Stephen Muse receives letters from around the world from people who have read and been moved by his books. “Writing a book is like putting a message in a bottle and tossing it out into the ocean. You never know who is going to find it,” the Columbus writer said. Some who find this author “pour their
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John H. Shipman, a civil engineer with the Warsaw & Rockford Railroad, established the Messenger. In those days newspapers were often financed by an individual who was employed elsewhere. Fleming & Impey, across the Mississippi River in LeClaire, Iowa were publishing a small weekly sheet.
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