching and communion at 11 by Rev. Geo L Minear, another service at 8 p m by the pastor at Pilotsburg, and a 9 o clock service with Sunday school at 10. Basket lunch at 12 30. Rev Minear will preach at both services and may be changes due to his sister’s illness. notice will be given. Pastor Ivan C Thom.
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Lexington MB. Chrouit
Geo. L. Minear
Pilotsburg
Minears
Bethel Presby terian Sunday Schedule and Veterans Service
Bethel Presbyterian holds Sunday School at 10 15 am and a memorial service at 11 30 am with a sermon by the pastor titled Did they die in vain All veterans of the Civil Spanish and World Wars are invited to attend and be remembered.
Memorial service planned for fallen comrades
A community invites residents to attend a memorial service honoring their fallen comrades, led by Francis R. Casselman, Pastor. The event calls for collective remembrance and fellowship.
HASKINS Presbyterian Memorial Service Invite
Sunday schedule combines Sunday School and church services from 9:20 to 10:45 a.m. with a ten minute sermon by the pastor. An afternoon memorial service follows at 3 p.m. The sermon titled Did they die in vain addresses Civil Spanish and World War veterans now in the community. All veterans are invited to attend in a body to honor fallen comrades.
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Francis R. Casselman
French salt-free ice for fish preservation innovation
Sea water ice making eliminates salt concentration when freezing brine in fish storage. The process yields salt-free ice that keeps fish cold while salting down the catch as a preservation method, described as a dual function device in Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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France
Popular Mechanics Megazine
Dickens Known for Colorful City Wardrobe
The Daily Express notes that Charles Dickens, among English authors, was famed for his striking dress. While editor of Household Words, he reportedly wore a bright green waistcoat a vivid scarlet tie and a sky blue coat with red cuffs to the office.
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Dickens
Daily Express
London
England
Office of
Household Words
What Eyes Indicate In Round Blue Eyes
Round eyes placid in expression indicate generosity and amiability. Large blue eyes clear and nearly transparent signal greatability and sensitiveness and may also indicate a jealous disposition.
Bird Photography Advantage in Capturing Wildlife
Julian Huxley notes in Discovery that bird photography helps preserve nature not destroy it. He points out how patient observers gain intimate insight as birds are studied from hides without harming them.
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Julian Huxley
Sabbath services and Bible study at local church
The Sabbath school meets at ten for Bible study and public worship follows at eleven conducted by Pastor W. G. Robb. A. gordiak’s spnitation is extended to these services.
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A. Gordiak
Presbyterian Children’s Day Brings Full Enrollment Expected
Sunday schedule for Presbyterian church includes Sabbath school at 9 45 with full children and older classes for Children’s Day service at 11 00. Christian Endeavor at 6 30 urges all youths to attend. Evening worship at 7 30 features a sermon on Some Presbyterian Sidelights. Visitors welcomed. Good music led by Arthur R Oates pastor and Miss Bertha Hay chorister.
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Church of Jesus Christ
Arthur R. Oates
Bertha Hay
C. B. Dougherty
Methodist Church Service Schedule and Music Program
The program lists 9:36 echoel service for all, 11:00 children's sermon by Dr Bowers on The King's Garden, infant baptisms and new member reception. At 6:30 Epworth League installation of officers and new members, 7:30 preaching on A Rich Young Man. Music includes preludes, anthems, offertories, and postludes by listed musicians and choirs.
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Bowers
King’s Garden
Epworth League
Marienstein
Godard
Faulkes
Second United Presbyterian Service Schedule
Sabbath school at 9 45, morning worship 11 a m, evening worship 7 30 p m. Rev S M Morrow leads both services. Christian Endeavor 6 15, topic lessons from Great Foreign Mission aries Acts 13 1 12. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening 7 30, topic A Self Righteous Pharisees.
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S. M. Morrow
Christian Endeavor
Congregational Prayer and Bible Study Times Noted
A prayer meeting is listed for 11 66 p m and a Bible study session at 6 29 pm in the church schedule with no further details.
