Kitchen Gods Tale Reported From China in Letter
A mis sionary letter from Shanghai describes Chinese kitchen gods worship and ritual. It details the god’s place in homes, the annual ascent to heaven on the twelfth month’s twenty third night, offerings of honey and fruit, and the burning of the effigy with honey applied to appease the deity so he will reveal family deeds to the upper god. The account notes Chinese beliefs as a sign of susceptibility to beliefs in gods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
An Reo
Old China
A. C. Eggert
G.c. Ha Wek
Shanghai
Mr. Walefoek
Dyersville
Meraty
Kitchen Gods Tale Highlights Chinese Customs
A garbled excerpt references a story about kitchen gods and a collection from 1919. It mentions Mrs A C, Dilton, Cedar Falls, Mrs Stewart Hamer, Orange township, and other individuals, noting an excellent understanding of the gods' place in Chinese life.
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Enllockeid
Culielma Mee
A. OC
Dilton
Cedar T Falls
Stewart Hamer
Orange Township
Jauggard
Wilsone
Cohan Malls
Bun Hinden
Owl Tider
Jose Wild
Cedar
Woman's Christian Temperance Union Discusses Campaign Tools
At the Black Tawk county institute the Woman's Christian Temperance Union held an all day Cedar MWeights church meeting. Vice president Mrs Tan S Mitchell spoke on Standards of Efficiency for County and Local Units while a lineup of speakers covered membership campaigns leaflets posters and yearbooks.
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Black Tawk
County Institute
Woman's Christian ‘Temperance Union
Cedar Mweights
Tan 5. Mitchell
Tle
College Editors to Hear Journalists in Iowa City
Iowa's leading college news editors-in-chief and College Press Association members opened the tenth annual convention in Iowa City. The event continues tomorrow with most of the program devoted to addresses by prominent journalists.
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Towa City
Ttiowa
Dow College Press Association
Schmidt Funeral at Manchester Church
Sperin y Diesbury reports a Schmidt funeral held at Manchester Church. The deceased, a German-born man, lived in Manchester since 1910 and was skilled in carpentry with years of garden work. Survived by wife and five children, service led by Lutherans at Oakland Cemetery.
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Slu
Diesbury
Sperin
Waumnge
Pneumgnia
Jan
Sophire Mryer
Navy
Leinis
Cumule
Gorin
Elkport
Manchester
Drew
Charles Decker
Mattelester
Wiliam Seid
Portare
Wis
Francis Selnidt
Osage
Leroy Chettinger
Growley
Lutherat Uns
Pier WO
Cran and Siterment Wits
Oakland Cemetery
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Eggert
China
Lom
Echo Deering
Mr. Duff
Grapefruit Co
Pol
Ratic
Wilbur
Eka Ee
U. County Institute
Selzer’s
Purnitgier Glt
My Valet, Inc
Sfaster Clemens
Huris
Scot ‘Polis
Sing
Warwick
Black
American Gas Machine Co
Waterloo
Waterloo Hardware CO
Lafayette St
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