Christianity Only Hope for World at Peace
A three day postwar church council opened at First Methodist Episcopal Church with speakers Samuel Zwemer of Cairo and W K Poteat of Boston urging a Christianity that demands self sacrifice and worldly renunciation. The session highlighted themes on the presence of God and human brotherhood as essential to a modern Christian.
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Samuel Mo Zwemer
Cairo
Egypt
Sedan
WK. M. Poteat
Boston
Mass
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Council of Church Officers
Jesus
Poteat
Dr. Poteat
Sudan
Africa
Zwemer
United States
Allen Hoben
Missionary Hearings on Open Door Africa a Controversy
Dr Zwemer describes the African hinterland where women haul water on head and men obtain cows for marriage, noting Kaffir corn diet, no mills, and sparse religion. Meetings at First Methodist and Walnut Street Baptist churches urge world outreach, Christianizing nations to prevent a Muslim or communist rise, with a large interdenominational conference in Waterloo.
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Zwemer
Sudan
Methodist
Walnut Street Baptist
Waterloo
America
China
Giy Sarvis
Interdenominational University of Nanking
Coeds Face Six Week No Date Penalty At Ames
Ames Iowa April 7. Coeds from Iowa State College attending a downtown Friday night dance face six weeks without dates for rule violations. The punishment bans any dates including afternoon meetings, affecting many sorority members during pleasant spring days on campus.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Barmers Seek Simple Income Record Book
An advertisement from Waterloo Event Courier promotes a blank book and Primer of Rules and Advice to help readers keep income accounts for LIP easily and accurately. The offer requests 35 cents for the outfit.
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Waterloo
War Contractors Pressure Plans to Adjust Canceled Deals
Assistant Secretary Crowell indicated today that contractors seek to adjust canceled World War I contracts under the machinery established for settlements. He did not provide further details on the process or timeline.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Crowell
Noice
Ubru
War Department Claims Deadline Notice
The War Department invites claimants to present their claims before May 16 next. Stakeholders should ensure documentation, identify claimants, and submit required forms to the designated office promptly to preserve rights.
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War Department
Balmwort Tablets Promise Relief for Kidney Trouble
The ad touts corn silk extract in Balmwort Tablets as a cure for urinary disturbances. It claims concentrated corn silk helps restore kidney and bladder function, citing a Fort Smith Arkansas user who reports sleeping through the night after starting the tablets. The notice invites readers to ask druggists for Balmwort Tablets priced at $1.00.
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United States
John Shore
Fort Smith
Ark
Prica
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Church Council
Little Tom
Tom Moore
Myers-Cox Co., Dubuqua, Towa, Distributors
India
Japan
Dr. Potent
First Methodist
United War
W. E. Debe
Iowa State Bank
Fourth and
Jefferson Streets
Hall-Erfelt
Sanford Axminster
Sanford
Wilton
Kelly Davenport
Park Avenue and
Lafayette ST
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