Methodist Leaders Reject Billy Sunday Style Revivals
In Boone Iowa on September 18 Bishop Hughes and the Des Moines conference members spurn old fashioned revivals. They favor continuous personal work over yearly outreach and warn ministers against relying on revival campaigns for church growth. The bishops urge a hand to hand, man to man approach with sustained effort.
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Boone
Bishop Hughes
Des Moines
Hughes
Churches of the
Conference Emphasizes Personal Work Slogan
The meeting adopts slogans “More personal work” and “Man-to-man” to underscore a shift in focus. Attendees discuss improving staff engagement and client relations while framing the conference as a pivot toward individualized approaches.
Tax deadline notice for second payment by J A McCoy Tax Treasurer
The notice states this is the final month to submit the second tax payment. J A McCoy serves as treasurer and urges property owners to remit promptly to avoid penalties or penalties.
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J. A. McCoy
Treas
Judge Gary Sails to New York From Paris
Judge K E H Gary, chairman of the Steel Trust board, and Mrs. Gary left Paris for New York today after a visit.
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Gary
Paris
KE. H. Gary
The
Steel Trust
New York
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement offer
One hundred dollars reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co and National Bank of Commerce Toledo certify the business integrity of F J Cheney for 15 years. Cure taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price 5e per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
County News Happenings In the Communities
The Happenings column reports on local events across the county including community gatherings, notable visits, and everyday activities of residents. It highlights small-town life with brief notes on who did what and where events occurred.
Riverside social notes and upcoming wedding plans
Riverside column from Sept 17 1912 notes visits by Guy Vegey of Rock Island and Mrs Eien Yeggy mothers, relatives in Colorado and Nebraska, a birth to Ed Lukovsky, Rev Jesse McLaughlin visiting from the Philippines, wedding invitations for Jose Allen and Roy Snider, Mark McAvoy visiting grandma, funeral for Mrs Lawrence Mingo, attendance by Mottet and Baschnagel families, and visits by Hawthorn and others to Crawfordsville and Ainsworth.
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Riverside
Guy Vegey
Rock Island
Eien Yeggy
Mary Heitzman
Joseph Heitzman
Colorado
Nebraska
Ed Lukovsky
Jesse McLaughlin
Philippines
Charles Sims
Jose Allen
Roy Snider
Kalona
Joseph Allen
Mark McAvoy
Geneseo, Hil
Jane Chez
Lawrence Mingo
St. Mary’s Church
Mary Mottet
Henry Griffin
Hod Watters
South Dakota
Louis Baschnagal
Celia
Joseph Baschnagel
Lee
Justine
Anna Mottet
Iowa City
Mingo
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Hawthorn
Crawfordsville
Ainsworth
Richmond Sales and Local Notices From Sept 1912
Richmond reports attendances at the Miss Mary Smith sale with goods selling at top prices. A Mrs Mary Worel property failed to sell despite a high asking price. Local residents and visitors are noted, including Edw Chalupa and Fred with George Marek and Joe Spevacek, a lightning strike incident, and various household and building activities among Sojka, Kallaus, Shalla, and Vacha families. Egypt and Cuba, Kan, are mentioned with visits and travel. New Haven notes cover health, social calls, poultry buying, and home construction.
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Richmond
Mary Smith
Mary Worel
Edw
Chalupa
Fred
George Marek
Joe Spevacek
Jesse
Fred Radda
Egypt
Joe Riley
Geo. Sojka
VY. A. Spevacek
A. Vacha
Cuba
Kan
E. J. Kallaus
Mary Shalla
New Haven
Ed Robertson
Hazel
Jim Robertson
A. J. Robertson
F. Smith
Charles McKinstry
H. J. Cuddeback
Briggs
Brighton
Charley McKinstry
Marion
Washington
The Husbandman and the New Western Farmer
A nostalgic contrast notes the old-time poor farmer becoming a lavish western figure. Town life changes include wealth, cigars, motor cars, fashion, and hotel living, with lines on social ascent and loss of former rural simplicity. The column then lists local visits and small community notices from residents and families across the area.
