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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1911
Page
6
An entertainer recounts a Birmingham lion show stunt where two real lions nearly charged him on stage. He sang through fear as the lions appeared, then two stage hands lifted the beasts between him and the audience to reveal they were papier mache.
Elza Primmel, famed for never losing his temper, finally snaps during a Sunday school egg dyeing scheme gone wrong. A prank by Lemuel Tanmore and widow Mrs. Bithers ends with a purple dye disaster, Primmel’s dramatic crash, and a blistering improvised rebuke aimed at Tanmore on the back porch.
A Manchester chemist warns that arsenic used for whitening skin is an accumulative poison. He notes many women worldwide consume small doses to brighten complexions, with effects delayed several years and potential paralysis as a grave consequence. Washington Post reports the warning.
The Christian Herald notes Ramadan as the exalted Moslem month when the Quran was revealed to Muhammad through Gabriel. It recalls prophets like Abraham and Moses receiving revelations during this period, and states that heaven doors are open, hell doors closed, and devils chained in that month.
A joke item about a deacon who sits on a tack and jumps up saying only two words ending with It The first word is sought and a dollar sent earns a year’s subscription to Lippincott's periodical The quip plays on a classic word game format from an old magazine prompt
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Mrs. Pufferly amused by fooling customs inspectors. She did not purchase anything abroad, yet achieved a humorous ruse. The anecdote centers on her lighthearted misdirection and the puzzle of how she checked the inspectors.
A humorous Washington Star quip notes a wife saving ink by increasing page word count from six to eight, sparking a lighthearted take on domestic economies and letter writing.
A wealthy suitor breaks the engagement with his daughter telling the duke he cannot marry her. He offers a consolation sum of fifty dollars, framing the response as a financial gesture rather than a rejection of affection.
A terse nineteenth century style note contrasts duty with complaint. It urges the younger generation to prepare for the past by working, implying that lack of effort will not be corrected by protest or inaction.
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