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Newspaper
Spencer News
Location
Spencer, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1915
Page
2
The piece urges readers to set a resolute purpose for the coming year, citing Isaiah and urging mastery over unworthy desires. It challenges drift and cheap living, aiming for a year of conquest and victory, ending with the encouragement Well done.
Fragmented OCR text references Coddon Cosson and Beers with mentions of law enforcement and attorney general. It hints at political alignment, a treaty, and strained municipal figures. The readable portion is garbled but centers on local politics and public officials.
A reflective essay on seizing opportunities as they appear in life. Quotes Shakespeare and Burke to argue chances vanish if not acted upon, with insights from Lincoln on study and preparation. The piece stresses courage and character, urging readers to pursue higher paths in the New Year.
Financiers warn a new era of prosperity may arrive but only if extravagant habits are curbed. Without restraint, upcoming generations risk financial collapse, widespread poverty, and loss of initiative. Families could endure destitution, forcing capable youth into subordinate roles rather than leading enterprises.
A newspaper piece laments rampant pursuit of wealth and extravagant living. It links misplaced values to temptations to theft and even mail robbery, noting that a young man in the community was tempted to steal from the mails and suggesting parental influence on consumer excess.
A sermon urges young people to curb extravagant fashion and spending to secure future business success and spiritual well being. It warns that neglecting God leads to divine discipline and hardship, quoting the apostle Paul to press toward the high calling in Christ.
The essay argues that denying the supernatural in Christ weakens Christmas meaning. It rebuts modern theology dismissing miracles, notes prophecies and miracles as foundational, and claims faith in a supernatural Christ elevates people and sustains religious life.
The Fraser display on Poe and The Raven highlighted the gifted American author’s prose and genius. It notes three faults extravagance card playing and dissipation that wrecked his life. It recalls his prime and untimely death and the moral taunting line Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap.
Closing out sale of winter goods offers wood blankets storm blankets stable blankets fur robes buffalo robes auto robes plastic robes at cost. Come soon for bargains and bring old harness for repair and oiling. Also repair shoes.
Governor Clarke’s Better Roads Commission promotes county bonds to finance durable roads with yearly revenues repaid over five to ten years. It argues bonds offer cheaper money, spreading costs via township or district levies, while preserving local control and faster road improvements across Iowa.
The article argues for bond financing over pay as you go to build permanent roads. It claims bond plans allow current residents to use the roads and future generations to repay via rent-like yields. It cites interest savings, farm profits, and overall community benefit from investing tax money in long term public works rather than patchy temporary fixes.
Ransom Deane seeks the piano for Lesbia’s nineteenth birthday as three city lovers vie for her favor. A misrouted shipment delays the gift, forcing a late, rain soaked trek to Lloydville to retrieve the instrument and return before the celebration.
Readable fragments recount a tale of Tion Ransom’s heroic endurance after a horse mishap and a nurse’s care, followed by a reflection praising Sir James Murray, the famed dictionary compiler, via Boswell and Johnson. The narrative contrasts perseverance with pride in literary achievement.
The Turkish empire under Solyman the Magnificent from 1520 to 1566 held vast North African possessions and territories stretching from near Wallace to Kerala, with no other state rivaling its extent or wealth at the time.
J C Oliver of Woodstock Vermont presents a white flint rock about the size of a man's hand with a small triangular hole. An iron vein rusted away creating the hole, and a dock plant root grew through it filling the cavity and extending below ground.
The Houston Post notes an applicant for a Kentucky teaching certificate answered an exam question by defining "blunder buss" as kissing the wrong girl. The paper quips that whether or not a dictionary was used, the girl would deserve a first class certificate.
Brazil imports large rubber quantities while sourcing automobile tires from Europe rather than the United States, not for performance but due to Europe's stronger trade links in Brazil.
The exchange suggests the principle of fitness of things guiding current events as Mexico experiences tense developments in Tabasco amid escalating advisories. The oddly phrased lines imply a reflection on where events align with expected order.
A fragmented dialogue recalls a wartime scene with a German scientist mobilizing for action on the Bug river. A joyous girl asks about a new riding habit, while Mr Growcher responds with a weary line, revealing strained family tension amid conflict.
O I Castendyck who has lived in the city for months with Farmers Elevator Co. went to Peopte for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. F B Blaine left for Panora to spend Christmas there. Frank Edlieman from Gillett Grove visited the city Wednesday.
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