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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1908
Page
12
A brief sermon note from the Highway and Byway preacher cites 1 Kings 11 26 40 as the source for a tale about a false friend. The reading emphasizes warning against deceptive companions and misused trust in ancient wisdom.
A sermonette discusses Jeroboam rising from favored status under Solomon to pursuing personal gain. It warns that ambition corrupts loyalty to God and friends, turning trusted relationships into ingratitude and harm. The piece cites biblical warnings about trust misused for selfish ends and urges devotion over gain.
In early hours at the royal palace Jeroboam receives a warm, privileged welcome from the king. Their close rapport grows as Jeroboam’s influence appears to shape the beautification and strengthening of Jerusalem through a major project.
The narrative traces Jeroboam's ascent from palace favorite to power candidate, the growing ambition that soured loyalty to Solomon, and a prophetic warning that foretells losing the ten tribes. Jeroboam contemplates rebellion, plots amid court favor, is marked by a mysterious warning, and flees to Egypt to escape Solomon’s danger.
Pierre Loirat, a retired sea captain, dies near Bordeaux at 103. The tale recalls his early voyage as a cabin boy at age 11 and a later capture by Spanish pirates. He and fellow prisoners overpowered their captors, seized the vessel, and steered it to a safe Port Branch, ending a dramatic maritime episode.
St Paul Minn Feb 9 1908 Indications point to a heavy immigration from the United States this year drawn to Canada Northwest by favorable rail rates and promising opportunities. Reports from Alberta farmers cite high yields in 1907 and a mild winter aiding prospects for settlers and investors.
A jumble of captions and snippets from an old page includes chatter about money and looks, a reference to Brown's Bronchial Traches, Ivy plant damage to St John the Baptist’s tower in Yarnborough England, and a lure about a free watch fob with purchases.
A collage of jokes ads and brief vignettes from a Sunday magazine section. Bits about mistaken deception a humorous hoax a girl named Nora and a Brooklyn servant. light curiosities about brain hair color and coconut custard pie plus ads for Garfield Tea and Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup. miscellaneous notes on dentistry and drawing.
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