Davenport society notes highlight marriages and gatherings
Miss Beth Wilson wed William Quinn in Davenport with Grace Willits and George Oakes attending. The couple plan home on South Jones Avenue after November seventeenth. Other society items include Rowena Gray and Verne Mefford’s Baptist wedding, a Hollywood guest, and a busy Hallowe'en calendar with parties, dinners, and school events.
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Davenport
Beth Wilson
William Quinn
Grace Willits
Washington
George Oakes
Columbus Junction
South
Jones Avenue
the Square
Quinn
John 8. Wilson
Thomas Quinn
Navy
Amercan Express Company
Journal
M. I Regan
Rowena Gray
Verne Mefford
Mr. Pleasant
Grace
Verna Asken
Dorothy Hensley
Alpena
South Dakota
Audrey Humble
Jean Glendinning
Viola Brookhart
Laura McGill
Gertrude McGill
Myrtle
Beggar on Dorm Veranda Draws Tourists’ Surprise
An eighty year old famous woman teacher in a college dorm veranda sits in a wheelchair. A student offers ice water in a silver mug when tourists drop a half dollar into the cup, astonished by the identity of the beggar they aided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coege
Not So Young. A Question of Worth in Love and Duty
A terse gossip tone centers on a young woman described as the sort who “will make a good wife for somebody some day.” The dialogue hints at social expectations and marriage prospects, reflecting neighborly judgment and cultural pressures of courtship.
Fortnightly club Child Study group meets with Mrs Sexton
The Child Study department of the Fortnightly club will meet Monday at 2 30 PM with Mrs J O Sexton 614 South Second Ave and not with Mrs Sartor as announced. The note corrects the earlier plan and invites all members to attend.
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J. O. Sexton
South Second Ave
Sartor
Bible Department
F. L. Wilson
Leslie Mountford
West
Washington Street
Sun Sen
Prairie Flower School Candy and Pie Supper Planned
Miss Christia Jackson and pupils of Prairie Flower School invite neighbors to a Friday evening event on November 7 with candy and pie supper, special music, and a program if weather is favorable. Ladies are asked to bring pies or boxes of candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut School
Verdi
Verna Guy
Christia Jackson
Praire Flower School
Washington
New Haven Socials and Local Work Highlights
Mr and Mrs Chas McKinstry visited Washington Tuesday. Residents husked corn last week. Marion Smith visited Roy Wells Sunday. Hinzel Statler returned to Washington school Monday. Curtis Snyder works for Marion Wells. Myrtle Phipps helps Roy Wells with housework. Several couples attended a Harper dance last Friday. Charley Johnson builds a windmill for Gus Strum. The Just Us club held a dance and oyster supper for forty at Ray Sanders home. they gifted Mr and Mrs Sanders knives and forks and plan to move to Washington. Andy Augustine builds a new corn crib. Elam Johnson handles the work.
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New Haven
Chas. McKinstry
Washington
Marion Smith
Roy Wells
Hinzel Statler
Curtis Snyder
Marion Wells
Myrtle Phipps
Roy Wellls
Asel Robertson
Ray Sanders
Gus Strum
Harper
Charley Johnson
Brighton
Just Us
Andy Augustine
Elam Johnson
Snow and Fireflies in East Student Legend
Gertrude Emerson recalls a Chinese student who could not afford oil and studied by fireflies in a paper lantern during summer and by snow reflections in winter, illustrating the poetical view of East study habits.
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Gertrude Emerson
World Uullock
Mocha Coffee Origin and Trade Routes Described
The text explains Mocha coffee and its skins from the Yemen plateau in Arabia. It notes Sana as the center of a rich district and traces routes to Aden about 200 miles away and to Hodeida about 10 miles, with camels as the main transport and a 30 mile railroad from Aden to Lahey.
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Yemen
Arabia
Prom Sana
Aden
Hodeida
Lahey
The Rechabites Tested and Their Loyal Stand
A sermon on Jeremiah 35 1 5 6 11 12 16 17 19 contrasts the Rechabites obedience to Jonadab with Israel disobedience to God. It notes testing as a path to character and cites reward for filial loyalty and judgment for rebellion.
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Jeremiah
Israel
Jonadab
Matthew Henry
God
God Knows His Own Church calls for purity and vigilance
The passage urges the church to maintain purity in doctrine and life. It asserts God’s searching gaze sees every corner of His dwelling and will expose the false, honoring those who truly belong to Christ while urging believers to depart from iniquity.
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Christ
The Miracle of Divine Grace in The Churchman
Rev Reginald J Campbell reflects on divine grace and the lasting stain of sin. He argues the sinner cannot return to innocence once sin has occurred, highlighting the human longing for forgiveness.
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Reginald J. Campbell
The
Churchman
Power of Prayer in Christian Life
A reflection on prayer as both inward and outward action shaping character. Quotation notes prayer as the sum of life energy whose impact mirrors the intensity of the act.
