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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
6
The sermon argues that faith must be paired with earnest work and relies on examples from Maccabees Elisha and Psalms to show God’s power assisting those who exhaust resources in trust. It cites visions of angelic hosts and heavenly armies to emphasize that divine aid accompanies steadfast obedience.
In ancient Jerusalem under Onias the high priest, reforms uplift the city and temple. Simon of Benjamin plots with officials to seize temple riches, but Onias rebukes him, prompting Simon to flee to Phenice where Apollonius hears his claim Jerusalem holds vast treasury beyond the king's power.
Heliodorus, sent by the king to seize temple riches, is miraculously repelled as Onias the high priest resists. A horseman and two youths appear, strike Heliodorus, and he is carried away in a trance while the city rejoices and Heliodorus later returns to report the divine intervention.
A sermon urges that true goodness comes from action not intention. It calls on individuals to dedicate their powers to immediate good works and serve the divine plans by becoming proficient in real tasks. It argues service purifies character and reveals heavenly glory in daily effort.
The passage argues that true religion must prove its value by improving the world or fail as a dream. It condemns self focused believers who endlessly assess their own souls and portrays pious hypochondriacs as hypocrites, creating a mournful impression.
Edwin Barrill testifies under notary that he and Dr. Cook did not reach the summit. He asserts diary entries and many photographs in Cook's book were altered or false, detailing the 1906 expedition from Seattle and the controversial ascent narrative.
A Bluefields dispatch reports a revolution in Nicaragua with Juan Estradah named provisional president. The rebels claim broad voter support and aim to oust President Zelaya as they prepared for the decisive strike. In Minneapolis the Congregational Brotherhood of America opens its second national convention with Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus delivering a message to the men of Minneapolis. President J F L Main of Iowa College will preside at the second session with Dr S B Capen and Henry M Beardsley to speak.
Youth's Companion recalls Lucy Fitch Perkins recounting her New England great grandfather a clever pastor who used humor to keep parishioners alert He paused a sermon to scold by noting the old church sleepers were still sound questioning the need for a new building.
A mother recounts her two and a half month old baby’s severe watery eczema and relentless scratching. After spending over fifty dollars on various doctors and medicines, she tried Cuticura Remedies costing a dollar and a half and reports complete cure with no scarring. September 15 1908. Potter Drug & Chemical Co. Boston.
A testimonial style advertisement states deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube caused by catarrh. It promises to cure nine cases out of ten using Hall's Catarrh Cure and offers one hundred dollars for any untreatable case, with a note to send for circulars.
A shopmaid insists on a fixed clothesline spot and a line worker warns of breaking his neck. He finally agrees for a two dollar extra fee. Breathing habits linked to tuberculosis are urged as a health warning. A wry note on wealth and social ritual closes the piece.
Thompson Watkins of Parsons Kansas reports relief from back pain and irregular kidney secretions after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad promotes Doan's as the remedy and lists 60 cents per box with the distributor Ester-Milburn Co of Buffalo New York.
A fragmentary column mixes quotes and ads noting a shop life vibe. It mentions Hamlins Wizard Oil as a lung relief and a mustered plaster alternative. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup is praised for teething. It closes with a cigar tease and a cash saying about money.
The leading medical authority on foods reports oatmeal gaining favor among Britain’s well-to-do and as the mainstay of Scottish laborers. He asserts Quaker Oats strengthens the thyroid gland and contributes to bulk and mental energy, suggesting northern stamina stems partly from oatmeal porridge in childhood.
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