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" Garvey, a native son of the city, whose record stands in contradistinction to the old adage that a prophet is never without honor save in his own country... "
History of the City of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio - Page 158
by Augustus Waldo Drury - 1909
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Biographical and Genealogical History of Appanoose and Monroe Counties, Iowa

Appanoose County (Iowa) - 1903 - 634 pages
...Manufacturing Company, but he now conducts the business alone and in his own name. He set at naught the old adage that "a prophet is never without honor save in his own country," for Mr. Davis is a native son of the town in which he has been honored with the offices within the gift...
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A History of the State of Nevada: Its Resources and People

Thomas Wren - Nevada - 1904 - 988 pages
...enjoys a very high reputation in the state in which his life has been passed. His history sets at naught the old adage that a prophet is never without honor save in his own country, for in the midst of the people among whom he was reared he has gained distinction and success in the line of his...
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Past and Present of Greene County, Illinois

Edward Miner - Greene County (Ill.) - 1905 - 662 pages
...native city, has won desirable and gratifying success, and his life record sets at naught, therefore, the old adage that a prophet is never without honor save in his own country. The Doctor was born here in 1872. a son of Seneca D. Chapin. whose history is given at length on another...
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Transactions of the Southern Surgical and Gynecological Association, Volume 17

Southern Surgical and Gynecological Association (U.S.) - Gynecology - 1905 - 646 pages
...monument to his memory than the statue of bronze which you will to-morrow unveil. The old aphorism that "a prophet is never without honor save in his own country" does not apply to our distinguished dead. He did not have to seek fame and fortune in a foreign land....
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Past and Present of Washtenaw County, Michigan

Samuel Willard Beakes - Washtenaw County (Mich.) - 1906 - 840 pages
...JOSLYN. Frank Joslyn is a leading member of the Ypsilanti bar, and his life record is in contradiction to the old adage that a prophet is never without honor save in his own country, for he has so directed his efforts and energies that at the bar he has made a name and gained success second...
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Biographical Review of Hancock County, Illinois: Containing Biographical and ...

Hancock County (Ill.) - 1907 - 804 pages
...F. GIBSON. James Finley Gibson is one of the native sons of Hancock county, whose life record stands in contradistinction to the old adage that "a prophet...never without honor save in his own country." for here in the locality where he has spent his entire life he has gained signal recognition as a lawyer...
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Past and Present of DeKalb County, Illinois, Volume 1

Lewis M. Gross - De Kalb County (Ill.) - 1907 - 696 pages
...Mr. McEwen has attained an enviable position as an able lawyer, his life record therefore standing in contradistinction to the old adage that a "prophet is never without honor save in his own country." WILLIAM SHUEY. William Shuey. who departed this life on the 1st of January, 1902, was for many years...
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A History of Quebec: Its Resources and People : Illustrated, Volume 2

Benjamin Sulte, C. E. Fryer, Laurent-Olivier David - Québec (Province) - 1908 - 638 pages
...wise rule as Mayor will be long remembered. LOUIS PAYETTE. The life history of Louis Payette stands in contradistinction to the old adage that a "prophet...honor save in his own country," for in the city of his nativity he has attained notable distinction and in 1908 was honored with election to the mayoralty....
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Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People 1808-1908, Volume 3

Carrie Westlake Whitney - Kansas City (Mo.) - 1908 - 712 pages
...Leo E. Koehler has filled a number of local offices. Oscar Koehler is now county surveyor. As taken in contradistinction to the old adage that "a prophet is never without honor save in his own country," there is particular interest attaching to the career of the subject of this review, since he is a native...
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History of Whiteside County, Illinois from Its Earliest Settlement ..., Volume 1

William W. Davis - Whiteside County (Ill.) - 1908 - 678 pages
...given him. IRVING L. WEAVER. The life record of Irving L. Weaver stands in contradistinction to tlu old adage that a prophet is never without honor save in his own country. for in Sterling, the city of his nativity, he has attained prominence and success as an able member of the...
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