Vineyard of Israel Warns Against Dead Faith and Worldly Riches
A 1908 Sunday school lesson commentary by Rev. D. M. Stearns explores Isaiah's vineyard parable as a warning against spiritual barrenness among God’s people. It condemns pride, wealth pursuit, and corrupting values while urging repentance, faith in Christ, and living fruits of salvation through grace.
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Arm blown off in farm quail shooting accident
Collett Powers, a young farm worker near Pilotsburg, was seriously injured when a shotgun discharged while he raked hay to shoot quails. Orville Schulty heard the blast, aided Powers to his house, and medical help was summoned promptly.
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Wellman
Collett. Powers
E. W. H. Ashby
Pilotsburg
Orville Schulty
Powers
Mrs James Metzger Dies After Long Illness in Davenport
Mrs James Metzger formerly of this city died in Davenport at 8 30 p m Wednesday after a four to five year illness She leaves a husband and twelve children including Harry Milton Willie Lizzie Quinn Minnie Nellie Ramm Earl Merle and Mary Funeral services will be held at the Davenport residence and the body will be brought to Elm Grove cemetery for burial with a short service at the cemetery upon arrival
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Davenport
Minnie
Harry
Milton
Willie
Lizzie Quinn
Frank Malone
Muscatine
Alvin
Marshalltown
Lizzie Singleton
Rubio
Clinton
Nellie Ramm
Earl
Merle
Mary
Rock Island
Elm Grove
Local Social Notes Show Fragments From Royal and Vienna
Local items list patrons and visits, including K F Maass riding to Davenport, E M Friend from Brighton, and Mrs Mary Rush of Ainsworth. Miss May Long resumes duties at Lewis millinery. Miss India Reinier visiting Oskaloosa. several residents travel or return home. Airdome program tonight with 5 cent admission.
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K. F. Maass
Davenport
E. M. Friend
Brighton
R. F. McFarlane
West Chester
Mary Rush
Ainsworth
May Long
Lewis Millinery
Airdome
India Reinier
Bowman Dry Goods
Oskaloosa
Kilgore
Chicago
Hervey Bell
Nelle Adams
Tom Wagner
C. C. Long
Waterloo
Fine assortment of fresh candies at the Vienna
Local brief noting Eli Emry of Richland and several residents visiting in the city. It lists Goodwill traffic as multiple families and travelers move between Richland Haskins Wellman Crawfordsville and other towns for meetings visits and visits with relatives.
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Vienna
Washington Academy Establishes Voice Department
The Washington Academy adds a permanent voice department with Miss Vera Maude Peck in charge. From Muscatine Iowa Miss Peck is a respected voice teacher trained in Frank Tubbs method emphasizing tone quality and concert and church positions. She will oversee the new department through the school year and invites interested students to meet her at the academy tonight and all day Saturday.
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Washington
Academy
Evening Journal
Vera Maude Peck
Miss Peck
Muscatine
Iowa
Frank Tubbs
New York City
Tubbs
Leslie Carter Dies After Months of Gas Poisoning
Leslie Carter, former president of the South Side elevated railroad and a noted figure in finance, died in Chicago early this morning after a prolonged illness from gas poisoning. The poisoning occurred in early summer when a gas jet in an open chandelier leaked.
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South Side Elevated Railroad
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Trains collide near Livingston. 25 dead, 50 hurt
North Pacific passenger train No. 16 en route from Helena to the east crashed into a freight train at Youngspoint. Twenty-five persons, including the engineer, fireman and brakeman, were killed and fifty others injured.
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Fetes Sale Fetches High Prices At Auction
A Good Sale at the Fetes event yesterday where all items sold well. One team of mares brought 303, two spring colts 226, totals 729 for mares and colts. Another mare 244 and her colt 107. Ten steers went for 63 each, dry cows ranged 25 to 40. Overall sale totaled about 6000 with Teeter and Lathrop handling the work in roughly three hours.
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Teeter & Lathrop
Time changes for Rock Island trains scheduled
The Rock Island will adjust train times effective Sunday September 27. No. 1 westbound departs at 9:30 a.m. instead of 9:42 a.m. No. 61 westbound leaves at 9:45 p.m. instead of 9:52 p.m. Local freight east No. 88 departs at 10:20 a.m. instead of 12:15 p.m. All trains run earlier than before.
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Rock Island
Taft meeting draws large crowd from Davenport and Ottumwa
A large contingent from Davenport and Ottumwa traveled to attend Taft meetings in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Harry White of north of Ainsworth were city callers today. Mrs. LB Crail visited Winfield relatives yesterday.
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Eli Emry
Richland
Walter Jennings
Haskins
Jesse DeMarco
Delta
Sam Swick
Davenport
L. P. Jackson
Mabel
West Chester
Win Smouse
Des Moines
May Wehr
Columbus Junction
R. G. Cherry
Wellman
M. J. Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Ottumwa
Harry White
North of
Ainsworth
LB. Crail
Winfield
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