Concert Program Does Not Clearly Identify Details
A fragmentary church music program lists multiple anthems and organ pieces including works by Bach, Lorenz, Raff, Gounod, and others. Names such as Rev. J. Reade McCrory, Carolyn Hamilton, and Helen Harvey appear amid garbled titles, suggesting an evening organ recital with offertories and postludes.
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MAO
Herbert Orcan Postinde
Soseeases
Gounod
J. Reade McCrory
Carolyn Hamilton
Helen Harvey
Baptismal Service and Special Music Highlight Next Sunday
The program includes a baptismal service and an orchestra with special music in the evening. Sunday morning worship starts at 10 55 with Sunday school at 9 50 and B Y U at 6 30. Church night is Wednesday with launch at 6 30 prayer meeting at 7 15 and group meetings at 8 00. Romans 8 12 25 is the prayer meeting lesson. The pastor plans to preach both services and hopes for a good turnout.
A M P Church Announces Sunday Services and Guest Evangelist
The third quarterly meeting will be held this Sunday with Lord's Supper observed at morning and evening services. Rev Hackley is absent. Mrs Lillie A P Jones of Fairfield Town will assist. Sunday school begins 1 15 p m and Mrs Jones will visit. Young Peoples society meets 6 30 p m.
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Hackley
Lillie A. P. Jones
Fairfield
Town
Jones
Young People’s Society
E. A. Wilbur Johnson
Little Girl of Four Eyes Toyshop Windows
A Scotsman reports a child entranced by window gifts saying to her mother that if she were the girl she would buy the lovely things, reflecting holiday shopping sentiment and parental limits.
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Toyshop
Memorial Day Sermon and Evening Religion Reflections
First United Presbyterian schedules a morning sermon at 11:00 by Dr. McCrory on Lessons from Memorial Day and an evening discourse at 7:30 titled Some Certainties in Religion. Sabbath school begins at 9:45 with a Christian Endeavor session at 6:30, and special music accompanies both services including an organ Prelude in G.
Lines to Be Remembered From Lord Lytton Quote
A quotation on friendship and enmity by Lord Lytton notes that any man can have more or fewer friends at life's moments, and that being plagued by a single enemy is a kind of luck if not accompanied by others.
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Lord Lytton
British Royal Marriage Rules Explained
The rule requires consent of the king for royal marriages under age twenty five. If age twenty five or older, a notice must be given 12 months prior to the Privy Council, unless Parliament vetoes the match.
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Privy Council
The Nonconductor Joke from Science and Invention
A quip notes a conductor leaving due to pay, then stepping on a third rail while job hunting. He survives, described as a nonconductor in the joke. The piece relies on a play on roles and electrical danger for humor.
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Science and Invention Magazine
Keota High School Holds Commencement With Plattenburg Address
Keota Iowa May 26 The commencement service at the Presbyterian church drew a large crowd despite threatening weather. C H Plattenburg of Cedar Rapids was speaker addressing three questions about knowledge use and life choices. Diplomas were given by E F E Bower to ten graduates as glee clubs performed concluding with benevolence. The week opened with baccalaureate services at the Methodist church and featured a successful farce play Fifty Fifty.
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Keota
Presbyterian Church
I. T. Hawk
W. C. Moser
C. H. Plattenburg
Cedar Rapids
Plattenburge
California
Union
Plattenburg
Methodist Church
R. V. Pike
Keota Students Stage Best Class Play in Years
The young cast impressed two large audiences with excellent acting in a Keota class play praised as the best in years. Cast included Henry Brown es Howard Helscher Paul Green Herbert Hulse Patrick O Malley Harold Cummings Mrs Podge Corinne Powell May Dexter Lucille Willis Mrs Hawley Gladys Hunter Abija Holsaple Doyle Streit Smudge Leonard Abraham Cap Doyle Lyle Josephine Florence Crawford. The play required ten roles. eleven students acted, with coach Miss Kate Glover giving the extra part to Abya Holsaple the pretender.
