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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1924
Page
8
Lesson text outlines Abraham as the chosen leader from Ur to Palestine, highlighting his call, promises, and obedience. It notes his posterity and spiritual seed, the blessing to all nations, and Palestine as the land central to God’s plan for universal religion.
A devotional reflection quotes Dewey on how God’s love, promise, and a perfect trust calm fear. It notes shadow and mystery pervade creation until one sees God in trouble and fear, and the text centers on divine goodness.
A reflection on leaving behind the past by forming a future with God. The speaker urges learning and letting God guide the learner, insisting that nothing is wasted and growth comes through spiritual renewal.
A reflection on hatred as a corrosive force within the human soul. It erodes empathy and moral sensibilities, likened to a cancer that destroys finer feelings and noble impulses.
The piece surveys farmers' cooperative groups across states, noting high quality goods and rising profits for members who deliver through contracts. It contrasts gains in orange, raisin, and potato sectors with ongoing strife, lawsuits, and poor early returns for others, citing Avery county potato trials and Kraut Factory concerns as signs cooperation breeds both progress and friction.
Dr. Berthold Laufer reports from China after an archeological survey for the Field Museum. More than 2,000 objects join the Chinese collection, including Song dynasty pottery, a carved red lacquer bed, a dragon boat, court costumes, imperial textiles, weapons, armor, and paintings.
New York launches a major traffic safety campaign through next July promising to reduce accidents. At 2:59 pm daily, a one minute whistle and bell signal reminds drivers that school children are on the streets while pupils stand at attention and teachers give safety cautions.
Hartford police hunt a thief who looted deposits and stole money from a location identified as related to "Jesse James, Jr." Investigators pursue leads as the case unfolds in the capital city.
A motor vehicle department mail item sent $3,700 in checks money orders and cash to First National Bank at Palo Alto California for Jesse James Jr Lord Jesus Christ and the funds were returned. The thief remains at large.
New York readers are advised by the national committee for the prevention of blindness to avoid eye strain during recovery. Convalescents should not read excessively and friends should limit book gifts to prevent permanent vision damage after serious illness.
The Interior department and Bureau of Mines report enormous U S losses of natural gas and oil from flooding, water intrusion, corrosion, and negligent practices. Early 20th century fields like Oklahoma's Cushing and Wyoming's Salt Creek show daily wastage in the tens of millions of cubic feet.
The report notes 500 million gallons of gasoline wasted or unrecovered, with 25 million in the Hewitt Oklahoma field and 20 to 40 million in the Florado field. Emulsions with water add to losses, while mid continent and Gulf coast production of cut oil in 1920 and 1921 totals about 100 million barrels with roughly half wasted, valued at about 100 million dollars.
A new decree in the Soviet Union sends scores of gamblers and related elements from Moscow Petrograd and other cities into provincial towns and the Narinsky district of Siberia or along the White Sea. The exiles form part of a broad moral reform drive blamed for economic set backs.
Capt. Masahiko Amakasu, a gendarmerie officer, was found guilty in the case linking the nickname Red Tokyo to a fatal strangling. The trial detailed involvement in the incident and resulted in a formal verdict.
The September 16 slaying of socialist leader Sakage Osugi his wife and child led to Amakasu receiving a ten year term while sergeant Mori drew three years. Three soldiers were acquitted. Osugi had been deported to France for radical activity and returned to Japan before his death. Amakasu confessed to strangling them after arresting them and taking them to a gendarmerie station.
Baraboo Wisconsin resident H L Halsted on his way to remove a nose wart had his car strike a pole. Windshield glass shattered and removed the wart. He was uninjured beyond the strange accident.
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