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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1906
Page
8
A reflective poem contrasts eagles and birds of prey with singing birds. It urges humble souls to seek service below lofty heights, praising simple, faithful lives over ambition and ascent, and ends with a call to read the lesson in patience.
The Brookings lesson outlines Luke 15 11 32 The Prodigal Son Forgiving Father and Elder Brother. It contrasts welcoming outcasts with demanding costly discipleship. The parable scene shows a prodigal asking for his share and the father’s forgiving response.
A devotional reflection contrasts worldly friendships with those in the Lord. It warns sin yields harsh wages such as poverty loneliness and death to the soul, urging readers to acknowledge sinfulness and seek God's forgiveness through confession and faith.
The text retells the prodigal son parable highlighting the boy's departure, wasteful living, hunger, return, father’s forgiveness, the fatted calf, and the elder brother's resentment. It explains Jesus teaching about sinners, Pharisees, and God’s mercy, urging repentance and acceptance.
A Scottish widow, deserted by her husband, gives twenty pounds to the London Missionary Society as a test of faith. Her riotous sons squander the wealth and enlist, ending near missionaries in India. The elder repents and dies. the younger turns to God, and the mother exclaims, My twenty pounds, I cast it upon the waters and found it after many days.
A reader cites Fannie Merritt Farmer praising canned rhubarb prepared in one inch pieces with a silver knife packed in a jar and run under cold water for twenty minutes. She notes not receiving explanations from chemists and claims rhubarb stored this way can last through seasons.
A Southern Presbyterian anecdote recalls Luke Varnum a 15 year old lame boy from a Green Mountains village who stayed home when others joined General Stark. He forged shoes and tended the forge while the Hessians threatened Bennington, earning praise from Colonel Warner for his quiet service.
An advertisement extols nerves as the body’s controlling force and promotes Dr Miles Nervine to strengthen nerves and restore vitality. It cites worn-out nerves causing fatigue irritability insomnia and poor digestion, claiming Nervine supports sleep appetite and overall health.
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