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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1904
Page
4
A fragmented OCR reading evokes a celestial litany praising Christ the newborn, angels singing in excelsis, Bethlehem imagery, and reverent calls to praise God. The archaic phrasing emphasizes divine birth and heavenly reconciliation with foretold Messiah themes.
The Ledger reflects on Christmas and New Year with memories of births and losses, joy and sorrow, and the community’s past year. It thanks patrons for their support and looks toward equal rights and continued service in the coming year.
The week of prayer will be observed by all English speaking churches in Ireton with union services at the M E church led by Revs J Arthur Edwards and others. Christmas Day services are planned at First Presbyterian St Pauls Lutheran and other churches with sermons on Good News No Room in the Son birth of Christ and New Year services. A Sioux County Farmer Institute will be held in Hull on January 10 11 12 with Hon J F Mora and D Montgomery of Ireton as participants.
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