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Moser
Board of Education
E. F E. Bower
Doyle W. Lyle
Leonard T. Abraham
Doyle R. Streit
Herbert L. Hulse
Harold E. Cummings
Howard Helseher
Florence Crawford
Ethel I. Buck
Lucille Willis
Corrine Powell
Gladys Hanter
R. R. c. Lemon
Keota
Henry Brown
Howard Helscher
Paul Green
Herbert Hulse
Patrick O'Malley
Harold Cummings
Podge
Ethel Buck
Sophie Bland
Sophie Bland, a dancer. == hen didcctnenas oonti
Corinne Powell May Dexter
Canna
Mra. Hawley
Gladys Hunter
Abija Holsaple
Doyle Streit Smudge
Leonard Abraham Cap
Doyle Lyle Josephine
Kate Glover
Abya Holsaple
Apple Drop Sparks Thoughtful Moment in New Town
A lesson from a fall in New Town as an apple dropped on a head prompts reflection. The scene shifts to Watt hearing a kettle lid tap as steam rises, marking a quiet, everyday moment.
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Newton
Watt
Prehistoric Greek Narratives Dismissed as Familiar
James J. Montague ridicules newly unearthed prehistoric Greek manuscripts saying they echo well-worn postdinner tales. He argues the stories lack novelty and fail to offer fresh insights for modern readers.
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Greece
James J. Montague
Chinese currency basis in silver shoe ingots
A historical note describes sycee shoe ingots as currency. Value is tied to weight and fineness of silver, measured in taels. A Chinese official nicknamed Klung Ku certifies purity and weight, acting as boot and shoe recorder.
Wives in Kurdistan Costly Trade Details Revealed
Wives in Kurdistan fetch several thousand dollars for a damsel of high birth and beauty and the father typically expects a pony and rich clothing as part of the bride price.
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Kurdistan
Scientist Computes Bacteria Count in Fruits
A scientist reports calculating bacteria numbers in fruit samples. He found a million in half a pound of gooseberries eight million in half a pound of grapes and twelve million in half a pound of cherries.
Noiseless Flight of the Owl Described by Magazine
The American Forestry Magazine notes the owl’s plumage is velvety and downy, making its flight virtually silent. This stealth allows the bird to surprise and overcome animals larger and heavier than itself.
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American Forestry Magazine
Keeping Customer's Cigars at New York Shop
A New York cigar shop has a wall of humidor compartments. When a customer buys a box of cigars he receives the sole key to one compartment and may store his cigars there as long as they last.
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New York
Tanlac credited with restoring Mrs Fansler’s health
Mrs Emma Fansler of East St. Louis says Tanlac freed her from a long stomach ailment years ago and again helped her recover from an illness last fall. She notes rapid improvement and praises Tanlac as a remedy worth widespread use.
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East St. Louis
Tanlac
Emma
Fansler
North Twenty-fifth St
Advt
Man's Demeanor Reflects Health and Habits
A Ruskin quote notes that cheerfulness mirrors strong health and color in the face. It asserts that habitual gloom signals bad air, poor diet, excessive labor, or errant life habits.
Two Dogmas, Both Bad Quote by Churchill
A Winston Churchill remark notes both education and religion hold dogmas that can be dangerous, highlighting the equal risk posed when rigid beliefs govern thought.
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Winston Churchill
North American Review
Timothy Hay Origin Traced to New England and 1720
The article explains Timothy hay began in New England and was introduced to the Carolinas in 1720 by Timothy Hansen, from whom the name is derived.
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Timothy Hay
New England
New England States
Carolinas
Timothy Hansen
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Daily Vacation Bible School
Rev. Unthank
Pleasant Hill
Christian
Bethel
Haskins Presbyterian
Jenarch
Reformed Presbyterian
Hese Services
W. G. Robb
Methodist
South
Gillett
Ashford
W. W. Bowers
Alma Huppert
Mary Hunter
Second United Presbyterian
Associate Presbyterian
A. M. FP
First United Presbyterian
Donse Brothers Motor Car
Washington, Iowa
Neca
Aya
Paty
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Kellogg's
Kellogg’s
W. K. Kellogg
Kellogg
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