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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1905
Page
6
Dr Hinemman reports testimonials from people cured of chronic and complicated kilany disease by Vernna. Free medical advice at Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
New York Press reports Nathaniel W. Failing, last of nine brothers who served in the Civil War, died after years of wounds from Chickamauga. The piece recounts battles from Fort Donelson to Chickamauga, family origins in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, and the brothers’ sacrifices. It also includes anecdotes about Failing’s final days, his amputations, and reunion with his father, amid broader reminiscences of Civil War valor.
A Roanoke captain recalls the dramatic engagement with the Merrimac, noting the unprecedented glancing shots and the tense night after the Minnesota’s destruction, expressing how knowledge of the Monitor’s approach unsettled the fleet and outsiders alike.
The Second Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery Association of Veterans plans markers on the crater battlefield in Prince George county near Petersburg to mark where the regiment suffered heavy losses during the crater fight on July 80, 1864. About 800 men began the engagement and 200 survived. markers are expected to be unveiled during the Confederate veterans reunion in Petersburg in late October.
Sept 14 a small gathering of Mexican War veterans met at the American House to mark the 8th anniversary of the occupation of the City of Mexico. They belong to the New England Association of Veterans with Gen Samuel Chamberlain as president Capt George W Murch as adjutant and Edward W McGlennen as secretary. The event included a reunion and dinner.
A sermon emphasizes the sacrament of service through deeds of kindness and encouragement. It cites Edwin Markham's Inasmuch and quotes Jesus on mercy, highlighting that overcoming pessimism and despair often requires a supportive word and a guiding handshake more than material aid. Representatives like Frederick Douglass and Lincoln are invoked to stress uplifting, compassionate action.
A devotional exhortation to trust God’s guidance and timing, urging individuals to wait on the Lord, focus on personal spiritual cultivation, and seek direction before acting. It compares haste in service to a woodman rushing without grinding and a servant neglecting orders, citing Lieut. Col. 3. L. Brengle.
A reflective piece urging believers to wait on the Lord to renew their strength. It cautions against helping others while drained by doubt and fear and stresses trusting God to restore courage before attempting further acts.
In Fenelon style guidance, one must bear crosses as divine selection to humble self-will. Picked crosses do not strengthen self, but relief from it. Embrace interior poverty, trust God, and follow lowliness and detachment rather than seeking inner light.
The text argues that love is both a sentiment and duty, citing Jesus that we must love neighbors and enemies alike. It says some loves are easy and some hard, yet the Christian should pursue them all with equal skill, rejecting any cannot. The solution lies in Christ.
Canop Farrar contemplates perspective beyond worldly glare. He urges viewing life’s allurements, ambition, and unlawful pleasure as they will appear at the final hour, when horizons shrink and the firmament glows with holy thoughts.
A terse reflection on faith and reliance on God during extremity. The speaker urges remaining faithful to one’s duty, entrusting outcomes to divine providence, and avoiding meddling in events or judicial matters.
An advertisement promotes Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for uterine disorders and related female health symptoms. It includes a testimonial from Miss Kate McDonald of Woodbridge New Jersey and urges sick women to obtain a bottle and write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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