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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1908
Page
11
A jumble of OCR text lists names, places, prices, beverages, and scattered phrases. It mentions beer and a brewery, with references to stores, sales, and assorted persons, but lacks coherent events or a single clear news item.
The Rev. Mr. Valiant urges Cedar Grove parishioners to find uplift in drama and music as nature’s notes, not doleful hymns or sepulchral tones, build a healthier spiritual tone. He cautions against moodier writings that erode vigor and favors a vibrant, hopeful tone in worship and art.
Dr Woodrow of the First Congregational Church in Washington spoke on steadfastness from I Corinthians. He warned against will o the wisp and fickleness, urging steadiness in faith, duty, and service as the week ends and vacation approaches.
Aged Christian sermon stresses simple charity over modern frills. Pastor laments lack of steady kindness and urges plain deeds, urging congregation to live humbly and help neighbors in quiet, steady ways.
The readable lines show jumbled text with multiple names and places but no coherent event or outcome. Key entities like Lamar, Keeley, and Doe appear among garbled phrases, but the passage offers no verifiable facts or context to summarize into a news item.
Officials discuss moving to a governor led district and criticze the current three man system. Citizens and politicians, including Br Littlepage and Br A Miller, share views on efficiency, responsibilities, and potential changes amid congestion over permit processes and public spending.
Boys from Mt C24 Wilk and the YMCA contingent held a two week stay near River M4 with three tent groups and leaders. They hosted parents and guests, with minstrel shows and games, while Secretary Albert M Chesley Fred Hoaglan and Chase Taylor led the Boys Club committee. Assistant Secretary Worms returned, reporting a splendid time and no accidents.
The sermon by Rev. Dy Jam Pe AMIS, pastor of First Gunton Lemph Memorial Presbyterian Church, argues moral heredity extends beyond body and mind to character and virtue. Using Abraham as example, the preacher asserts divine providence shapes nations and leaders through descendants, urging prayer to elevate virtue and curb vice.
No news of carrier pigeons after a November release by Washington Federation officials. Local breeders reported fifteen birds in the race list the night before. Walter Norwood of Street North seat claimed several birds disappeared, with no progress since the release. The association members fear the birds will not rejoin their flock, and expect updates in coming days.
The report highlights rapid growth in the Y M G and AL Railway Work with rising membership and educational efforts funded by the company. It notes lectures, entertaining events, and monthly sessions drawing large attendance, plus financials on member dues and instructor support. In a separate item, Clarence W. Douglass shot John Purcell over a store account. Purcell was wounded seriously and Douglass was held to the grand jury with bond set at 32,000.
A flurry of robberies in sleeping cars alarms police as jewels vanish from trains and luggage. Reports detail stolen boxes, purses, and unset diamonds, with suspects sought in several jurisdictions and a $1,000 reward offered for recovery. Police investigate railcar thefts, bag snatchings, and entries at Chesapeake Junction and downtown depots.
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