Gideons Meet to Outline Work at Waterloo Assembly
Gideon activities were outlined at an open Waterloo camp meeting in Black's tearoom Saturday evening. About 122 people attended as Waterloo camp reserved a check to place 26 Bibles in nearby towns. The program included readings, songs, and talks on Gideon history and purpose with multiple speakers. Plans were made for a Jesup gathering on April 3 with Waterloo and Cedar Falls camps participating.
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Waterloo
Black
Y’s Men’s
Willian’ Wickins
LeRoy Gil- Willan
Don Dilley
S. Yv. Williams
The
Gideons
Lowell C. Ransom
Lorraine Gibson
Independence
Claude RR. Miller
Cedarees
R. Crowther
Conscientious Pastor Nominated for Local Baptist Temple
A Philadelphia pastor, Rev. A. Rey Petty of New York, was proposed for the pastorate of a trio Baptist temples in the city. He declined the $10,000 offer as he is described as a younger man who has not yet demonstrated his suitability.
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Phiiladelphia
A. Rey Petty
New York
Earl
Three Baptist Temple
Grasshoppers Halted Trains In Early Days Veteran Engineer Recalls
Henry G. Harper, a retired Illinois Central engineer from 208 Walnut Street, recalls the 1870s prairie era. He describes 100 immigrant wagons moving west, vast prairie chickens, geese, brant, and grasshoppers that blocked rails, with wires and sand essential to keep trains running between Fort Dodge and Sioux City. He compares old engines, speeds, and pay to modern times and notes the era’s hardship and wonder.
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Henry G. Harper
Walnut Street
Illinois Central
Dan Western Ioya
Fort Dodge
Storm Lake
Harper
Ohio
Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railway
Erie System
Cleveland
Isville
T. Ws Plaga
Sioux City
Ann
Bcal Landseekers
Illinois
Indiana
Ilinois Central
Bohuque
John J. Merry
Manchester
Williams
Atta
Durham
Durban
Andy
Trom
Oura
Enxines
Stop Itching Skin and Safe Treatment Claims
A damaged notice touts a cream named Zemo ix as a safe dependable treatment for itching and various skin conditions. It claims the product relieves pimples pimples and boils after first application, promising softer smoother skin and permanent disappearance of eruptions.
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Henry Harper
Fort Budge
Henry C. Harper
Mildred Jloffman
Svette
Perompr
Kuster
Unique Cleaners
Aleen
Fepad
Quality Bakers of
Amelia
Altstadt & Langlas Baking Co
Waterloo, Ta
Our
East Fourth Street
Quality Bakers America Invitation
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