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Jim
Croesus
Up-to-Date Farming Representation Visits Rural Views
A representative toured farms last week presenting dwelling houses barns and livestock suitable for publication in Up-to-Date Farming. Grandma Radda and Mrs Frank Eagle are reported on the sick list.
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Borhood
Grandma Radda
Frank Eagle
Local Notes From Brighton and Surrounding Areas
Brighton resident Route One Ray Harvey visited his sister in Albia last week. Mrs Louis Brinning, a Washington caller, joined Saturday. Henry A Luithly, Rubio caller, Tuesday. Avery Horton in Chicago at start of week. John Miller and family spent Sunday at Olds. Valley church bazaar and chicken pie supper planned for next Tuesday September 24. A good rain fell Saturday night. River bridge at McKane’s remains out and won’t be finished until Friday.
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Ray Harvey
Albia
Louis Brinning
Washington
Henry A. Luithly
Avery Horton
Chicago
John Miller
Olds
the Valley Church
McKane’s
The Heathen in His Blindness
An Indian hunter tracks a deer to market and, exhausted, asks the scaler to hang the animal longer. The tale ends with his surprised remark, showing a humorous misunderstanding of the weighing process.
Saxo Salve Promises Eczema Relief After Twenty Years
Hopkinsville Kentucky resident T F Thompson reports being free from itching and dandruff after one tube of Saxo Salve. The ad claims the salve soothes itching, destroys germs, and heals eczema tetter ringworm and other skin ailments with a money back guarantee from Sherman Bros Druggists Washington Iowa.
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T. F. Thompson
Hopkinsville
Sherman Bros. Druggists
Washington
Iowa
Washington county short course meeting called for Saturday
President John S. Wilson of the Washington county short course association calls an officers and committees meeting in the auditor's office at the courthouse Saturday at two o'clock. Officers and committees are named for the year and the next short course is scheduled for December sixteenth to twenty first.
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John S. Wilson
Washington County Short Course Association
Court House
Wilson
Brewers Gather in Boston for United States Brewers Association Meet
Brewmasters from across the United States convene in Boston for the 52nd annual United States Brewers Association meeting the first there in 20 years. The event features a threefold program with a public educational exhibit at MIT showcasing brewing machinery materials and a live miniature brewery demonstrated by experts led by Dr J Lainson Wills.
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Boston
Mass
Boston Chamber of Commerce
United States
United States Brewers’ Association
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Henry JL. Pierce
Institute
Trinity Place
New Copley Plaza
J. Lainson Wills
Negro Republicans Meet in New York
A national convention of negro Republicans and independent clubs met in New York on September 18 to decide a presidential candidate. About a thousand delegates attended and were to pledge their support to the chosen candidate.
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New York
Independent Clubs
Stork Visits Harold and Doctor Houses in Odd Quip
A playful tale recalls a stork visit to Harold's house and the doctor's home. The mother and doctor discuss babies, the doctor noting his own baby as cross, while Harold, age 20, jokes about the doctor bringing a good baby for himself and keeping a bad one.
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Harold
West Main Street residents urged to keep chickens in yard
Notice asks persons on the west end of West Main street to keep their chickens up to avoid disturbing neighbors.
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West Main Street
Markets Report From Chicago and St. Louis Cattle and Sheep
Chicago and St. Louis market notes show receipts today and yesterday, price ranges by category for cattle sheep hogs and pigs with trends. Cattle and sheep prospects vary from strong gains to steady or lower with mixed results and regional price bands.
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Chicago
Texas
Grain and pork futures price table fragment
The record shows mixed futures quotes for corn oats and pork with dates September December May and January. Prices listed include lard values and various percentage figures and a sequence of numeric figures suggesting contract prices and spreads.
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