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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1904
Page
8
A 1904 meditation contrasts Christ’s passive waiting at the heart’s door with his active rescue of sinners. It rebuts the notion of selective admission, arguing Jesus welcomes the sinful and offers eternal sonship, with the city of refuge as a type of salvation.
Idaho's irrigation success shines at the World's Fair with tokay grapes from Lewiston and 62 varieties grown in the Snake River region. The display touts heavy irrigated yields of oats wheat alfalfa and flax along with Cary Act settlements, dam and canal projects, and plans for Twin Falls development.
A visiting engineer and Isthmian commission members discuss Panama conditions. They warn Americans to secure employment before relocating, note 300 percent cost increases, lodging shortages, and cautious population growth estimates for canal construction. They expect no real boom, with rents rising sharply and health conditions improving over time as sanitation work progresses.
An ape in a cage contemplates civilization and retrogression while observing a girl feeding an elephant. The mock dialogue parodies human dress and behavior, with the ape noting his wives shudder at barbarism and hinting at a satirical view of modern manners.
The 1902 census reports Moscow population at 1,092,362 excluding suburbs, with language groups led by Russians 1,040,929 and Germans 17,676. Creed classifications show Orthodox Russians 1,014,815 and Jews 9,049 among others including Catholics 17,050 Lutherans 21,596 and Mohammedans 5,667.
The article explains puffing holes or can non holes on western European shores as perpendicular openings linked to horizontal caves. During high tides and storms, air in the cave compresses and forces water outward with loud detonations, creating high intermittent spouts driven by the waves into the subterranean chamber.
A traveling man recounts an Orient Line breakdown near Harper and Anthony where a side rod broke and another stuck on dead center. Passengers and crew struggled to restart the engine until a plowman’s boy suggested uncoupling the rear car and letting it roll downhill. Fifty passengers pushed it to the crest, where the momentum forced the train free as the emergency ram struck, shoving the engine off center.
In a case for a widow Mrs Moriarity against a construction firm over her husband’s death, counsel Thomas Nolan sought a personal favor from Justice Dugro. Nolan’s request to adjourn the hearing to his office drew a cordial reply as the session was continued to the next day.
A Chicago Tribune fragment shows a defendant taunting the jury and admitting arson in a courtroom scene. The judge replies on the presumption of the law, while the prisoner claims responsibility for setting the barn on fire.
A traveler asks how long till daylight after leaving Kansas City. The porter replies this is no tunnel but the plains of Kansas where the corn belt and tail stalks block the sun and daylight won’t return for 200 miles.
A humorous dialogue notes children choosing life careers with one aiming to be a retired millionaire and the other a rich widow. A separate cartoonish jab recalls a Tarchmont youth who donated a seat then collapsed from exhaustion, touted as a cautionary example by a newspaper reader.
Cream Arkansas November 7. W H Smith suffered eighteen months with epilepsy backache and kidney trouble. A friend sent for Dodd's Kidney Pills and he recovered enough to work again. Claims pills cleanse kidneys and purify blood. Also cites testimonials from Chicago Daily News and Mrs Thos Robbing Norwich New York.
The piece argues that wealth and money may sway admiration but cannot secure true affection or lasting love. It contrasts material wealth with emotional bonds, suggesting money fails to buy genuine relationships or happiness.
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