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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1911

Page

8

Jerusalem in Desolation and Sacred Light Across Ages

The piece portrays Jerusalem as a cradle of history and faith, a city of ruins and reverence. It blends poetic reverie with vivid scenes of crumbling walls, holy sites, and a threefold sanctity for Christians, Jews, and Muslims, ending with a meditation on the living spirit of the holy city.

Trusalem Jana Rome Kedron Atill Jerusalem David Herod Christ Omar Knights of St. John Homan Tower Crescent Crogs Canaan Soll David's Zion Old Jerusalem

Resurrection philosophy in everyday life and renewal

A reflective piece cites scripture on resurrection and rebirth, contrasting despair with a call to spiritual growth. It argues that true resurrection is attainable now, urging renewal of life through growth and hope rather than pessimism. Dudley references Job and Jesus to underscore enduring life forces in nature and spirit.

Job Galilean Nicodemus Matvel Dudley

Beate Sonneteering and the Matrimony Satire

Beate Sonneteering recalls the late David Graham Phillips who, at 26, mocked marriage with satirical wit. In a Manhattan club discussion a sonneteer who married that autumn was asked if his wife supports him. Phillips claimed he only learned happiness after marriage.

Beate David Graham Phillips Manhattan

Easter Day Within the Heart and Its Open Tomb

Mary Lowe Dickinson writes of Easter as a personal triumph over pride and sin. The poem envisions the soul rising in light, breaking the bonds of earthly death, and dressing in the garment of the light as conflict with evil yields to divine grace. The day is celebrated as a spiritual resurrection for the believer.

Iowa State News highlights from Jefferson county tax vote and local incidents

Jefferson county voters approve a county hospital tax by a clear majority. Reports include injuries from mining and accidents, court actions, political candidacies, saloon disputes, steamboat purchases, bank notes signed to keep doors open, and local crime notes across Iowa towns with names like Knoxville Cedar Rapids Albia Grinnell Ottumwa Keokuk and Sioux City.

Jefferson County Daniel W. Cox Knoxville J. Dobbs Cedar Rapids Lulu Applegate Grinnell Christian Church Eldora Aldrich Guthrie Center L. L. Cadwell Décorah Maron City George Clark Sidney Yeegmen John Rothmeyer Dedham Fred Roft Spirit Lake New Sharon W. B. Stuart United States Mail Clerks Dubuque Servica Heire Wilam Coates Gedar Rapids Northwestern Albia Forrest Hersford Monteguma Robert Baker Centerville Lucile Donal Pella Ottumwa Iowa Dult Keokuk Vincent Savings Bank C. G. Anderson August Frederickson Northwood Albert Lee Archis Kaplan Omaha Sioux City William Livingston Cleveland Hannibal Congregationalists of Union Maquoketa River Lamotte

Siamese King crowns new Buddha statue in Bangkok

In Siam the late King Chulalongkorn oversaw the creation and blessing of a new Buddha statue for Wat Suan Dusit. The ceremony featured gold and silver offerings, silver cords, and a royal procession down the Menam river with priests, the court, and thousands of cheering residents.

Bangkok Siam Siem Chulalongkorn Vialad Pitsanulole Buddha Wat Suga Dusit Burma Pitsanuloke Hi Fa Wat Suan Dusit

To Revise Ten Commandments in England

London report that Rev Mordaunt Fernedux of Winchester has the convocation’s mandate to abridge the Ten Commandments for a convocation meeting. A sample form proposes shortening the tenth commandment to read Thou shalt not covet.

London Mordaunt Fernedux Winchester England Convocation of Canterbury Convocation

Duluth Woman Dies at 106 Oldest Citizen In Duluth

Victoria Kuschura aged 106 died of old age at the residence of Mrs John Marshall. Born in Poland in 1904 she was the oldest citizen in Duluth and probably the oldest maiden in America. She retained her faculties to the end and had lived in Duluth for four years.

Diesa Maid Duluth Minn Mise Victoria Kuschura Mra John Marshall Poland America Mids Kanechura

Herbal remedy claims broad healing power for women

An ad cites Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as uniquely effective for women's illnesses and stresses its wide endorsement. It invites women to write for free advice from Lynn, Massachusetts, asserting long standing support and no other remedy rivaling its windfall of endorsements.

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