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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1903
Page
6
The excerpt reflects on resting rather than fearing death, urging calm acceptance as God’s plan. It contrasts strenuous living with peaceful sleep, invoking divine care and angelic good will, and ends with a religious exhortation toward merciful judgment and hope.
A preacher recalls Jesus stopping the stoning of a woman accused of adultery. He notes Jesus reframed law with mercy, saying Neither do I condemn thee go and sin no more. The piece urges treating the fallen with pity, not harsh judgment, and to support healing over condemnation. It contrasts old and new dispensations and urges gentleness toward sinners.
A sermon urges looking upward to the heavens for guidance rather than fixating on earthly riches and pleasures. It cites psalms and the apostle Paul to emphasize trust in the unseen and divine aid, noting that while earthly gifts like harvests, science, and hospitals are valuable, true help comes from above and from trusted friends.
A speaker uses a robin with one wing as a metaphor for paired truths that enable spiritual ascent. The message emphasizes belief in God's love and gift, the necessity of both believing and receiving, and the alliance of prayer and practice. It urges relying on divine aid while acting with effort, citing that those who wait on the Lord will mount up with wings.
A reflective quote urging faith over worry. It contrasts life spent in anxious forebodings with the joys and blessings passing by, and calls for trust in God as life’s path unfolds each day. The author asks why people fail to rely on divine providence and the loving guidance of Christ.
A brief exhortation urges readers to trust in the Lord and cast their burdens before the strain becomes too heavy, offering spiritual reassurance.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson declares the cotton pool has cornered the market, driving up raw cotton prices and forcing mills to close. He cites $7,000,000 in manipulation, European interests buying land in Africa, and rising production as rivals aim to outpace U S cotton. He argues 12 to 15 cent cotton harms domestic mills and warns of losing cotton markets.
Two masked men robbed Joseph Hall’s boarding house at Sioux River and shot Willie Ernest, age two, killing him. The posse pursued the thieves, believed local to the neighborhood and familiar with the place.
The czar has appointed arbitrators in the Hagte dispute. Prof. Matzen of Copenhagen, M. Mouravieff, a Russian, and M. Lardy, the Swiss minister at Paris, will meet on October 1.
Washington reports from the U S consul in Tampico Mexico describe a strong hurricane lasting twelve hours with substantial property damage. The State Department transmitted the message noting the severity and impact on local structures.
Advices from Denver confirm the general offices of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company will be ordered moved to Pueblo, Colorado, with effects to be arranged soon. The move signals a shift in administrative operations and may impact local employment and regional business activity.
The annual convention of the Gold Beaters' Union opened in New York on August 21. Delegates debated whether girls should be employed in gold beating and discussed the issue at length.
Seventeen Trappist monks exiled from their homeland by the Association bill pass through New York on their way to Gethsemane Kentucky. The travelers are part of a group of clergy displaced by government action and redirected to a new religious settlement.
Miss Muriel Nye, daughter of the Des Moines News editor, eloped with J. I. Vanickle of Vermilion and were married in Terre Haute on August 21.
Philadelphia August 21 A trolley party returning from a Delaware river resort narrowly escaped death when a train bore down on their stalled car on the Pennsylvanla tracks As the locomotive neared the group broke into the doxology praising God In a swift act the motorman signaled his headlight and stopped the train within feet of the party
In Saginaw Michigan on August 21 James Budd and Eugene Moss both 16 died after touching a live wire atop a 125 foot Merit tower where youths frequent the platform. The Moss boy was at the top when he touched the wire and burst into flames. Budd began to descend then returned to help Moss and was instantly engulfed. linemen shut off the current and took two hours to recover the bodies.
Beaumont Texas August 21 Fire destroyed twenty five derricks in the shoe string district of the Sour Lake oil fields. The blaze started when a man dumped a gallon of crude oil in the fire box to ignite a fire in the boiler. Flames spread rapidly threatening about 180 derricks and several large tanks but a Sour Lake telegram says the flames are under control and the unburned portion of the district will be saved.
Havana August 21 Cuban coast guard boat overhauled the American schooner Addie Cole bound from Key West for Mexico on suspicion of smuggling. The investigation found no grounds for the accusation and the schooner was ordered released.
Elwood Ind Aug 21 William Newlands of Anderson a wealthy spoonkeeper was robbed of a 2000 diamond as he entered the fair grounds. The stone was clipped from his shirt front with diamond pliers by a man who vanished into the grounds and could not be found.
In Sioux City Iowa on August 21 four year old Luella Anderson died after saving six year old Gladys Patten from a house fire. Luella beat out flames reaching her own body in the effort and endured hours of pain before passing away.
Chippewa Falls Wisconsin August 21 A 16 year old Annie Schultz living near Cadett shot herself after her parents objected to her attentions from a certain young man. She may die from her self inflicted wound and the incident is being investigated.
Rockford Illinois August 21 Ed Killain pitcher for Rockford has been sold to the Cleveland American League club and will report immediately. Killain is a leading southpaw twirler in the Three I league.
W J Ede of Plains was shot and killed in Meade during the night. His sons Don and Roy surrendered, admitting they shot him. No motive is given.
Aug 21 Wa bash Indiana report states Wa bash Bridge and Iron Company has collapsed. Estimated liabilities reach $200,000 with losses around $100,000. No further details on casualties or causes provided.
Boston August 21 reports the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company has declared a dividend of 10 a share. The total payout amounts to 82,860,000 on a capital stock of 2,500,000.
Des Moines August 21 The Des Moines Humane Society at its monthly meeting discussed the problem of illegal child farms. Witnesses are hard to obtain and enforcement weak under current laws. They propose a new statewide law placing farms under rigid board supervision similar to private asylums. The society recalls reports of murder and extreme cruelty, with babies exposed to cold after birth, minimal care, and blackmail of mothers. Publicity has previously forced one farm to near closure.
Hon Thomas Bell of Fairfield Iowa died suddenly behind his store counter while serving a lady customer He was about 63 and had recent health improvement He was born in Pennsylvania lived in Iowa forty four years served in the Civil War enlisting at Kossuth He later moved to Fairfield ran a grocery and served as a College for the Blind trustee In 1895 he was elected to the Twenty sixth General Assembly representing Jefferson and Van Buren counties He was succeeded by H H Brighton
A contractor N Conly and William Rounds narrowly escaped death when a train struck their buggy near Onawa at 11 45 p m. The engine blew its whistle too late. a horse was killed and the buggy demolished. Both men escaped unhurt. Burglars Rob the Postoffice in Livermore
The University of Towa City gains ownership of the Terrill mill dam site a mile north of campus through a gift deed from Mr. and Mrs. Euclid Sanders. Worth several thousand dollars, the land will host a water power plant and a hydraulic laboratory, marking a major regents’ project long in planning.
A man who pleaded guilty to stealing an umbrella from a building was sentenced to thirty days in jail. The case, brought by Alexis Crittender, featured a cold court demeanor as the judge ordered confinement and the prisoner muttered a quip about rain while being led away.
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