Revival Meetings Begin at First United Presbyterian Church Des Moines
A week long series of evangelistic services opened at the First United Presbyterian Church in Des Moines led by Rev. C. P. Proudfit. He urged persistent prayer and spiritual renewal within the church, stressing that revival must come from above and that many members attend only one Sunday service.
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First United Presbyterian Church
C. P. Proudfit
Proudfit
Mr. Moody
Mississippi River Dammed Forever Prompting End of River
Keokuk reports inside the cofferdam near the Keokuk dam a permanent spillway is being built. The structure, intended temporary, will dam the Mississippi for about six millennia as the great river is sealed by the progressing project.
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Mississippi
Keokuk
Great Keokuk
Boosting a Hamlet With One Cheerful Booster
Walt Mason urges towns to boost themselves with optimism rather than complaints. A single proactive figure can energize a downtrodden village, replacing despair with laughter, courage, and united effort to improve taxes, labor, and community spirit for future gains.
Dam Construction Advances To Full Nine-Tenths Mile Span
The river dam nears completion with spillways rising to full height for a quarter mile at the finale end. The structure now crosses nine-tenths of a mile to the power house, with western end spillways nearly done and cofferdam surrounding. Thirty-four spans and the western abutment are largely finished.
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Finais
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Reward
Readers are informed that Hall's Catarrh Cure is a constitutional remedy claimed to cure catarrh in all its stages. The ad asserts internal use, targets blood and mucous surfaces, and offers one hundred dollars for any case it cannot cure. Includes testimonials request and Toledo address.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Railroads set earnings records for football specials this year
The Chicago Rock Island Pacific railway reports 1912 earnings at 5.13 percent on 75 million capital, down from 7.2 percent prior year, with gross operation falling to 64.7 million from 68.5 million and net income dropping to 2.85 million from 5.44 million.
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Giller
Fifty Years Ago Today October 29 Events
A brief recap notes Mrs Abraham Lincoln hosted a reception at Brooklyn navy yard and a voyage down New York bay. The Alabama captured the brig Bar on de Castine 300 miles off Long Island and released her on bond of 6000 payable to the Confederacy when peace comes. Striking railroad workers attacked colleagues in New York City. Twenty five Years Ago Today Joseph Chamberlain sailed for the United States as England's representative on the joint fisheries commission.
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Abraham Lincoln
Brookey Navy Yard
New York Bay
Alabama
Baron de Castine
Long Island
New York City
Joseph Chamberlain
United States
England
Joint Fisharies Commission
Rise of All Steel Passenger Cars Across North America
Data from a congressional committee shows rapid all steel car adoption. In the U S and Canada there were 52 018 passenger cars at year start with 5 347 all steel and 2 399 steel frame. about 2 000 in service on the Pennsylvania Railroad system.
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United States
Canada
Pennsylvania Railroad
Parisian Sage Promises Lustrous Hair for Fifty Cents
An advertisement touts PARISIAN Sage as the ideal hair tonic that grows, dandruff removes, and preserves natural color. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy for 50 cents with a money back plan. Includes a pharmacist endorsement of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for cough relief.
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Paris
America
Lemmon’s
Enos Lollar
Saratoga
Ind
Lemmon
Reverend Nathan Harvey Brown Dies at Monmouth
The long serving United Presbyterian minister Rev Nathan Harvey Brown died at 5 am at 215 North Second Street of stomach trouble after years of illness. Born in 1834 in Ohio he studied at Monmouth College and was ordained in 1862. He served churches in Iowa Illinois and Monmouth area and remained active in church work after retirement. Funeral is set for 2:30 pm at First United Presbyterian Church with Rev J A Burnett and Rev Samuel Bron assisting.
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Monmouth
N. H. Brown
United Presbyterian Church
Ainsworth
Washington
Nathan Harvey Brown
North Second Street
Mr. Brown
Monsmouth College
Chicago
United Presbyterian
Iowa
Monmouth College
Morning Sum
Preble County
Ohio
Shannon
Spring Creek
Assumption
Ainaworth
Iowa Synod
Coin
Olena
Ilinois
First United Presbyterian Church
J. A. Burnett
Samuel Bron
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