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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1909
Page
7
In Betzville Mr. Pethood Scroggs endures a comic night as his identically aged twins vanish in the woods. A search party forms after misidentification fuels a scramble and a mistaken rescue, ending with a ceremonial return and a censure for misinfo.
Budapest is praised as a modern rich city with crownlike lights and twin Danube shores. The piece notes Pest and Buda histories, Roman origins, medieval walls, and the city’s ex position celebrating a thousand years, citing Marie Van Vorst in Harper's Magazine.
The article notes that the first Maccabees is a trustworthy yet incomplete witness to the war. It says the second book adds details but all statements require caution and close examination. Josephus closely follows 1 Maccabees but may incorporate other materials and some misinterpretations occur. The war is termed a struggle for Jewish independence based on the Maccabeean annals. Based on the Apocryphal Books. Chapter 2 1-28.
Sermonette asserts Mattathias and his sons belong with Hebrews heroes of faith. It cites Gideon Barak Samson Jephthah David Samuel and prophets praised for faith’s works. The sermon reflects on divine security despite persecution and cites Psalm 3 as reassurance that salvation and blessing come from the Lord.
The passage extols Mattathias of the priestly line for steadfast devotion to Mosaic law. His five sons include Judas Maccabeus, whose piety and leadership emerge as central to the revolt against Antiochus Epiphanes and the pressure to adopt heathen customs. Mattathias’ influence sustains fidelity to God amid persecution.
Mattathias returns to Modin mournful over Jerusalem’s desecration as Antiochus’s agents push worship of heathen gods. He refuses to bow to the king’s command, slays a sacrificial priest at Modin, and triggers a nationalist fugitive pull to the mountains as he rallies his kin to defend the covenant and the temple.
The text urges focus on daily care and duty to unlock the best in us. It notes that fascination with unknowns distracts from what is known and close at hand, and that God's creative purpose offers growth where one is placed. It highlights simple natures with pure hearts following the Leader.
The board of freedom of the Presbyterian church reports that 18 of their churches in the south became self supporting in the past year, with the average annual contribution per member at six dollars.
A reflective piece on the village matchmaker and the parental aim to secure a well moneyed husband for daughters. It weighs love against practicality, noting both heroic efforts and potential harm in arranging marriages. It argues many matchmakers act from love, while cautioning against the misery of ill matched unions.
The piece argues elite marriages often hinge on wealth and status rather than love. It notes arranged matches fuel friction, wives’ detachment from business, and distant family life. It predicts a future swing back toward true home life amid luxury and vanity.
Mrs. Stubbs nostalgically recalls the old days with brass knockers while Mr. Stubbs notes today’s abundance of brass. Their exchange evokes memories of grandparents and the contrast with current times.
A casual dialogue between Cogger and Howdy as Cogger jokes about aging and travel. The caller notes humorous remarks about downed paths and modern transport, mentioning an aero plane and an 89 reference in a breezy invitation.
A young woman entertains a gentleman in the parlor while her little brother reads. He asks what the rule of three means and she answers that three is a crowd, then sends him away to play.
A girl recounts to a companion that she ended her engagement with a learned Isoston man. The fiancé boasted of poetry and Virgil, suggesting he preferred another romance. The chum mocks his brass and claims he carried a volume of poetry to impress.
A witty exchange shows a conservative challenging a police officer about laws. The Guardian of the Peace replies that there may be and may not be, noting ongoing efforts to add new laws to the state's books.
A discussion among men about women's suffrage features one skeptic who argues the movement won’t threaten male dominance soon. A traveling salesman contends that women travelers still seek male protection, insisting the primitive feminine instinct will keep institutions safe for years.
A tense exchange unfolds as a visitor pleads to be allowed back, insisting they only wished to ask a question while the resident sternly repeats the warning to stay away. The dialogue captures a charged moment of boundary setting.
One and a half million acres of farming lands will be opened for settlement in the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Indian Reservations from October 8 through 23. Daily through trains direct to Pierre and Aberdeen will run to the registration points via the Chicago and North Western Railway. Descriptive pamphlets with maps and full particulars may be obtained from W L B Winskorn P T S M GC and NW Ry Chicago.
A quip about choosing lectures over vacations appears in a Cleveland Plain Dealer joke. The exchange highlights dedication to attending every lecture during a leisure period.
The speaker mocks modern dress by referencing an old fashion plate while discussing a catalogue of women’s styles. The exchange contrasts contemporary style with historical labeling through figures such as Fig 1 and Fig 2 in a courtroom setting.
A fragment from a column shows a woman anxious about missing a scheduled meeting of the Don't Worry club. The wording hints at a humorous, casual scene with she and other members reacting to time concerns and social nerves.
St Paul's Cathedral in London is insured for 476000 dollars. The notice lists the sacred building as the insured property with a high coverage amount. The fragment hints at insurance dealings and financial stakes surrounding a historic church in the capital.
Willimantic Connecticut woman details five years of backache irregularities dizziness and nervous prostration after three doctors offered no remedy. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and urges others to try the herbal remedy for various female ailments.
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