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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1965
Page
2
A tale blends poetry and a winter scene with a guiding angel figure. A woman helps a frail old man on ice, discovering he is Jacob Snow, once a benefactor of John Towle. He forgives, prays, and inspires charity. The piece interweaves a Civil War era vignette with moral reflection on kindness and duty.
A Philadelphia account recalls an 1780 incident with O. B. trading beef certificates to regiments at West Point. Repeated shortages angered soldiers, officers complained, and Washington ordered the arrest of the contractor. He reassured feeding the prisoner from his own table, ensuring the prisoner’s sustenance.
A large fire in Inano City Idaho Territory destroyed most pine board structures on the night of the 18th. Thieves carried out wholesale robberies during the blaze as flames spread rapidly, with Class 18 estimating losses over a million dollars.
A prominent preacher spoke in the morning sermon on being children of the devil and, later in the day, delivered a second message rooted in the biblical command to children to obey their parents. The piece notes the coincidence of the two texts presented in the same Suntley day.
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