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Benjamion Jowett
We Will and Must in Liberty and Duty
The text argues that one may freely choose action but must also accept constraints we must follow. It urges careful restraint in censuring others who yield to necessity and emphasizes measured judgment in liberty versus obligation.
Bibles or Bullets in Race Question Urged by Church Leader
Dr. R. W. McGranahan of the United Presbyterian Church appeals in a radio broadcast for support of freemen's missions as a Christian response to race riots in Washington Chicago and Knoxville He cites Christian brotherhood and education as the remedy and urges missions support as patriotism and loyalty to Jesus Christ.
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R. W. McGranahan
New World Movement
United Presbyterian Church
America
Dr. McGranahan
Washington
Chicago
Knoxville
McGranahan
Christian Brotherhood
Jesus Christ
Bishop Gailor to lead Episcopal Church executive council
Bishop Thomas F. Gailor of Tennessee was chosen by the house of bishops at the Detroit convention to chair the new executive council. He will become the executive head of the church after January 1 next, though he withheld the office until the next convention.
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Thomas F. Gailor
Tennessee
House of Bishops
Episcopal Church
Detroit
Gailor
Californians Patent Fingerless Pipe Filler
Two California inventors secure a patent for a device that measures a pipeful of tobacco from a pouch or box and packs it into a pipe without touching the tobacco with the user s fingers.
Lloyd George Justifies Armenia Exit in Commons
Prime Minister Lloyd George told the House of Commons that Britain left Armenia to economize and to avoid overburdening the world with its duties. He said other powers might take their share, and that Britain could not notice every global issue.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Armenia
Sage Estates Bequests Tallied In Mrs Sage Will
New York November reports state appraiser values the Russell Sage estate at 49 million dollars with principal beneficiary Joseph Jeremiah Stockum receiving 37.1 million. Over fifty charities and educational institutions receive substantial bequests, foundations and schools named in the will.
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New York
Russell Sage
Government relies on courts in coal strike dispute
Attorney General Palmer announced that the U S government will use only the courts to protect the nation in the coal strike. Railroad union officials, meeting with Palmer, protested the Indianapolis injunction against the strike and offered the unions good offices to arrange a settlement.
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Washington
Palmer
Walion
Indianapolis
Gompers Protests Government Move in Coal Strike
In a joint AFL statement from Washington leaders Samuel Gompers Frank Mor rison and Matthew Woll charge the government with siding with coal barons by injunctions against the United Mine Workers in Indianapolis. The statement cites Lincoln and labor’s priority and follows a day of major coal strike developments after talks with Attorney General Palmer and President's approval.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Goupers
Frank Morrison
Matthew Woll
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
Abraham Lincoln
Capital
Darbor
Gompers
Ife
Paliwner
Drunkard's Sentence Suspended Over Rights Assertion
Magistrate Dale in a Brooklyn police court suspended the sentence of a man convicted of drunkenness citing that hypocrisy in Congress has created a condition depriving Americans of personal rights. The remark frames a protest against government overreach and asserts civil liberties in a courtroom context.
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New York
Dale
Brooklyn
Congress
Kidney Health Advice Warns Against Meat and Salt Use
An old health notice claims meat prompts kidney issues and urges “red Salts” from pharmacies with water to clear kidneys and blood. It suggests lithia-water and Sant’ Geltele as inexpensive aids to prevent alleged kidney complications and urinary disorders.
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Hannah Jones
Ferene Pierce
Ernestine Dean
Lola Macon
Edna Timmerman
Margaret Prockhart
Viola Burch
Gladys Clark
Doris Chalmers
Beatrice Benson
Sara Grimes
Cleo Coulter
Mary Minick
Mable Anderson
Charles Keck
Hollywood
California
CC. Cunningham
East Main Street
Cunningham
Indian Creek School
Wellston
Emma Dusenberry
Little Orphant Annie
Gilbert” Holle
Arthur
Samuel
McNeese
Forest Brinning
Ester Hanley
Alice
Gilbert Hotle
Wilma’ Brinning
Alice Hotle
Arthur Bower
Doris Shidler
Lucille Howe
Lester Thompson
Alice Hanley
Geo. Brinning
Pa Lester Thompson
Gerald Bower
Milan Thompson
Little Bo Peep
Myra Harvey
the Victrola
Hallowe'en
Hallowe’en
Zeva Bush
Arabella
Bertha Dempsey
Cynthia
Jessie Benton
Dinah
Bridget
Hartigan
Mae McNamara
Decela Wheelan
Nellie
Ella Link
First United Presbyterian Church
Clyde Boice
R. T. McCall, Jr
Mothers’ Club
A. B. Schmoeller
Crearly
Hazel Dell School
Haskins
Bessie Podaril
No. 4
Fdna Chilcote
Mayme Walker
West Chester Methodist Church
Grand Prairie School
Doris Wilcox
William Fox
the Fox
P. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Power of Prayer
William
Jenkins
Willian O. Jenkins
Puebla
Mexico
Patent
Mr. Hill
Senate
Sage Estates
U. S
Jack Frost
Mannhardt Bros
Washington, Iowa
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