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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1913
Page
2
Pastor Russell speaks to a Halifax Bible Students convention on the relation of faith and works. He argues this age is the age of faith and the next age will be the age of works, with grace as the basis now and a future rise to perfect works under Messiah’s reign. He cautions that faith remains essential now while future works will define righteousness.
In a Texas town Aunt Cynthia Johnson, sharp tongued and quarrelsome, faced a recorder's court for disturbance after refusing an attorney and defending herself. She called church members to testify to good character, and Uncle Levi Criggle testified that disturbances in her area often involved her, implying her role in neighborhood unrest.
In a rain soaked encounter a sharp witted woman dismisses a shy suitor at the door. She recounts a bold tale of a previous courtship where a determined father forced marriage by knocking out the suitor and placing a huge ring, insisting Lizzie deserves a man with courage who will knock and enter.
A western lawyer explains a poster notice to a man whose wife has left him. The client is unsure how posting works and objects that his wife did not leave his bed, but merely took it. The lawyer clarifies the idea of a notice in newspapers as a remedy for debt concerns.
A public librarian notes men favor reading full poetry collections while many women seek summaries. He observes male students borrow poets’ works to read on their own, while women prefer books that tell them what to think. The London Chronicle is cited.
A famed Dublin judge dined at a hotel where a hatter known for recalling ownership of hats handled the hat. The judge asked how the hatperceived the time, and the hatter replied he could not know it, but returned the hat because the judge had handed it to him.
A brief exchange explores tone and endearment with a nod to the old proverb Sweet are the uses of adversity. The characters debate how language shapes sentiment and meaning. The line hints at contrast between affection and proverbial wisdom.
Miss Stelter recalls a basement sales scene as Charlie Johnson fans talk of riding airships. A dropped newspaper creates a scare, prompting laughter and a vow to avoid the flying machines. The chatter shows local interest in air travel and stubborn bravado amid busy shoppers.
In the latest Argonaut a tale about a housewife who sees the false for the first time surfaces. The anecdote recalls James Russell Lowell’s quip about Niagara Falls and ends with a lively reaction from the narrator.
Dolly Carroll, admired for beauty, flirts with surgeon Phil Brandon while Jim Cowan jealously watches. A balcony collapse injures Dolly, and Phil calmly treats her, revealing his longing to protect and marry her despite social tensions and competing suitors. Dolly hints at future choices as they ride home together.
Plainfield New Jersey resident Mrs G Stengle reports months of stomach distress. After reading Chamberlains Tablets testimonials she tried them and says nearly three quarters of a package restored her ability to eat normally. A. J Howe stocks the remedy. Whitemound Wisconsin merchant Magli praises Chamberlains medicines and notes one small bottle of Cham berigin’s Colt Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was worth its cost to him.
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