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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1909
Page
3
A stormy westbound passenger causes a ruckus on a Rockport to massachusetts summer colony train. A traveling family with a poodle a blue blanket cat and a worn traveling clock clash with a western passenger over seating and pet etiquette during the eastward journey home.
An 18th century burgomaster of Magdeburg, Otto de Guericke, is credited with a remarkable 20 foot thermometer. It features a blue and gilt design, a large Bloba attached to a tube of gop per, an alcohol-filled narrow UV, a U-shaped liquid column, a float with a cord over a pulley, and a hanging instrument pointing to a scale of degrees.
A New York businessman cleans out his desk and tears up old letters when a Black porter asks for one. The porter says he will write to his mother in North Carolina but cannot write, so the boss gives him an unused patent medicine circular to mail to his Mammy, which is sent.
A passerby in Philadelphia overhears a sewer laborer alimony joke with a stout market woman. The scene shows local color and a vendor ad for Bronchial Traches with a sample offer and a knock travel note from John Brown & Son.
An ad style notice touts Peruna as a fast acting grip remedy. It urges immediate purchase and consumption to prevent worsening symptoms, claiming high prior efficacy and urging timely action.
Summary notes Zechariah frames Zerubbabel’s task as not by might but by spirit. It outlines visions of rebuilding the temple, divine providence, future restoration, and messianic expectation, including Joshua’s crown and the Branch. The chapter highlights spiritual power over political force guiding Israel’s return.
A sermon explains Zechariah’s vision of the golden candlestick and two olive trees as a metaphor for divine power. It argues that human strength cannot advance God’s work. the Holy Spirit powers the church through Christ, uniting Jews and Christians as one light. The message urges persistent vineyard labor under God’s unfailing grace despite human weakness.
A long excerpt recalls the period in Jerusalem when Zechariah’s ministry urged repentance and renewed zeal to rebuild the temple. Despite renewed progress, external foes sought a royal decree from Babylon to halt the work, sowing doubt and discouragement among leaders like governor Zerubbabel and the people.
Zechariah warns of dangers from Samaritans and the decree of Artaxerxes but receives a divine vision. An angel declares that the work will be completed not by power but by the Lord of Hosts. Zerubbabel is assured the hands that began the temple will finish it, and the eyes of the Lord oversee all. Zechariah shares the message, renewing hope and commitment.
Quote attributed to John I Hugkin on how daily focus shapes memory and dream content. Emphasizes that habitual search for stern facts leads to their noble association in memory, while chasing frivolities yields frivolous dreams and false beliefs.
In St Joseph Missouri a carpenter named William Smith was shot after a comic valentine incident revealed a unique arrangement. A 22 year old girl who calls herself Mrs Cora Smith says she married him while her mother also claimed to be his wife. The trio has lived together for years, the mother says the husband married the daughter in 1902 after learning of an affair, and the shooting occurred as the man prepared to leave.
A widespread storm disrupted telegraph and rail lines from Missouri to Colorado. Reports confirm downed poles and towers at Keokuk and Fort Madison, with 7,000 poles down west of Sedalia. Colorado mountains face the blizzard blocking rails for days. Extra: a violent incident in Memphis ends with a fatal shooting. police issue a warrant for Maxim Gorky. Lamprech Bros. assets reportedly near 1.25 million. five years for a murder in Denver. Bryan backs a new political science program in Lincoln.
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