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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
8
In a staged dialogue from Old Limuel, the groom Billie receives blunt marital counsel on honesty and temptation from Limuel and Mrs Jacklin. The piece blends comic reflections on marriage with a warning to stay truthful, mingle joy with responsibility, and protect trust as a life lesson.
A playful proverb from Sam Sunflower-Dese and Pete Persimmon-Huh suggests true happiness comes from being up to ears in a water melon, delivering a humorous exchange about contentment and abundance.
Scriptural notes on Manasseh the wicked king of Judah who repented but was buried apart from kings. It covers his reign, idolatry, child sacrifice to Moloch, and the revival of Baal and Ashtaroth worship in Jerusalem.
The sermon links Manasseh’s sins to Israel’s history, highlighting sin, punishment, repentance, and mercy. It cites Psalm 106 imagery, notes Israel’s idolatry and plagues, and recalls Moses’ intercession. It closes with the aphorism as a universal law: as a man soweth, so he reaps, amid local weather and illness mentions.
In a period of crisis the king of Jerusa lem faces imminent fall as Assyrian forces press the walls. He searches for help, abandons royal robes, and contemplates his fate while the city endures another brutal assault on its defenses.
The king, slipping into a servant disguise, escapes through a palace rear and into a deserted street while the invading army ravages the city. Pursuers spread through the city and hedge thorns hide their quarry until a vigilant soldier uncovers the fugitive in tattered robes.
The excerpt asserts happiness as a natural, universal aim and moral ideal. It notes upcoming events at the MBE church with Rev. Fleming present next Friday at 8 p.m., and Rev. Stevens from Hopkinton to preach Sunday at 11 a.m. with Lord’s Supper, plus Sunday 7:30 p.m. union services at the M8 church. all invited.
August 24 features the Cole Brothers touring show famed for its scale. The operation spends about 3500 dollars daily with 700 employees and 500 horses. Three long trains transport the organization, while seven acres of canvas tents seat 10 000 spectators. Dr Redmond provides eye testing services.
A playful exchange from the Cleveland Leader features a comic back and forth about a mysterious crawler down the back provoking laughs. The snippet captures local humor and colloquial sparring between speakers.
A testimonial from Mrs. W. J. Walker of Camden New Jersey praises Allan's Foot-Base for curing burning itching and uncomfortable foot sensations. The ad suggests asking your druggist for Allan's Foot-Base and notes it is sold by druggists nationwide.
A fragment from a humorous column mentions Howard's hunting trip and jokes about finding it in obituaries. It also references Life magazine ads and a teething syrup, with a quip about a spinster marrying a bald man and a cigar sale noting 9 million units.
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