11 May 1905
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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1905
Page
1
Hy price clothing ad offers Griffon Brand tailor made suits at comparable costs to cheap hand me downs. Promotes full line gents furnishings including hats gaps cravats and 50 cent to $1 shirts. Also notes opening a 50 cent line in a rural fashion feature with a nostalgic barn scene and poem by Adda S. Cody.
Algernon Spanker schemes to seize cash from widow Mrs Washfish by converting her acceptances and bribery of his financier friend Abimelech. The plot unravels as creditors tighten, but Mrs Washfish, eager to support the rogue, pays the debt to save him. In the end Algernon gains funds to pursue marriage, and all are satisfied in a light scandal satire.
The Brooklyn Strong Place Baptist Church heard Rev. Alfred H. A. Morse explain two hidden hands shaping the heart, pain and pleasure, and identify three joys from appetite, work, and living. He urges meekness, hunger for righteousness, mercy, purity, and peacemaking as steps to blessedness and to seeing God, concluding that giving and selfless service forge true happiness.
A visitor asks why the prisoner is there and he jokes that with six wives he must return to one soon. The banter underscores lighthearted humor in confinement as the punchline lands.
The Rev. Dr. Josiah Strong extols self sacrifice noting outward dullness of a cathedral window hides inward glory. He argues dedication to God for service may seem dull from outside, but inner experience reveals divine light making life beautiful and blessed as Heaven.
Rev F B Meyer notes knitting needles are common supplies for shaping designs in fine wool. He argues daily life items form the base for building a noble character and that the manner of actions matters more than the action itself.
Four rules guide the life of General Gordor, hero of Chime and Khartum. Forgetfulness of self, absolute sincerity, indifference to worldly judgments, absorption in the will of God. The greatest is surrender to the will of God as noted by Pacific Baptist.
A devotional line suggests that partnership with Christ transforms union into a shared bond. It emphasizes mutual commitment, spiritual unity, and the sanctifying effect of faith in daily life.
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