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Newspaper

Semi Weekly Herald

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1904

Page

7

The Sheriff and the Bad Man of Ellisville

In Ellisville, Sheriff Bill Watson polishes his revolver as Cal Greathouse’s trail prompts a shared hunt. Ike Anderson, drunk yet lucid, narrates a chilling inner monologue while a tense town scene unfolds with cowboys, whisky, and frontier justice.

bin Watson Ellisville Cottage Hotel Esteville America Hillisville Bill Watson Quantrell

Ike Anderson and the town’s fury in a saloon scene

In a lawless town Ike Anderson, intoxicated and strategic, shoots at a mirror of misfortune. He terrorizes a hotel porch, damages a broom with a bullet, and confronts Sheriff Te in a tense stand over a red vision of power. The confrontation ends with a rapid dual draw as the scene closes.

Anderson Ike Anderson Cottage Hotel Ike

Eulogy on Sin Declared Worthwhile by Woman

London Globe Paris correspondent relays tale of an English writer famed for imbalance. An interview with his mother reveals a striking scene in a London drawing room. The old woman proclaims there is only one thing worth living for and that is sin.

Paris London Globe Tel’l London S45

A Childs Definitions From Frederic R Coudert

The late Frederic R Coudert cherished children and collected their quaint definitions. His biary included a manuscript volume titled a childs dictionary with entries such as Dust Mud and Apples the bubbles that apple trees blow Back biter a mosquito and Fan a thing to brush the warm off with.

Frederic R. Coudert Mr. Cowdert

Congress Debates Post Office Contracts and Panama Bill

The excerpt outlines Senate and House actions from April to mid April, including debates on post office department contracts, the Philippine shipping bill, and the Panama canal zone government bill. It notes amendments, votes, and officials such as Spooner, Cockran, Morgan, and Cochran, with attention to river and harbor appropriations and pension orders. It ends with civic notices and a religious meditation on despair and Christ’s remedy.

Washington Senate Post Office Department House Portland Ore Birdsall Iowa Spooner Post Office W. Bourke Cock Ran New York Congress Interior Messrs Dalzell Grosvenor Gibson Caldernead Lacey Hepburn Cochran Committee On the Judiciary Culberson Committee On Burton Messrs. Burgess Texas Randsell Louisiana Clark Missouri Teller Hopkins H. H. Thomas Chicago Civil Service Administration Treasury Department Colorado Panama Canal Zone Alaska Morgan Panama Canal Company United States Panama Philippine Islands Virginia Messrs. Cooper Wisconsin Crumpacker Indiana

Silent Faith Through Age and Enduring Grace

Fragment from a religious address praising aging as a path to blessing. The speaker cites biblical figures and poets, noting that despite decay the faithful persist. References to God remaining and the old age blessing humanity appear amid theological reflections on suffering, love, and eternal glory.

Grow Old and Make Progress

The passage envisions aging as a path to ongoing growth and future progress. It likens the elderly to a fallen leaf that, through embodied strength in wood and lasting impact, serves human life in structures and institutions, suggesting the ageing man has a future and a continuing soul entering higher scenes.

Look Ahead to a Glorious Afterlife in Scripture

D. L. Mnody urges believers to fix on the glorious kingdom to come. He cites scripture about a crown of glory, city of the glorified, songs of the glorified, garments of glory and beauty, and the glory of God with the Lamb. He contrasts forward hope with dwelling on past troubles.

Hia D. L. Mnody

How Much Do You Wish It to Change Disposition

A motivational admonition urges choosing cheerful disposition over idle wishing. Readers are challenged to take one week to seek pleasant things, speak positively, and avoid dwelling on dread. Personal responsibility is stressed to improve mood despite unfortunate surroundings.

What is Happiness

Happiness is a paradox that grows in any soil and under any conditions. It stems from within and reflects inner harmony rather than material possession. It depends on the self and is the warmth of a peaceful heart, a growth rather than acquisition, attributed to William George Jordan.

Whilliam George Jordan

The Path of Duty in Christian Service

The text urges readiness to do duty commanded by God and to obey the Spirit. It cites Saul of Tarsus as a prepared instrument when Gentile outreach called, asserting the path will be made plain and condemning those who neglect duty or waste the Lord's goods.

Saul Tarsus

The Highest Joy In Service To God

The passage speaks of the reward for leading others to life and joy, describing heavenly joy as the finest in human hearts. It notes a gladness of soul, fellowship with Jesus Christ, and the sense of being a co worker with God in saving souls. It concludes with growth in grace and new power with God and fellow humans.

Jesus Christ

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